Area News

The Licking News is a great way to keep in touch with the Licking community. Great weekly columns, job listings, area-wide menus, sports schedules, city, county and state updates, obituaries, local area coming events and classifieds are all included in the print edition this week. In addition to the current postings on our webpage, in…

By Shari Harris, Publisher A meeting was held Monday evening at the Licking Senior Center to discuss the fate of the stretch of road currently known as Shafer Road. Thirty-eight concerned citizens and elected government officials gathered for the meeting. One topic of discussion was ownership of the roadway. Residents along the roadway who have spoken…

By Shari Harris, Publisher Just over a month ago, on September 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene cut a path of destruction across the southeastern United States, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia received record rainfall, causing rivers to overflow and resulting in flash floods, road washouts and…

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The Licking News is a great way to keep in touch with the Licking community. Great weekly columns, job listings, area-wide menus, city, county and state updates, obituaries, local area coming events and classifieds are all included in the print edition this week. In addition to the current postings on our webpage, in this week’s…

By Shari Harris, Publisher The City of Licking held a special meeting on Wednesday, October 16, to review and award bids for the water project. The project was put to the voters in April of 2019, and two bond issues were approved, allowing the project to proceed. After years of planning and securing grant funding, the…

By Shari Harris, Publisher An Open House was hosted on Thursday afternoon, October 17, at the TCMH Licking Family Clinic. Amanda Lemp, DO, was formally welcomed to the community clinic with cupcakes and punch, and with well wishes from colleagues and friends. Lemp actually started at the clinic on August 19. Since then, her patient load…

By Shari Harris, Publisher Montauk State Park Naturalist Kristie Nelson guided guests through a Haunting at the Montauk Mill Saturday evening. Visitors from the past helped Nelson share the history of the mill and the Montauk community throughout the tour. Tales of the beginnings of the Mill in 1896 to the beginning of the State…