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Wilkes County Schools superintendent found dead of gunshot wound at home

Hickory Record 24 Feb 2026
When deputies arrived at the home in Hays, they found Daniel Mark Byrd, 52, in a vehicle inside the garage with an apparent gunshot wound, the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office said. Byrd died at the scene ... .
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Adams County jury convicts man of murder in Aurora apartment shooting

Indonesia News 24 Feb 2026
Adams County jury convicts man of murder in Aurora apartment shooting ... .
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Anderson County Judge enacts burn ban

Palestine Herald-Press 24 Feb 2026
Anderson County Judge Carey G. McKinney issued a burn ban Monday afternoon due to drought conditions. This declaration is for seven days ....
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County reviews possible sales tax ballot question

The Journal Durango 24 Feb 2026
Montezuma County officials took steps late last month to begin the process of again asking voters to implement a countywide sales tax. However, action toward finalizing the proposal – a ballot questio... .
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Page stops St. Louis County lease talks, cites 'alarming' lobbyist, council intervention

St Louis Post-Dispatch 24 Feb 2026
Page's broadside comes amid increasingly contentious negotiations between county officials and the owners of the old mall, where St. Louis County is considering moving its main operations ... .
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Mass. Gov. Maura Healey issues travel ban in Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable counties amid historic blizzard ...

The Brunswick News 24 Feb 2026
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey has issued a travel ban in southeast Massachusetts as the region contends with an historic blizzard that has piled over two feet of show in parts of the state and continues to endanger travel on ... .
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Judge allows Prince George's County sheriff to remove condo residents near homeless encampment

The Washington Times 24 Feb 2026
A Prince George's County district court judge has authorized sheriffs to evacuate the Marylander Condominiums if property managers do not fix the heat that they say neighboring homeless people wrecked almost three months ago ... .
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Advocate cheers W. Eugene work in new Lincoln County road plan

Omaha World-Herald 24 Feb 2026
Just over $5 million in new and carryover Lincoln County road projects for 2026 includes $150,000 in repaving of West Eugene Avenue west of North Platte's city limits ... .
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Fugitive wanted in Iowa arrested during Gwinnett County traffic stop

Gwinnett Daily Post 24 Feb 2026
The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a wanted fugitive earlier this month following a coordinated operation with federal authorities ... .
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Two Rensselaer County man face felony drug charges

The Daily Gazette 24 Feb 2026
RAVENA — Two Rensselaer County men face felony drug charges following a Monday night traffic stop in the Village of Ravena, according to Albany County Sheriff Craig D. Apple Sr ... .
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Forsyth superintendent remembers his friend and colleague from Wilkes County Schools

News & Record 24 Feb 2026
"I considered him one of my best friends in the superintendent world," Don Phipps said ... .
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Cocke County, Cosby baseball seasons set to start on Monday

The Newport Plain Talk 24 Feb 2026
NEWPORT — Both the Cocke County and Cosby baseball teams will start their seasons in the chill of early March, hitting the diamond for the first time in the coming days ....
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