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The Washington City Council is moving forward with plans to create a deputy city administrator position. Changes to the ordinance that creates the job were approved unanimously Monday by the council.
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Steve Stein/WCBUA resurfacing project on U.S. Business Route 24 in the downtown Washington square has grown. The Washington City Council on Tuesday approved resurfacing parking areas and repairing sidewalks. -
Steve Stein/WCBUResidential construction in Washington is the hottest it's been since 2016. Thirty-one permits for new residential construction were issued through early June. There were 33 such permits in all of 2016.
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The City of Washington is asking residents to steer clear of Farm Creek after a raw sewage leak. -
A large shopping center near Washington's busy east-west commercial corridor is up for auction. -
The Hengst Foundation has pulled the plug on its proposal to build and operate a 5,000-seat, $12 million amphitheater on a portion of vacant farmland owned by the city of Washington. -
A controversial proposal to build a $12 million, 5,000-seat amphitheater on vacant city property off U.S. Route 24 and Nofsinger Road in Washington is apparently off the table. -
The Washington City Council on Monday approved a four-year contract for new Police Chief Jeff Stevens, who had served as interim chief for a month following the retirement of former chief Mike McCoy. -
History was made Monday in Washington during the city's bicentennial year. Lilija Stevens, the first female mayor in the city's 200-year history, was sworn in by Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman. -
Two Washington businesses were given the go-ahead Monday to have video gaming terminals in their establishments. They are The Peak on Summit, 201 S. Summit Drive, and Blue Ox, 120 N. Wilmor Road. -
A woman has been charged with aggravated DUI resulting in a death after an incident that killed a pedestrian in Washington last week. -
Two years ago, voters in Washington District 52 barely defeated a $20 million referendum to build a new Lincoln Grade School. A similar measure for $23 million passed Tuesday 62% to 48%. -
Washington residents knew they'd have a new mayor this year for the first time since 2001. The question was: Who?
