Cities Must Help Protect Our Planet

Carmel is taking many actions to promote sustainability. Earth Day is coming up on April 22, but caring for our natural environment and the health of our planet shouldn’t just be top of mind on one day a year. All year long, we must all do our part to protect the Earth. Caring about the…

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Shirley Ligman

February 17, 1952, Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Shirley Ligman, 71, of Lapel, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at her residence following an extended illness. She was born on February 17, 1952, in Big Stone Gap, Virginia to Herbert and Ruth (Wells) Hobbs. She graduated from Lapel High School in 1970. She retired in…

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Budget Amendments Refine Economic Development But Leave Mental And Public Health Funding Uncertain

By: Whitney Downard The $43.3 billion state budget overcame another hours-long hurdle Monday evening, with Republicans adding a handful of amendments but resisting the majority of efforts to change the underlying bill. Following Monday’s changes, the budget will need to pass the Senate again on Tuesday before heading to an inevitable conference committee to negotiate…

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Daily Almanac: March 21, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:RISE: 7:44 a.m.SET: 7:58 p.m. High/Low Temperatures:HIGH: 59 °FLOW: 32 °F Today is…:• Memory Day• National Ag Day• National Crunchy Taco Day What Happened On This Day:• 2006 Jack Dorsey sends the world’s first Twitter message, or tweet. The microblogging service revolutionized the communication and social networking landscape. In 2012, about 340 million tweets were…

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Looking At What Makes Carmel Great

A lot of time and money is spent on vehicles. The average American spends 6 percent of their waking hours in a vehicle and about $800 a month out of their income. This is probably why more Americans are looking for opportunities to spend time outside of their vehicles. We love our cars, but even…

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