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Oct. 31– SOMERSET– Case Jarvis McClung is only two months old, but already his proud grandparents, Jim Ed and Jennifer McClung, are touting Baby McClung as a fifth-generation owner of Jarvis Insurance Agency, one of Somerset’s oldest businesses now noting its 80th anniversary and counting. Jarvis Insurance has been in downtown Somerset since its inception.

Oct. 30– MOULTRIE– Tuesday night burglaries of businesses in Doerun and Moultrie netted thieves cigarettes, cash, a pistol and other items. At about 1:20 a.m. someone threw a brick through a front window of the Dollar General Store in Doerun, Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office Inv. –Juanita Albritten, Dawson, reported Tuesday the theft of misplaced property of…

Workplace absenteeism from illness is a significant cost for employers in terms of not only money lost, but also the associated decrease in productivity. Absenteeism in general could be costing the country’s economy as much as R12 billion a year, according to research conducted by AIC Insurance. However, a recent blog post by Mike Sullivan raises some concerns…

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing to amend its adjudication regulations and the appeals regulations and rules of practice of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted through www.regulations.gov; by mail or hand-delivery to the Director, Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810…

Oct. 31– TUPELO– Children have risked their lives on Halloween night for decades, braving their mothers’ warnings of poisoned candy and child abductors in pursuit of the night’s unlimited supply of candy. Trick-or-treaters need no longer fear Halloween as the most dangerous night of the year because research shows there is no documented case of poisoning, few…

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. Submit written comments on the collection of information to the Division of Dockets Management, Food and Drug Administration,…

Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People’s Republic of China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Poland, and the Russian Federation: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 18, 2013, the Department of Commerce received antidumping duty petitions concerning imports of…

SUMMARY: In 2005, the Governments of the United States and India established the U.S.-India CEO Forum. On February 10, 2012, we published in the Federal Register a “Request for Applicants for the Appointment to the United States-India CEO Forum”, announcing membership opportunities for appointment as representatives to the U.S. ADDRESSES: Please send…

Oct. 31– After meeting 90 minutes in private with its attorney, the North-central Alabama Regional Council of Governments board took no action on the Rodney Gann lawsuit. “I have advised them not to talk about the lawsuit,” attorney Barney Lovelace said following Wednesday’s protracted meeting. “I can’t tell you,” Lawrence County Commissioner Mose Jones Jr. told…

Oct. 31– Greene County residents will cast their vote in November on three county-wide renewal levies that would benefit the sick, the disabled and children. A. 50- mill renewal levy for Greene Memorial Hospital is expected to generate $1.6 million, according to data from the county auditor’s office. “Issue 4 supports vital health care provided by Greene Memorial…

Steve Muterspaw, a businessman and former teacher, is in his first political campaign, against Dale Lamb– a former long-time trustee– and incumbent trustees Cathy Anspach and Ed Wade. Both have served as trustees while the previously rural township’s population passed 16,000, and residential and commercial development continued, particularly along Ohio…

Oct. 31– More than eight months after the Luzerne County Council narrowly voted to gather taxes using county employees rather than elected tax collectors, a judge dismissed the Luzerne County Tax Collectors Association’s lawsuit to block the move Monday. The Pennsylvania Constitution and the Home Rule Law, which governs Luzerne County, “clearly permit”…

Oct. 31– Like most people trained to assist Oregonians in enrolling for health care insurance, Aracely Mesta expected her calendar to be jammed this month. “I’m seeing eight people a day and it takes 30 minutes to an hour to fill out their forms,” said Mesta, an outreach worker at LaClinica’s West Medford Health Center. Some forget their ID, Social and income…

Oct. 31– JOHNSTOWN– Leaping into danger, specifically a working house fire, is something best left to the professionals– those with ventilation masks and fire-retardant suits. Jeffrey Berkebile, with Upper Yoder Township police, didn’t have any of that when he kicked in the back door of a Swank Street home early Monday to rescue resident Joe Varmecky from a…

Oct. 31– HAMMOND– Hammond is the most recent regional school district to settle its teacher contract, giving “effective teachers” a 3.5 percent salary increase. Hammond teachers union President Patrick O’Rourke, who was re-elected in April, said the contract also reflects a 39.4 percent increase in insurance rates, prompting higher insurance premiums.

Modification to a Previous Presolicitation Notice- Z– Operation, Maintenance, Repair and Minor Construction for Medical Research and Material Command Laboratory Facilities. Office Address: Department of the Army; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; USACE District, Mobile; P. O. Box 2288, 109 Saint Joseph Street, Mobile, AL 36628-0001. Subject: Z– Operation, Maintenance,…