The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

By Scott Swanson

Of The New Era

New Sweet Home Mayor Susan Coleman delivered her first State of the City address Saturday night, March 11, at the Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Awards banquet, highlighting some of the city's triumphs and admitting some of its challenges in the past year.

Coleman said she finds it "a joy and also humbling to listen to the commitment that everybody here has" in attending the banquet, which honored local volunteers and community service.

Coleman, who was unanimously elected mayor in January by her fellow city council members, acknowledged that Sw...