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A home on Spurlington Road was damaged by fire on Monday night.

According to a Taylor County Fire & Rescue report, personnel were dispatched to 5066 Spurlington Road at 10:12 p.m.

Upon arrival, firefighters found the two-story home, which belongs to Thomas Tungate, with heavy smoke showing from both floors.

According to the report, the fire appears to have started in a wall near a breaker box on the first floor and spread through the wall to the room above.

Taylor County High School Band hosted its band banquet on May 4 and senior members were honored for their years of dedication and commitment to the program.

All-district, all-state, honor band, jazz band, solo and ensemble and winter guard members were recognized, as were individual award winners.

TCHS football coach Eric Graves was the guest speaker and was also awarded the Friend of the Band Award for his relationship with the band program.

Taylor County Elementary School recently named its Writers of the Week for the week of April 25.

They are, from left, kindergartner Alireza Porheydarian, first-grader Emma Pinson, second-grader Noah Dabney, third-grader Kylee Bardin and fourth- and fifth-graders Adelia Simpson.

I wonder if anyone has ever thought of privatizing Miller Park. I say this from strictly an economic angle.

The park costs the city money, about $250,000 per year, unless the budget is amended to cover said costs. By cutting the budget by $250,000, economic stimulus would soon follow.