Carroll Daily Times Herald: When Justin Abrams arrived in Manning about a month ago, he had a car full of belongings, no cell service and no place to live.  So he walked around the city and started talking to people, borrowing landlines and hoping for the best.
Before long, he was set, but the small-town assistance wasn’t too much of a surprise...
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Boulders Inn & Suites seeks local investors
Carroll Daily Times Herald: Local backers of a Manning hotel Monday night formally launched an investment drive aimed at raising $900,000 toward an expected $2.25 million Boulders Inn & Suites for the southern Carroll County city.The goal is ambitious: attract $900,000 in the next two weeks and begin planning for an April 1 construction start and fall 2016 opening of what would be a 32-room hotel on the east side of Manning connected to the Hausbarn-Heritage Park events center...
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