The County Formerly Known as Squaresville
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Is the O.C. really a center of youthful cool, or does it just play one on TV?
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By Howard Yune, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep. 24--State plans to remake Colusa County farmland as wetlands took another blow when a state appeals court upheld a 2004 decision blocking the takeover of the Traynham Ranch east of Arbuckle.
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By Roger Harris, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.  Mar. 2--Downtown developers Leigh Burch and David Dewhirst said Thursday  they would be interested in responding to Knox County's requests for proposals  for the former News Sentinel site at the corner of State Street and Church  Avenue.
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By Annie Nelson, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Sep. 5--HUNTSVILLE -- Jail, sweet jail.   Gone are the video cameras, intercoms and most of the bulletproof glass and bars from the windows. After four months of renovation, the old Randolph County Jail is beginning to look like home.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb.
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By Greg Kocher, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 13--NICHOLASVILLE -- Wilmore's recent vote to rezone and annex land for a Jack Nicklaus golf course and residential development is invalid and should be declared null and void by a court, a lawsuit says.
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By Erika Pesantes, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Mar. 12--WEST BOYNTON -- A controversial development that offered affordable housing before Palm Beach County made it a requirement is welcoming residents onto the former site of a 42-acre bell pepper farm.
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By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Jun. 2--BOLIVAR -- The Stark County engineer will ask a landfill operator for money to help repair county roads used by garbage trucks en route to the company site.
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The most important rule at this remote vacation spot is simple: no white light. Even a sliver of the pupil-contracting rays coming from the window of a cabin at Deerlick Astronomy Village could ruin a neighbor's view of the Milky Way. The 96-acre village in rural Taliaferro County in eastern Georgia is designed for amateur stargazers looking for total darkness and wide-open spaces to build weekend homes.
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By Marty Roney, Montgomery Advertiser, Ala.  Sep. 2--HAYNEVILLE -- The group supporting a controversial landfill  recently voted down by the Lowndes County Commission is asking the  commissioners to reconsider their vote.
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By Eric Ferreri, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 24--DURHAM -- In a lawsuit, a Durham man is disputing a January decision by county commissioners that blocked a townhouse development off Farrington Road.
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By Travis Fain, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Sep. 10--JEFFERSONVILLE -- Twiggs County is about to be open for business in a big way.   A new water tower is up near the intersection of Ga. 96 and Interstate 16. Stacks of big black pipes sit ready for installation.
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By Heather Civil, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Dec. 15--FREEPORT -- Walton County has moved a step closer to building an affordable workforce housing project.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.
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LONDON -- Who has the deed for the playground called Centre Court? Will it be renamed Williamsville for the family possessing six titles, or Federersburg for the guy who has been squatting there for four years and has no intention of leaving without a fight?
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 8--A small subdivision in Carmel Valley, rejected by a Monterey County advisory panel, will be appealed to the county Board of Supervisors.
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By Charles Rabin and Curtis MorganMiami-Dade County leaders see a pot of gold at the end of a runway. It's a not-so-long, largely ignored airport runway in the far northwest corner of the county now used for drag racing instead of takeoffs.