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Elementary Students to Return to School

**Learned that Petrovich had began meeting with newly-elected County officials;**Accepted the resignation of Phil Rujak, teacher at Weir High School;**Approved Michael Gurskey as a county-wide substitute teacher;**Accepted coaching resignations for Kip Shenton, Head Girls’ Tennis, Oak Glen High; Michael Moran, Head Cross Country, Oak Glen…

November Property transfers

Sher E. Punjab to Kim Phillip, $20,000.00Philip Yoklic, Diandra Yoklic to Philip Yoklic, Diandra Yoklic, Stephen Wakefield Yoklic TOD, Jeffrey Nicholas Yoklic, TODScott A. Recht, Jodie Recht Krasnick, Steven M. Recht, Elisa Recht Marlin to Jeffey Ryan Yoder, Christina Lynn Yoder – $86,000.00Kenneth Uselton, Jr.,…

And Then Again by Tamara Pettit

…..The Christmas tree is packed away and I have said farewell and good riddance to 2020. I welcomed the New Year in a subdued and tentative manner afraid that if I so much as acknowledged it had arrived, 2021 will be worse then it’s predecessor.…..Last…

NC Water Sewage Improvements Progress

Progress continued with improvements to the New Cumberland water/sewage system at Monday’s City Council meeting. Following public hearings on ordinances enabling improvements and additions to the water/sewage system and subsequent sewage rate increase the ordinances were passed by Council.In other business, Council:**Announced filing for Mayor…

Dragisich Appoints Assistants

Hancock County Prosecutor Steven Dragisich assumed his duties January 1, 2021 and announced his team of Assistant Prosecutors ready to go to work. The Prosecutor’s Office is preparing for a Grand Jury slated for January 12 and 13 with Magistrate Court dates already in process.The…

County Receives $2.73 Grant

In other business, the Commission:**Approved the appointment of Assistant Prosecutors David Cross, Mike Lucas, Mike Adams, April Manypenny Raines and Vince Gurrera;**Approved the appointment of Barnabei as an emeritus member of the Brooke Hancock Jefferson Planning Commission (BHJ) to serve a two-year term expiring Jan.…

Volunteers Place Wreaths

About sixty volunteers braved the winter cold on Saturday, December 19, 2020, to lay wreaths on the graves of veterans at the New Cumberland Cemetery. The ceremony, sponsored by the New Cumberland Garden Club, is part of the national Wreaths Across America Day that is…

Raveaux Reflects on Career

The year 2021 will see a change in the top administrator at CHANGE, Inc. Judy Raveaux, CEO, has announced her retirement effect July 1, 2021 and the search is on for her replacement. The imprint she has left in her 37 plus years-tenure as the…

Swan named Assistant Superintendent of Burke County Public Schools

Dr. Mike Swan has been named assistant superintendent of Burke County Public Schools. The announcement came Monday at the Burke County Board of Education meeting.Burke County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Larry Putnam said, “Join me in congratulating Dr. Swan as our new assistant superintendent. Dr.…