County Commission agrees to pay building inspector $105k salary
COLLIN BREAUXcbreaux@kentsmith.biz The Holmes County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has set a salary of $105,000 for a county building official,…
Read MoreEsto Council gets new member, cancels election
cbreaux@kentsmith.biz Two members will be sworn onto the Esto Town Council at their Jan. 16 meeting, one a new member.…
Read MoreCounty Commissioner Brandon Newsom, Development Commission argue over charter, Busy Bee project
cbreaux@kentsmith.biz Following concerns raised by Holmes County Commissioner Brandon Newsom, the charter for the Holmes County Development Commission–enacted in 1959–will…
Read MoreCounty Commission picks new chairman, vice chairman
cbreaux@kentsmith.biz The Holmes County Board of County Commissioners held a leadership reorganization on Tuesday, Nov. 28, resulting in a new…
Read MoreWelcome to the world of MAGA machismo, where muscles trump brains
Dick Polman Ladies and gentleman, here is your United States Senate, then and now: Sen. Daniel Webster on March 7,…
Read MoreCongress needs to take action or your taxes will be going up
Peter Roff The latest data suggests a drop in energy prices may have tamed the inflation monster. President Joe Biden…
Read MoreFed up? Yes. Nasty? No.
Peter Funt If you listen to pollsters and politicians, or consume heavy doses of social media and cable-TV news, you…
Read MoreJoe Biden continues to wreck our world
Michael ReaganThe world is nothing but murders, massacres, and the threat of war. It’s gotten so bad, you wake up and…
Read MoreMore Republican candidates need to follow Pence’s lead
Staff ReportCarl Golden Former vice president Mike Pence was the first domino to fall, drawing increased focus and pressure on the…
Read MoreHolmes County approves cost increase for indigent burials, cremations
cbreaux@kentsmith.biz Due to an increase in cremation costs for funeral homes in Holmes County, the cost for the county to…
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