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Roundtree’s replacement on Hendersonville City Council revealed | #citycouncil

The Hendersonville City Council has made its choice for the replacement for Debbie Roundtree, who announced on April 22 she was resigning. Roundtree’s final day as a city council member was May 1, and the follow day at the council’s regular meeting on May 2, members unanimously voted to appoint Melinda Lowrance as Roundtree’s replacement. […]

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Simi Valley City Council to vote on police drone program | #citycouncil

Police drones have landed on the agenda for Monday’s Simi Valley City Council meeting. Members are scheduled to vote on whether to establish a drone program and buy four or five drones, Police Chief Steve Shorts said Thursday. Estimated cost is $55,000 and includes software, video feed and training, Shorts said. He added the money […]

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Pro-Palestine, Israel supporters want Austin City Council stance on war | #citycouncil

Amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at the University of Texas, dozens of people packed the seats of the Austin City Council Chambers on Thursday to call on the council to pass a resolution taking a stance on the Israel-Hamas war. During the public comment portion of the meeting, which gives people time to speak on topics […]

Arkansas

Brood XIX continues to come out across US

Already seeing a lot of cicadas? Arkansas is one of 17 states expected to get a visit from some of the trillions of cicadas this year, part of a rare, double brood event. The state will entertain Brood XIX cicadas this year, which emerges every 13 years and will be found in more states than […]

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Mayor addresses who can speak before Wichita Falls City Council | #citycouncil

A disagreement about who can and cannot speak before the Wichita Falls City Council has been resolved amicably. Wichita Falls Mayor Tim Short stopped a Burkburnett resident from making a public comment on an agenda item at the April 16 council meeting. David Gray of Burkburnett, who has made comments at prior meetings, had stepped […]

Mayor

2 choices for mayor in May 11 election

Georgetown, the Sussex County seat and home to about 7,600 people, will choose a mayor Saturday, May 11. Incumbent Mayor Bill West and current Town Council member Angela Townsend have both filed for the position. Residents can cast their vote at Town Hall, at 37 The Circle, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday. Delaware […]

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City Council approves bonds plan | #citycouncil

Music Hall’s $125 expansion project is officially moving forward following a city council vote Tuesday. The council unanimously approved an $80 million nonprofit bonds arrangement for a seven-level, multipurpose music complex that officials say will reshape the city’s theater district and serve as gateway to Detroit’s Paradise Valley Cultural and Entertainment District. The Music Hall […]

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Eugene City Council candidate Randy Groves Q&A | #citycouncil

This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 21 primary election, with question-and-answer articles scheduled to be published each day through the rest of April. Ballots must be mailed to voters by May 1. The elections for Eugene City Council are approaching with ballots due May 21. One […]

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Rebber resigns from Bee Cave City Council | #citycouncil

Bee Cave Mayor Kara King, during the City Council meeting on Tuesday, announced the resignation of Council Member Andrew Rebber, effective immediately. He is being replaced by Jon Cobb, who served on the council from 2018-20. Rebber has served on the council since being elected in 2022 and did not give a reason for his […]

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Asheville mayor traveling to DC to lobby for homelessness solutions

ASHEVILLE – Mayor Esther Manheimer will travel to Washington, D.C. April 28 with a group of nearly 50 mayors to lobby for federal solutions to address homelessness. The bipartisan group is led by the U.S. Conference of Mayors President Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Chair of USCM’s Task Force on […]