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Big D, a stringer for Grainger Today and a right fine fellow, attended the Rogersville BMA meeting last night.
He comments:

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The truth has finally caught up with the rumors.  The Rogersville Review reports: Rather than run the risk of running out of money for the Hale Springs Inn project, the Rogersville Board of Mayor and Aldermen may borrow up to $150,000 to make certain it is completed.  The BMA has scheduled a meeting for February [...]

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According to the Times-News, officials involved in the Hale Springs Inn renovation received a bit of good news Thursday, as an insurance settlement for the section of building that fell last month was confirmed at slightly more than $581,000.
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With the news of the settlement Thursday, Rogersville Heritage Association Director Patricia Humbert said the kitchen problem [...]

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What does the rear wall of the 1824 Hale Springs Inn building and Great Aunt Lula’s bathing suit bloomers have in common?  Neither had seen daylight since Ulysses S. Grant was president and there were only 38 states in the Union…. until now.
A Times-News video:
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The partially collapsed rear wall of the 1870 Inn addition came [...]

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From Times-News:
ROGERSVILLE — A structural engineer hired by the city of Rogersville to assess the Hale Springs Inn rear wall collapse has recommended demolition of the entire 1870 addition because it is “not economically feasible” to repair or rebuild.
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Mayor Jim Sells said Thursday:
“This is a setback, and we’ll have to adjust our plans a little [...]

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Jeff Bobo @ Times-News Reports: Rogersville Building Inspector Steve Nelson met a structural engineer at the Hale Springs Inn site Wednesday along with several contractors, who are waiting to find out what their next move will be.
Nelson told the Times-News afterward that the engineer will present his findings to the project architect this morning to [...]

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Video By: Ned Jilton, Kingsport Times-News
“Inspectors and workers look over the damage that resulted when the rear wall of the newer (1870) addition of Rogersville’s Hale Springs Inn gave way just after midnight Wednesday. A resident of a nearby apartment told officials that a low-flying helicopter passed overhead just before the inn’s wall came tumbling [...]

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The Hale Springs Inn Renovation Project suffered another setback when a rear wall on the south side of the building collapsed late last night / early morning.  Engineers are expected to begin assessing structural damage later today. More details will be available in the February 9/10 edition of The Rogersville Review. 

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A Walk Through Time: the History of Rogersville, Tennessee

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