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SPRUCE PINE — Amber Westall Briggs was delighted when The AMY regional library system was selected by the North Carolina Humanities Council last year as one of six sites in North Carolina to host “Water/Ways,” a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition. “The idea behind the exhibition was not only to explore water’s environmental and cultural impact, but also inspire residents to visit our own waterways and think about what it means to become better stewards of them...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A push to change Dixie State Universitys name advanced Monday in the GOP-dominated Utah Senate after students rallied at the Capitol last week and urged

Will there be local elections in Catawba County this year? It’s too soon to tell at this point.

Richmond Times-Dispatch The General Assembly on Monday formally capped a COVID-complicated session that featured landmark action on issues ranging from the death penalty to future marijuana legalization. Here are 26 reasons why the session mattered. AbortionThe House and Senate backed legislation to remove the ban on abortion coverage on the state’s health care exchange. AlcoholLawmakers backed restaurants’ ability to sell cocktails to-go through July 1, 2022. The legislat...

The Johnson City Board of Education approved Monday a 1% raise for all employees for the 2020-21 school year using a $330,500 allocation from the state. The total cost of the raise will be about $550,000, meaning $220,000 will be picked up from the system’s general fund. The raises will apply in the current school year with the system receiving its allocation from the state in five installments through the remainder of the academic year. The state’s allocation must be used for teacher...

At Thursday’s Ark-Tex Council of Governments meeting, the group agreed to purchase the building next to Motel 6 just off the loop in Paris for a new Paris Metro/Trax office. “It’s very highly visible,” said Red River County Judge L.D. Williamson, president of the executive committee for the council, adding he hoped it would bring more awareness to the program. The Paris Metro office is currently at 10th Street SE, in the Austin Building. The council also renewed the city of ...

ALBION — The Noble County Council made what it hopes is a rare exception to its tax abatement rules Monday, allowing a rural Kendallville company to claim a tax break despite running afoul of the county’s guidelines. KSN Kammerer LLC had been seeking a $700,000 five-year tax abatement on a 20,000-square foot addition. The company had already begun construction before going to the council. Current rules set by the council allow an abatement on new construction only if the company has n...

AUSTIN — The Texas Association of Counties held its Counties at the Capitol Legislative Day last week with Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan and state Sen. Bryan Hughes speaking to county officials gathered virtually from around the state. The event is part of TACs continuing mission to provide county officials with timely information about legislation that affects county government and connect them with members of the Texas Legislature. "Counties at the Capitol underlines TACs role as a com...

By Madeline Hughes mhughes@eagletribune.com Mar 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 Chis Huntress is the new vice-chair of the Andover Select Board, replacing former member Dan Koh, who resigned from the board at the end of February to take a job as the chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Labor. Kohs position as vice chair was not scheduled to end until March 2022. Replacing Huntress as the boards clerk will be Selectmen Alex Vispoli. Now, with Kohs leadership position on the board fille...

The Gills have secured a victory in their push to develop 26 acres of their northern South Park land.