The Cape Girardeau Board of Appeals and various city staff members have spent nearly a year reviewing building code updates, finally presenting their suggestions to the city council Monday night.

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

Mt. Pleasant city commissioners are soon expected to set a public hearing to get input on potential fire code updates after a presentation Monday night. Fire Chief Doug Lobsinger explained to ...

SCOTTS VALLEY — At its meeting Wednesday evening, the Scotts Valley City Council adopted an updated set of building codes to align with state regulations, among other actions. The meeting was the ...

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