Local news in brief, July 20, 2011Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:45AMNo further burnouts are planned on the Las Conchas Fire because such operations over the past several nights have effectively controlled most of the fire. Containment stands at 70 percent as of Tuesday night. The total acreage burned is 156,572.
Lincoln County Board votes to upgrade radio system, sponsor environmental fairTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:53PMIVANHOE?- The Lincoln County Board acted on a recommendation by Emergency Manager Jeanna Sommers and Sheriff Jack Vizecky to upgrade the existing Gold Elite radio system at its regular meeting Tuesday, rather than buy the newest state-of-the-art...
Garden of HopeTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:37PMThis story is about new life, and hope, springing from the soil, all because some men in Jackson County, GA decided to plant a garden.
Vance solar panel maker plans startling technologyTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:38PMSemprius, a Durham semiconductor startup without a commercially-proven technology, stands to receive nearly $18.3 million from state and local governments for building a solar cell manufacturing facility near Henderson.
Group tours former Joliet lockup with eye on saving itTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:15PMJOLIET — The old Joliet prison is falling apart on the inside.City and regional planners are taking a new look at the potential for putting the historic and famous prison to commercial use.But job one was made clear in a Tuesday tour organized by state Sen. A.J. Wilhelmi, D-Joliet.“We need to secure the property,” said Wilhelmi, who also heads a Collins Street Task Force that looks out for ...
Good Scout, Bad Boy: Examining the Virtues of Leland YeeTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:30PMPhoto courtesy www.lelandyee.com . Photo illustration by Andrew J. Nilsen Leland Yee — the state senator who, according to some polls, is the current mayoral fron...
Cinnaminson nixes takeover of sewerage authorityTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:20PMCINNAMINSON — What appeared to be a good idea in one town may not be the right thing to do in another.
New Hancock County school will be first in MS to go greenTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:18PMThe new Hancock North Central Elementary School will be like no other in Mississippi. As the first K-12 school in the state to go completely green, it will set the standard in building safer, healthier schools.
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