MARION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION August Regular Meeting August 14, 2023 5:00 p.m. AGENDA I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER II. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG III. PUBLIC COMMENT IV. APPROVE BOARD AGENDA V. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA A. Approve Minutes: Regular Meeting: July10, 2023 “Special Called Meeting” July 24, 2023 B. Financial Reports and Cash Flow Analysis …
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing has received a $2.6-million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to help prepare its advanced practice nurses to meet the needs of rural and underserved communities in the Chattanooga region. The four-year grant comes through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services …
The High School Jamboree Presented by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee will be played over three nights at Finley Stadium— Thursday, August 10th; Friday, August 11th; and Saturday, August 12th — with seven quarters of action on Thursday and eight quarters on Friday and Saturday. Tickets are available at each school for $10 each night of …
The City of South Pittsburg Board of Mayor and Commissioners met on Tuesday night in regular session. The city board voted to approve a resolution authorizing the Marion County Industrial and Environmental Development Board to amend the large manufacturing pilot and lease agreement by an extension of one year in connection with the operation of …
Chattanooga Police responded to a shooting outside the Amazon Fulfillment Center near Volkswagen Drive. Reports of the shooting came in at approximately 4:33 am Wednesday when Chattanooga police responded to a person shot call on Discovery Drive. Upon arriving, they found a 19-year-old man with a life-threatening gunshot wound. Investigators believe this was a targeted …
Per Dr. Mark Griffith, Director of Schools, Marion County Schools will be dismissing at 12:30 PM CDT on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023 due to the threat of inclement weather expected to impact the area after lunchtime. Parents/Guardians are advised to follow their child’s school’s dismissal procedures, which will likely be posted to the school’s social …
How would you like to own your very own jail? Well, there is one for sale in Bledsoe County. As of 2008, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Bledsoe County Commission voted in July to put the jail built in 1851 and closed 16 years ago up for sale. Interested …
The current Mega Millions jackpot is estimated at $1.55 billion, which would make it the largest in the game’s nearly three-decade history. However, we won’t know for sure until we get closer to Tuesday’s drawing (Aug. 8); at this level, jackpots are hard to predict. The winning numbers on Friday, Aug. 4 — 11, 30, …
Monday is the first full day for many school systems in our area. Students are back in class in Marion, Grundy, Sequatchie, and Bledsoe counties. Jackson County, AL began on Friday. The first full day at Richard Hardy Memorial School is Thursday, August 10.
Three of us shared a garage apartment in Atlanta. It was small and crowded. The kitchen was smaller than a closet. To defrost the refrigerator required pulling it out of the kitchen and into the so-called living room. We were fortunate to have found a place in walking distance of Emory University. There, in the …
