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Plainview announces Class of 2026 salutatorians
By Drew Butlerdbutler@cherryroad.com Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series about the Plainview High School Class of 2026. Salutatorians will be covered today, and valedictorians will be covered on Saturday. Be on the lookout for more stories about the top graduates from other area high schools in the coming weeks. The Plainview…
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Five things to do this weekend
The Tucker Tower Nature Center at Lake Murray will be participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count all weekend. The annual event invites people from all over the world to go outside to count and identify all the birds they see. On Friday morning at 10 a.m., Naturalist Jona Nickel will be giving a presentation…
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Cheers and jeers
By Michael Pineda Cheers to the District Attorney’s Office, which has secured a grant of more than $94,000 to add a prosecutor that focuses on sex crimes and domestic violence crimes. There is a definite need as the jury docket routinely has one or more defendants being tried for sexual crimes that many cannot fathom.…