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Apartment Project Takes Shape at Jagger Mill
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New Cemetery Monument Honors Women Who Served
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City to Pursue Legal Action Against Owner of Curtis Lake Property
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Community Calendar: April 25-May 3, 2026
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Extra School Funding Directed to Capital Improvements
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Restored Funds Ease Increase to Proposed County Budget
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Historic Home to be Featured in Jane’s Walk
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St. Thomas School Honors Military Families
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SRTC Program Highlight: Emergency Medical Technician
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Travel Somewhere Over the Rainbow with the SMS Theatre Troupe
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Campaign Launched to Honor Retiring SHS Teacher
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Tax-Acquired Properties Turned Over to City
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Two More Habitat Families to Celebrate
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