Union County Board of Commissioners
Preparation paid off for Union County emergency services agencies when it came to last week’s total solar eclipse.
The eclipse and its impact on the local area were discussed at last week’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning at the Union...
The morning commute on Wednesday, August 16, along old U.S. Route 51 between Cobden and metropolitan Anna was blessedly quiet, uneventful and almost free of any other traffic.
On the journey to start another day of adventures at The Paragraph Factory, I couldn't help but think about what the...
The Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro is scheduled to be closed Monday afternoon, Aug. 21, due to the total solar eclipse.
The Union County Board of Commissioners voted Friday morning to close the courthouse from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday.
The vote came at a special county board meeting which...
A total solar is eclipse is coming. That’s a certainty.
For Union County emergency services personnel, the only certain thing about the eclipse is uncertainty surrounding the impact of the event.
The total eclipse will occur on Monday, Aug. 21. Totality, when the sun is at its darkest, will be at 1...
The Union County Board of Commissioners had nearly wrapped up discussion about items on the agenda for last week’s regular meeting when the focus turned to a check-writing process.
The commissioners met Friday morning, July 14, at the Union County Courthouse.
Early discussion focused on the issuing...
While it is often assumed that vendor expenses will always go up over time, the Union County Board of Commissioners and chief information officer Rollie Hawk say they remain dedicated to keeping costs down for taxpayers.
In a pair of recently signed agreements, Union County has secured...
On Thursday, June 29, representatives of a number of emergency service organizations in Union County came together to devise a plan for the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse and providing their services to all of the visitors expected to appear for the event.
Transport and housing of patients and...
Updates on uncertain financial situations facing the county’s 911 emergency communications system and highway department were shared at last week’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning, June 23, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
Union...
An audit presentation was the focus of lengthy discussion at the most recent regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was held Friday morning, May 26, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
The presentation was given by Kim Meyer of Hudgens & Meyer LLC...
Recent spring downpours and flooding have caused around $500,000 in damage in Union County.
An update on the flooding – and the damage that it caused – was shared at last week’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning at the Union County Courthouse...
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