Overflow crowd speaks to quorum court
A large crowd filled the courtroom at the Eastern District courthouse for last week’s quorum court meeting. Some 60 people filled the seats and...
Previous victory indicates hope for wind turbine opponents
Opponents of the $300-million Nimbus Wind Facility, proposed by Scout Clean Energy, have been told there is no regulatory avenue for stopping the construction...
Chevy Bolt plugged at council
Police Chief Brian Young spoke city council on Monday about ESPD’s policy to allow police officers to take their work vehicles home. The topic...
More hiring at CAPC
Commissioners of the City Advertising and Promotion Commission discussed a request on March 27 from interim Tourism Director Scott Bardin to accept a job...
‘America’ exhibit draws parallels to current politics
Diego Rivera’s “America” is the first exhibit in 20 years focused solely on the Mexican artist who believed an artist’s role was to create...
Wind turbines could be ‘at least’ 500 feet tall
Scout Clean Energy, which said it has obtained leases from private landowner to build a $300-million Nimbus Wind Facility off County Road (CR) 905...
Wind facility opponent fears health impacts and lower property values
Caroline Rogers, who lives on County Road 905, disagrees that there is nothing Carroll County Judge David Winter can do to stop the proposed...
Wind generation advocate speaks out
Katy Turnbaugh, a retired science educator and engineer, is likely one of the few people in Carroll County with experience with wind generation. She...
Squeezing in a rental property fails at Planning
The Board of Zoning Adjustment needed 40 minutes last Tuesday to consider a request for multiple variances at 8-10 Angus St. Tom and Debbie...
Rocks and stacking them enthralls HDC
The Historic District Commission held a workshop before the March 15 meeting to study rock walls and other masonry issues.
Commissioners had worked toward this...