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Superintendent Carrick Proposes Closing Two Under-Enrolled Schools
Superintendent Yvonne Carrick proposed closing Elmwood Elementary and Kettridge Middle School to address a $6.8 million budget shortfall, drawing pushback from parents and the school board.
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City Manager Marcus Whitfield Says He Has No Plans to Step Down Amid Rumors
City Manager Marcus Whitfield denied rumors of an imminent retirement, saying he intends to stay through the completion of the…
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Riverlight Festival Draws Record Crowds Along the Greenway
The Riverlight Festival drew an estimated 58,000 attendees over three nights, a record for the event, even as Riverside Heights…
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Council Weighs Storefront-Vacancy Ordinance Championed by Yoon
Council Member Patricia Yoon’s proposed vacancy-tax ordinance for empty Vale Avenue storefronts drew both merchant support and landlord opposition at…
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Wentworth County Courts Face Growing Backlog of Pending Cases
Wentworth County Superior Court is carrying roughly 6,200 pending criminal cases, with felony trial waits stretching to fourteen months as…
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Whitcombe Says Bellwater General Sees Aging Overdose Patient Population Growing
Bellwater General says overdose patients in their 50s and 60s now make up nearly 30 percent of emergency visits, up…
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Arrest Made in Lowertown Shooting, Police Say
Police arrested 27-year-old Travis Ekland in the Cooper Street shooting that critically wounded a Lowertown man, crediting an anonymous tip…