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At the March 15 Ripley City Council meeting, members approved the $2,561.269 budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. The coal severance is budgeted at $6,500. ....
The mayor spoke of another incident with the city police that impressed her. “I can honestly say our police chief and his sergeant saved a young lady’s life,” Rader said. ....
Suzette Lowe Special to Jackson Newspapers The area commonly known as Parsons Corner, located at the intersection of Routes 21 and 33 in Ripley, will hopefully be receiving a makeover. Linda Dickirson, member of the City of Ripley Beautification Committee, presented a preliminary plan to the city council at its May 18 meeting. Additions proposed were a wrought iron fence with gate opening, benches, landscaping and brick walkways. Currently, the lot is empty with no landscaping. In the past it’s been used for Santa’s workshop and formerly was the location of an events sign. Rod Parsons donated the area to the city in 2015. ....
Haskins and Staats receive Key to the City Suzette Lowe Reporter The Ripley City Council was opened in an unusual way, with a story read by Mayor Carolyn Raider. The moral of that story lead into a presentation. The mayor shared the speech by college baseball coach, John Scolinos, in which he asked a room full of baseball coaches if every home plate measured the same 17 inches. He went on to stress that even if a player has trouble with the size of the plate, the standard never changes, the expectation never is lowered. Mayor Rader then presented the key to the city Amy Haskins and Wendy Staats from the Jackson County Health Department. ....