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March 15, 2021 The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will begin work this week on a project to enhance safety as well as bicycle/pedestrian access along MD 5 (Point Lookout Road) between Camp Brown Road and the causeway of Point Lookout State Park in St. Mary’s County. The $24 million project is part of Governor Larry Hogan’s $1.97 billion investment in highways and bridges. “This work will improve infrastructure along one of Maryland’s most b...

Ridgecrest Council Member Breeden warns of email gift card scam Former Mayor and current Council Member Peggy Breeden has a warning for the community.  Breeden earlier this week received what appeared to be an email from someone she knows asking for a significant amount of money on Ebay gift cards. Fortunately she was made aware of the scam before sending any cards off, but she wants to share her story as a cautionary tale. “If someone contacts you like this, make sure they are who you think...

March 13, 2021 Racecar Driver, Firefighter, Entrepreneur, Charlie Dickens Of Greenbrier Has Died. He Was 61 ROBERTSON COUNTY TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn News) – Racecar Driver, Volunteer Firefighter, entrepreneur, inventor, and Bee Gee’s lover, Charlie Dickens of Greenbrier has died. He was 61. On March 8th Charlie Dickens was taken to the hospital and placed in CCU. Two days later he passed away. “As much as it hurts my heart to type this out…my perfect, hard-working, selfless father wen...

Victorian Liberal MP Tim Smith says the $377 million spent on hotel quarantine in Victoria from September last year to present is almost “$400 million for nothing”. “There are 10,000 Victorians as I understand it who want to return home but they can’t because of the incompetence of the Labor government,” he told Sky News host Peta Credlin. Mr Smith said the staff at the hotel quarantine facilities are “twiddling their thumbs and doing nothing” but still costing taxpayers money �...

Stuff “The fact you’re adopting your own blood, it’s just a massive waste of resources that could have been better allocated to people that need it,” Craig Catley says of the surrogacy process in New Zealand. The pair made an arrangement to create, and co-parent the child with a lesbian couple. But after three attempts, they gave up. The women moved to Australia. About a year later, Cameron and David saw an online post about a girl’s death; she looked familiar to David, who was the ...

PANAMA CITY — Local country recording artist Christon Birge released his new track “Best Friends Bring Beer” on March 1 — an upbeat anthem for the get-together hes looking forward to this year. "It was just so catchy. I wont sing a song unless I feel its like a true story," said Birge, whose latest track was written by songwriter pal Shaun Streeter. "It got me thinking how much we need friends and what we want to do when we can get together. We needed a good sing-a-long, a cheer song...

But not all members of the rank and file are happy about the move. On Tuesday night, the Logan School District Board of Education followed its Cache County counterpart in voting for district office bonuses that Superintendent Frank Schofield portrayed as fair and needed since “every employee in the district has had to assume new and additional responsibilities” during the pandemic, not just those under school roofs. × Advertisement Logan’s bonuses will mirror what’s being d...

Strike Team from Dallas assigned to West Texas to help with upcoming fire danger Drought, high winds create high fire danger By Brittany Michaleson | March 10, 2021 at 6:12 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 2:16 AM LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Drought conditions, strong winds and heat are creating the perfect storm for high fire danger on the South Plains. Chief Tim Smith, with the West Carlisle Volunteer Fire Department, says the conditions look familiar. “It’s probably the worst drought, or is...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 1:38 PM CST Thursday, Mar. 11, 2021 Premier Brian Pallister WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister promised Thursday to ensure that any large capital projects in the future will be put to a public referendum before they can go ahead. WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister promised Thursday to ensu...

Sky News contributor Graham Richardson says Liberal MP Tim Smith is a "very talented young bloke" who "really ought to be the leader of the Opposition" in Victoria. Mr Richardson said Tim Smith would be someone "who can have a go". "Who can get up and really make some ground, hit a target".