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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.
Deadline Approaches For Flood Victims
Tennessee homeowners and business owners affected by historic floods this spring have only two weeks remaining to seek relief on their local property taxes.
Governor Phil Bredesen signed into law a bill unanimously approved by lawmakers in May that allows local taxing districts in the 46 counties that were declared federal disaster areas to reassess homes that were damaged in the storms.
Cannon Will Benefit From Litter Grant
As part of the effort to StopLitter™ in Tennessee, Governor Phil Bredesen and TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely today awarded $3,862,515 in litter grant funds to all 95 counties in Tennessee.
Sheriff's Department Arrest 4 in Meth Case
Four Cannon County men face drug charges following their arrest Friday, August 13 by sheriff’s deputies.
Deputies Randy Neal, Eric Moss and Brandon Mims responded to a dispatch call at 6:20 A.M. for a suspicious vehicle at the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ. Upon their arrival the deputies spotted one man outside a late model GMC Sonoma pickup near an small blue cooler.
One of the four men tried to escape during the arrested but was quickly captured. An examination of the suspects and the cooler revealed the items necessary to manufacture methamphetamine.
