Byrdstown Budget Shows Few Changes
Very few changes in the new $1.7 million fiscal year budget approved on first reading by the Byrdstown Board of Aldermen. The budget’s general fund has a slight increase from the current fiscal year. Byrdstown Mayor Sam Gibson said the majority of the increase comes from grants to upgrade the downtown area and to repave […]
Byrdstown To Increase Water Sewer Rates
Byrdstown Aldermen proposing a three percent increase in water and sewer rates for the new fiscal year Monday. Mayor Sam Gibson said the new budget includes some $4.3 million in pending capital project expenses for the Water and Sewer Department. Gibson said increase is necessary to qualify for grants to help fund water and sewer […]
Byrdstown Annual 5K For St Jude Children’s Hospital A Go For Saturday
Byrdstown’s 12th Annual 5K for St. Jude hits the road Saturday morning. Byrdstown Mayor Sam Gibson said he hopes the town can surpass the 100 participant mark. Last year, sone 97 participated, the largest number ever. Gibson said the 5K is a certified run or walk, with the option to participate in an uncertified 3K […]
Pickett Approves TDEC ARP Funding For Byrdstown Water Project
The Pickett County Commission approved a partnership with Byrdstown to replace settling basins in the town’s water system. Byrdstown Mayor Mayor Sam Gibson said commissioners voted in favor of using its $2.7 million of TDEC ARP funding for the project. “We got 10 votes for it and had one person absent that night,” Gibson said. […]
