While applauding Hagerstown residents and businesses’ eagerness to prepare for the 2024 solar eclipse, Brian Longbons is sounding a cautionary note. A second public planning meeting is planned for Thursday, Oct. 12. “There is a lot of interest in people doing a lot of things” to welcome an expected horde of visitors during the April […]
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Eclipse task force says long-term gains possible
When owners of Dot Foods were evaluating communities for a new distribution center, a deciding factor in choosing Cambridge City’s Gateway Industrial Park was a positive interaction with a resident at a gas station. They appreciated the resident’s true Hoosier hospitality while answering their questions, according to Valerie Shaffer, president of Economic Development Corp. of […]
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Eclipse plans, lunch fees among school topics
Centerville-Abington Community Schools leaders will attend a community eclipse planning meeting to learn more about what other Wayne County school districts, businesses and organizations are doing. The meeting, coordinated by the county’s eclipse task force and tourism bureau, was to start at 9 a.m. July 19 at Indiana University East. Knowledge of additional happenings on […]
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How to handle 100,000 visitors?
Organizations and businesses are urged not to be left in the dark when it comes to planning for 100,000 potential visitors next spring. Wayne County Eclipse Task Force and Wayne County Convention and Tourism Bureau are collaborating with Indiana University East to present an information session about opportunities related to the April 2024 total solar […]
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Hagerstown starts eclipse planning
Leaders from at least one Wayne County town are making plans for a horde of sun-chasing tourists that is expected here when the sun goes into hiding for a few minutes on April 8, 2024. Hagerstown town hall officials, town council members, the town parks department, police and fire chiefs, the airport board president, the […]
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Will 100,000 tourists descend on Wayne County next year?
Although it’s more than a trip around the sun away, Wayne County is beginning to prepare for what could be more than 100,000 visitors — and their tourism dollars — visiting the area to witness a total solar eclipse next year. Western Wayne County will be directly in the path of the rare event on […]