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Gainesboro Applying For Grant To Highway 56 Turn Signal

The town of Gainesboro wants to add a turn signal to state route 56 at West Hull Avenue through a T-DOT grant. The Board of Alderman Thursday approved applying for the grant. Town Recorder Brenda Spivey said the current traffic light lacks a signal making afternoon traffic a problem “Yes, it is an issue,” Spivey said. “Especially, in the afternoon ... Read More »

Gainesboro Drive-Thru Window Coming Soon

The Town of Gainesboro will have a drive-thru window at city hall before year-end. The Board of Aldermen voted Thursday to use the remaining $14,000 in CARES Act money to fund the project. Mayor Lloyd Williams said the window will help local residents. “We’ve probably got like 400 people that are still coming in and paying each month,” Williams said. ... Read More »

Gainesboro Approves Fire Training

The Town of Gainesboro approved funding for online training for its fire department Thursday night. Isaac Davis with the Gainesboro Fire Department said the new training source will help the department remain up-to-date with training. “We got dinged pretty hard on training,” Davis said. “They offer a ridiculous amount of what we have to have, or what we’re supposed to ... Read More »

Gainesboro Passes Water and Sewer Increase

The Town of Gainesboro passed the first reading of a two percent increase of the town’s Water and Sewer rate Thursday night. Gainesboro consulting engineer Nathaniel Green said a yearly increase of two percent is recommended by the state’s Wastewater Financing Board. “The 2-percent rate increase is just a cost-of-living increase,” Green said. “That’s what they try to look at. ... Read More »