OXFORD
⢠Around 12 people have qualified to run for a seat on the Oxford Board of Aldermen, but with only one mayoral candidate right now. Two of cityâs incumbent aldermen, Janice Antonow and Rick Addy, have said they do not intend to run for reelection this year.
In Oxfordâs Ward 1 seat, three people have qualified for the race so far. Harry Alexander, a realtor, qualified to run as an independent candidate. Erin Smith, the executive director of Court Appointed Special Advocates, and Billy Crews, a development officer for the school of education at the University of Mississippi, both qualified to run Democrats.
MONROE CITY, Mo. — Last week s meeting of the Monroe City Board of Aldermen ended with a Lakeside Casting announcing plans to buy out the remaining $600,000 of its real
Alton will seek bids for Riverfront Park work
Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com
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ALTON Aldermen on Wednesday night approved soliciting bids by the Department of Planning and Development for Phase 8 improvements to Riverfront Park.
The park improvements were part of the projects list cited in the 2019 State of the City address by Mayor Brant Walker. The improvements were planned to be completed in the summer of 2020, but were pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alton aldermen on Wednesday also approved amending Section 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the City Code pertaining to guestrooms allowed within a bed and breakfast. Originally, the code stated that only four guestrooms will be allowed in a bed and breakfast, whereas the state allows five guestrooms.
NEWLAND â On Tuesday, Jan. 5, during the Town of Newlandâs regularly scheduled meeting, Town Manager Keith Hoilman announced that OâReilly Auto Parts would be opening a store in town.
Hoilman had received the plans for the OâReilly Auto Parts from the developer, which he said is planned to be built at 335 Linville Street, the former location of
The Avery Journal-Times, and will be a 7,200-square-foot building. The old building will be demolished, and a brand new one will be built.
âItâs good for the town to get another business. I had been working with Tommy Burleson, and the developer, also the engineer,â Hoilman said.