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Sales Tax Referendum Fails, Hyatt Re-Elected Assessor

• By Scott Stewart, Publisher
• Updated Aug 7, 2020
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Tommy Hyatt came out on top in a highly contested race for Giles County Assessor of Property in yesterday’s county general election.

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Elkton Board Explores Grants for Park Improvements

• By Mark Mize, Staff Writer
• Updated Jul 31, 2020
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The Elkton Board of Mayor and Aldermen discussed the potential of applying for various grants toward future park improvements at its July 9 meeting.

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Body of Missing Woman Found After Two-Day Search

• By Mark Mize, Staff Writer
• Updated Jul 17, 2020
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The body of a 20-year-old Giles County woman was found July 15 after a two-day search involving a number of local emergency personnel.

Elkton

City Employees Receive 5 Percent Raise Under Elkton Budget

• By Mark Mize, Staff Writer
• Jul 13, 2020
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The Elkton Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the fiscal year 2020-21 budget at a called meeting June 25.

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Elkton Applies for State Grant

• By Mark Mize, Staff Writer
• Updated Jun 25, 2020
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The Elkton Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a resolution to seek a $41,674 grant from the state of Tennessee that would go toward road improvements and the purchase of a police car at its June 11 meeting.

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Elkton Board Considers COVID-19 Budget Impact

• By Mark Mize, Staff Writer
• Updated May 29, 2020
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The Elkton Board of Mayor and Aldermen met May 14 as the city continues to navigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Body of Missing Paddler Found After Heavy Rains

• By Mark Mize, Staff Writer
• Updated Apr 1, 2020
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The search for a missing Elk River paddler came to a close Friday, March 27, when the body of 51-year-old Elkton resident Robert C. Newsome was discovered in a cotton field approximately one mile south of the Alabama state line, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency.

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Rescue Crews Team Up in Search for Missing Paddler

• Updated Mar 17, 2020
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Multiple agencies from both Tennessee and Alabama are teaming up in the search for a missing paddler on the Elk River in Giles County after the 51-year-old man went missing Sunday, March 15.