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Brakes put on idea to allow golf carts on city streets

Eminence City Council members have put the brakes on an idea to allow golf carts to be driven on certain streets.

Council members began researching the idea after a request by citizen Robert Heightchew to make golf carts street legal, and they considered a highly detailed ordinance that Carrollton had on the books as a reference.

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Encouraging Hope

By Kristen Lowry

KLowry@hclocal.com

With the backdrop of a brilliant sunset, members of the community sat together in bleachers and lawn chairs, singing the familiar words of a country gospel song:

“I saw the light, I saw the light, no more darkness, no more night.”

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County will join in opioids lawsuit; to launch QRT soon

Two very different responses to the ongoing opioid crisis were discussed at Henry County Fiscal Court Aug. 15: one involves persuading people who overdose to take treatment and the other involves joining a lawsuit against commercial distributors of the controlled substance.

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Coming Home to New Castle

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Community checks out the new library plans

By Kristen Lowry

KLowry@hclocal.com

After five years of waiting, Henry County residents finally got a peek at the plans for the new library.

More than 30 members of community attended the Friday night meeting to see the library plans and give feedback.

Architects were on hand to walk the citizens through the design and answer any questions.

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The power of the eclipse pulls people to the library

Library photos by Kristen Lowry of the Henry County Local. Eclipse photo by Jeff Moreland, Landmark News Service.

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Henry County students reported back to school Aug. 9

By Kristen Lowry

KLowry@hclocal.com

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Historic marker to be unveiled after the Homecoming parade

An acknowledgement of the Washington Lodge’s history will add to the activities on Odd Fellows Day, Aug. 19. A crowd will gather at noon on South Main Street to see the unveiling of a historic marker dedicated to the longstanding fraternal organization.

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Summer ended Aug. 8 for Eminence Independent Schools students

By Kristen Lowry

KLowry@hclocal.com

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Students get acquainted with new tech

Sixth graders at Henry County Middle School on their third day of the new year were still at a getting to know each other phase after funneling in from the three different elementary schools, so teacher Courtney Guthrie told them to open their Chromebooks and gave them an assignment to work on.

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