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Plans for new hospital begin
Submitted by editor on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 14:20.Hospital authority budgets for architect, project manager
Fights shut down fair
Submitted by editor on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 14:18.By Patrick Yost
Editor
Several fights Saturday night that originated at the annual Lions Club Fair forced the fair to close early and spread into several nearby business parking lots and one neighborhood.
No minimum acreage for Conservation Use
Submitted by editor on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 14:18.By Tara DeRock Mahoney
Senior Staff Writer
Commissioners agreed Tuesday to drop, for now, any attempts to impose minimum acreage requirements on participants in Morgan County’s Conservation-Use tax abatement program.
Jasper decision to cost Morgan
Submitted by editor on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 18:27.By Tara DeRock Mahoney
Senior Staff Writer
A decision—not unanimous—by Jasper County Commissioners in their regular September meeting could leave Morgan County citizens holding the bag, tax-wise.
Fueling frenzy
Submitted by editor on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 18:26.By Whitney Skeeters
Staff Writer
For the past couple of weeks, gas shortages have created serious problems throughout Morgan County and surrounding areas.
For most gas stations, when all of the gas is gone they have no choice but to close their doors, and the sight of plastic bags and “Out of Order” signs posted to pumps tend to create a gas frenzy.
Cox visits halls of MCHS
Submitted by editor on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 18:25.By Kathryn Purcell
Managing Editor
"Reading, writing and arithmetic," not to mention meeting and speaking with students, teachers and administration. All in a day's work for State Superintendent Kathy Cox, who paid a visit to Morgan County High School Monday.