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I stumbled onto a hopeful sign about Newton County’s future the other night, and it’s something that’s been working to help this county for quite some time already.
The volunteers with the nonprofit Newton Trails have been working for decades to create a series of trails countywide using natural or often abandoned, manmade resources already in place to create free recreation options at little to no cost to taxpayers though local governments have used some sales tax and other public funds for some paving and other work.
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Sunset Hills has a new alderman after Mayor Pat Fribis appointed Bank Star owner Joe Stewart to fill the seat vacated by Ward 1 Alderman Dee Baebler when she moved out of the city in September.
Stewart was confirmed unanimously 6-0 by the Board of Aldermen at a special videoconferenced meeting Oct. 13. Board President Thompson Price was absent.
“After much deliberation,” Fribis said she chose Stewart because he “has been an active voice in the city.”
Bank Star Chairman and CEO Stewart has served on the city’s Finance Committee for five years, and he and his family have lived in Sunset Hills for the past 17 years. A lifelong South County resident, both of his children attended Lindbergh Schools.
morning. the damage is confined to 3 or 4 city blocks. but where the storm hit, the destruction is massive. up to 20 homes are damaged or destroyed. several businesses also took major damage and vehicles are tipped over. we talked with one couple who got to their basement just in time. we saw a wall of wind, i mean, if that makes sense to you, a wall of wind and water coming through. you can see debris blowing. at that point i was like oh, you know, this is a tornado. so i ran to the basement. firefighters searched through homes to make sure everyone got out okay. and, basically, everyone did. authorities say there are only four minor injuries from the storm here. the bellville fire chief described the scene. the damage is substantial. everything from complete demolition, total collapse, all the way to partial collapse. it s incredible. it s almost beyond description. i mean, the homes for about, oh four city blocks back off of limbburg along west watson are