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YOUR IMAGINATION STATION with Miss Connie

     How’s everyone been? I just got back from our Library Fall Conference, and have so many things I wanna share with y’all. But first, let’s start with what we have coming up this month at Lynn Murray Memorial Library.      Sunday, October 16, at…

AND THEN AGAIN…….By Tamara Pettit

……. Whether or not you’re a fan of Country Music you had to admire Loretta Lynn.  While to me she seemed like she sang of another time, she always spoke from her heart and tackled issues that others performer thought were too controversial.    She was…

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

…..Is there such a thing as reverse favoritism?   Does a conflict of interest exist because someone  works/is friends/or is related to an elected official?  Let me be the first to say that I truly believe we are all distantly related in Hancock County  We are…

YOUR IMAGINATION STATION with Miss Connie

   Hello everyone, well the end of summer is finally here and we’ve taken a little bit of a break here at Lynn Murray memorial Library. Our Summer Reading Program finished out strong, with a fun treasure hunt with lots of treasures to be found.…

AND THEN AGAIN…….by Tamara Pettit

…….Saw a letter from Commissioner Eron Chek on Amendment 2 in a local newspaper.  She did a good job of explaining how she will vote yes on the amendment and why.    That puts her at odds with the County Commission Association which has come out…

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

……The weather may be warm, hot actually, but all signs point to the arrival of Fall.   Kids are back to school; football and soccer have begun; and the clock is ticking down to General Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. …. Voters have a hard  choice…

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

…….What now?  With the resignation from her position as Principal of Oak Glen Middle School and the financial settlement of Mick vs Hancock County Board of Education, one would think the Board had closed the door on dealing with the Administrative Judge’s Ruling.  Not so.   …

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

….I see them everywhere.  Parents with kids buying all the supplies to go to school.  Parents helping a kindergarten student pick out that first backpack.    Parents tearfully looking at bedspreads and laundry hampers for the college dorm.  Yep, it’s that time of the year.    Kids…

AND THEN AGAIN…..by Tamara Pettit

……Both the Hancock County Board of Education and New Cumberland City Council have work sessions coming up on important issues.   Tuesday, August 9 at 6:30 p.m. the Board will have a work session.  Among the issues to be discussed are the following issues:  student admission…