ESI Staff
Removing English ivy can save the life of a tree
And the thousands it can cost to remove a dead tree
Becky Gillette - On Earth Day instead of planting a tree, arborist Chris Fischer...
HDC OKs porch
Nicky Boyette - It took very few minutes for the Historic District Commission to approve the only application on the agenda at the April...
Hazards’ plan moves ahead
Nicky Boyette - Steve Beacham, chair of the Planning Commission, represented a resolution forwarding the Hazard Mitigation Plan developed by Craig Hull of the...
Constables on Patrol
April 18
9:54 p.m. – Caller just west of downtown reported hearing either fireworks or gunshots nearby. Constable on patrol scoured the area and did...
Hickory-Hazel compromise reached
Nicky Boyette - At the April 19 Parks meeting, Parks chair Bill Featherstone again presented Jim Girkin’s request for vacation of Hickory Street, a...
The Pursuit of Happiness
Dan Krotz - The Boss and I were preparing to leave the parking lot of the Evil Retail Giant when I noticed a set...
Holsttoon
Break Glass
Independent Editorial – Taking what’s offered
Years ago, on a cold winter afternoon in the mid-1960s, a young boy was walking home from school in Seligman, Mo., right up the...
Rubbing Elbos
Editor,
I’ve had a secret crush on Max Elbo (please don’t tell his wife, Selena) ever since I saw a pointillism pen and ink he...
Salute to the American Legion
Editor,
The Legion Hut Mr. Tucker wrote about was built by the American Legion Walker-Wilson Post 9, not the VFW. Yes, there is a difference. Post...