Author Archives: Chair

02 May
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Trustee asked to resign after contentious meeting

MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Township Trustee Larry Ellis said last Friday that progress in being made to reopen the closed fire station on Kitchen Road. The township closed the station last year due to problems with the building and the concrete ...

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02 May
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Campaigning like Libertarians and governing like Democrats

I appreciated Jared Quigg’s article on Suzanne Crouch and the Morgan County Correspondent for informing voters who may want to participate in the taxpayer-funded primary elections. However, let’s get one thing straight: Suzanne Crouch has stolen half her talking points from the Libertarian ...

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11 Apr
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Martinsville Walgreens looks to relocate

MARTINSVILLE — The Martinsville Walgreens business is moving from its current location on Bill’s Boulevard to the corner of Ohio Street and Poston Road. During the March 26 meeting of the Martinsville Board of Zoning Appeals, the company received approval ...

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28 Mar
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Town parks and rec waits on improvement plan progress

MOORESVILLE — The Mooresville Parks and Recreation District is continuing to work through its improvement project. During the Mooresville Parks Board meeting on March 11, board member Mark Taylor asked when the park expects to have hard figures for the ...

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28 Mar
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MSD board OKs student telehealth

MARTINSVILLE — The MSD of Martinsville school board just made taking care of sick children a lot easier for the next school year. The board unanimously approved a medical telehealth services agreement with Nurses Direct Connect at its meeting last ...

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21 Mar
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Fire station center of township debate

MADISON TOWNSHIP — It appears that there are several very unhappy people in Madison Township. The meeting of the Madison Township Advisory Board and trustee Larry Ellis last Thursday was standing room only as residents and firefighters packed the training ...

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21 Mar
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Focus on local issues, not campaign ploys

Recently, I received direct mail from the Mike Braun campaign — a mailer about the size of a Waffle House menu, but far less informative. The mailer focused solely upon the U.S southern border, prominently featuring an endorsement from Trump ...

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18 Mar
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Mooresville parks approves company for 5-year master plan

Mooresville parks approves company for 5-year master plan MOORESVILLE — The Mooresville Parks system is looking at what it will look like over the next five years, and has started the process to work through a five-year master plan. In ...

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14 Mar
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BZA Approves Request

Martinsville Board of Zoning Appeals members approved a request from John and Janet Lowe to have a reduced front building setback on their property located at 450 Bailliere Drive. Several residents in the area expressed concern over possible drainage issues ...

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14 Mar
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Mooresville park board hires contractor for upgrades

Mooresville park board hires contractor for upgrades MOORESVILLE — In recent months, the Mooresville Parks System has been working on preparing for major upgrades at Pioneer Park. During the Feb. 12 Mooresville Park Board meeting, members approved Meyer Najem as ...

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