The Albemarle County School Board has approved the appointment of four elementary school principals. The new school leaders are C’ta DeLaurier, who will become Woodbrook’s principal; Seth Kennard, who will be the principal of Mountain View; Jim Kyner, who will lead Brownsville; and Leslie Wills-Taylor, who will be Stone-Robinson’s next principal. All appointments will be … [Read more…]
The deadline to apply for a seat on the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy’s Public Advisory Committee (PAC) has been extended to Aug. 1, 2023. The conservancy seeks four individuals or organization representatives to serve on the committee to provide input on the implementation of the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan / … [Read more…]
Rainy weather cancels courthouse viewing A walk-through event for residents and officials to visualize the footprint of the new courthouse building was canceled last Saturday due to rainy weather. The event has not yet been rescheduled. The Rappahannock County Buildings Committee will meet today (Thursday, May 18) at 10 a.m. in the Visitor’s Center to … [Read more…]
MURRAY – The Calloway County Fiscal Court on Wednesday heard the first reading of the 2023-24 budget and voted to approve an agreement with a property owner to take possession of additional land on U.S. 641 North. The court does not vote on the first reading of ordinances, but magistrates are expected to vote on … [Read more…]
More school districts in the area have reported results of the May 16, school elections. The following information was received after press time Tuesday: CHENANGO COUNTY Otselic Valley Central School District Budget (1.34%): $11,913,344: Yes, 97; No, 31. School board (1): Write-in candidate only. Propositions: Establish a capital reserve fund — passed; purchase three buses … [Read more…]
TAMMY REAL-MCKEIGHAN News Editor Years ago, Tara Lee took part in the Leadership Nebraska Program. “I fell in love with it,” said Lea, who knew she wanted to be executive director of that program someday. Lea is president and chief executive officer of the Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce. For almost seven years, she’s been … [Read more…]
Common sense gun control I know many feel the revulsion I do when they drive by the big blue sign on U.S. 29 north at Faulconerville that screams out “JOIN OUR FIGHT-SAVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT, Amherst County Republicans.” As a boy growing up in Amherst, I spent many happy hours hunting squirrels, rabbits and birds. … [Read more…]
A large cross-section of Americans is at risk of falling below the poverty line as the program that provided more than 32 million people with extra SNAP benefits during the pandemic is set to end. Families received at least $95 extra per month to spend on food. More than 21,000 metro Richmond households with … [Read more…]
Common sense gun control I know many feel the revulsion I do when they drive by the big blue sign on U.S. 29 north at Faulconerville that screams out “JOIN OUR FIGHT-SAVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT, Amherst County Republicans.” As a boy growing up in Amherst, I spent many happy hours hunting squirrels, rabbits and birds. … [Read more…]
The Eugene Jail Levy Renewal will pass. According to initial election results, 79.27% of voters — or almost 50,000 people — are in favor of the levy. The jail levy, represented by the Lane County Public Safety Committee, would levy $0.55/$1,000 assessed property value for five years beginning fiscal year 2023/24 to fund the maintenance … [Read more…]