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Fast-rising property values in Texas can be hard on local taxpayers, but they’re gravy to the state government.

An influx of phone calls is soon expected from concerned or otherwise inquisitive taxpayers, said Roanoke County Commissioner of the Revenue Nancy Horn. Confounded constituents bloom up each spring, when the local government mails out tax bills, Horn said. But higher than usual call volume is soon anticipated from taxpayers wondering why their car — and the tax payment they make on it — increased in value from last year, Horn said. “Because historically, we know the automobile wi...

Heres what you need to know ahead of the COVID vaccine expansion starting next week.

Don Yarbrough is hard at work, in more ways than one. The progenitor of the Weald Workers of Lamar County not only is walking around picking up trash in an effort to clean up, he’s also making sure Weald Workers is OK on the backend, filing paperwork so it is registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the state and federal governments. “We’ve got a two-year business plan right now,” Yarbrough said, “and I’m doing all the budget stuff I need to do for grants.” Fo...

International Business News: South Korean battery makers LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation Co agreed on Sunday to settle disputes over electric-vehicle (EV) battery technology,

Are you ready for the final chapter in the Great COVID-19 Limerick Challenge? That began by accident early in winter when Gary Hunt took fingers to keyboard, doodled out some pandemic limericks and posted them to Facebook. He encouraged others to weigh in with their own. When they did, he passed them onto yours truly. “Maybe you could get a column out of this,” Hunt suggested. That ended with Hunt collecting scores of limericks from dozens of doggerel divas. The winner of the Great CO...

Under a sunny sky for Saturday’s special town meeting, Westport Island voters agreed 79-1 to seek a ConnectME broadband infrastructure grant. Residents stood outside town hall for the vote that lets the Broadband and Cable Committee submit the grant...

Come April 15, gatherings can resume in California for the first time since March 2020. Some in Napa Valleys events industry say the future is still uncertain.

In 1990, Debbie Indicott visited a red and white Coca-Cola themed diner in Las Vegas. Her home in Lenoir was the same red and white colors. A touch of Coca-Cola

Cathy Burwell What crazy weather we have had this past week – with 74 degrees on Sunday, 33 with snow on Monday, 64-70 on Tuesday and Wednesday, then cold again on Thursday … guess this is truly “springtime in the Rockies!” Be sure to get out and enjoy the good days. With the spring, projects are starting to move into action in Helena. The Starbucks at the former Capital Hill Mall site was busy getting the drive-thru done this week, so they are getting ready for opening in ...