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Local athlete needs your help
 We are asking for your prayers and your help in the form of donations. Contributions will assist Serge and his family during his rehabilitation time and is greatly appreciated.
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Library case goes back to court
Friends of the Library and the County Commission will square off in court next week, this time before Judge Mike Sharp in Circuit Court.
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More changes made to library board
The county commission made two more changes to the Library Board at a called meeting last week.
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Hospital plan aired one more time
Commissioners had one more chance to ask questions about Copper Basin Medical Center’s future during a workshop last week.
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County Commission notes
Commissioners voted last week to crack down on attendance on boards and committees and also discussed the need to take action against one of their own members who has been absent for five months.
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Commission to have special meeting
The county commission will have a special called meeting Thursday, Sept. 25, to consider Library Board appointments.
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Commission drops Overhill funding
The Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association was created in 1990 to promote economic development through heritage tourism in Polk, McMinn and Monroe counties, with each of the counties providing some administrative funding.
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Planners consider requests
A request from Ocoee Mountain Club developers to adjust a previously approved plat was tabled by the planning commission last Tuesday.
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$2.18 tax rate reached
The County Commission’s Budget Committee met last Thursday night to finish preparing a budget to present at their next monthly meeting.
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Grand jury inspects schools
Moisture and mold issues as well as concerns with bathrooms topped the list of concerns following a tour of Chilhowee Middle and Benton Elementary Schools
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Large crowd attends school board
Those expecting fireworks at this month’s school board meeting didn’t get them.
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Commissioners question contracts
Two contracts that were signed by the Copper Basin Hospital District Board have raised the eyebrows of the county commission.
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Medical Center may not be in immediate..
Employees at Copper Basin Medical Center are going about the business of providing health care and improving the financial picture despite the controversy swirling around the future management of the 25-bed facility.
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Utility costs to rise
The price of TVA electricity will increase an average 20% in wholesale power rates on Oct. 1.
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Commission questions Library Board mem..
Board Chairman Mark Bishop told the board he had reviewed the statute and thought the Library Board was no longer properly constituted.
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School Board notes
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Contractor business license an issue
Chairman Mark Bishop told the County Commissioners Monday night that he felt Ocoee Mountain Club and its contractors may need to get business licenses in Polk County.
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County asks for dismissal of cabin own..
At issue is a decision made to assign a value to the “leasehold interest” in their property.
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Cabin permit fee going up
The Forest Service will be adjusting the annual fee paid by permit holders for recreation residences in the Cherokee.. » FULL STORY
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Ducktown agrees to co-sign loan
Ducktown has voted to co-sign a $1.4 million line of credit for Copper Basin Medical Center.
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