Day: December 9, 2023

City Council

City council commemorates the work of Glenn Ellerbe and the Farmer’s Market | #citycouncil

At Oxford City Council’s Dec. 5 meeting, council members recognized the work of former member Glenn Ellerbe and the organizers of the Oxford Farmers Market, which completed another successful year, according to representative Larry Slocum. Council recognizes Ellerbe for his work  Mayor William Snavely opened the meeting with a recognition of former council member Ellerbe, […]

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Mayor

Walnut Creek council approves Haskew as mayor for next year

WALNUT CREEK At the Walnut Creek City Council’s Dec. 5 meeting, Mayor Cindy Silva passed the gavel to Mayor Pro Tem Loella Haskew. The council unanimously approved the appointment of Haskew, who will serve through early December 2024. Councilmember Cindy Darling will serve as the city’s mayor pro tem. Before Haskew’s selection, outgoing Silva reflected […]

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Arkansas

Additional beds to be added to Arkansas prisons

ARKANSAS, USA — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ administration has taken action to reduce overcrowding at state prisons by adding hundreds of new beds, going over the heads of corrections officials who had said staffing shortages would make it unsafe to add so many new prisoners all at once. The extra space is needed, according […]

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City Council

Balice presides over final city council meeting of three-decade tenure | #citycouncil

IONIA — Ionia City Council said goodbye to three members Wednesday, Dec. 6, including the city’s mayor of more than 30 years.  Ionia Mayor Dan Balice presided over his final council meeting Wednesday at Ionia City Hall. Balice decided to not seek re-election after serving for 33 years. Deputy Mayor John Milewski II will take […]

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Tempe mayor embraces future, reflects on turbulent year

Tempe Mayor Corey Woods gave his last state of the city address as a first-term mayor in front of a packed hotel ballroom where he spoke about the city’s significant successes over the past year, reflected on its shortcomings and promised to deliver on some massive initiatives in a second term. The Friday morning event […]

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Arkansas

Hello, goodbye: Departures and arrivals on the state’s food scene

Like the cyclone-tossed farmhouse that slays the Wicked Witch of the East, pre-fab 7 Brew coffee shops have materialized in the sky along Arkansas’s major thoroughfares this year, dangling precariously from high-powered cranes until they land their mark and unleash 850-calorie white chocolate confections on under-caffeinated Arkansans. Not all restaurant arrivals have been so dramatic […]

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City Council

Legal notice snafu prevents City Council vote | #citycouncil

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — City Council had an extremely light calendar this week, with none of the bills on final passage coming up for a vote. It turns out that’s because there was insufficient notice, under state law, about the bills that were scheduled for votes. Last week, Council spent an unusually long time negotiating […]

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Mayor

Mayor praises $5.1M financial surplus | News

Jasper Mayor David O’Mary praised the work of city officials while informing city council members of news regarding city finances. O’Mary said final figures from the city’s operating expenses for Fiscal 2023 show a $5,173,560 surplus. “That is significant in more ways than I can recount,” O’Mary said. What makes it so significant, he said, […]

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California

Biden mocks Trump over dictator comments during California fundraising trip

FUNDRAISERS Biden was scheduled to participate in two Los Angeles fundraisers expected to include directors Steven Spielberg and Rob Reiner and musicians Barbra Streisand and Lenny Kravitz. The California swing is part of a blitz of at least nine fundraisers Biden will hold before the end of the month. The fundraisers in California and an […]

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California

Historic California gold mine could reopen, may still hold fortune

A silo is seen at the site of the Idaho-Maryland Mine in April 2021. Rise Gold Corp. hopes to reopen the historic mine, but some locals are opposed. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle A railway and the surrounding landscape looking towards the Idaho Maryland Mine are seen in 1893 in Grass Valley (Nevada County). Searls Library, […]

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