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Matt Jones | The Daily Independent Two vehicles wrapped by Young Signs sit in their parking lot on Wednesday. The company designs vinyl wraps for both personal and professional vehicles out of the shop on Greenup Ave.
Matt Jones | The Daily Independent The rear corner of Great American Floorsâ van is marked as being wrapped by Youngâs Sign. âIâve dealt with every sign company around. I use them for three reasons,â said Great American Floors owner Greg Maddox. âHis design was awesome, it was fabulous. Secondly, he told me to have it one day and itâd be done on Friday. He had it done early. Thirdly, they charged what they said it would be. They didnât add anything.â
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Tracey Fields, right, was named as the Senior Center Resources and Public Transit Volunteer Of The Year, for not only stepping up individually, but rounding up others to help. She was presented the award by Trina Sanders Coldiron, the community liaison for SCRPT.
The Senior Center Resources and Public Transit, SCRPT, welcomed the spring season in style Thursday, by hosting a Tea and Fashion Show at the Landmark on Lee Street.
Not only was the event a chance for those attending to catch models showing off styles provided by Greenville Boutique and Gifts, it also provided an opportunity for the agency to remind the public of the services it provides and to say thank you to some of its most valuable volunteers.
Amazon is apologizing to U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan after directing an âincorrectâ tweet at the Black Earth Democrat last week about whether employees of the online retail behemoth need to use bottles to relieve themselves.
Last week â as an attempt to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Alabama was underway â Pocan responded on Twitter to an Amazon executive who called the business a âprogressive workplace,â arguing Amazon engages in union-busting and makes âworkers urinate in water bottles.â
In response to Pocanâs comment, a tweet from one of Amazonâs Twitter accounts said: âYou donât really believe the peeing in bottles thing, do you? If that were true, nobody would work for us.â
ELIZABETHTON â The Elizabethton Parks and Recreation Department is planning to use a private company at three of its concession stands this season. Bruce Miller, doing business as MaxDogs, has been selected to operate the stands at Lions Park Field, Cat Island Park and Franklin Pool. MaxDogs has successfully operated concessions stands in the past for the city at Joe OâBrien Field and Franklin Pool. The new agreement would be for two years and is set to be approved by the Elizabethton City Council on Thursday.
Under the agreement, MaxDogs would pay the city 15 percent of total gross sales after sales tax. MaxDogs would have the right to sell food, soft drinks, hot drinks, and candies to the public. MaxDogs would not be allowed to sell alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, nor fireworks. The items sold would range in price from 2 for $1 for Cow Tales to $7 for a breakfast platter.
For some, it will actually be different when they return.
Some local business owners used the state-mandated restrictions on indoor dining to do some long-overdue renovations and upgrades that made doing business possible during the pandemic.
The Wild Dog Saloon on 22nd Street expanded the outdoor patio area and added a walk-up window.
Other businesses redecorated the entire dining area, such as Bennyâs Grill on Pershing Road, which also included more spacing between tables and extra seating and updates to the outdoor area.
As a Culverâs franchise, the corporation requires an image update every 10 to 15 years. The North Water Street store was ready for the changes, according to owner Jim Wolfer.