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After the public hearing on the EMS Fee revision, the Board of Supervisors tabled the matter to gather more information.

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Cara Rose says adding a new statewide tax on tourists could hurt the tourism economy of the entire state and hit us particularly hard in Pocahontas County, since such a large part of our local economy depends on tourism dollars pouring into the county.

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The proposed changes to the county Towing Ordinance would also permit Fire or EMS personnel, in addition to law enforcement officers, who are at the scene of a traffic accident where a vehicle needs an emergency tow to contact 911 Dispatch and request a tow truck be dispatched from the next tow company on the rotation. However, if the vehicle owner makes a request for a specific towing company, a law enforcement officer would still have to make the dispatch request.

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The duo performs traditional mountain music.

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Electrical malfunction takes one town well off line.

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Congregation was organized in 1822 and the sanctuary dates to around 1856.

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Pocahontas County Schools would receive about a $180,000 cut in state aid per year if Senate Bill 711 passes the State Legislature

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Solar Energy Systems ordinance is approved and public hearing is set for an application for a storage building construction business.

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Planning Commission approves application with restrictions, but Board of Supervisors tables it.

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“In the minutes of the old books up here in the Durbin Town Hall, there was a fire on the East end – now that’s the end where you come in from Bartow and Frank – across from the railroad station, the Depot there” said Bauserman. “I had heard that there was a fire, and I finally came across it in the minutes. It actually happened in early July of 1913” said Jason Bauserman

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