Roswell Council narrowly allows outdoor smoking at private clubs
The Roswell City Council voted 6 to 5 to relax the smoking ban for outdoor areas at private clubs, with Mayor Dennis Kintigh casting three deciding votes. The ordinance limits smoking areas to 15 feet from entrances, four events per month, and bars food or drink service in these areas.
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Dennis Kintigh
Jeanine Best
Tabitha Denny
Caleb Grant
Natasha Mackey
Jason Perry
Steve Henderson
Juan Oropesa
Art Sandoval
Savino Sanchez Jr
Elena Velasquez
Kintigh
Grant
Roswell
Liberty
Officer shot at Taco Bell identified in Roswell brief
Roswell police identified narcotics officer Bart Devos as the wounded officer in a Friday gunfight with a federal narcotics trafficking suspect in a Taco Bell parking lot on North Main Street. Suspect Jeremy Hatch was killed. two other suspects Francisco Aguilar and Joseph Ray Mendiola were charged with drug offenses. A second item notes Kenneth Whiteside faces trial for a brutal home attack on North Pecan Street.
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North Roswell
APD
Todd Wildermuth
Bart Devos
Taco Bell
North Main Street
Jeremy Hatch
Devos
Hatch
Wildermuth
Kenneth Whiteside
North Pecan Street
East Roswell
Plains Valley Online
Whiteside
Greenwood Avenue
Rise Up Roswell rally invites residents to noon event
Citizens in Roswell are urged to gather at the Chaves County Courthouse lawn at midday Tuesday for the Rise Up Roswell rally. Speakers will address reducing violent crime and illegal drug use, with informational booths from Chaves County Crime Stoppers and local recovery programs.
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Roswell
Chaves County
Gerry Chavez
Christ Church
Eduardo Espinoza
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Egypt unveils Suez Canal extension in landmark ceremony
President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi presided over a pomp filled launch of a major extension to the Suez Canal in Ismailia. Officials hailed the project as a historic feat to revive Egypt's ailing economy after years of unrest.
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Suez Canal
Ismailia
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi
el-Sissi
President Sisi Sees Boy in Mini Uniform at Suez Canal Extension Ceremony
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi smiles at a boy in a tiny military uniform as he waves a national flag during a ceremony in Ismailia marking a major extension of the Suez Canal aboard a monarchy-era yacht.
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Suez Canal
Ismailia
Egypt
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Joseph Ray Mendiola
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Mary
Frankie) Hyatt
Lee Prince
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