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mnewbanks@mariettatimes.com Photo by Michele Newbanks Work continues at the site of the Cornerville Truss Bridge on County Road 20, which was recently demolished. A new steel beam bridge will be built in its place. At a glance: ¯ It will be discussed at an upcoming commission meeting. ¯ The report details the status of roads and bridges maintained by the county Source: Washington County Engineer. The Washington County Engineer’s 2020 annual report was recently released and detailed the...

¯ Regular county commission meeting, 9 a.m. Thursday, 1115 Gilman Ave. ¯ Finance committee meeting, 10 a.m. April 20, county courthouse. Source: Washington County Commission Clerk. A funding request for the Devola sewer project will soon be sent to U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, by the Washington County Commission. “The Republican conference in the House of Representatives is allowing each Republican member to identify up to 10 projects for infrastructure funding,” explained Commissi...

mnewbanks@mariettatimes.com Devola’s upcoming sewering was debated at Thursday’s meeting of the Washington County Board of Commissioners. Devola resident Glenn Pawloski asked the commission if they had talked to the township association that a majority of households in Devola do not support or want to be sewered. The township association had met Wednesday night at the offices of Washington County Engineer Roger Wright. “Did you inform the township association that merely 161 of 563 Devola...

Ray Anderson, director, Spa Pavilion said: “This latest grant will be vital as we once again prepare to re-open and put on our wide variety of shows in Felixstowe. "It guarantees that we can look forward with confidence to what will undoubtedly be a challenging period, and we thank both the Arts Council and all of our loyal customers and ticketholders from the bottom of our hearts for their support through these most demanding and unusual of times.”  Funding from the Cultural Recovery Gran...

Ray Anderson, director, Spa Pavilion said: “This latest grant will be vital as we once again prepare to re-open and put on our wide variety of shows in Felixstowe. "It guarantees that we can look forward with confidence to what will undoubtedly be a challenging period, and we thank both the Arts Council and all of our loyal customers and ticketholders from the bottom of our hearts for their support through these most demanding and unusual of times.”  Funding from the Cultural Recovery Gran...

jpatterson@mariettatimes.com Photo by Janelle Patterson Washington County Commissioner Jamie Booth explains at a township trustee association meeting held in the Washington County Engineer’s garage the county elected officials’ request of support for funding to the Ohio EPA with a proposed letter campaign from the county’s township trustees. As elected officials move forward on the court-ordered sewering of Devola, a request has been made of township trustees from each corner of Washingto...

The Snape Maltings Concert Hall will be hosting live music again by the summer - Credit: Archant Britten-Pears Arts, formerly Snape Maltings, home of the Aldeburgh Festival, has announced plans for reopening the site which it hopes will lead to live performances on site by May. Chief executive Roger Wright, in a letter to supporters, has laid out the organisation’s own roadmap out of lockdown and although many details are still to be confirmed he says it wants to be producing live music agai...

Commissioner Jamie Booth taking notes during Thursdays meeting. (Photo by Michele Newbanks) A request from the county engineer was tabled during Thursday’s meeting of the Washington County Board of Commissioners. Roger Wright sent a letter to the board this week asking for a one-time exception for Wesley and Newport townships to receive the 1 percent permissive sales tax in one installment instead of the usual three. “This would allow the townships to have funds available to supplement the ...

Palesa. This is one of the many names for girls that mean "flower." Its of African origin. Palma. Rather literally, this name means "palm leaf," which is a symbol of victory. Palmer. Although this moniker is often used as a boys name, its become more popular for girls. It helps that Southern Charm star Cameran Eubanks named her young daughter Palmer. It means "pilgrim." Pamela. No wonder Pam from The Office was so sweet; this name means "all honey." Getty Images Pandora. You may not want t...

¯ Monthly county home meeting, 11 a.m. March 9, county home. ¯ Finance committee meeting, 10 a.m. March 16, courthouse. Source: Washington County Commission Clerk. The engineering design firm WSP will come to Devola next week to speak with residents about the Devola Sewer Improvement Project. WSP will be in town to finalize landowner septic tank and proposed grinder pump locations on individual properties, according to the Washington County Commission. “We wanted to make sure WSP would ...