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Bumpy roll out of new 911 tax prompts call for 'patience' as appeals process is underway

Official: 'We know there's bad data'

Berea Pollinator Gardens offer beauty, butterflies and community

BEREA — Judith Weckman was concerned. “We’ve lost habitat for our native plants and that negatively affects our pollinators,” Weckman told The Edge. So, in early 2023, freshly retired from her role directing institutional research and assessment at Berea College, Weckman went to Mayor Bruce Fraley and asked if she

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Birds of Berea: the Barred Owl

This barred owlet, nearing the end of its 4-12 week fledgling stage, is beginning to sport feathers with brown and white barring and less fluffy down. It is one of this spring’s owlets who has left the nest along the Brushy Fork walking path in Berea and is learning

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First Friday concert series promoter looking to expand--more concerts, smaller venues

BEREA — Plans for the First Friday concert series to expand across Berea are in the works, according to Ali Blair, founder and executive director of the community entertainment program. Blair made presented her plans to the Tourism Commission during its regularly scheduled meeting for June. Blair, proprietor of Rebel Rebel

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Electric rate hike, new budget approved

Plus, Tourism on a tear, and fireworks for Fourth of July

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Hundreds attend Berea's No Kings protest at Union Church

BEREA — Nearly 400 citizens participated in Berea’s No Kings protest on Saturday, part of a nationwide show of displeasure with the Trump administration. “We counted noses,” Lisa Abbott, a member of We Show Up, a local nonprofit that organized the Berea event, told The Edge. “We counted 375 people,

One-Eyed Jack is Berea's premier social club

One-Eyed Jack’s social club offers southern Madison County premiere entertainment at an affordable price The social scene in Berea and southern Madison County has had a difficult time recovering since covid. That’s according to two local entrepreneurs who have created a social club to address this gap. “We