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Big South Fork hosts naturalization ceremony on Thursday, welcoming around 150 people as U.S. citizens
ONEIDA, Tenn. — Around 150 people were welcomed as new U.S. citizens on Thursday in East Tennessee, at one of the region's natural parks. Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area hosted the ceremony, which started at 11 a.m. Judge Suzanna H. Bauknight presided over the ceremony. It was held in partnership with the National Park Service.
Donde Plowman: Land-grant universities like UT must foster civil discourse, engage with bold ideas
A few years ago, I was at a ribbon-cutting for a two-lane bridge in Morgan County that looked like thousands of other bridges that dot Tennessee and the rest of the country. But this bridge is different. It’s made of a composite material and inside are sensors that will allow the University of Tennessee research team that designed it to study stress to the bridge and its durability over time. ...
Smith County ESD2 votes to approve new fire station in Jamestown
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Smith County Emergency Services District 2 Board of Commissioners approved building a fire station to serve Jamestown and other surrounding areas in Smith County on Monday. “I’ve never seen one in the 74 years I’ve been around here,” Charles Wilson, with the board of commissioners, said. Several community members spoke on […]
TN lawmakers pass bill allowing Morgan Co. community to file state tax refund to help pay for tornado-related costs
SUNBRIGHT, Tenn. — The Tennessee legislature passed a bill on Tuesday meant to help people in Sunbright repair and replace items damaged by an early April tornado. HB 2074 gives Morgan County residents the opportunity to file a sales and use tax refund claim. Effectively, residents could get back money they originally paid in sales tax on purchases like couches, washers or other major purchases. Money from that tax refund could then be used to buy appliances, furniture or supplies to replace and repair items damaged by the storm.
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