“Commissioners OK new Eastside fire station.”
This just gets
tougher and tougher for me every week. Someone needs to start a
go-fund-me page for my husband’s mental health. He has to listen
to me yell at my papers’, the news, the TV, the internet…
A new fire station is approved for the eastern part of Newton, per our county commissioners.
Yippy-ki-ya!
No mention of
getting our old one back up to snuff, but they do talk about new
sites that we might have to purchase with our tax dollars. County
Road 213, Big Woods Road, Starrsville Road,and Poplar Hill Road are
all listed as potential sites.
Why in the Sam-hell (no disrespect to
my dear friend) do they not consider the land behind East Newton
Elementary?!? Or maybe they have; that would be Elks Club and
Starrsville Roads. It’s county owned. Or, if they’re gonna
sh!t-can the elementary school and build another, use the existing
facilities! I can come up with other sites, but -why- do we have to
buy property when we’ve already got an over-abundance of it? And
why does Kerr recommend the county bonding the project and consider
the establishment of a Newton County Public Facilities Authority to
issue bonds? I gotta wonder whose fingers are in that pie. Another
“Authority”?!? Money down the drain, once again.
Enough with the negative. It’s time
for my “Kudos” for the week.
I have to say I’m –proud- of our
CPD for their alcohol compliance checks. I remember working at a
convenience store. The rules were they’d pay my first bail ($300)
if I messed up; subsequent infractions would be all on me. I never
got one.
Note: While I
don’t agree with the age requirements for alcohol and tobacco, I do
believe if you can vote for your Commander in Chief and potentially
die for your County, you should be able to pick your own poisons. I
thank my two active Marines for their service.
It’s with regret that I missed the
“Active Shooter Training” at UMC. I -REALLY- did want to go to
that one. I’m just not a “morning” person. I’ll growl at
you before 10 a.m. With that said, please be aware that I didn’t
attend when, and if, you approach our front door before 10 a.m.
Congrats to all the new Valentine’s
Newly Weds! I wish you all well! For the newlyweds, and us old
married couples alike, Mexico Beach is offering a complimentary vow
renewal service on April 18, 3 p.m. CT with reception following.
Hope to see you all there!
- Bess
PS: My husband is -AWESOME-! He
cooked me the best Valentine’s supper ever!!! Hope everyone’s
was just as wonderful!
A jack of all trades, Ms. Tuggle has been a Covington resident since the late 70’s. She's been a K-Mart cashier, cabinet builder, vet tech, office manager for a beef cattle ranch and water well company (where she was able to hold benefits for D.A.R.E. and Scouts), a court reporter, business manager, assistant at a private investigation firm, legal assistant, convenience store clerk, landscaper and elementary school substitute teacher. Her greatest pleasure is being a wife, mother and grandmother. Her stories are all real, and all names will be withheld to protect the innocent, and also maybe the guilty, depending on the crime & the Statute of Limitations.
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