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Ginny Destival, of Jefferson, marches Tuesday around the courthouse square in support of Black Lives Matter. After nine weeks, march organizer Dale Hanaman wants to begin taking more action to advocate on behalf of the poor and vulnerable in Greene County. “It’s not only Tuesdays that lives matter,” he said. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

Jefferson’s BLM protests stir anger, but why?

Thu, 08/06/2020 - 09:12 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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A modern makeover is planned for the White Apartments, located just south of the Square. The planned Wilson Street Suites apartment complex would have three one-bedroom apartments, eight two-bedroom apartments and one three-bedroom apartment, with rents ranging from $650 to $900.

Apartment plan gets state boost

Thu, 08/06/2020 - 09:10 admin1

By JAKE WEBSTER and DOUGLAS BURNS

d.burns@carrollspaper.com

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Traitor: A Confederate artilleryman poses with a large knife. After 155 years, we’re still actively debating the cause of the Civil War, but history itself sets the record pretty straight.

HERITAGE OF HATE

Fri, 07/31/2020 - 11:26 admin1

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Junior Gutierres, a native of Honduras living in Jefferson, has dreams of playing professional soccer. But unlike his classmates in the Greene County High School Class of 2020, his life is on hold pending his application for asylum. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

JUNIOR’S JOURNEY

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 08:55 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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Absentee ballot form in next Bee

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 08:53 admin1

By RICK MORAIN

For The Jefferson Herald

The Bee on July 28 will include as a one-page insert an absentee ballot request form which Greene County voters are invited to use.

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“You just have to be really cautious and not let your guard down,” says Becky Wolf, director of Greene County Public Health. As COVID-19 surges nationally, Wolf recommends caution on travel plans. “If you’re seeing hotspots, I wouldn’t go,” she says. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

‘This is just the way it is’

Thu, 07/23/2020 - 08:43 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

See if this rings a bell:

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Reegan Hanigan has been named the new executive director of Jefferson Matters: Main Street and the Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce, which are in the process of merging. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Hanigan to lead merged groups

Thu, 07/23/2020 - 08:41 admin1

The merged organizations of Jefferson Matters: Main Street and Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce recently announced the hiring of a new executive director, Reegan Hanigan.

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Events at Craig Flack’s River Farm Recreation, west of Jefferson, have ended in recent years with a number of arrests. FILE PHOTO

Assaults, drugs mar River Farm event

Mon, 07/20/2020 - 15:36 admin1

By ANDREW McGINN

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“I grew up a Yankee, but believe me, there are two sides to every story,” says Jefferson resident Bill Burkett, a defender of the Confederate cause and its symbols, which are under renewed scrutiny as part of the national dialogue on race relations. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD PHOTOS

NO APOLOGIES

Thu, 07/16/2020 - 09:00 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

So it turns out that 2020 has been the most exciting year of the Civil War since 1865.

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The fate of a popular business, Angie’s Tea Garden, and a local landmark, the Centennial Block building, was uncertain after the city condemned the building in 2019. A group of women investors plans to rescue Angie’s Tea Garden and save the building in the process. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

Tea Garden project accepting donations of any amount

Thu, 07/16/2020 - 08:56 admin1

Special to The Jefferson Herald

Do you want to enjoy the fellowship of dining at Angie’s Tea Garden for lunch or dessert again soon?

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Jefferson’s BLM protests stir anger, but why?

Apartment plan gets state boost

HERITAGE OF HATE

JUNIOR’S JOURNEY

Absentee ballot form in next Bee

‘This is just the way it is’

Hanigan to lead merged groups

Assaults, drugs mar River Farm event

NO APOLOGIES

Tea Garden project accepting donations of any amount

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