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September 03, 2010

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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."
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5:10 PM, 08/31/2010
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.
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5:10 PM, 08/31/2010
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.
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5:10 PM, 08/31/2010
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.
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5:20 PM, 08/31/2010
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." 

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5:20 PM, 08/31/2010
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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 ››
4:40 PM, 08/31/2010
Rhea County (0-2) vs. Walker Valley (1-1)

Where: Rhea County High School

When: 7:30 p.m. More ››
4:40 PM, 08/31/2010
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 ››
4:40 PM, 08/31/2010
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