HI Council wraps up 2023

Holiday Island City Council met on Dec. 19 to pass final resolutions and ordinances before the end of the year. General business involved talking about...

CAPC swaps ideas on promotion

Tourism Director Mike Maloney presented the City Advertising and Promotion Commission 2024 budget in a workshop on Dec. 21. The budget for 2023 was...

CAPC upbeat on 2024

After the two-hour budget workshop, the agenda at the City Advertising and Promotion Commission’s Dec. 21 meeting was relatively light. In his Director’s Report, Director...

Dry January is not about weather

Have you heard of Dry January? It is not about the water levels in Beaver Lake being lower than many remember. Dry January is...

County getting closer to new judicial center

The last quorum court meeting of the year, held Dec. 19, took on a different tone than other recent meetings. With nothing on the...

BOZA OKs CUP transfer, choosing preservation over 200 ft. rule

The transfer of a Conditional Use Permit required a series of steps, but the buyers of a bed and breakfast operation at 8 Washington...

HISID wrangles with financials

During their Dec. 18 special meeting, new commissioners Doug Pinkley and Randy Rahlf were sworn to the Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District board.                  When...

Additional courtesy car on airport wish list

The Carroll County Airport Commission’s final meeting of the year took only a few minutes. Commissioners briefly returned to a discussion of a recent sealing...

Eureka Stone provides a foundation for Cash

Kevin Kresse was among 36 sculptors throughout the country vying to win the honor of creating a sculpture of country music star Johnny Cash...

Eminent domain on the table for wind farm

Scout Clean Energy has proposed a $300-million Nimbus Wind Facility in rural Carroll County and stated that it has all the leases from willing...