Dec. 28– Demolition has started on the former Hotel Dayton, a longtime Harrison Twp. eyesore made even more of a nuisance by the Memorial Dayton tornadoes. Damaged beyond repair by the tornado, the skeleton of the 230- room structure just off Interstate 75 north of downtown has been one of the most visible reminders of the May 27 night in which 16 tornadoes touched…
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–Greg Israel, owner of Smoky Mountain Cinema, on plans to bring back the shuttered Waynesville movie theater. –Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown on the passage of an affordable housing incentive policy. Waynesville is the only local government in Haywood County so far to adopt a tangible initiative that would spur construction affordable housing by offering…
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island issued the following news:. -Ronald Pearsall is appointed chief information officer and Joanne Roux is.promoted to vice president of finance. Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island made two leadership announcements.
Jerry Magee, 90- Jan. 2 An icon of sports journalism, Magee covered the Chargers from the day they moved to San Diego from Los Angeles in 1961, as well as 42 straight Super Bowls and the famed Muhammad Ali-Ken Norton heavyweight fight here in 1973.. From1956 through his retirement in September 2008, Magee covered all the major sports events in San Diego and many…
Dec. 27– A second investor service company has altered ProMedica's bond rating because of financial struggles associated with its insurance subsidiary, Paramount. New York- based Standard and Poor's Global affirmed ProMedica's' BBB' rating, which is two notches above “junk status,” but changed the health care system's outlook from stable to negative due to…
The restaurant's insurance provider, Wisconsin- based Secura, denied outstanding claims for the flood damage on Monday, according to the restaurant. A spokeswoman for Secura could not be reached Friday. Charlie Gitto's restaurants in the Hill neighborhood of St. Louis and at Hollywood Casino in Maryland Heights remain open.
Dec. 27– A Florida man allegedly made threats to another person before leading police on a chase from Westover to Morgantown's Greenmont neighborhood, where he crashed the stolen truck he was driving into a porch. Westover Police attempted to stop a white pickup truck with Florida plates, because the truck was the suspected vehicle in a threats complaint where…
Carinsuranceshoppingsource.com has launched a new blog post that presents several efficient tips that will help drivers pay lower car insurance rates. For more info and free car insurance quotes, visit https://carinsuranceshoppingsource.com/top-tips-on-how-to-save-on-car-insurance/. A policyholder can pay as much as several thousands of…
Dec. 27– MOULTRIE, Ga.– A Christmas Eve fire ravaged a rented home as its renter slept inside. Terrence Long, now displaced by the fire, woke up early Dec. 24 to the heavy sight and smell of smoke in his home located at 277 Norman Estates, near 267 Hidden Acres where the report said the incident was. According to the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office's report, Long had noticed…
REHOBOTH– One driver is dead and two people were taken to Hasbro Children's Hospital after two vehicles crashed Friday morning on Route 44, authorities said. The crash took place in the area of 500 Winthrop St., drawing Rehoboth police and emergency medical personnel at about 7:45 a.m., according to Sgt. Route 44 in Rehoboth was closed for about two hours.
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday the legal tobacco purchasing age has officially been raised on a federal level from 18 to 21.. “It is now illegal for a retailer to sell any tobacco product– including cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes– to anyone under 21,” a notice on the FDA's website states. The age hike was included in a spending package…
Some Cleveland County volunteer fire departments have maintained and others have improved their insurance ratings in their most recent review by the Office of the State Fire Marshal this year. This improvement means a $15 a month savings for county residents, said Cleveland County Emergency Management Director Perry Davis. Shelby Fire and Rescue just…
Michael McCormack fired his service weapon and shot and injured Joshua Perry, 35, after a pursuit ended with police surrounding Perry's car at Third and Washington streets in Goshen. Perry allegedly fled an attempted traffic stop and led police on a slow-speed chase from Goshen to New Paris and back into downtown Goshen where he stopped the car he was driving.
David Hodges Jr., former 25- year president of Jacksonville's Scott McRae Automotive Group and current owner of Hodges Automotive Group, recently partnered with local insurance agent Blake Rhodes to form 925 Partners Insurance. The agency began offering personal and commercial insurance in April at McRae Automotive's previous Riverside offices at 701…
Philadelphia, PA—- 12/27/2019– Quality Credit Repair is a bankruptcy debt counseling and credit assistance agency in the Philadelphia area that provides help to those looking to improve their credit scores, organize payments, and more. They are committed to their clients, and they are showing their dedication by offering some insight and advice on debt…
The government will match the funds raised by the South Yorkshire Flood Disaster Relief Appeal Fund up to the value of 1 million pounds. A charity helping vulnerable people affected by flooding in South Yorkshire will get a 1 million pounds boost, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick announced today. Praising the incredible efforts of charities, volunteers…
Compare-autoinsurance.org has launched a new blog post that explains the benefits drivers gain when using online car insurance quotes. For more info and free online quotes, please visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/the-pros-of-using-auto-insurance-quotes-online/. The internet has changed the way people select and purchase their products.
Dec. 27– After an explosion destroyed an apartment building, displacing 10 Middletown residents, units have been reserved for them, and a local school district is collecting donations for one of the families. Five of the six units in a Townhomes West apartment complex in the 400 block of Cribbs Avenue were occupied Dec. 2 when a gas leak caused an explosion.
Japan's national intelligence agency issued a warning regarding potential North Korea interference in the 2020 U.S. presidential election and South Korea's parliamentary election next year. The Japanese agency stated the future of U.S.- North Korea negotiations remain “uncertain” despite the informal encounter in June between President Donald Trump and…
