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Civic Corner: Board of Aldermen Recap

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman-at-Large Mayor Fisher invited Marsha Barham, the director of the Clinton Visitor Center, to provide an update to the Board of Aldermen. Director Barham reported that, in 2023, the Visitor Center had 7,779 visitors from around the United States and other countries. She described it as a beautiful place with a…

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Civic Corner: Board of Aldermen Recap

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman-at-Large The Board of Aldermen met for the first meeting of February, and Mayor Fisher recognized Officer Stephen Bell, who was shown appreciation for his service in a letter from a citizen. Citizens often write to commend employees of the City for their work that goes above and beyond, and we…

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Civic Corner: Board of Aldermen Recap for January 17, 2024

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman-at-Large The regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Aldermen was cancelled due to the weather. However, the Board met on the following evening, January 17. Because of the change in date, I was not able to attend. Other members were in attendance or participating by conference call and took action…

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Civic Corner: January 5, 2024

Ricki Garrett, Alderwoman at Large   The first meeting of the Board of Aldermen for 2024 included four of us in person, two participating by telephone and one Alderman absent due to illness.  We welcomed former Congressman and now lobbyist, Gregg Harper, and Brett Bailey, who shared with us that our proposed funding on the…

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Board to take holiday vacation until January

By Randy Bell As is the tradition, the Clinton Board of Aldermen won’t hold a second meeting in December. It voted December 5 to cancel the meeting that would normally be held on the third Tuesday of the month, December 19.   “That’s the way we’ve always done it,” says Mayor Phil Fisher, “one Board…

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Civic Corner: Board of Aldermen Recap Dec 5

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman-at-Large The Board of Aldermen welcomed Parks and Recreation Director Courtney Nunn to the December 5 meeting to give an update. She said that they had been working tirelessly to clean up the parks in the city. They have also celebrated several events at Halloween, including the Haunting of Olde Towne…

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Civic Corner: Nov 24, 2023 Update

The Board welcomed Deputy City Clerk, Jeremy Jones, to the meeting in the absence of City Clerk Jimmy Baldridge, who is recovering from surgery.  Also, in her first presentation to the Board of Aldermen, Anna Nutt, the Director of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, gave an overview of upcoming events.  She said the Clinton Christmas…

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New ward maps could face NAACP challenge

By Randy Bell Local NAACP leaders say they’re still studying the two latest plans for redistricting Clinton but believe the ward map they submitted remains the best choice. And they’ll “probably be challenging” any attempt to adopt a different map, according to NAACP board member Monica McInnis. “From what I’ve seen so far, the [NAACP]…

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Civic Corner: Nov 7 Meeting Recap

     The Board of Aldermen met this week to address a variety of issues for the City. Following the approval of the Consent Agenda, the Board heard from Public Works Director, Philip Lilly. Director Lilly reported that Clinton’s Clean Up Day had been very successful with 10.1 tons of chemicals brought in and many compliments offered…

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Civic Corner: Board of Aldermen Recap 10/17/23

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman-at-Large The Board of Aldermen meeting began with the approval of the consent agenda and a report from our Fire Chief, Jeff Blackledge. Chief Blackledge reported that there were, on average, 8.8 calls per shift. Over the year so far, there have been 1,364 Emergency Medical Service calls and 113 fire…

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