Stories from Thursday, March 24, 2005

By Ken Ross, Managing Editor The discussion was general regarding future cooperation between Cherokee County and Cherokee (and possibly other towns in the county) at the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday. Nothing specific was proposed but the idea of sharing services was brought to the supervisors by Ron Strickland, Cherokee city manager, and supervisors indicated that they were receptive to the idea of further exploration of the matter, particularly in light of a state committee recommendation that municipalities, counties and school districts consolidate services to create operating efficiencies.. ...

I don't really care for taking extreme positions on anything. I recently commented to a member of Pheasants Forever that I could never belong to such an organization, although I would consider belonging to an organization with the name Pheasants For A Long, Long Time...