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    Clarification—Monday’s Zoning Appeals Board meeting considers downtown banner

    When the Brownsville Board of Zoning Appeals meets Monday, the panel will consider allowing ...

    Marriott to build at Exit 47

    Stanton Mayor Allan Sterbinsky confirmed yesterday that a Marriott Hotel is coming to I-40’s ...

    County government—budget management overhaul likely

    Haywood County Mayor David Livingston and county commissioners have once again found themselves without ...

    Brownsville Press Podcast – January 21, 2022

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    East Side School closed today

    Yesterday, Superintendent of Schools Joey Hassell ordered that East Side Elementary School students stay ...

    City approves spending for fire department gear, new vehicles

    Brownsville Mayor Bill Rawls and Aldermen agreed to spend about $140,000 Tuesday. On its ...

    Brownsville Press Podcast, January 20, 2022

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    Coronavirus records shattered—weekly data released for week Jan 9 to 15, 2022

    Yesterday we reported that schools hit a pandemic record, reporting 50 kids and 78 ...

    Tied vote strikes down mayor’s vaccine incentive plan

    Should employees be incentivized to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Some City aldermen say no. ...

    Appointments made to Brownsville Zoning Appeals

    Three appointments were made by Brownsville’s City Board to the Board of Zoning Appeals ...

    Brownsville Utility will spend $24 million on water and electric upgrades

    We don’t know much about it yet, but Brownsville Utility is cued up to ...

    Sheriff wins funding for jail security

    Security systems in the 11-year-old county jail are being replaced. The Haywood County Commission ...

    Brownsville Press Podcast, January 19, 2022

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    Mayor Bill Rawls likely to run for a third term

    Brownsville Mayor Bill Rawls wasted no time signaling his interest in serving a third ...

    Coronavirus sets record in Haywood Schools

    “Due to the Omicron Variant, we are seeing our largest amount of absences to ...

    Freedonia Megasite meeting postponed

    This afternoon’s (Wednesday January 19, 2022) Megasite Authority meeting for the Freedonia Community has ...

    Is the general sessions judge’s pay really set? Another vote last night

    Now they’ve voted four times. Has the salary for the General Sessions Judge really ...

    Brownsville Press Podcast, January 18, 2022

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