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In the immortal words of the late, great Rush Limbaugh in his book title, “See, I Told You So.”

“But right now, the expenses are exceeding revenues.”Ordinarily, I am not one to say, “I told you so”, but I TOLD YOU SO years ago.I know that there is a paywall up on this news site, but basically, the town is losing money on the operations of the civic center and the town manager wantsContinue reading “In the immortal words of the late, great Rush Limbaugh in his book title, “See, I Told You So.””

Don’t let government stand in the way

In Downtown Selma this evening, a local church put on a festival and out reach event. It was totally planned, funded, and executed by a private group. There was some discussion by the Town Council about whether or not to allow the event. 20% of the Council was opposed to allowing the event. There wasContinue reading “Don’t let government stand in the way”

Emergency services in action as I am posting this

This was right down the street from my house. We watched all the fire trucks arrive. They are still on scene. This is why I have been saying that public safety is a priority and vehemently disagreed with the efforts of prior town managers and Council members to defund police and fire departments.https://jocoreport.com/fire-damages-selma-home-2/

Just today and tomorrow left for early voting!

Today and tomorrow are the last two days you can do early voting before the municipal election on Tuesday. You can vote until 5 PM today and from 8 AM to 3 PM tomorrow at the JoCo Board of Elections at 205 S. Second St. in Smithfield. The municipal election on Nov. 2 polling centerContinue reading “Just today and tomorrow left for early voting!”