Lashawn Peebles of Spring City gives blood every time she
gets the chance, but it took a personal experience to open her eyes to
the need for blood donors.
"I started doing it after I needed a blood transfusion myself," said
Peebles, whose blood type is A-. "I realized the importance of it, and
it's just a good thing for people to do." More ››
Eight men were arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing over $1,000 worth of tomatoes from a local farm.
Jose Adrian Delgado, 21, Israel Torres, 30, Luis Miguel Xiquin, 23,
Rogelio Guzman, 43, Antonio Morales, 24, Chino Ramos, 35, Alfredo
Hernandez, 31, and Celso Gueva, 23, were all charged with theft of
property worth more than $1,000. More ››
The Rhea County Budget Committee met on Monday to discuss
moving funds and possibly raising property taxes in order to alleviate a
nearly $1.3 million budget deficit.
At a county commission workshop in May, the total budget deficit for the
2010-11 budget was estimated at $700,000, but at similar meetings in
June and July, the deficit had grown to $800,000. And on Aug. 10 at
another workshop, it was announced that the total budget deficit reached
$1.37 million. More ››
Rhea Medical Center could be growing its facilities in
coming months, as its board of directors voted last week to look into an
office expansion.
At last Tuesday's monthly board meeting, the hospital's directors
approved spending $12,750 to order a feasibility study, investigating
whether or not RMC could add office space on its property. More ››
State Sen. Ken Yager, R-Harriman, has been recognized as one of
the eight best pro-business legislators in the Tennessee General Assembly by a key business magazine
published by the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce. The publication congratulated Yager for a "100
percent business-positive, pro-jobs voting record."
After a stunning defeat in their season opener last week
against Knox Catholic, the Rhea County High School Golden Eagle footballteam was hoping to improve
its record with a win against the Wilson Central High School Wildcats Friday.
Despite a
407-yard offensive effort by the Eagles, they fell to the Wildcats 16-12 in Lebanon, Tenn. Three
Rhea County turnovers, two of which led to Wilson Central reaching the end zone, factored in to the
loss, as did the Eagles struggles to convert scoring opportunities. More ››
It came down to the wire in the Rhea County High School
freshman football season opener on Monday in Cleveland. With just over a
minute left in the game, a touchdown run by Dimitrius Patterson,
followed by a two-point conversion by Austin Dotson sealed the victory
for the Golden Eagles over the Raiders - 30-28.
"We're looking for big things out of this freshman group," said Rhea
County Head Coach Jason Fitzgerald. "I'm really proud of the way they
played against Cleveland." More ››
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