City of Ava
City Considers Changing Electric Rate Structure, Advances Street Numbers to Names Project
By Sue Curry Jones Ava City Council members were instructed Tuesday evening on the benefits of changing the city’s current retail electric rate structure to align more closely with the whole-sale rate structure, which is the rate the city pays for electricity. According to information provided by Verbal Blakey, vice president with BHMG Engineers, Inc.,…
Read MoreNew Sidewalks Nearing Completion
The section of sidewalk from NW 7th Street, running west along NW 3rd Avenue was being poured this week. The sidewalk will run in front of the Southern Baptist Church, then a crosswalk will link the sidewalk with the walking trail in the City Park. The final sections of sidewalks and driveways were being poured…
Read MoreNoel Dye Appointed to West Ward; Pool Staff Receives Safety Award
By Sue Curry Jones The Ava Board of Aldermen voted to appoint Noel Dye as a west ward alderman, filling the seat left open by the death of West Ward Alderman Leon Harris. Dye will serve as an appointee until after the April municipal election, wherein Dye is an unopposed candidate for the city’s west…
Read MoreNew Sidewalk Project Underway; Council Approves Wage Rate Increase for Summer Personnel
By Sue Curry Jones City councilmen acted on several issues during the closed session seg-ment of the business meeting held on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Council accepted the resignation of Angela Brooke, a utility clerk, and according to City Clerk Suzanne Welsh, the position will be vacated, as no one will be hired to fill the…
Read MoreStructure Fire Caught Early; Little Damage
A structure fire on SE 4th Ave. around noon Monday, Feb. 13, was caught early enough that little damage was done to the residence. The City of Ava firemen shown here would eventually cut all the way through this wall to extinguish the fire that is believed to have started from a cigarette on a…
Read MoreCity Council Holds Nov. 22 Meeting
By Sue Curry Jones A brief council meeting was held Tuesday, Nov. 22, with the focus of the afternoon agenda project updates, as only one decision-making vote transpired during the meeting. And, since no pressing topics were slated for executive session, a closed meeting was not held. Aldermen present for the session were Burrely Loftin,…
Read MoreCity Will Pick Up Leaves Beginning Monday, Dec. 5
The City of Ava will be picking up leaves during the week of Dec. 5-9, but only if they are bagged and placed at the curb. Leaves will be picked up on the east side of the city (east of Jefferson Street) on Monday and Tuesday while the west side will be picked up on…
Read MoreThis Saturday Shop Small and Help the Local Economy
JEFFERSON CITY, Nov. 21, 2016—Shoppers who are planning to hit the malls the weekend after Thanksgiving should also remember to visit local merchants for their holiday shopping, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) today. “Small business represents 99.7 percent of all U.S. employers, and they provide jobs for 58 million Americans,” said Brad Jones,…
Read MoreAva City Council Meeting For November 22 2016
A full recap of the meeting will appear in next week’s edition of the Herald.
Read MoreCouncil Accepts Bid for Sidewalk Project, Adopts Internal Control Manual
By Sue Curry Jones Ava Board of Aldermen approved two ordinances and one resolution during the Tuesday, Nov. 8 meeting, but an additional resolution adopting new rules for bench donations at the City Park was tabled until the next session. Mayor David Norman noted the newly established park bench rules were simple and not too…
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