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ROYALSTON — Some three dozen people showed up at Town Hall to provide Royalston officials with a range of views on what should happen to the former Raymond School and Whitney Hall.Before discussion turned on Oct. 8 to the fate of those two buildings,...

Sour tastings shared with history, interesting facts at small but mighty International Vinegar Museum in Roslyn, S.D.

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Monroe announces plans to build new childrens museum in Forsythe Park The News-Star (Monroe) 3 hrs ago Scott Yoshonis, Monroe News-Star Replay Video There are big plans afoot for the Northeast Louisiana Childrens Museum. Museum Director Melissa Saye and Monroe Mayor Friday Eliis have announced via Facebook that the museum will move from its present location in downtown Monroe to a larger building to be constructed at Forsythe Park. The museum, at 323 Walnut St., was founded in...

"There is a historic pool building in the front of that piece of land, and that will be saved," Saye said "Its a historic building, so that structure is not being torn down. Its just the pool itself that will be demolished." The two schoolteachers had hoped to put their museum in the park from the beginning, Saye said. "It just lends itself to families and to a museum," Saye said. "There are successful childrens museums all over the country in the middle of a park, so we thought it was an ideal...

Work is nearing an end to demolish the old Boones Creek Middle School, a Great Depression-era structure located at 4352 N. Roan St. Taff & Frye, a demolition and environmental remediation company, began work in late March to demolish the brick building, which was originally constructed in 1939 as a high school under the Works Progress Administration. Two additions were made to the building in the late 1950s. Boones Creek High School became a middle school in 1972 with the opening of a new Boone...

A new report by the Virginia Department of Education reveals 1,040 of the state’s 2,005 school buildings are 50 or more years old. That includes 55% of all Virginia elementary

Work on Huntsville’s long-awaited fire station and police headquarters has entered its final stages.

Was This the First Residential Swimming Pool In Michigan? Memorial Day is just a few days away. Many people mark it as the beginning of summer which doesnt technically begin until June 20. But, with the temps rising, you might be inclined to cool off and take a dip in a pool. This woman claims to know where the first residential swimming pool in the state of Michigan is...her grandparents house. Located in Frankfurt, her grand-parents 186 year old house boasts the first residential pool in Mic...