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Conservation districts now allowed to take cost-share applications throughout year
news@jessaminejournal.comThe Kentucky Soil and Water Conservation Commission has made changes to the Kentucky Soil Erosion and Water Quality Cost-share Program administered by the 121 conservation districts in the state. The commission is now allowing conservation districts...Tags: Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Wetlands, Conservation
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LOOKING BACK: From our files for Oct. 21, 2012
100 years ago — 1912 The marriage of Ruby Lee Wilkerson and William E. Hobbs, which recently was solemnized, marked the closing chapter in a romantic meeting and courtship. Mr. Hobbs was a United States soldier en route to the Phillippine...
Tags: Elections, Georgetown, Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, Polls
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Benjamin Hieronymus Place: The rest of the story
Mary “Mollie” Green was 20 years old when she married 48-year-old William Martin, a grandson of William Martin, the Revolutionary War pensioner. It was her first marriage and his second. William and Mary had three children: Lucy, Florence...
Tags: College of William and Mary, Revolutions, Rentals, U.S. Army, Fluvanna County
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Evil fuel speculators
Contributing columnistPresident Obama is trying to deflect blame by claiming rising gas prices are due to wicked speculators. This is a theme pursued by Democrats every time oil prices peak. The investigations that follow have yet to find evidence of misbehavior in oil...Tags: Commodity Markets, Derivative Securities, Democratic Party, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues
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Lower Howard's Creek Preserve to open 3-mile John Holder Trail to public Friday
The Winchester SunA new hiking trail on the Lower Howard’s Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve will open to the public Friday afternoon. The trek is almost a 3-mile round trip. The John Holder Trail, named after Col. John Holder, one of the historic defenders of...Tags: Endangered Species, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Athens (Greece), Conservation
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50 Years Ago: Dec. 3, 2011
Dec. 3, 1961
Otto V. Whitt, Mount Sterling, has been elected manager of the Federal Land Bank Association of Winchester. Whitt succeeds Arthur Littrell, who resigned several weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Mayberry have purchased a residence at 11...Tags: Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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State funding agency report: Civil War Fort is Clark County's responsibility
The Winchester SunThe organization that funded the acquisition of the Civil War Fort at Boonesboro says the site is the county’s responsibility, despite any management agreements, and it made recommendations that could cut down on maintenance. Zeb Weese, a biologist...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Invasive Species, Wars and Interventions, Natural Resources, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Nature preserve group, county win award
The Kentucky Heritage Lands Conservation Fund Board recently honored the Clark County Fiscal Court and the Friends of Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve with the Stewardship Award at the annual Governor’s Conference on Energy and the...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Natural Resources
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Chandler doles out checks for cleanup projects
tkleffman@amnews.comSTANFORD — U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler came to town Monday bearing over-sized federal checks for programs in Lincoln, Garrard and other counties in the 6th Congressional District. Only these checks were a little smaller than they used to be, about the...Tags: Ceremonies, Human Interest, The Happiest News!, Natural Resources, Wetlands
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Baltimore residents in largely vacant blocks to be uprooted
With plans to demolish 1,500 vacant houses in the next three years, Baltimore officials and the few remaining residents in largely vacant blocks are beginning the early stages of the most delicate of relationships. About 80 residents — each of...
Tags: Rentals, Homes, William Donald Schaefer, Crime, Law and Justice, United States Census Bureau
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Gov. Scott vetoes 3% tuition hike, $368M in projects
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities. The tuition increase passed earlier this month was a small piece of the overall $74.1...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Politics, Regional Authority, Education, Brevard County
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Good information
There are plenty of natural resources available for drilling companies to extract, but it's important the land owners know what's being done on their properties. For public land, taxpayers may soon have that information. The Obama administration said...Tags: Energy Resources
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