NAMI Hamblen County, affiliate of The NAtional Alliance on Mental Illness, will hold its support group on at 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 15 at 363 E. Economy Rd in the Morristown Plaza. NAMI provides support and education for families of those with a severe mental illness. For information call 423-581-5135.
We are a small group of individuals who save cans for critters. We use the proceeds to provide free or reduced costs spays and nueters. We work with Grainger County Humane Society’s PAL mobile. In 2011 we fixed six animals free of charge. Last year we did 12. It is almost spring, and that means kittens and puppies, many euthinized due to the overload. We are planning to ask local businesses
3/11/13 GFWC of Tennessee District I to meet Saturday The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) of Tennessee will hold its District I Spring General Meeting on Saturday, March 16th in the Taylor Room at the Carnegie Hotel, Johnson City. The theme for this meeting is “Visioning for the Future”. District I has 12 clubs in more than 11 counties including the cities of Elizabethton, Erwin, Greeneville, Johnson City, Morristown,
The American Red Cross has released a three-year update on its response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, made possible by donations from the public. The report, which can be found at www.redcross. org/Haiti, shows that hundreds of thousands of people are living in safer homes and have improved access to water and health services thanks to the generous donations following the earthquake. “The American Red Cross remains dedicated to spending the
The American Red Cross spent much of 2012 helping people all across the country whose lives were impacted by disasters. Relief efforts were launched in response to 113 large scale disasters in 42 states and territories between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1. Disasters affected many people’s lives here in Northeast Tennessee according to Lisa Gibbs, director of the American Red Cross Lakeway Area. “Red Cross workers from both here at
On behalf of Pioneer Petroleum and Fastop Markets, a $2,000 check was presented to C.E.A.S.E. The donation was made possible through the BP Fueling Communities Program. BP has made this program available across the nation to allow local distributors such as Pioneer to donate to local charities. “C.E.A.S.E. operates 24-hour shelters in Morristown and Tazewell to assist individuals who are victims in our community and to enable them to live
Each year on the fourth Saturday in October, volunteers from coast to coast pull out their can-do spirits and vow to improve their communities on Make A Difference Day, a national day of service. On Oct. 27 local Modern Woodmen of America members joined the nationwide effort. Members of the Morristown Modern Woodmen Youth Service Club 143561 made a difference by donating formula and food for Wildlife Rehabilitator Lynn McCoy.
You have probably heard the expression “there is a first time for
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — The Walters State Senators opened play in the NJCAA