Commissioners expressed intent for tax abatement for Hubbard Wind LLC and passed a resolution for property tax relief at their meeting Tuesday, June 6.
America was founded as a nation of ideals, where people of different backgrounds, cultures, religions, and viewpoints can share mutual freedom and equality. Every year on July 4th, we come together to celebrate this special character of the USA, and show the rest of the world why we are proud to be American. You can also play a part in keeping these ideals alive by hosting an international high school exchange student for the upcoming academic year and help them learn more of our American culture!? ?ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with your community high school, is looking for local families to host boys and girls ages 15–18 for the next academic year. Students from all over the world – places like Germany, Spain, Italy, Taiwan, and Ukraine, to name a few have already received scholarships to study in the USA; all they need now is you!
After a two and a halfhour executive session at the end of their regular June meeting, Kosse City Council voted unanimously to promote Officer Brett New to Sergeant of the Police Department and increase his salary to $38,500. Though Mayor Brooks Valls had no further comment to provide after the lengthy executive session regarding the Kosse Police Department, Sergeant New shared a few details about the opportunities that come with this promotion.
The following indictments were handed down by the Limestone County Grand Jury on May. 20. Those listed are not guilty unless and until a court finds otherwise. An indictment simply means there is enough evidence to warrant a trial.
Like many cities across the United States recently, Mexia held a protest Wednesday against racism and police brutality. An estimated 150- 180 people met at the Mexia Civic Center at 6 p.m., with leaders speaking on the steps of the Center and the main group gathering on the opposite side of McKinney.