Jerry Mitchell, founder of the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting and former investigative reporter for The Clarion-Ledger, spoke at the McCord Auditorium at SMU on Nov. 2 about the civil rights cases he re-opened through his reporting. Mitchell’s reporting helped place Ku Klux Klan members behind bars for the deaths of American civil rights activists...
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Documents declaring a vacancy in the Miller County Justice of the Peace Place 7 position were sent to the governor's office Jan. 6. The governor now has 30 days to appoint someone to the role.
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Miller County residents will have to wait until the new year to find out who will fill all justice of the peace roles in the county, but it won't be any of this year's candidates.
A California man recently sent an apology letter to the city of Portland 50 years after his daughter took a broken brick while they were on vacation in Maine.
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Roy Pitts, who lives in California, said his daughter took a brick off the street when they visited half a century ago. He sent Portland $5 to pay for it.
Roy Pitts, who lives in California, said his daughter took a brick off the street when they visited half a century ago. He sent Portland $5 to pay for it.
The Point Reyes Station Village Association wants to restore the visibility of the night sky.
A new lighting review committee met earlier this month for a night walk and identified several buildings with lights that do not follow the town’s community plan. Now, they are reaching out to the building owners, requesting that they install more discreet lighting.
Wells Fargo is the most egregious offender, with 12 bulbs shining into its parking lot. West Marin School, the fire station, the gas station, the Livery Stable and Side Street Kitchen were also identified as having problematic lighting.
Preserving the ability to stargaze is a tenet of the Point Reyes Station community plan, which is used by county planners to evaluate permits. The plan, established in 1976 to accompany the Marin Countywide Plan, is legally enforceable. It reads, “Exterior lighting shall be limited to the minimum necessary for safety and security and shall be located to avoid or minimize its visibility from surrounding properties and roadways. Light fixtures shall be mounted at low elevations (eight feet or less) and fully shielded to direct lighting downward.”