County looks to fix up Colony's community building

Though a misunderstanding briefly threatened to derail the county’s plans to help fix up the community building in Colony, all was cleared up in the end.

On behalf of the commission, County Clerk Melissa Jones sent a letter to residents of the Colony area enquiring about their interest in contributing to the cost of maintenance needed on the old building. However, the letter was not received quite as intended and led to concern in the Colony community that the county intended to demolish the building if it isn’t repaired.

Jones and the commissioners were quick to reassure the community members...