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From the heart of Prince Edward County, I'm Debbie Ormsby with
your County FM News (November 24)

The final paving work scheduled to begin last week in Wellington has been
rescheduled to begin tomorrow – Tuesday weather permitting.
Paving will take place on Prince Edward Drive, Wellington Main Street, Cleminson
Street and Belleville Street.
The work will take place between the hours of 7am and 7pm from Tuesday til Thursday
this week.
There will be no full road closures during paving operations; however, lane restrictions
will be in place. Traffic control will be in place.
Motorists are asked to approach the construction zones with caution.
For more information and details are available on the County Website.

Prince Edward County OPP have made an arrest in the case involving an incident at a
gas station in downtown Picton Saturday shortly before 1.30 a.m.
A 22 year old male of Picton has been charged with multiple offences including
unauthorized possession of a fire arm, robbery using a firearm and theft of a motor
vehicle.
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of
Justice in Belleville for a bail hearing.
This just in from the North Pole…..
Santa Claus will be making a much anticipated appearance in the county this weekend.
Friday night in Bloomfield and road closures and restrictions will be in place.
Main Street in Bloomfield will be closed at the intersection of Stanley Street to Prizen
Ford dealership
Motorists are asked to refrain from street parking from 3 pm onward with the parade
beginning at 6.30 pm

Sunday afternoon Santa will be in Picton’s Parade.
Road closures and restrictions will be in place from 12:45 pm to 2 pm
Picton Main Street will be closed from McFarland Drive to Lake Street.
McFarland Drive and MacSteven Drive will be closed at 12:45 pm as floats muster for
the start of the parade. Both streets will re-open once the entire parade has moved out
of McFarland Drive.
More information for both parades is available on the county website.

Sad news Today in music. it has been reported, Jimmy Cliff, the singer-songwriter
who was a presence at the birth of modern Jamaican music has died at the age of 81.
Cliff helped spread the influence of reggae around the world through his albums and
starring role in the landmark film The Harder They Come. He was also known for his
1993 cover of "I Can See Clearly Now," which was featured in the film  Cool Runnings. 

A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI director James
Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia (Luh TISH UH) James, concluding that
the prosecutor who brought the charges at U.S. President Donald Trump's urging was
illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
The rulings amount to a stunning rebuke of the Trump administration's efforts to target
the president's political opponents. It also highlights its legal maneuvering to hastily
install a loyalist prosecutor willing to file the cases.
The orders make Lindsey Halligan who is a former personal lawyer to Trump, the latest
in the Trump administration prosecutor to be disqualified because of the manner in
which they were appointed. It is a similar ruling to others that have gone against the
administration, concerning U.S. attorneys in California, Nevada and New Jersey. In
those instances, judges permitted cases brought under their watch to move forward with
different officials
Both Comey and James had asked for the cases to be dismissed with prejudice,
meaning that the Justice Department would not be able to bring them again. But the
judge instead dismissed them without prejudice.
That was your County-FM News.