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Letter: Thank you from Doty's Auto Repair

Posted by admin on July 14, 2021 - 6:00am

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We would like to thank our customers, suppliers, and road crews for their dedication and support of our business while our main entrance has been shut down. We praise the Lord for the support from all.

The new alley is a blessing and will benefit our business for years to come.

Mike Doty

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Letters
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Council discusses credit card policy, street signs, and more

Additional speed radar signs in discussion
Posted by admin on July 14, 2021 - 6:00am

The council packet for the July 12 meeting included an update from the Streets, Lights, Alleys, and Sidewalks Committee. The committee's report includes a report of discussion surrounding street parking, speed radar signs, crack sealing, and new street name signs.

The proposed new street name sign design is a white sign with black lettering. Additional information can be found in the council packet.

On the administrator's report is a thank-you to SumiRiko volunteers who prepared twenty planting spots for trees along W. Elm Street scheduled for planting this fall. 

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Public Meetings
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Funeral arrangements pending for Chassity Gallant

Posted by admin on July 13, 2021 - 2:58pm

Chassity L. Gallant, 48, passed away unexpectedly on July 8, 2021 at her residence in Bainbridge, Georgia.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Obituaries
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Volunteers needed for National Night Out

Posted by admin on July 13, 2021 - 8:21am

National Night Out is nearing its final planning stages and is in need of volunteers.

Bluffton's most family-oriented event of the summer returns after a one-year cancellation, according to Matt Oglesbee, Bluffton police department lieutenant, heading up the event.

The evening generally attracts upwards of 2,500 persons.

This is the 7th Bluffton NNO celebration and it takes place Tuesday, August 3, at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.

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Events
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Jefferson Street is now open

Posted by admin on July 13, 2021 - 6:00am

A sidewalk has been installed from the railroad tracks extending east to the County Line Road. New sanitary sewer main lines and improved drainage with new storm sewer main lines were also installed along the road.

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NYT Bestselling author joins Bluffton English faculty

Posted by admin on July 13, 2021 - 6:00am

New York Times Bestselling author and World Fantasy Award winner Tobias Buckell is joining the Bluffton University English department this fall. Buckell will serve as an instructor of English.

A 2000 Bluffton graduate, Buckell's 13 novels and more than 80 stories have been translated into 20 different languages. His work has been nominated for several awards including the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy and the Astounding Award for Best New Science Fiction Author.

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Bluffton University
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