Major new development planned at 32 and Promise Road
The city of Noblesville has annexed a major tract of land at State Road 32 and Promise Road in anticipation of a huge mixed use development next year. Corby Thompson,…
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Another covered bridge for Hamilton County
The County Line Hamilton County is probably the only county in America where the number of iconic covered bridges is increasing. Most areas have either a decreasing number of the…
Joe Burgess was county’s master of historical knowledge
The County Line Joe Burgess was Hamilton County’s super historian of the past century. History was his great interest and he knew it well, lived it and wrote about it…
Agreement reached on funds for public service agencies
The County Line Leaders of Prevail, PrimeLife and a half-dozen other non-profit community service organizations can breathe a bit easier today as the County Commissioners on Tuesday approved grants of…
Massive turnout for 2018 midterms
In the craziest off-year election in history, more than 138,000 Hamilton County voters went to the polls yesterday, creating anxiety on the part of many who could not imagine what…
Record early voting: What does it mean for Tuesday’s election?
It’s a big mystery: What does the huge early voting mean come Tuesday night when all that record-breaking number of ballots are counted along with an expected record Election Day…
Howard Kenley represented best of ‘old Noblesville’
Editorial Noblesville lost a great one when Howard Kenley passed away Tuesday at the age of 99. He was a member of what is aptly known as the Greatest Generation….
Carmel historical group outlines upcoming plans
The County Line The Carmel Clay Historical Society, promising a newly energized approach to meet community demands, has announced new officers and plans for the coming year. Deborah Gangstad has…
Too many county planning boards, libraries, museums? Maybe not
The County Line Hamilton County is a place where individual communities like to keep their separate agencies and organizations. Whereas many Hoosier counties go countywide on such things as planning…
The tale of two Tylers
The County Line There are two young men from Hamilton County named Tyler Trent. Readers may have heard their names in the news of late. Both are vitally interested in…