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A leadership group ready to change social services. That is what UCHRA/UCDD Executive Director Mark Farley said was his main takeaway from last week’s kickoff meeting revisiting social services. The meeting was the first over a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Opportunity Act Planning Grant the agency received. “There is a frustration that we all feel right now,” Farley said. ... Read More »

The Jackson County Animal Committee did not receive the support it wanted from local officials at its first meeting. Coordinator Karen Fitzmaurice said after the meeting had already been scheduled weeks in advance, Gainesboro Mayor Lloyd Williams did not attend. “We were a little displeased that the Gainesboro City Mayor Lloyd Williams had cancelled an hour before the meeting,” Fitzmaurice ... Read More »