The festival, which kicked off Friday night and ran through Saturday night, included a pirate marketplace, treasure hunts on land and water, a mermaid meet-and-greet, face painting, artists and “the world’s tallest ARRVEE,” a 41-foot-tall pirate ship on wheels.
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Licking Park District adds all-terrain wheelchairs to Infirmary Mound Park
Though the park district has already acquired two GRIT chairs, commissioners hope to one day have an entire fleet of all-terrain wheelchairs.
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Hebron hopes to breathe new life into historic school building
Hebron Mayor Valerie Mockus has plenty of ideas about how to utilize the 110-year-old building and hopes it could someday house Hebron Village Hall, a community center, a library or a new space for the local historical society.
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New garden club brings monarch butterflies, native plants and a popcorn garden to Granville Intermediate School
Garden Club is brand new this year at GIS, and leaders are taking on a significant challenge: getting students away from their phones and televisions.
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$19 million renovation breathes new life into historic Arcade, adds housing units and enhances downtown Newark business district
Like a team of doctors and nurses who work feverishly to save a patient on the brink of death, the crew of craftsmen and women reviving the historic Arcade in downtown Newark walk with their heads high and smiles on their faces.
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Live Election Day coverage: On the scene with Licking County voters
How are the 126,000+ registered voters in Licking County casting ballots during the 2024 primary?
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WATCH: Newark artist Emily Sekerak found her ‘soul medium’ in printmaking
“When I finally found printmaking I knew that was the medium for me.”
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“Mad” Max Metzgar, a rising professional fighter, chases his dreams while battling the odds
When life throws all it’s got at you, where do you go from there? You fight. Shot at, unemployed, and down on his luck – Metzgar risks everything to become […]
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Luster returns to a historic gem on Newark’s Courthouse Square
Sullivan Building in final phase of painstaking restoration
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History-filled Hebron Elementary School building hits the auction block
The starting bid for the property, located at 709 Deacon St. in Hebron, sits at $650,000