The Advocate and Democrat Headlines http://advocateanddemocrat.com News articles from the local news section of The Advocate and Democrat. en-us Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:39:08 -0500 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:39:08 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 McMillan: Jobs, education are priorities http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19834 "Tennessee is really about communities like Sweetwater," she said.]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19834 Historic Zoning Commission approves district guidelines http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19836 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19836 April 1 qualifying deadline nears for BOE, state races http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19822 Candidates for School Board and state primaries have until noon on April 1 to qualify for the Aug. 5 election by turning in a petition with the signature of 25 registered voters to the Monroe County Election Commission.]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19822 Tennessee advances in 'Race to the Top' http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19823 Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen has announced Tennessee is one of 16 finalists in the first round of the federal government's "Race to the Top" competition, which will award $4.35 billion in competitive grants designed to encourage and reward states that are pursuing education innovation.
Forty states and the District of Columbia submitted applications in January and 16 of them have made the first cut.]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19823 County officials say audit results are not as bad as they sound http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19811 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19811 MMS students raise money for Haiti earthquake victims http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19812 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19812 Winter one of coldest on record http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19818 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19818 City continues to struggle with declining revenue http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19787 The Madisonville Mayor and Aldermen dealt with all three problems during the board's March meeting and came up with some solutions that left no one happy.]]> Thu, 4 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19787 Riddle, Worrell receive keys to city http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19788 During the March Sweetwater Mayor and Board of Commissioner's meeting, Mayor Doyle Lowe honored retired Sweetwater Valley Citizens for the Arts Coordinator Alice Worrell and World War II hero the Rev. Clinton Riddle.]]> Thu, 4 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19788 Hwy. 322 meeting slated for April 8 at Sweetwater Primary http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19789 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://advocateanddemocrat.com/story/19789