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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

County to post new ‘pedestrian only’ signs at Blackford Bridge


by MATT HUGHES
J-E News Editor
Webster County Fiscal Court held their final meeting of the fiscal year on Monday.
Among items the court discussed was the purchase of two large signs that will be posted on either end of the Blackford bridge.

School board approves changes to board boundary lines


“Providence will get the bad end of that deal,” board member Venita Murphy


by MATT HUGHES
J-E News Editor
On Monday, Webster County School Board members addressed a proposed measure from Webster County Clerk Valerie Newell that would change board member boundary lines to match with recent changes to the county’s magisterial districts. 

Staff Stuff/ Bad Drivers

People would absolutely hate me if I had become a police officer. The reason? Because I would constantly be on the look out for people violating minor traffic laws. I can’t think of anything that annoys me worse than people who are just plain inconsiderate drivers. I’ve felt this way since before I could drive.
Okay, let me run down my list of minor traffic annoyances. Some of these are illegal, while others are just inconsiderate. In each case their lack of consideration for other vehicles and/or traffic regulations makes them a danger to everyone on the road.

Webster Schools: Changing of the guard


by MATT HUGHES
J-E News Editor
Monday’s school board meeting marked the unofficial end of Pete Galloway’s term as Superintendant of Webster County Schools. Galloway’s contract with the district will end on Monday, June 30, 2014, with Webster County native Dr. Rachel Yarbrough taking over on July 1.

Providence 4th of July events announced


by MATT HUGHES
J-E News Editor
Plans for 2014 Providence ‘4th of July Celebration’ have been announced by the Providence Tourism Commission.
This year’s celebration will get under way at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, July 4, and will feature live music from 4:00 until 10:00 p.m.