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A familiar face will be on the ballot in November in the Augusta County constitutional officer races, as longtime former Pastures District Supervisor Tracy Pyles is running for the commissioner of the revenue office. Pyles filed his candidacy late last week. The filing deadline for the November ballot was Tuesday....
QUESTION: Can you recommend some good organizations or websites for locating interesting volunteer opportunities? I’ve been doing some volunteer work since I retired last year, but most of the jobs I’ve tried haven’t been fun or satisfying. ANSWER: For many retirees, finding a volunteer opportunity that meets their interests, utilizes...
Question: Of the thousands of words in the English language, only three English words, according to Webster, begin with the letters “dw,” a number bumped up to at least four if you include proper nouns and names, and specifically one Central Illinois town. Can you name the dw- words? Answer:...
Question: Across from the courthouse in downtown Metamora are the statues of Abe Lincoln and a woman, Melissa Goings. Abe we know, but why is Goings there? Answer: In an 1857 trial in Metamora at which Goings was accused of killing her abusive husband, her lawyer, Lincoln, believed the killing...
Abingdon Town Council is slated to approve its upcoming fiscal year budget next week. That session, held at Abingdon Town Hall on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., follows a meeting earlier this month on June 5, where Town Manager Mike Cochran presented the proposed budget. Next year’s proposed budget totals $20,273,317....
Lincoln’s hopes of building a convention center got a big boost from the Legislature this session when it passed a bill that will allow a portion of state sales tax revenue to be used to pay for it. “Until you have some level of financing, you don’t have a project,...
The Abingdon Town Council discussed its fiscal year 2023-24 operating budget before approving it on first reading during Monday’s meeting. “We’re in a real strong position right now,” said Town Manager Mike Cochran. “We’re a tourism town. It’s amazing.” The current fiscal year’s budget will wrap up $189,000 “to the...
Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. Washington County’s board of Supervisors has approved budget changes for the upcoming fiscal year — and found additional “rainy-day funds.” These funds are labeled as the boards’ “Reserve for Contingency.” After action at the May 23 meeting in Abingdon, Virginia, the board had...
Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. ABINGDON, Va. — Fairview Farm and Homestead received a tax-exempt status from the Washington County Board of Supervisors. The board voted unanimously last week to cease collecting taxes from the Fairview Farm and Homestead Foundation at Tuesdays’ meeting. The board voted to award...
Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. ABINGDON, Va. — Washington County Commissioner of Revenue Mark Matney is getting a raise. But not all on the Washington County Board of Supervisors voted for it during Tuesday’s meeting. Matney, who is running for re-election as an independent candidate in November’s election,...
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