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Jun. 10—As Wilson County enters the 11th hour of budget season, that budget took its next step toward approval — and with it a new certified tax rate — during the budget committee meeting Tuesday, and will now make its way to the full County Commission for final approval. As expected, following the state property assessors' recent increased valuations, the new tax rate will be set at $1.9089 ...

Prince Edward Island farms hit all-time high with cash receipts

Concerns raised over lack of regulations for irrigation holding ponds in P.E.I. Concerns are being raised over the lack of new regulations for irrigation holding ponds in the new P.E.I. Water Act. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 19, 2021 7:00 PM AT | Last Updated: February 20 Many farmers say irrigation ponds are crucial for their crops, especially in hot, dry weather. (Brian Higgins/CBC)

Police are investigating two murders in South Trinidad in which two men from San Fernando—one 23 years; the other 24 years old—lost their lives during the early hours of Wednesday morning. A report states that 24-year-old Jemeil Scipio was sitting in the living room in his Building 12 apartment along Roy Joseph Street in San Fernando, during the early hours of Wednesday 17 February 2021.  A gunman is said to have entered the apartment around 1 am and shot him several times before running o...

2 San Fernando men gunned down File photo - Two separate shootings, one at a party in La Brea and the other at San Fernando, early on Wednesday, left two men dead and two others hospitalised. Police identified the dead men as Jameil Scipio, 24, who lived at Roy Joseph Street, San Fernando, and Aaron Maynard, 23, of Cocoyea Village. The first shooting happened at around 1 am at the housing development where Scipio lived. Residents heard gunshots and called the police. Police found him in the liv...

The Athens County Commissioners named Teresa Imler to the position of 911 director for the county. Imler will begin her position on Jan. 1, 2021, a press release states. She was previously serving as dispatch supervisor for Athens County 911. “We are extremely pleased we have found our new director in-house,” Commissioner Lenny Eliason said in a release. “Teresa has been a valuable member of the 911 department for a long time. We are looking forward to her leadership in her new p...

Posted: Dec 31, 2020 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: January 4 Peaches are a new crop on P.E.I., one that could not have been grown in previous decades.(Arlington Orchards/Facebook)