DOT contract flip-flop leaves landscaping business hurting

When Jim MacNary got the word in March that his company, Northline Landscaping, had won a big Capital Region highway mowing contract with the state Department of Transportation, he started planning his year accordingly. The three-year agreement called for Northline's crews to mow, pick up litter and trim weeds three times each year (three "cycles" per year) along four highways that make up a ...

School district begins spending federal grant money

The Westby Area School Board of Education held a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 30 to discuss how the school district should spend $194,717 they were awarded as part of a Jobs Fund Federal Grant the school district was awarded earlier this year.

Dry conditions draw warnings

Scott Miller is hoping for a hurricane.

Work on 60 Freeway resumes after labor strike ends

HACIENDA HEIGHTS - Work on carpool lanes along the 60 Freeway has resumed after a labor dispute was resolved, officials said.

School Board to request grants

If the St. Tammany School Board approves three resolutions that were passed at Thursday’s Committee as a Whole for Business Affairs and Administrative meeting, it will allow Superintendent Trey Folse or in some cases, School Board President John Lamarque to apply for community development block grants.