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Cherokee tribe seeks to halt construction of new Moccasin Bend facility on historic land
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Earlier this year, Tennessee lawmakers approved a plan to build a new Moccasin Bend mental health facility on the existing site. Ever since the state announced that plan, there has been push back from several groups. Advocates met back in April to discuss alternatives or new...
FDIC orders Thread Bank to step up BaaS oversight
A Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. consent order issued to Rogersville, Tennessee-based Thread Bank specifically calls out the lender’s banking-as-a-service business, with the regulator ordering Thread Bank to ensure its third-party risk management program addresses the level of risk and complexity of fintech partners in the bank’s BaaS program.
Health care law changes begin July 1
(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s plan to unwind certificate of need, protection of power of attorney rights and several TennCare coverage changes went into effect Monday with the new fiscal year. TennCare must retain coverage for individuals with disabilities who have employment through a buy-in program, it must cover mental health services at the same rates for alcoholism and drug dependency and it must cover medical expenses for genetic testing to identify treatments for children with rare diseases. ...
Rogersville BMA gives final approval to budget with 35-cent property tax hike
The Rogersville Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the second and final reading of the 2024-25 budget last week with a 35-cent property tax increase as well as a 4% water rate increase and a 1.5% sewer rate increase. No one spoke during the required public hearing on the budget, which was held during a special called meeting Friday at 1 p.m. Following the public hearing, the BMA voted 5-0...
Virginia Energy leveraging federal funding to diversify Southwest region’s economic profile
This is Part 2 of a three-part series on efforts to develop on abandoned mine lands in Southwest Virginia. Read Part 1 here. Part 3 will be published in the coming days. NORTON – Many miners in Virginia’s coalfield region may have avoided going underground and remained topside of the earth to procure coal through […] The post Virginia Energy leveraging federal funding to diversify Southwest region’s economic profile appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
‘It’s unsettling’ | Morristown man charged with murder still on the loose
BEAN STATION, Tenn. (WVLT) - It’s been more than a month since Jon Atkins and Deven McDaniel were found buried in the woods behind a home in Bean Station, and there has still not been an arrest made. Previous Coverage: Family and friends remember two men killed in Grainger...
Red Rockets defend wiffleball title
ROGERSVILLE — A year ago, a team of young guns calling themselves the Red Rockets dominated the competition to win the Rogersville Parks and Recreation Department’s wiffleball tournament and take home the very first Summer of Fun championship T-shirts. On Saturday, five of the seven original Red Rockets returned to Rogersville City Park to try to defend that title. As it turned out, team members — most of them former Cherokee athletes — hadn’t lost a step since graduation. ...
Speeding incident leads to Erwin woman's arrest on drug charges
Washington County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested an Erwin resident on Monday morning and charged her with Schedule II drug violations for having 4.5 grams of a substance consistent with fentanyl. Washington County Sheriff Keith Sexton stated in a press release that deputies were patrolling Highway 107 on July 1...
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