Meth Lab Found in Blountville

A meth lab bust in Blountville, Tennessee led to the arrest of two Sullivan County residents.
http://www.wcyb.com/news/31047174/detail.html

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 03:49:07 -0700

TCAP snafu has Sullivan County teachers manually figuring grades

BLOUNTVILLE — All Sullivan County public school elementary grade cards will go out as planned Thursday, but only after a last-minute teacher blitz of manually figuring the TCAP scores into grades for students in third, fourth and fifth grades.
http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/article.php?id=100424

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 12:49:56 -0700

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee relocating to Sullivan County

Speaking to the Sullivan County Administrative Committee Monday night, Second Harvest Executive Director Rhonda Chafin said the non-profit needs more space than is available at its current location in Gray, which is in Washington County. The organization provides food to soup kitchens and food pantries in an eight-county region of East Tennessee that includes Sullivan County.
http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/may/16/second-harvest-food-bank-northeast-tennessee-reloc-ar-1917369/

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:00 -0700

House Damaged In Bristol, Tenn. Fire

A house fire causes a lot of smoke and damage today in Bristol, Tennessee.
http://www.wcyb.com/news/31109953/detail.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 15:20:05 -0700

Feds ease deadline for state to create insurance exchange

Tennessee lawmakers won’t need a special session to determine whether to set up a state health insurance exchange called for in the federal health care reform law, according to Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey.
http://www.timesnews.net/article/9046841/feds-ease-deadline-for-state-to-create-insurance-exchange

Published: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:57:15 -0700

TN lawmakers includes funding in budget for three area projects, two in TN, one in VA

When Tennessee lawmakers approved their more than $31 billion dollar budget Monday night, they funded a few area projects in the process.
http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/may/01/state-budget-includes-funding-two-area-tennessee-p-ar-1883453/

Published: Tue, 01 May 2012 14:49:15 -0700

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Governor Bill Haslam and the Tennessee Historical Commission announced 28 grants to support the preservation of historic and archaeological sites, districts and structures - including two in Rhea County.
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2012/5/2/225238/Haslam-Announces-28-Historic.aspx

Published: Thu, 03 May 2012 09:33:47 -0700

Tennessee GOP boasts of tax cuts approved in latest session

NASHVILLE -- Tennessee's Republican governor and legislative leaders are touting an estimated $164.1 million in tax cuts set to take place by 2016 through phasing out the state's inheritance tax, eliminating the gift tax and lowering the sales taxes on groceries from 5.5 percent to 5.25 percent.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/may/21/tenn-gop-boasts-of-tax-cuts-approved-in-latest/

Published: Sun, 20 May 2012 21:17:45 -0700

Robbery suspect caught in Tennessee

Staff report KINGSPORT, Tenn. — A Fairmont man who is a suspect in six bank robberies across North Carolina, including a recent one in Rowland, is in a Tennessee jail after he was arrested follo...
http://robesonian.com/bookmark/18485764

Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 09:42:41 -0700

Sheriff tightens budget belt - no more take-home cars, boat patrols, bullying program

BLOUNTVILLE — Sullivan County Sheriff Wayne Anderson announced a round of cost-cutting measures Monday to try and help make up for a shortfall in the county’s budget for the sheriff’s office and jail for the next eight weeks.
http://www.timesnews.net/article/9046006/sheriff-tightens-budget-belt-no-more-take-home-cars-boat-patrols-bullying-program

Published: Tue, 01 May 2012 01:27:15 -0700