County Commissioners moved one step closer to expanding the county jail Tuesday by approving the construction manager at risk contract. “It’s a big day today,” Grayson County Purchasing Agent Jodi Platt told commissioners as she brought the matter before them.
The enormous mass public demonstrations in Iran could bring a change in regime. The fundamentalist Islamic rulers of the nation must be worried. A large number of cities across the country are experiencing the ongoing protests, though estimates of just how many vary.
BEIRUT (AP) — The news of a Lebanese dance group winning the TV competition show America’s Got Talent brought a rare moment of joy on Thursday to many in this crisis-hit Mideast country. Mayyas, an all-female dance troupe, dazzled the show’s judges and audience on the competition’s 17th season before winning $1 million and a headlining show at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Richard Joe Rushing, loving husband, father and PaPa, passed away September, 24, 2022. Joe was born on August 11,1948, in Dubach, Louisiana to James Rushing and Mary (Rushing) Tibbits and grew up in Junction City, Arkansas.
Keep tabs on your alcohol consumption especially if you are getting older, have health issues or take medications, urges the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.
On Feb. 23, Matthew Honas, then a Jackson County sheriff’s deputy, used his taser on a 12-year-old autistic boy. That boy was sitting handcuffed, shackled and hogtied in Honas’ vehicle. Honas tased him without warning.
Throughout the month of September, the Herald Democrat has been posting QR codes within the paper. Have you noticed? Along with local photos that have appeared in print, we have provided a QR code that can be scanned with a smart phone.
Dear Dr. Roach: I have been taking tamsulosin and finasteride for prostate issues -- nothing major, just the usual middle-of-the-night urges and frequent urination.
Dear Abby: I am almost 30, not married, no kids. I am a workaholic. I love my nieces and nephews to death, and being an aunt is one of my favorite things ever. My issue is: I don’t want to have kids.
The week of the Pottawatomie County Fair went by in a blur. Fewer horticulture entries appeared this year, no doubt due to our ridiculous summer, but people brought their best regardless. The scarecrows showed up. One was reclining on hay bales reading a book titled “How to Scare Crows!”