Corker Votes to Confirm Carol Galante to Head FHA, Says She Must Remain Committed to Putting FHA on Path to Financial Stability
U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, voted in favor of Carol Galante to be an assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development and commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration. Prior to announcing his support for Galante, who was confirmed by the Senate today, Corker secured […]
TDOT Awarded $10 Million State of Good Repair Grant
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has been awarded a $10 million “State of Good Repair Grant” by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). TDOT collaborated with 15 transit agencies to submit a joint application to FTA for the replacement of transit vehicles that have exceeded their useful life based on years in service or mileage. […]
PHOTO CONTEST ENTRIES BEING ACCEPTED FOR 2013-14 TENNESSEE WILDLIFE CALENDAR ISSUE
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is now accepting entries for its 2013-14 photo contest for publication in the Tennessee Wildlife Magazine’s popular annual calendar issue. All interested photographers are invited to submit their best photos on fishing and wildlife species native to Tennessee, and fishing and hunting scenes in Tennessee. Interested photographers must submit their […]
Comptroller Announces New Online Tool for Reporting Fraud, Waste and Abuse
It will soon be possible to report suspected cases of fraud, waste and abuse of public funds in Tennessee over the Internet. Beginning today, you may electronically alert the state Comptroller’s office about suspected government misuse of public funds by visiting: http://www.comptroller.tn.gov/shared/safwa.asp The Comptroller’s office has provided a toll-free telephone hotline for reporting fraud, waste […]
TDOT to Run Fatality Messages on Weekly Basis
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will continue to display fatality messages on its overhead Dynamic Message Signs, but will do so on a weekly basis rather than daily. TDOT began displaying the fatality numbers on the signs in April 2012 after seeing a sharp increase in fatalities in the first quarter of the year. […]
Weekly Livestock Comments January 4, 2013
FED CATTLE: Fed cattle trade was not well established as of this writing. Cattle in the North were $3 higher compared to last week on limited trade. Limited live prices were $125 while dressed prices were $205 with asking prices around $207. The 5-area weighted average prices thru Thursday were $126. 13 live down $0.75 […]
Hope Scholarships, Timing Critical
Some Tennessee college students that are the recipients of the Hope scholarship may find themselves in a financial bind. Students that were awarded the Hope Scholarship in the Fall of 2009 or after have an expiration date on the funds. Prior to 2009, the Hope Scholarship was available to Tennessee students who met the criteria […]
New Year Tips
The year 2013 is quickly rolling in. Now is the time to reflect, with your child, on the accomplishments of the past year, and make resolutions for actions in the new year. Children can participate in this long standing tradition, with your help. The following New Year tips are from the American Academy of Pediatrics […]
Jan 25, 31st Annual Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Meeting & Banquet
Jan 25, 31st Annual Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Meeting & Banquet
DELLA PEARL CATE
DELLA PEARL CATE, age 82 of Dandridge, TN passed away Friday, December 28, 2012 at her home. She is preceded in death by her husband, Olif Cate; infant son, Tony; parents, Perry Joshua and Ida Mae Haynes Cate; brothers, Richard, Perry, Jim, Robert and infant brother, Cecil Cate; sisters, Martha Taylor, Fern Cate, Mollie Snyder, […]
DOROTHY J. RELFORD
DOROTHY J. RELFORD, age 82 of Kodak, TN passed away Monday morning, Dec. 24, 2012 at the Life Care Center of Jefferson City. She was born and raised in Anderson Co. and attended the Bells Campground and Riverview Baptist Churches of Anderson Co. She was the daughter of the late Lon and Ida Messamore and […]
Day honored as Division II’s best center with Rimington Award
Carson-Newman center Kevin Day (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.) has been lauded by the Boomer Esiason Foundation with the Rimington Award for Division II’s best center. The award is another in a heaping pile for Day. The Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.-native was a finalist for the Upshaw award for the nation’s best lineman, the winner of the SAC’s Jacob’s Blocking […]
Max Brooks’: World War Z
Max Brooks’: World War Z With the movie adaptation well on its way, it seems only fitting that I review a book suggested to me by a good friend: Max Brooks’ World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. First, I have to distinguish this book from the upcoming film. World War Z, […]
Pet Safety
My family and I got a new addition to the family in early December when we adopted a young dog from our local shelter. She lives inside our home so there is no worry during cold times about where she will sleep, however I am concerned about her slipping on ice on our porch when […]
Love the Holidays
I love the holidays but I must admit that New Year’s Eve is not my favorite day of the year. My husband and I have always enjoyed the gathering of friends and regularly got together with “the gang”. Though we loved to socialize and an opportunity to laugh and eat good food, we never voluntarily […]