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THE GREENEVILLE SUN — GREENE COUNTY FAIR EDITION
July 2012
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Choosing a Hospital
Research shows that some hospitals simply do a better job than others. Keep the following questions in mind when choosing a hospital, even if you don’t have a choice because of your health plan or physician constraints. Does the hospital meet national quality standards? Hospitals can choose to be surveyed by the Joint Commission to be sure they meet certain quality standards. These standards address the quality of staff, equipment and their success in treating and curing patients. You may visit their Web site at www.jointcommission.org for performance reports and accreditation status. How does the hospital compare with others in my area? Look at hospital reports compiled by your state or by local consumer groups. To find out what information is available, call your State Department of Health, a local health care council or local hospital association. Also, don’t hesitate to ask your doctor his or her opinion about a particular hospital. Has the hospital had success with my condition? Ask your doctor how often the procedure is done there, how often the doctor does the procedure and the success rate. Some health departments may publish “outcomes studies” about certain procedures. How well does the hospital check and improve on its own quality of care? Ask the hospital quality management department how it monitors and improves the hospital’s quality of care. Also, ask for any patient satisfaction surveys the hospital has done.
Consider these additional questions regarding the hospital: 1. Does my doctor have privileges (permitted to admit and treat patients) at the hospital? 2. Does my health plan cover care at the hospital? 3. Does the hospital have experience with my condition? Our healthcare team is very proud that of the 6,079 patient admissions to Greene County Hospitals, as reported by the Tennessee Department of Health’s latest Joint Annual Report, 66% of those patients entrusted their care to the healthcare team at Laughlin Memorial Hospital.
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Table Of Contents AN OVERVIEW County’s History 5 Interesting Statistics 6 Non-Emergency Numbers 10 The 911 System 12 Other Useful Phone Numbers 12 Utility Services 13 Map: Historic, Scenic, Recreational Attractions 38-39 HERITAGE/HISTORY A Walk With The President Heritage Organizations GOVERNMENT/CITIZENSHIP County Officials and Committees Municipal Officials and Boards State Officials County and Municipal Governments Courts Federal Officials Building Permits, Codes Voting Driver Licenses Passports EDUCATION Greeneville City School System Greene County School System High Schools Private Schools Greene Technology Center Area Colleges and Universities: Tusculum College Walters State Community College Carson-Newman College East Tennessee State University King College Maryville College Milligan College Northeast State Community College The University of Tennessee
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LIBRARIES: Greeneville-Greene County Public Library T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library Mosheim Public Library Thomas J. Garland Library at Tusculum College HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES Doctors, Hospitals Holston United Methodist Home For Children Veterans Service Office Free Will Baptist Family Ministries Nolachuckey-Holston Area Mental Health Center Greene Valley Developmental Center Senior, Disabled Services Dental Services ANIMAL-RELATED SERVICES Greeneville-Greene County Humane Society Animal Shelter Animal Rescue Groups Greene County Animal Facility Veterinarians COMMUNITY LIFE Keep Greene Beautiful Main Street: Greeneville United Way Volunteer Opportunities Drama, Arts, Music, Museums Clubs and Organizations Churches
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Bristol Motor Speedway Fishing Cherokee National Forest Hiking, Biking, Horse Trails
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AGRICULTURE Greene County Fair University of Tennesseee AgResearch And Education Center
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SERVICES Garbage Collection Centers Day-Care Centers News/Entertainment Media Real Estate, Auction Airports Rental Properties FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Banks And Other Financial Institutions INDUSTRIES Industry List
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RECREATION Parks: Camping, Playgrounds, Pools 110 Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville & Greene County 111 YMCA 111 Sports 114
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GREENE COUNTY PARTNERSHIP 142 ____________________________ GREENE COUNTY PARTNERSHIP Membership Directory* By Category 146-158 Alphabetical 159-169 Advertisers Index
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The Greeneville Sun strives to be as accurate as possible in our research. If you have updated information, please contact our offices at 423-638-4181, or e-mail us at: guidebook@greenevillesun.com * Source: The Greene County Partnership, August 2012. Updates should be directed to the Partnership at 423-638 - 4111.
The Greene County Guidebook 2012/2013 is a home-delivered and single-copy supplement to The Greeneville Sun. Additional copies may be purchased at the Sun office for $5 each, plus postage. This edition is available on CD for $7.95. Call our office at 423-638-4182, ext. 3126, or email us at “guidebook@GreenevilleSun.com” for orders and delivery. Copyright: 2012/2013 Greene County Guidebook, Greeneville Publishing, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission of the newspaper’s management. Reproduction of advertising and design work is strictly prohibited due to the use of licensed art services and agency agreements.
