Friday, January 30, 2009
To go four-day or not to go four-day?
Realtors and other professionals worried that plans to close the Wayne County Register of Deeds and tax offices on Fridays would further damage a real estate market already hammered by a struggling economy have a reprieve -- for now....Published: Jan 30, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Realtors, others: Eliminating Fridays will affect closings
Closing the Wayne County Register of Deeds Office and Tax Office on Fridays would hurt the local real estate business at a time when the industry is already struggling, business leaders say. A group of business leaders met with the...Published: Jan 30, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Sheriff takes look at security at inauguration
Wayne County Sheriff Carey Winders took along a cadre of officers to Washington to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama, but they were doing more than sight-seeing, the sheriff said. They were researching the kind of security required to...Published: Jan 30, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Why go four days in the first place?
Originally driven by soaring fuel and utility costs, the four-day workweek implemented for most county offices in August, is estimated to have saved the county more than 12 percent on those bills. Most county offices are open from 7...Published: Jan 30, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Cherry on state list for cutbacks
Faced with a looming shortfall that's expected to hit $3 billion by the end of the fiscal year, state department heads were ordered earlier this month to present budget cut proposals of up to 7 percent to Gov. Beverly...Published: Jan 30, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Public record
Juvenile charged Another juvenile was charged in connection with two break-ins at Family Dollar on South George Street, police said. The unnamed juvenile is the second arrest made in the case, and was charged with felony-level breaking and entering,...Published: Jan 30, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story