Lenoir City NewsLocal news for Lenoir City, TN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.An Arp Communicating In Sign Language- July 14, 2008 The photograph accompanying this story was taken by Ms Pat Hunter, at a Loudon County Board of Education meeting. An enlarged view of it can be seen at the link accompanying this story.The three people in the photo are (left to right) Dewayne Arp, Lisa Russell, and Larry Proaps.When you view the enlarged photo you might notice something peculiar: Yes, Dewayne Arp is indeed communicating with Pat using a gesture commonly known as the "middle-finger-salute".http://www.topix.net/city/lenoir-city-tn/2008/07/arp-family-communicating-in-sign-language... Information Sought on Lenoir City's SpendingBorrowing- July 13, 2008 Can anyone explain why the city of Lenoir City is paying for LCUB's capital projectsAccording to a News-Herald article, in April the Lenoir City Council voted to incur debt up to $10-million for several public work projects including: "a new city and fire hall, flood mitigation, line flow improvements, fire hydrants, improvement of the storm water system and other water projects".The revenue attained from some of these projects will go to LCUB, not the city.Do any of our bloggers know why the...http://www.topix.net/city/lenoir-city-tn/2008/07/information-sought-on-lenoir-citys-spendi... TDOT Defines "Local Support" How- July 12, 2008 In a March 10th letter to state Senator Randy McNally, TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely wrote: "Please be assured that no projects will be recommended as a pilot without appropriate local support."If you took that at face value, you'd expect the Orange Route would not be a toll road. The Knox County Commission voted 18-1 against it. The Anderson County Commission voted unanimously against a toll road. But that expression of local opposition was evidently not what the state expected or wanted....http://www.topix.net/city/lenoir-city-tn/2008/07/tdot-defines-local-support-how?fromrss=1 Loudon County Schools' Budget Now Balanced- July 12, 2008 The Loudon school board announced Thursday night that the 2008-2009 budget was finally in the black. For the second time in less than a month education monies that were lost became found!The Loudon County BOE was at one time projecting a deficit of over $4 million for the coming year. Budget director Bennie Sims said he realized Wednesday he had been underestimating by about $200,000 the projected revenue paid to the schools by TVA in lieu of taxes.Several weeks ago, $224,000 was found sitting..http://www.topix.net/city/lenoir-city-tn/2008/07/loudon-schools-budget-balanced?fromrss=1 Hundreds of memories: Centenarian most remembered for role as teacher- July 12, 2008 Lorena Harvey didn't start as a first-grade teacher, although that's what many remember her for today. She says she never looked back, and ended up teaching 29 more years in the Lenoir City and Farragut school systems.Today, Saturday, Harvey turns 100 years old. With 25 to 30 children per class for 30 years, she probably taught close to 900 students, mostly first-graders.http://www.topix.net/city/lenoir-city-tn/2008/07/hundreds-of-memories-centenarian-most-rem... Five-year-old child badly injured in lawnmower accident- July 7, 2008 A five-year-old child is recovering in the hospital Monday after slipping in front of his uncle's lawnmower. The accident happened just after noon at a home on West First Street in Lenoir City.Police say the child was spending the day with his aunt and uncle, who were mowing a lawn for friends. The child pulled away from his aunt and took off, running across the lawn where he fell in front of the mower. His uncle was unable to stop the mower before the boy's foot was badly injured.He was taken..http://www.topix.net/city/lenoir-city-tn/2008/07/five-year-old-child-badly-injured-in-lawn... TWRA working to keep drivers on the lake dry this 4th- July 6, 2008 The Fourth of July weekend is one of the busiest and most dangerous on East Tennessee lakes. This year TWRA has an extra tool shore-side to keep those behind the wheel on the water dry.The field officers are taking a relatively new step this weekend in cracking down on drunk boaters. It's called an intoximeter. TWRA has the intoximeter inside a mobile command unit - the same kind you'd find at a county jail. It's bigger, but more reliable and it's results stand up in court.That new tool made...http://www.topix.net/city/lenoir-city-tn/2008/07/twra-working-to-keep-drivers-on-the-lake-... |