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Riley Strain's mother, father and stepfather are appreciative and grateful for two weeks of work to find their 22-year-old son in Nashville.

Riley Strains heartbroken mother has broken her silence in a press conference just hours after her 22-year-old son was found dead in a river eight miles from where he vanished in Nashville.

The United Cajun Navy is holding a Saturday afternoon briefing to discuss the the search efforts for 22-year-old Riley Strain, whose body was discovered Friday, and 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers.

His wife said his time as mayor is best remembered by his connection to his colleagues and constituents.

The political party with the majority of BCP Councils seats in Christchurch has said standing up for the borough remains its “number one…

BCP Council became one of the first local authorities in the country to return to in-person meetings on Tuesday.

“Our thoughts are with Her Majesty The Queen, and the wider Royal family at this difficult time. "The Duke of Edinburgh has visited our towns on a number of occasions over the past 70 years. Many local people who are still resident in our area will have attended these historic events and will treasure their own recollections of those days." In 1966, the Duke of Edinburgh accompanied The Queen when they visited Bournemouth Gardens, Christchurch town centre and the Christchurch Priory. ...

THOUSANDS of people across the county have been given the opportunity to pay their respects to Prince Philip in an online book of condolences. BCP Council has posted a link to an online book, where people can send a message of condolence after the death of the Duke of Edinburgh of Friday. A selection of messages will be passed onto members of the Royal Family and may also be held in the royal archives for posterity. Chairman of BCP Council, David Flagg, said: “The people of Bournemout...

A six hour meeting lasting until 1am – confusing, repetitive, unwieldy and unworkable. It must be perfectly clear to all by now that this authority as constituted is not fit for purpose. BCP Council cannot operate with so many councillors. It is behemoth, too large to be able to work in a proper democratic fashion. Too many people speak for too long and effectively say nothing, others line up one after another to say the same thing. Tuesday night’s agenda was too long, and there n...

The Gainesville Sun Say ‘no’ to permit The Feb. 23 meeting of the Suwannee River Water Management District Board anticipates addressing the pending request of Seven Springs/Nestle to draw down an additional 980,000-plus gallons of water per day from our Floridan Aquifer. The permit applicants just pay a nominal one-time fee for the permit and nothing per gallon of water after that fee. We cannot afford to give away our water to a corporation that will ship our water out of state and globall...