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described the disaster application as "covering the county’s bets.” If granted , the federal drought disaster designation would allow affected farmers to apply for low interest emergency loans to offset losses. According to the website of the Farm Service Agency1, "One half to two thirds of the counties in the United States have been designated as disaster areas in each of the past several years”. Washington boundary
A topic of discussion at the meeting was the possible boundary adjustment by the Town of Washington to absorb several homes adjoining the town along Piedmont Avenue. The proposal was brought before the Town Council last month along with a petition signed by eleven people by Bill
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