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Granville officials are raising alarms about possible drinking water contamination from a federal Superfund site and a lack of local leadership.

Everybody was in a party mood at Sunday’s World Heritage commemoration open house at The Great Circle earthworks in Newark and Heath.

It has been nearly one year since Intel began construction on its facility near New Albany and local leaders are figuring out what the growth will mean for them.

After spending multiple meetings exploring whether to prohibit utility-scale solar and wind farms in Etna Township, the trustees ultimately rejected the idea. A resolution failed 1-2 Tuesday night with Trustees Rozland McKee and Jeff Johnson voting against the resolution and Trustee Mark Evans, who brought the matter forward, casting the lone vote in favor.

"We don't have the luxury of 5-10 years," Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb said of road projects needed for the Intel chip manufacturing plant.

Microsoft Corporations purchase of 183 acres in western Licking County was officially recorded Tuesday, the Licking County Auditors Office reported.

Microsoft Corporations purchase of 183 acres in western Licking County was officially recorded Tuesday, the Licking County Auditors Office reported.

Etna Township held an open forum June 6 about designating the entire township as an exclusionary zone for utility-scale energy facilities.

Longtime reporter Kent Mallett started at The Advocate in 1988 in the sports department.

A Licking County commissioner said electric rates were locked in for some residents below what they would have paid.