RIDGEWAY – After a controversial 3-1 vote by the Ridgeway Town Council on Dec. 14, 2017 to purchase the Cotton Yard from Norfolk-Southern Railroad for $73,000 plus an estimated $11,000 for associated costs, that vote is now under the microscope with the possibility of being rescinded. That possibility was raised at the Jan. 11 council […]
RW Council to amend budget by 30.46%; Prioleau Criticizes Cotton Yard Purchase
January 11, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – Town Council will will hold a public hearing and take a final vote Thursday night to amend the budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year by 30.46 percent. The Town’s current revenue will be amended from $744,200 to $970,900. However, the difference of $226,700 is not newly generated revenue, administrative consultant David Hudspeth told […]
Cotton Yard price now $73K+
January 4, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – Following executive session at the Dec. 14, 2017, Town Council meeting, Ridgeway Council voted 3-1 to purchase the Cotton Yard property from Norfolk Southern Railroad for the contracted price of $73,000. However, that price does not include surveying, attorneys’ fees and other fees that could bring the total cost of the property closer […]
Children’s High Tea at Laura’s Tea Room
December 14, 2017 By
RIDGEWAY – It was the fourth annual Children’s Christmas Tea at Laura’s Tea Room in Ridgeway, and Lauren Attaway was eager to mention that she and her mom, Samantha, had attended each of the four. And no wonder. The room was filled with fun elegance, with little girls and their moms and grandmothers, all in […]
