Month: October 2021

Path cleared for 272 apartments, retirement center, hotel along Alabama 150

Plans for 272 apartments, a 180-unit assisted living facility, 96-room hotel and a new office building off John Hawkins Parkway cleared a major hurdle Monday as the Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission approved a resurvey of part of the land and a road connection. The 39 acres are between John Hawkins Parkway and Interstate 459, …

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Dietitian manager at Centra shifts focus post-retirement | Local News

Timothy Schoonmaker, who has worked with Proco since he came to Lynchburg as Centra’s director of nutrition services five years ago, described clinical dietitians as people who might not be at the forefront of care but are key behind the scenes to ensuring someone’s nutrition is a supportive part of their treatment. “Most of our …

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Prominent East Texas doctor, veteran celebrates retirement | Local News

A local dermatologist is celebrating his retirement after caring for generations of patients in the Tyler area for the past 25 years, while also dedicating service to the Tyler community. Dr. Larry Anderson came to practice in Tyler in 1996 and became involved with the medical community early on. At the time, he was the …

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UAW overwhelmingly rejects proposed Deere contract; strike deadline looms | Local News

WATERLOO — Union workers at Deere and Co. voted down a proposed six-year contract on Sunday, according to company officials. The agreement would have covered more than 10,000 production workers at the Waterloo locations and about a dozen other sites in Illinois, Kansas and elsewhere in Iowa. According to Waterloo-based UAW Local 838, the union’s …

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