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Salem Community Foundation awards more than $100K in scholarships

SALEM — The Salem Community Foundation has continued its annual tradition of supporting college students within the community, awarding more than $100,000 in financial support to Salem students. For the 35th year, the community foundation’s annual scholarship program is providing direct ...

Columbiana council eyes proactive approach to data centers

COLUMBIANA — With an increase in data centers coming to the state, the city may want to take a proactive approach to whether they should be allowed to operate locally, a member of council said recently. Council President Skip Liston broached the subject during the Sept. 1 council meeting. He said that while he doesn’t believe the city will be “threatened” by any big data centers it could potentially be approached by someone interested in a smaller data center. “I think we need to start having some discussions on this,” he said. Liston provided council members with ...

Salem TNR coordinator addresses city council

SALEM — City council was updated on the city’s trap, neuter, release (TNR) project during its meeting Tuesday. Salem TNR Project Coordinator Brenda Austin told council that after a year of running the city’s TNR project, she felt the city’s animal ordinance needed revisions to better address feral cat populations within the city as intended. She said that she was mostly recommending “common sense changes” spelling out requirements and standards of care, like mandating appropriate outdoor shelters for cats and that those shelters be kept clean and accessible. “There ...