‘County’ Category
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Quorum Court Tackles Heavy Agenda
0August 28, 2011 by wcobserver
It was a busy night Aug. 11 for the Washington County Quorum Court as the members discussed asking the federal government to repeal a transportation ruling, made new rules for scrap metal companies, apportioned money for several major projects, welcomed a new member and said goodbye to a second, and created a new committee.
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Districts Focused on Continued Academic Improvement
0August 26, 2011 by wcobserver
While the school year just began for Greenland and West Fork students, district officials have already started focusing on improving their schools’ test scores.
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Sales Tax Sought to Fund Regional Transit
0August 5, 2011 by wcobserver
Plans are moving forward for a quarter-cent sales tax increase to appear on May’s primary election—but only in Washington County.
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County Considers Emergency Alert System
0August 2, 2011 by wcobserver
Work is still going on behind the scenes for Washington County to have an emergency notification system, members of the Washington County Quorum Court learned during their July 14 meeting.
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Burn Ban Issued
0July 22, 2011 by wcobserver
Washington County joined 30 other counties in Arkansas in issuing a burn ban last week. High temperatures and little rain continue to be forecast as far as the eye can see.
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