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Florida drag queen holds up sign to address neighborhood’s traffic issues Residents say student pick up problems have persisted for years Updated:  Tags:  Dressed in drag, St. Johns County resident addresses neighborhood’s traffic issue ST. JOHNS, Fla. – Neighbors in one St. Johns neighborhood said that for about five years, they were trying to get something done about parents parking their cars in there during school pickup at nearby Creekside High to avoid a long line. It wasn’t until Spar-Kelly took action that something happened, News 6 partner News4Jax reports. [TRENDING: Ad �...

MINT HILL, NC – A letter by Beth Hamrick remembering Troy Pollard. Troy Pollard served as Mayor of the Town of Mint Hill from 1975 until his 1991 retirement from office. Under Mayor Pollard’s leadership, the Town of Mint Hill’s foundation was built to make mint Hill ‘the place’ to live as a thriving Mecklenburg County town known for its small-town atmosphere. During his 16 years as Mayor: ● the Town’s first park was constructed on Wilgrove-Mint Hill Road; ● upon the Town being gifted five acres of land to be used for government purposes(along with the purchase of ten adjoining...

Gastonia Mayor Walker Reid was expecting a mundane City Council meeting on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 5. Instead, the meeting turned out to be a high point in his life as he was named to the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest civilian honor available in North Carolina. "Total and tremendous surprise," he recalled. "My family knew. The staff knew. The council knew. Everyone knew but me." Reid knew something was up, however, when his wife and brother walked into the council chambers and when Sen. Kathy Harrington's face appeared via Zoom on the room's large viewing screen.

Lee County Commissioner Robert Reives Sr. was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine on Monday, the highest honor that can be given for state service. Reives, a Democrat, has served on the county Board of Commissioners for more than 30 years. He is currently serving his seventh term after winning an uncontested election in 2018. His term will expire in December 2022. Reives was presented with the award by former Lt. Gov. Dennis Wicker during a socially distant ceremony Monday at the Lee County Enrichment Center. “It’s my honor and my privilege to present this award on behalf of Gov...

Public Slams Plans for Massive Efland Gas Complex at Orange County Commissioners Meeting Orange County Board of Commissioners meeting The Orange County Board of County Commissioners confronted the beaver in the room Tuesday evening during a public hearing regarding the proposed Efland Station, a sprawling complex that would include the construction of a Buc-ee's travel center. More than 110 people signed up to speak on Tuesday, with only one person requesting to speak on something other than Buc-ee's. The commissioners selected the first 20 people who signed up to speak that night an...