When the Bell Tower of Fame Award began, “There were those in our community who thought we would surely run out of people to honor. Surprise! Thanks to the efforts of many nominators, the honorees’ accomplishments have spanned the globe,” says Carole Custer, past chair of the Bell Tower Festival and chair of the selection committee. The award has honored…
Read MoreDay: January 20, 2021
Covid update, Jan. 20
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Greene County is at 9.3 percent as of Wednesday morning, Jan. 20. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the county is 720. There has been one new case in the last 24 hours, four in the last three days, 20 in the last seven days, and 37 new cases in the…
Read MoreSupes to discuss silencing the bell tower until policies are put in place
The Greene County board of supervisors’ agenda for the Thursday meeting, posted Tuesday, was amended at 8:30 Wednesday morning. Added to the agenda is consideration of temporary suspension of all music from the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower (except the quarterly chimes) until policies governing the playing of music are established.
Read MoreI finally understand what ‘stooping to conquer’ means
~a column by Colleen O’Brien On the evening of President Obama’s first inauguration, Jan. 20, 2009, leading Republicans spent four hours in a high-end DC restaurant plotting how to waylay anything they could in the new administration’s plans. The dinner was reported by Washington Post reporter Jonathan Capehart on Aug. 10, 2012, and by Frontline on Jan. 15, 2013. The…
Read MoreJunior class chili supper is Jan. 29
The Greene County junior class chili supper will be served Friday, Jan. 29, with some Covid-19 guidelines. The Ram girls and boys basketball teams will host West Marshall for a Mega Night in the high school and middle gyms that evening. The meal includes a bowl of chili, crackers, relishes, crackers, a cinnamon roll, and water. Fans who are allowed…
Read MoreLocal Cattlemen planning annual banquet for Feb. 27
The Greene County Cattlemen are making preparations for their annual banquet to be held Saturday Feb. 27, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. Social hour begins at 6 pm with a New York Strip steak dinner served at 6:30. The Cattlemen will follow Covid mitigation protocols set forward by the governor and Greene County leaders. “If you are…
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