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Sandra Clark...
Bonuses and billboards at County Commission today
Expect fireworks from Commissioners R. Larry Smith, Richard Briggs and Tony Norman at today’s County Commission meeting, which gets underway at 2 p.m. and is viewable on Comcast Channel 12.

Smith wants discussion of the county’s certification process and bonus policies. He’s hammered on bonus payments by Trustee John Duncan before certification work was complete, leading to... MORE
Betty Bean...
City Council must lead on Lakeshore
State officials (i.e. Gov. Bill Haslam and Mental Health Commissioner Doug Varney) say two things up front about closing Lakeshore Mental Health Institute: 1. It’s not a done deal. 2. It’s not about the money.

And while hardly anybody will admit it on the record, nobody with a lick of sense believes them. It is a done deal. It is about the money...MORE


Cadet Brendan Adams hugs on Bearden, the Smoky Mountain Service Dog sponsored by the Bearden High School Naval ROTC program.
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What! No bulldog?
Bearden group seeks funds for service dog

 

Bearden, a future service dog sponsored by the Bearden High School Navy Junior ROTC, has received a promotion. Due to his fearless nature, the golden retriever pup is now a Seaman Apprentice, says NJROTC instructor Chief Randy Dickson.

Bearden is being trained by Smoky Mountain Service Dogs, and he is now 6 months old. Students in the Bearden High NJROTC program raised $2,500 last year to sponsor the puppy, and the fundraising effort continues. It will cost $12,500 to train Bearden as a companion for a disabled veteran or an autistic child.

The cadets are more enthusiastic about raising funds for the dog than they are for collecting money for an upcoming trip to a competition in Kansas City, says Dickson.

It was, after all, their idea to sponsor the dog. They wanted to do something for those who have served our country, says Maj. Belinda Twohig. ... More