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Don’t want to recycle? Reduce and Reuse!
(Editorial ~ 11/29/19)
Most Americans are bad at recycling. According to theweek.com, in 2018, America’s recycling system broke down. For years, China was the world’s top importer of recyclable plastic waste, importing more than two-thirds of global plastic waste. But, on the last day of 2017, the Chinese government issued new rules so restrictive that shipments of waste into China for recycling effectively came to a halt, meaning the U.S. had to deal with all its unwanted paper, plastic, and glass on its own...
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Residents speak up about proposed transfer station
(Local News ~ 11/29/19)
Approximately 40 people showed up to the Greene County Solid Waste Management District’s public hearing regarding a proposed contract with Wallace Transfer and Recycling, which would allow the company to lease the Switz City Recycling Center land, take over day-to-day operations and construct a trash transfer station...
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Crime Stoppers tip leads to arrest
(Local News ~ 11/29/19)
An anonymous tip submitted to Greene County Crime Stoppers led to the arrest of a registered sex offender who was staying in a local motel rather than the address he had provided. Daniel Wayne Clark, 35, was booked into Greene County Jail on a warrant for Level 5 felony failure to register as a sex offender with a prior conviction...
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LSSE Winter Walk is Dec. 5
(Local News ~ 11/29/19)
The community is invited to the Linton-Stockton Elementary School’s annual Winter Walk on Dec. 5. The event will be from 5:30-8 p.m. inside and outside of the elementary, with attractions for just about everybody. Elementary Principal Kent Brewer said the goal is for this to be a community event, reaching far outside the students and families at Linton-Stockton Elementary...
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FREE ACCESS: Clothe-a-Child, Toys for Tots acceptance letters going out soon
(Local News ~ 11/29/19)
The applications for Christmas assistance for nearly 400 children are being processed for the Greene County Clothe-a-Child and Toys for Tots Project. The project serves children ages 12 and under in families who meet specified income criteria throughout the Greene County area by providing clothing and selected toys for each eligible child...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 11/29/19)
SMALL CLAIMS Cross Road Enterprises LLC vs Susan Graves CIVIL CASES Cavalry SPV I LLC vs Kathy Hakeem Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs Linda C. Eads MARRIAGE LICENSES Katelyn J. Garrett, Linton and Anthony S. Stevens, Bloomfield DISSOLUTIONS Richard E. Yarber, Linton and Katherine H. R. Yarber, Linton...
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