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Yahoo
16-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Spring Hill utilizes Adopt-A-Street program to keep community clean
SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) — The city of Spring Hill is shifting its focus in how it keeps the community clean, encouraging civic participation in keeping litter out of town. The city's Adopt-A-Street program allows local businesses, faith communities, civic groups and clubs to help keep the city clean and show pride in their community. Any organization can opt to adopt a street to clean in the city. The only requirements are the stretch of roadway be at least 1 mile long, the group commits to holding four cleanup events per year for two years, and they clean up both sides of the roadway at each cleanup event. Neighborhood News: 4.43-mile stretch of Bell Road in Percy Priest area up for repaving If a group or organization adopts a street, they can choose to extend the agreement for as many years as they would like to commit, according to the city. 'The Adopt-a-Street program is a great way for our local businesses, groups, clubs, and faith communities to come together to show pride in our community,' said Spring Hill Communications Director Lucas Wright. 'We're encouraged by the outpouring of support around the program in the past few years, and we are always happy to help residents find a way to get involved with and give back to our beautiful City.' Alderman Jason Cox, who just concluded his term this month, has been a champion of the program during his time serving the city. During his final board meeting on April 7, he shared his passion for the program. Neighborhood News: Stories impacting your community | Read More When he came to the board, Cox said, the program was mostly idle. The signs were dull-colored and there was no real effort to ensure the organizations were actually cleaning the roads they'd adopted. He sought to change that, he said. 'We've got almost 19 miles of adopted streets through Spring Hill,' he said. 'As we continue to grow, that is going to be of great importance.' According to the city guidelines, a team of two people can cover 1 mile of a lightly-littered street in about two hours. Any organization that formally adopts a street will be honored on that road with an Adopt-A-Street sign bearing their organization name. The sign will be posted after the group's first cleanup. ⏩ No matter what organization chooses to adopt a street, the group must include a participating adult at least 18 years old. Those under 18 can participate if they are supervised by an adult. City regulations require at least one adult per six youth. The city also provides a free checklist for organizations in the Adopt-A-Street program to follow to ensure best practices. Further, the city provides safety guidelines, bags, gloves, safety vests, and pickers for organizations in the program after they've filled out and submitted a pre-cleanup data form. For more information on how to participate in the Adopt-A-Street program, visit the city website . Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sing, eat and praise at annual Soulful Gospel Brunch
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — The Bloomington-Normal Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is inviting you to soulfully sing, eat and be merry as they raise funds for local programming and scholarships. On March 1, the chapter is hosting its 17th Annual Soulful Gospel Brunch. 'This is our signature program,' said President Meta Mickens-Baker. 'We are looking forward to a program of gospel music. So we feed the community spiritually. People come together and really have performers who are more headliner but also our local churches and community members who will do song, dance and spoken word. Plus a delicious brunch.' Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was founded in 1913. The Bloomington-Normal Alumnae Chapter was chartered in 1983. Some of the chapter's initiatives include Adopt-A-Street on Market Street, hosting blood drives and sponsoring a program for girls in junior high and high school. They also support World Aids Day and are sponsoring a Congolese family in the community. 'In the past we've met some local leaders, like the NAACP, even our police chiefs to talk about policing in our neighborhood and things that we can do to come together to join forces in issues that are happening in our area. And also how to interact with each other in the community,' said Past President Goline Lawrence. The brunch is at Bloomington's DoubleTree Hotel & Conference Center at 10 Brickyard Drive. Ticket sales end on Feb. 22. To purchase tickets click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
