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It’s time for that annual spring fling in Hurricane(a cleaning day)as the community center has been closed for a year due to the pandemic, and the committee has designated Monday, April 12, as the day for volunteers to meet at 9:00 a.m. to work inside and also outside on the lawn. The center will begin rentals again on May 1, 2021 as you know rentals are the primary way that the community center has funds for the upkeep of the property. Donations are always welcomed if you care to contribute to the general fund. You may call 662-550-0340 to request a spot on the rental calendar or to lea...

Community Foundation: Donors unite to combat homelessness State Journal-Register Jane Ford is the kind of person whose battery never seems to deplete. To know her is to know kindness and compassion, and Ford matches that with an unrelenting persistence and drive to improve her community, particularly for those less fortunate. “My life is enriched every time I can help others,” Ford said. “Real progress is determined by incremental, specific and attainable steps toward the final goal.” Ford is a newly-appointed member of the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln’s Advisory Cou...

Joelma da Silva (right) with her reading coach Claire In March 2020, when the lockdown was announced, Joelma da Silva had more obstacles to face than many young mothers. The 37-year-old mum from Hatch Warren couldn't read. So, when the schools closed and her two children – both in primary classes – returned home hoping their mother could help them in studies, she was determined to find a way.   It was then she stumbled upon the Basingstoke branch of Read Easy, a not-for-profit organisation that gives free one-to-one tuition to adults who struggle with reading. Joelma started lea...

Gazette readers shared pictures of themselves enjoying the snow in Basingstoke on Sunday morning Basingstoke residents have shared their appreciation for a rare snow day which raised the spirits of people across the borough. One said today has been the first time in 'ages' that she had heard so much happiness while out in the garden. After nearly a year of various lockdowns and living in the shadow of coronavirus, youngsters had something to smile about when waking up to a town covered in a blanket of the white stuff. Adhering to the government's advice to stay local and stay in h...

In early 2020, a year after the most far-reaching changes in Sangamon Mass Transit District's 50-year history including an overhaul of bus routes and the move of the transfer center to 11th Street, officials were just getting to see year-to-year comparisons.  One of the months shows a 15 percent ridership increase over the year before while another month reflected an 8 percent surge. "It looked like ridership," said SMTD's managing director Steve Schoeffel, "was beginning to slowly increase after that transition and we were excited what the rest of the year was going to look like. Then COVI...