The stained glass dome in the courtroom of the Greene County courthouse was re-installed Nov. 4 with only one small mishap that resulted in minor damage to a small portion of the courtroom’s plaster ceiling. The dome was taken apart, cleaned and reassembled with no breakage of the 97-year-old stained glass. County engineer Wade Weiss told the board of supervisors…
Read MoreDay: November 12, 2014
P-C students and the community honor veterans
The Paton-Churdan gymnasium was full Tuesday morning for the school’s annual Veterans Day program. Honored guests were about two dozen veterans, most of them members of American Legion Edward English Post 198 of Churdan. As is tradition, the high school choir sang the National Anthem and the kindergarten class led the Pledge of Allegiance. All elementary students participated, either singing or presenting…
Read MoreRotary auction catalog ready for perusing
Click on the zebra for the complete catalog The Jefferson Rotary Club is putting the finishing touches on its 16th annual benefit auction. The dinner and auction will be held Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. Social hour and a silent auction begins at 5:30 pm, followed by dinner at 6:30 and the live auction at 7:30.…
Read MoreCouncil okays preliminary plat for Wild Rose Jefferson
The Jefferson city council at its Nov. 11 meeting approved the preliminary plat for Wild Rose Jefferson. Don Marner of Snyder & Associates presented the plan to the council. He explained that the total development is 40 acres. Two outlots are designated for storm water control. Their location has been changed since the first tentative site plans were released last March.…
Read MoreCommunity Players posts casting call
The Community Players of Greene County have announced auditions for its winter production, the comedy “Pools Paradise,” with performances in late February. Auditions will be held Sunday, Nov. 23, at 4 pm and Monday, Nov. 24, at 7 pm at the Masonic hall, 120 N. Wilson (formerly Figenshaw Furniture) in Jefferson.
Read MoreCounty secondary roads crew preparing for winter
The Greene County secondary roads department is well positioned for whatever Mother Nature throws at the county this winter. According to county engineer Wade Weiss, the county has on hand 4,000 tons of sand and 1,500 tons of salt. The two are mixed at a 2:1 ratio – two parts sand and one part salt. Weiss said the winter mix…
Read MoreYoung Readers Week at P-C
Paton-Churdan is celebrating National Young Readers Week this week with a variety of special activities. National Young Readers Week was co-founded in 1989 by Pizza Hut and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Principal Annie Smith kicked off the week Monday by taking the Principal’s Challenge to read the entire work day. She spent the day…
Read MoreSteering committee seeking logo for Bell Tower Big Top
The Bell Tower Festival steering committee invites graphic designers and artists to create the logo for the 2015 Bell Tower Festival: Bell Tower Big Top. The festival logo will be used on all advertising (print and web), T-shirts, event signage and other promotional items. The designer of the selected logo will receive $200 in Chamber Checks, redeemable at ay Greene…
Read MoreTickets available for Holiday Tour of Homes
Tickets for the 2014 Jefferson Garden Club’s Holiday Tour of Homes are now on sale. Four Jefferson homes decorated to showcase this year’s theme, Christmas Splendor, will be open Saturday, Dec. 6, from 12 to 5 pm. Tickets can be purchased from Garden Club members, and at three Jefferson businesses: Home State Bank, Peoples Trust & Savings Bank and The Printer’s Box.
Read MoreNativity Festival slated for Dec. 14
Habitat for Humanity of Greene County will hold its third annual Nativity Festival Sunday, Dec. 14, at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. The nativity has been celebrated through time in virtually every style of art and media. The Nativity Festival celebrates the season with a display of nativity sets shared by area residents from their personal collections. A…
Read MoreBarney and Shamrock ready for new homes
VFW Post 9599 is raffling a pair of large stuffed toys in time for holiday giving. Barney the dinosaur and Shamrock, the 2013 Wells Fargo pony, will go home with the winners of the raffle. Proceeds will be used for renovation of the post’s building on N. Chestnut St in Jefferson. Raffle tickets are available by calling Don Ihnken (pictured)…
Read MoreSnow removal around the square may become a city task
Business owners around the courthouse square will get some help from the city with snow removal if supervisor Guy Richardson has his way. Richardson broached the subject with city administrator Mike Palmer as Palmer provided his monthly update on Monday. Richardson was on the Jefferson city council prior to becoming a county supervisor. He told Palmer he had suggested as…
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