Marion County Fair starts Saturday
The annual Marion County Fair gets underway this Saturday and will have a full week of activities for young and old alike. The parade begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, with the car show to be held at Flower City Park at noon that day. The Miss Marion County Fair queen contests will…
Read MoreNursing home district seeks tax boost to help Maple Lawn meet costs
by Mark Cheffey With current revenue not covering rising costs, community rest homes are finding it harder not only to compete, but to stay afloat. And, with that situation hitting Maple Lawn Nursing Home hard, the Marion County Nursing Home District is seeking voter approval of a property tax increase during the Aug. 2 primary.…
Read MoreCouncil awards street resurfacing projects
by Mark Cheffey During its regular meeting last Thursday, the Palmyra City Council awarded the bid for asphalt street overlay projects and approved the park board’s bid for converting the Flower City Park tennis courts into pickleball courts. The council approved awarding the bid for completing planned asphalt overlay projects to Emery Sapp & Sons…
Read MoreFlower City Park tennis courts to be converted for pickleball
by Mark Cheffey By popular demand, the fast growing sport of pickleball is coming to Palmyra. Doug Meyers, Palmyra parks and recreation director, said work is already underway to convert the Flower City Park tennis courts to pickle ball courts with the hope of making them available to the public by this fall. “Pickle ball…
Read MoreJackson, White running for associate judge
Republican voters in the Aug. 2 Primary Election will have two candidates to choose from for Associate Circuit Judge, including the incumbent, John J. Jackson, and a challenger, Tyler J. White. The winner will be the presumed next judge following the November election, since there are no Democratic candidates. The candidates were given surveys to…
Read MoreHiggason, Damron vying for Marion County District 1 circuit clerk
Republican voters in the Aug. 2 Primary Election will have two candidates to choose from for Marion County Circuit Clerk District I, Allison Higgason and Cheryl Damron. The winner will be the presumed new circuit clerk following the November election, since there are no Democratic candidates. The candidates were given surveys to be filled for…
Read MoreNew Maple Lawn Nursing home administrator says its his dream job
by Mark Cheffey Maple Lawn Nursing Home’s new administrator grew up on an island more than 10,000 miles away, but now considers Palmyra his home and his new position his “dream job.” “I love it,” said Jesse Soodrum, a native of Mauritius, an island 500 miles east of Madagascar, of Palmyra and the administrator position…
Read MoreCounty commission approves Doyle tax abatement, refinancing
by Patty Cheffey Doyle Manufacturing will get a tax abatement and a refinancing of their current loan, following action by the Marion County Commission. The issue was approved during Monday’s Marion County Commission meeting, at which the commissioners also approved a planning and zoning issue (see related article), signed documents closing out the tornado siren…
Read MoreLomax, Bogue, Feigenspan run for county presiding commissioner
Marion County Republican voters will choose a presiding commissioner from among three candidates during the Aug. 2 Primary Election including the incumbent, David Lomax, and challengers, Eddie Bogue and Gerre Feigenspan. The candidates answered a survey sent out by the Spectator with their answers as follows: David Lomax I’ve lived in the area for 48…
Read MoreCounty OKs rezoning for paint ball facility
by Mark Cheffey After getting rejected the first time, Matt Courtney got a second chance and the Marion County Commission, Monday, approved his zoning request that will allow him to operate a commercial paint ball facility in the north end of the county. After his request for rezoning of 30 acres from A-1 agricultural to…
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