Phoenixville Woman Attacks Husband For Refusing To Buy Beer: Cops

The man told police that his wife attacked him on the way home from Spring City, when he declined to stop to make additional purchases of “Natty Daddy” beer.

When police arrived, the man was sitting on a nearby abandoned sofa bleeding badly from his face, authorities said.

His wife, Nefataria Garland, 40, of Phoenixville, was drinking a 25 ounce can of Natty Daddy inside her Toyota Camry, police said.

https://patch.com/pennsylvania/phoenixville/phoenixville-woman-attacks-husband-refusing-buy-beer-cops

Counterfeit money reported at two stores

Two Moultrie businesses reported on the same day having customers try to pass counterfeit currency.

Both of the incidents occurred on Wednesday, according to the Moultrie Police Department.

http://www.moultrieobserver.com/news/local_news/counterfeit-money-reported-at-two-stores/article_49e37bde-fa49-11e7-b73e-d71794d41f20.html

Ware Schools Hosting Teacher Recruitment Fair On January 20

Any education major graduating in December 2017 or May 2018 or a current educator who is looking to relocate to this area is invited to come meet system principals and district office administrators during the event.
The board of education is looking for teachers and paraprofessionals who are available for employment at the start of the 2018-2019 school year.

Each Ware County school will have a table at the fair, and potential new hires will have an opportunity to speak with administrators regarding job opportunities. Applicants are asked to bring an updated resume.
Interested applicants may apply for a position by visiting: https://www.easyhrweb.com/JC_W…/JobListings/joblistings.aspxand clicking on Administrator, Teacher or Paraprofessional to begin the application process.
For more information about the event, contact Paige Coker for logistics questions or Janice Cribbs or Evelyn Sterling for application questions at the Ware County Board of Education at 283-8656.

http://wjhnews.com/ware-schools-hosting-teacher-recruitment-fair-on-january-20/

BCSO recovers more stolen equipment

A Burke County man was arrested last week after he was found farming with a stolen tractor.  On Jan. 2, Steven Michael Dixon, 39, of Black Road in Sardis, was arrested and charged with felony theft of receiving stolen property and felony probation violation.

http://www.thetruecitizen.com/news/2018-01-10/Front_Page/BCSO_recovers_more_stolen_equipment.html

Demolition Underway on Whitefish’s Wright Building

Despite eleventh-hour negotiations, efforts to save the historic Frank Lloyd Wright building in downtown Whitefish reached an impasse Wednesday as demolition got underway shortly after 5 p.m., with crews readying excavators to raze the structure on Central Avenue.

http://flatheadbeacon.com/2018/01/10/demolition-underway-whitefishs-wright-building/

Early and happy taxpayers

Lisa Jones Shop Is Latest to Announce It Is Leaving Town

13 years on Witherspoon Street, the Lisa Jones shop is closing. The clothing and home store will shut its doors in mid-February, it was revealed Monday, making it the latest in a line of small businesses to recently announce their departure from Princeton.

Lisa Jones follows Hulit’s Shoes and Savory Spice Shop in its exit from the downtown. The Peacock Inn on Bayard Lane closed its restaurant January 1, but remains a hotel. CoolVines, a neighbor of Savory Spice Shop on Spring Street, has announced it will close early this year, but is opening new stores in Jersey City and Newark. CoolVines already has one store in Jersey City.

http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2018/01/10/lisa-jones-shop-is-latest-to-announce-it-is-leaving-town/

More than $129,000 in Christmas Cash was spent with Hillsboro Business Association member stores and businesses in 2017.

The two community banks involved in the 2017 interest-free loan promotion — Dakota Heritage Bank and The Goose River Bank — processed 127 loan applications totaling $117,550.

Hillsboro Economic Development’s contribution amounted to $11,755, or 10 percent of the loan amounts approved by the two Hillsboro banks.

Together, the Christmas Cash loans plus HEDC’s offer of free money generated $129,305.

http://www.hillsborobanner.com/news/article_18d65fa6-f211-11e7-a55b-4b348c319b8e.html

CAPPED awarded $5K Gannett Foundation grant

ALAMOGORDO — CAPPED, a local non-profit organization that supports cancer survivors and provides prevention programs, was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the Gannett Foundation.

CAPPED provides one-on-one support for cancer patients and their family members as they go through the process of diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. In 2017, CAPPED opened a small center for integrated wellness and through the center offers several different therapeutic services that promote health.

http://www.alamogordonews.com/story/news/local/2018/01/04/capped-awarded-5-k-gannett-foundation-grant/1005795001/

Most area schools see decrease in state aid

New state standards require schools to employ speech pathology experts, making Special Education more costly.
“It’s people with good intentions passing these requirements, but not passing any kind of funding to go along with it,” Holland said. “We need to serve those kids and serve them well, but it’s a real challenge.”

http://www.ardmoreite.com/news/20180107/most-area-schools-see-decrease-in-state-aid