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On the May 10 primary ballot, there will be seven candidates vying for five Ripley City Council seats. Each of these candidates was asked a series of questions.
Back in the sixties, the U.S. was worried about millions of used tires piling up in this country. Some were in landfills where they took up space and sometimes caused fires. Others landed in forests and fields, rivers and streams. That’s when a new industry was born – one that used shredded tires to make artificial turf for athletes. There was no need to water or fertilize them, and sports could be played year round. It sounded like a great solution, but today two environmentalists in Albemarle County are crusading to stop installation of those fields as Sandy Hausman reports.
A Feb. 15 incident at the Gila-Cliff transfer station took the life of longtime Cliff resident and former Classification Bureau Chief Gilbert Garcia — and his family members are trying to make sure no one else will suffer the same fate. Garcia, a 70-year-old Cliff resident and regular user of the transfer station, was throwing his trash into one of two large open-top garbage bins when he fell. Southwest Solid …
With four recent crashes involving Brightline trains, most of which also involved cars going around guard rails, local leaders implore motorists to have patience.
WAYNE — Officials in Wayne County are pushing for residents to utilize disposal services to cut down on the large amount of littering in the area.