The soaring price tag to build two new fire halls has been shelved as Cumberland Council goes back to the drawing board.

Cumberland County Council voted, yesterday, to proceed with construction of two new fire stations despite a 265% increase in cost.

RCMP arrested and charged a Parrsboro man firing a shotgun out side a home in the community.

Cumberland County Council held a special meeting this afternoon when they approved over ten million dollars in critical contracts for Springhill and Parrsboro.

The Municipality of Cumberland operates three separate water utilities, but county council feels there is economy in running the three as one.

Cumberland wants to "Clear the Deck" and rethink the structure of the county hoping for one home instead of three.

Three Cumberland communities will benefit from new grants from the Nova Scotia Recreational Facility Development program.

Residents of Parrsboro will be able to pick up a self-swab COVID-19 test kit in their community, starting Friday.

Nova Scotia Health’s outreach COVID-19 vaccine clinics are visiting Parrsboro, Pugwash and Advocate to offer drop-ins to help support vaccine accessibility for residents.

Following a strong push from community leaders, Nova Scotia Health has agreed to a testing clinic in Parrsboro.

Nova Scotia Health issued another potential exposure warning tonight (8:04 pm) but this one includes a business in Parrsboro.

New COVID cases spike again in Nova Scotia as officials report another 149 positive tests.

Progress is moving along for a new playground and park on Springhill’s Mechanic Street and now it has a new name.

Cumberland County Council began the thorny debate on the 2020/21 budget last night. It was just a discussion to give staff direction on the number crunching but it hit a nerve.