Update: Victim of Landscaping Fatal Accident Identified
UPDATE @ 4:55 p.m. Sunday: Police released the victim's name as Thomas Guy Rayle, 45, of Randleman. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) ? A landscaping worker was killed Saturday while on the job shortly before noon Saturday at 4125 North Patterson Avenue, according to police. Thomas Rayle, 45, of Randleman, reportedly fell into a commercial truck that grinds up and distributes mulch. The victim, ...

Landscaping Worker Killed in Job Site Accident
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) ? A landscaping worker was killed Saturday while on the job shortly before noon Saturday at 4125 North Patterson Avenue, according to police. The yet-to-be identified man reportedly fell into a commercial truck that grinds up and distributes mulch. The victim, according to police, became entangled and died.

Scotia reinforces waterfront
SCOTIA ? Big plans to restore a popular family spot along the village's waterfront to its past glory and reduce coastal erosion will soon begin in earnest. Village Mayor Kris Kastberg recently said the area around Jumpin' Jacks Drive-In, specifically from Western Gateway Bridge to the end of Schonowee Avenue, will get a major facelift, including landscaping improvements and enhanced ...

X-Court will close for work
Work on concrete, landscaping takes place this week.

PHOTOS: Sheriff and Garden Club plant Christmas Tree
The Harrisburg Garden Club procured a Norway spruce as a Christmas Tree for the Saline County Law Enforcement and Detention Center lawn. Andrew Daniels of Daniels Landscaping planted it this morning. From left are Garden Club members Vicki Cummiskey, Brenda Knight, jail custodian Ed Mann, Garden Club member Mary Sue Ewing, Jail Administrator Capt. David Underwood, Sheriff Keith Brown and ...

Church groups are making children's home a reality
DUNNELLON - With new landscaping outside and fresh paint inside the first cottage at Covenant Children's Home, group members now are preparing for their annual holiday fundraiser, which will be part of the historic district's First Saturday Street Market this Saturday.

Irrigation plans could be required for water service
New commercial developments within Nipomo Community Services District boundaries may soon be required to submit irrigation and landscaping plans for review before will-serve letters will be issued for water service.

Donation brings more than 100 new trees to zoo
Last month, 60 sixth-graders from the Grand Rapids Public Zoo School took their study of trees out into the field, joining personnel from Rooks Landscaping and staff from the John Ball Zoo to plant over 100 trees. The trees were donated by longtime sponsor Bissell Inc.

After Phone Abruptly Hung Up, a Grisly Crime
Roosevelt Saverino does not remember exactly what he was talking about with his friend Lila Meizell that Wednesday night. He just remembers her saying "Don't hang up" because her landscaper was at the door asking for money.

Life after polio
At first glance, Gary Presley's home is like all the others on the pristine Springfield block where he lives: a duplex condominium with a neat strip of lawn and ornamental landscaping, nothing out of place.

FFA, Howmet and conservation district go green in the snow
Dustin Ellsworth, left, and Josh Pineda, right, get ready to plant a tree as they listen to Jeff Auch. Alcoa-Howmet?s native landscaping project got a boost from the Muskegon Conservation District and students in Montague?s FFA program.

Completing Eagle Scout trifecta
Braving blustery wind and bitter cold on Saturday, Nov. 22, at Oak Meadows Field in Rockaway Township, Peter Van Eck, members of his Boy Scout Troop 113 and other volunteers, finished his Eagle Scout project. His two older brothers are Eagle Scouts. The group was beautifying the entrance to the field with landscaping and a new sign, work that was spread over two weekends. His brother, Grant, 23, ...

The Pursuit of Expansiveness Guides the Capitol?s New Visitor Center
The new Capitol Visitor Center in Washington has more than doubled the building?s footprint and is expected to increase its annual visitors to more than three million.

OSHA Investigates Local Fatal Mulcher Accident
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigates a gruesome landscaping accident that killed a man in Winston-Salem.

Mulch company sues town of Ashland
A mulch company that left Ashland after clashing with local officials has sued the town, saying a former building inspector misrepresented what the business was allowed to do at its West Union Street site. PDF: Read the company's lawsuit against the town

Britian's 'biggest' bullock
A bullock who tips the scales at 3,500lbs is set to become Britain's biggest bull. "The Field Marshall" could even be the biggest in the world after reaching the size of the previous record holder, The Colonel, despite only being six years old.

Man fell from top of employer's truck
A man was standing on top of a truck Saturday when he fell into the augurs of a mulch spreader and was killed, his wife said yesterday.

City may name site for N.M. author
The mayor and several city councilors are proposing that beloved New Mexico author Tony Hillerman be memorialized by naming a street, public garden or building in Santa Fe after him.

Zoning issue arises on expo center beer sales
The Abilene Planning and Zoning Commission recommended amending existing ordinances to allow beer and liquor sales for on-premise consumption at the Taylor County Expo Center and other selected venues.

Chattanooga Choo-Choo kicks off yearlong centennial celebration
Glenna Corn and her husband Jim visited Russia about eight years ago and as they stepped off the ship, a band was playing ?Chattanooga Choo Choo.?