Day: June 13, 2023

By Thomas ClapperReporterCarroll County Commissioners was visited by guests and held hearings during the week of June 5-June 9.Susan Moore, Community Development Specialist for the Ohio Regional Development Corporation (ORDC) opened the public hearing for the PY23 CDBG Program. She announced one project and one planning was chosen.To be eligible, projects need to benefit low to moderate income (LMI) residents. The LMI benefit can be a direct benefit, limited clientele,

The Augusta Strawberry Festival continues to host one of the largest deadweight tractor pulls in the area.Last weekend’s pull was not the exception, it was the norm as one class, the 5,500 lb. competition, had 37 tractors entered. The class was one of seven held the second night of pulling. The pullers are as dedicated to the sport as spectators and members of the Augusta Volunteer Fire Department. The Saturday

By Carol McIntireEditorCleanup began last week at a Mechanicstown home and residents in the area were glad to see a dumpster and cleanup crew at the site but are unhappy it took so long to remedy what they called “a disgusting situation.”Zulema Dewitz, her mother, Rose Ann Newbold, and neighbors began attempting to get a property, owned by Beverly Snider and located at 3081 Apollo Rd. NE, Mechanicstown, (just off