Brown County Democrat

6 days ago | bcdemocrat.com | Dakota Bruton

The Brown County Council held readings on two ordinances at their meeting Monday night, May 19. Council Members Judy Swift-Powdrill and Scott Rudd were not present for the meeting. The first ordinance was for the innkeepers’ tax. The state now allows counties to increase their innkeeper tax to a maximum of 8 percent. Brown County’s currently stands at 5 percent. A first reading was held on the ordinance that bumps the county’s tax up to that 8 percent maximum.

6 days ago | bcdemocrat.com | Dakota Bruton

Sherri Rice has worked as a public health and school nurse for 20 years in Brown and Monroe counties. Now, she’s been using her knowledge of nursing and the community in a new full-time nursing position at the Brown County Health Department thanks to a new state funding source, Health First Indiana (HFI) that funds preventive health services. “It’s been a perfect fit for me and I truly enjoy the role,” Rice said.

6 days ago | bcdemocrat.com | Dakota Bruton

At the Brown County Commissioners’ meeting Tuesday night, May 21, topics ranged from storm recovery efforts to a heated debate over job descriptions to a paving proposal on Pumpkin Ridge Road. Chad Jenkins, Emergency Management Director, gave a detailed account of the recent tornado’s impact on Brown County and the community’s response.

6 days ago | bcdemocrat.com | Dakota Bruton

Next week the brisk comedy “Doublewide Texas” annexes the Brown County Playhouse. Written by the witty literary trinity Jones Hope Wooten, the play follows a patchworked family of trailer park residents defending their life, property, and pursuit of happiness from the more-local-than-big government.

6 days ago | bcdemocrat.com | Dakota Bruton

10 Brown County students and five guest speakers took to the Brown County Music Center stage Saturday, May 17 during the second-annual TEDx Brown County Schools event, an event that was originally spearheaded last year by Superintendent Emily Tracy’s determination to bring opportunities to Brown County kids.