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Sales tax revenue countywide went up ever so slightly, according to the latest report from the Tennessee Department of Revenue.
The February report contains January business transactions and showed
the net local option sales tax collections for the county and its four
municipalities increased from $561,130 last February to $561,618 in
February 2010. More ››
9:10 AM, 03/16/2010
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The grandmother of a 2-year-old girl was charged Friday after police
say the child got into the grandmother's medication bag and ingested
some pills.
Police charged the grandmother, Peggy Seufert, 57, with child abuse and
neglect, simple possession of marijuana and possession of a Schedule IV
drug. More ››
9:00 AM, 03/16/2010
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It was a contentious "name clearing hearing" that Vonore Mayor Larry
Summey ended early Friday morning, but former Police Chief John Hines
continued talking at the urging of a standing room only crowd after
Summey stormed from the room. More ››
10:20 AM, 03/15/2010
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Controversy concerning the remaining six classrooms not demolished when
the old Madisonville Primary School was torn down last fall continued
at Thursday night's Monroe County Board of Education meeting. More ››
10:20 AM, 03/15/2010
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It's "second verse, same as the first" time for the City of Madisonville.
At this time last year the town was facing a dwindling budget that was
not going to make it to the end of the year. So, city leaders gathered
and made painful cuts, and took $275 out of the fund balance to make it
to the end of the fiscal year in June. More ››
10:20 AM, 03/15/2010
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Coming off a successful 2009 season, one in which they finished fourth
in District 5-AA, the Tellico Plains Lady Bears have plenty of reasons
to be optimistic about the season ahead of them.
The Lady Bears return a solid lineup, have the makings of another
pitching ace in the circle, and drop down out of the ultra-competitive
District 5-AA into District 3-A. More ››
9:00 AM, 03/15/2010
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The last two seasons, the Sweetwater Lady Wildcats have owned District
5-AA. Sweetwater has not lost a regular season district game in those
two years and has twice won the regular season title to go along with
one tournament title. More ››
9:00 AM, 03/15/2010
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"Hard work and a big heart...make us a team to watch," were the key words
by Sequoyah softball head coach Kari Connaster in a note about the Lady
Chiefs' upcoming season.
Enthusiasm and experience are the things Connaster thinks will help
provide those ingredients and bring success for the Lady Chiefs in 2010. More ››
8:50 AM, 03/15/2010
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8:48 AM, 03/15/2010
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Last year, the Tellico Plains Bears' soccer team got off to a bit of a rocky start.
But over the course of the season, the Bears slowly made improvement
and finished the season strong before falling to District 5-A/AA
tournament to eventual champion Boyd Buchanan.
That rapid improvement has fueled high hopes for the team this year despite an upgrade in competition due to reclassification. More ››
8:50 AM, 03/11/2010
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