21 Area Organizations Receive Arts Grants

The City Council approved $220,000 in grants for almost two dozen area cultural and arts-related organizations at Monday’s City Council meeting, as recommended by the City’s Cultural Arts Commission.

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City Council Adopts Ordinance Approving Atmos Rate Recommendation

The City Council adopted an ordinance Monday approving a rate increase for Atmos Gas, effective for bills rendered after Dec. 1, 2021. Average monthly bills for residential customers will increase by $1.28 (2.2 percent) and by around $4 for commercial customers (1.61 percent), generating $22.78 million in increased revenues for Atmos for recovery of dollars invested/spent in 2020 in serving the Mid-Tex division.

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Network Surpasses Fundraising Goal

Network of Community Ministries CEO Cindy Shafer announced last week that the nonprofit has raised more than $6.4 million for its capital campaign, almost $1 million more over the original goal.

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