Annual book sale Aug. 31, Sept. 1

Hamilton Public Library’s Annual Used Book Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1. There will also be library book bags for sale and a bake sale. Come join the excitement and fun! Take a peek at our webpage, http://www.midyorklib.org/wp/hamilton. You may search the online catalog for library materials and check your account by entering your card and pin number and then the log in button. Click on Events to find out what’s happening. Read more [...]

Sales and marketing pro lists Klein 5BD

Scene from Klein Craig I. Dooley and Linda S. Dooley have listed for sale a five-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at 5502 Linden Court in Klein for $389,900.The 4,858-square-foot house was built in 1991. It is part of the Spring Creek Oaks subdivision. Arlene Gilmore of Heritage Texas Properties is the listing agent.Craig Dooley works in the regional sales and marketing department of Mansfield Oil Co., a fuel supplier and distributor.He holds a B.B.A. in finance from Sam Houston State University. He Read more [...]

113-year-old listed hotel to be turned into flats and assisted living

A 113-year-old hotel which closed eight years ago is to be turned into flats and assisted living. Barnton Hotel in Edinburgh became derelict after closing in 2004 and the listed building has since been added to the buildings at risk register. On Wednesday, the City of Edinburgh Council’s planning committee approved plans to turn the site into assisted living and residential flats. The hotel, built in 1895, will be restored and an extra wing will be built alongside. The old hotel will Read more [...]

President’s Dinner’s appetite for award

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Buford Area Foreclosures: Aug. 29

There are currently 29 foreclosures listed for sale in Buford. Below are more details on five examples.  Click the address link for more information on that particular listing. 1000 Crescent Ridge - Part of the Lanier Springs neighborhood, this two story home has five bedrooms, three baths and a full, unfinished basement.  Priced at $229,900. 2270 Chandler Grove Drive - On the market for $184,500, this home in the Chandler Grove subdivision has four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. 2360 Read more [...]

Investors pounce on dual-listed miners

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Short-listed assets: JBC selection process can apparently stand vast improvement

B y Malou Mangahas and Karol Anne Ilagan Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism PRESIDENT Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III said it best when he declared dissatisfaction over the short list of chief justice candidates that was handed to him by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) over a fortnight ago. Indeed, despite the big hoopla about the live television coverage of the public interviews, citizens fielding questions via email, Twitter, and Read more [...]

2012 Paralympic Games: Can “Team Ghana” defy the odds?

London, August 28, GNA – The 2012 Paralympic Games is set to take off in London, with Ghana a definite participant in the global event that seeks to bring together people with disability to compete in 21 sporting disciplines.   Team Ghana will make an appearance in three of the 21 sporting disciplines: Athletics, Powerlifting and Cycling, with the 2010 Commonwealth Games Bronze medalist Anita Fodjour and Botyso Nkegbe, Alem Mumuni and Charles Narh Teye seeking honours in Read more [...]

Mustek to sell Comztek stake

Mustek CEO and founder David Kan says the listed group does not have a majority stake in Comztek. JSE-listed PC distributor Mustek aims to sell its stake in Comztek Holdings and Rectron Australia BV within the next year.Mustek has started an “active” programme to locate buyers and complete its plan to dispose of the units, it says in its results for the year to June, which were published yesterday. Mustek owns about 42% of Comztek.Almost two years ago, a bid by London- and Johannesburg-listed Read more [...]