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Jackson City Council votes on FAA grant for Jackson MS Airport (JAN)


Jackson City Council votes on FAA grant for Jackson MS Airport (JAN)

Additional federal funding may be available for Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport. On Tuesday, the Jackson City Council will vote on three resolutions that could secure nearly $24 million for the city’s airport through three federal grants. Two of the grants, one for $6,203,694 and another for $17,167,606, are to be used for “repairs and […]

Richmond, Columbia County in numbers


Richmond, Columbia County in numbers

The Georgia Department of Health’s Environmental Health Division conducts regular restaurant inspections to ensure the safety of residents and visitors. Below is a list of restaurants in Richmond and Columbia counties that were inspected between August 16 and 23, along with their ratings and, in some cases, the health violations that led to a reduction […]

Mark Wahlberg’s clothing brand Municipal conquers the retail sector with its first store


Mark Wahlberg’s clothing brand Municipal conquers the retail sector with its first store

The crowd was loud and the vibe was good as people crammed into the new Municipal store in West Hollywood, showcasing the performance-wear brand co-founded by Mark Wahlberg and colleagues nearly four years ago. Everyone was eager to talk to Wahlberg, the consummate entrepreneur and eternally muscular actor who still gets up at 3:45 a.m. […]

Proposal to regulate rents in Alliance meets with support and opposition


Proposal to regulate rents in Alliance meets with support and opposition

ALLIANCE – A flyer outlining concerns about property inspections caused an uproar in the community after it was distributed during the Greater Alliance Carnation Festival Grand Parade on Aug. 10. The flyer’s creators said they wanted to make sure people were informed about a city proposal. The city called the flyer misinformation. “There’s been a […]

MDOT grant enables Hattiesburg to improve Bobby Chain Airport


MDOT grant enables Hattiesburg to improve Bobby Chain Airport

Monday was a day to celebrate aviation in the Pine Belt with the announcement that a new taxiway will be built at Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport, Mayor Toby Barker said. August 19 was also National Aviation Day, which coincided with the birthday of American aviation pioneer Orville Wright, established by President Franklin Roosevelt in […]

Proposal to regulate rents in Alliance meets with support and opposition


Proposal to regulate rents in Alliance meets with support and opposition

ALLIANCE – A flyer outlining concerns about property inspections caused an uproar in the community after it was distributed during the Greater Alliance Carnation Festival Grand Parade on Aug. 10. The flyer’s creators said they wanted to make sure people were informed about a city proposal. The city called the flyer misinformation. “There’s been a […]

The Haddon Heights apartment building will feature a rooftop terrace and shops


The Haddon Heights apartment building will feature a rooftop terrace and shops

HADDON HEIGHTS – A “green” roof with a view and an elevator that speeds the ride to the top are two key features of a mixed commercial-residential building that will rise sometime in 2025 at the corner of Station Avenue and Whitehorse Pike. The county’s land use committee approved the site plan for Station Avenue […]

Noblesville adult baby store closed for second time


Noblesville adult baby store closed for second time

For the second time, a judge has ordered an adult baby goods store in Noblesville to close because it violated the city’s building code. Hamilton County Judge Michael A. Casati ruled that My Inner Baby continued to violate Noblesville’s adult entertainment restrictions when it moved its store around the corner from its original location at […]

Highlands villa owners sue Airbnb; Fall River imposes $3,000 fines


Highlands villa owners sue Airbnb; Fall River imposes ,000 fines

Here’s your chance to rent life-sized Polly Pocket compact cameras. Airbnb is renting out an incredible property: Polly Pocket’s full-fledged compact system. FALL RIVER – The owners of the mansion at 503 Highland Avenue and the city have filed competing injunctions against each other because the Zoning Board of Appeals denied a special permit that […]

Akron sends letter about permitting rules to recreational marijuana sellers


Akron sends letter about permitting rules to recreational marijuana sellers

Now that legal recreational marijuana sales have begun in Ohio, the city of Akron is making sure businesses know their obligations under a zoning ordinance passed last month. On Tuesday, the first day of recreational marijuana sales, city officials sent letters to six marijuana businesses operating in Akron, asking them to obtain conditional use permits. […]