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Middle Tennessee Electric Members Re-elect Incumbents to Board
Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation members re-elected four incumbents to their board of directors seats during the cooperative’s Annual Meeting Saturday at Embassy Suites Murfreesboro - Hotel and Conference Center.
Incumbents Charles Bowman, Gloria O’Steen, Dan Smith and Mike Woods won re-election to their seats.
For the Cannon County or District 3 seat, Bowman also ran unopposed and collected 507 votes.
Kristen Buscher Wins Miss Middle Tennessee Electric Pageant
Mt. Juliet’s Kristen Buscher is Miss Middle Tennessee Electric 2010.
The daughter of Joe and Charlotte Buscher of Mt. Juliet, she was crowned Aug. 21 at Embassy Suites Murfreesboro – Hotel and Conference Center. For winning, Buscher get¬s her choice of $1,000 cash or a free trip to Washington D.C., valued at approximately $1,200, as part of the 2011 National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Tour. The Wilson Central High School FFA sponsored Buscher.
Cannon Circuit Court Activity for August 20th
Judge Don Ash presided over Cannon County Circuit Court on Friday. Some of the results from the various cases which appeared on the docket included:
George Manus pled guilty to two counts of casual exchange of marijuana. He was sentenced to 23 months, 28 days in the county jail. That sentence was suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, paying a $500.00 fine and paying the court costs.
Gordon: Reforms Will Reign In Federal Spending
Congressman Bart Gordon is working worked with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to implement reforms to cut the federal deficit and reign in runaway spending.
“Families in Tennessee and across America have been tightening their belts and making every dollar count. The federal government must do the same,” Gordon said. “The fiscal discipline bills we’ve moved forward in Congress this session may not always make headlines, but they lay the groundwork for lasting reforms that will mean billions of dollars of taxpayer savings.”
MTEMC’s Annual Meeting set for August 21st
Middle Tennessee Electric’s Annual Meeting will be held tomorrow at Embassy Suites Murfreesboro located next to The Avenue shopping center.
“This year’s theme is built around energy efficiency and conservation,” MTEMC Vice President of Communications and Member Services Chris Jones said. “We can’t change the increasing costs of fuels used to produce power and purchased power costs, but we can use less energy and be more wise in our energy usage decisions.”
The meeting, which will begin at 7:30 a.m., will feature the crowning of a new Miss MTEMC and include a used truck giveaway.