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EDITOR John M. Jones, Jr. ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Rich Jones DESIGN Hala Watson PHOTOGRAPHY O.J. Early FRONT COVER DESIGN Jenna Mayes RESEARCH, REPORTING INTERNS Emily Hagenburger and Andrew Jones ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Artie Wehenkel ADVERTISING SALES Sharon Hughes, Joni Parker, Brenda Weems, Wendy Wilder CLASSIFIED SALES Sarah Gregory, Tanya Hensley, Tonda Laws, Kelly Pickering ADVERTISING & COMPOSING MANAGER Taunya Blazer ADVERTISING DESIGN Marie Cox, Will MacKay, Jenna Mayes, Melanie Remine CIRCULATION & PRINTING DIRECTOR Dale Long PRE-PRESS Darrell Buckner, Joe Officer PRINTING Jay Early, Kevin Freudenberger, Wes Massey, Max Olmstead, Jon Ray PACKAGING Ron Smith, Danny Crum, Nicholas Hartman, Marty Hixon, David Martin, Michael Ray, Billy Tucker, Christopher Waddell, Brandon Whittiker DISTRIBUTION/CUSTOMER SERVICE Betty Campbell, Barry Carter, Alberta Ducheny, Troy Hopson, Shirley Jones, Wendy Peay, Jon Southerland, Stacey Svette, Nikki West PUBLISHER John M. Jones CO-PUBLISHER Gregg K. Jones GENERAL MANAGER Steven K. Harbison ADMINISTRATION Connie Cobble, Janet Medcalf ONLINE www.GreenevilleSun.com ONLINE DIRECTOR Brian Cutshall
About The Cover The Andrew Johnson Homestead, at 209 S. Main St., is featured on the cover of the 2012-2013 Greene County Guidebook. The carefully-preserved 19th Century structure was the home of the 17th president during the most momentous years of his public life. The Homestead is of special interest through 2015 as the United States observes the Civil War Sesquicentennial. It was here that Johnson called home during the Civil War years and the tumultuous times leading up to that conflict. Our cover photo, showing the picturesque home in early spring, looks at the back portion of the Homestead, which opens into an expansive and beautiful setting. The Homestead is now a key part of the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site and is managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Tours are available. Sun photo by O.J.Early. Copyright 2012©, Greeneville Publishing Co.
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County’s History Includes Leaders In War, Peace Greeneville and Greene County are both named in honor of Gen. Nathanael Greene, a Rhode Island Quaker who joined the revolutionary army under Gen. George Washington. Greene, a protégé of Washington’s and one of his most trusted officers, became an outstanding American general who led in the defeat of British forces in the South. After the Revolutionary War, Greene died prematurely. He never visited this area. Water from the spring that brought settlers to this area still runs quietly into Richland Creek, behind the GreenevilleGreene County Library on North Main Street. Before the settlers came to what is now Greene County, the Big Spring was the water source for Native Americans who lived in the area. The spring continued to serve as the leading local water source for more than 150 years after the Town of Greeneville was established in the early 1780s. DATES FROM EARLY 1780S What initially began as a tiny frontier village on a 300acre tract of land thought to have been a Revolutionary War grant to Robert Kerr, has grown into a modern, thriving community of approximately 15,000 residents. Greene County in 2010 had 68,831 inhabitants, according to the U.S. Census. The approximate founding date for Greene County is 1783 — the year the Greene County Court, predecessor of today’s Greene County Commission, first met in Kerr’s home, which stood near the Big Spring. According to the book, Greeneville: One Hundred Year Portrait, 1775-1875, authored by the late Richard Harrison Doughty, Greeneville is believed to have become the county seat (instead of other Greene County communities
1875. Johnson and his family are buried in the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery in Greeneville. Locally, the location is also referred to as Monument Hill. Johnson’s South Main Street home and his downtown tailor shop, the latter of which became an informal center for political debates in Greeneville during Johnson’s time, are open to the public and maintained as a National Historic Site by the National Park Service. The tailor shop is enclosed within the site’s Visitor Center and Museum. Another historic site pertaining to Johnson is his earlier Greeneville residence, located across College Street from the Visitor Center and tailor shop. This “Early House,” as it is called, is also now open for public view. A replica of the house in Raleigh in which Andrew Johnson was born sits directly across the street from the 1830s home. Furniture from that period is displayed in the building’s interior.
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The historic Dickson-Williams Mansion is often the scene of Civil Warrelated events and reenactments. Here, Tim Massey portrays General John Hunt Morgan while standing next to a replica cannon. such as Rheatown or Warrensburg) because Kerr offered to grant property for use as a seat of the county government. The formal layout plans for Greeneville were created in 1786, according to Doughty’s book. The town was incorporated in 1796, when Tennessee became the 16th state, and was reincorporated in 1817, according to the late Tom Siler’s book, Tennessee Towns: From Adams to Yorkville. Also, Greeneville had the honor of serving as the capital of the short-lived state of Franklin from 1785 until 1788. The so-called “Lost State of
Franklin” fell just short of congressional approval for statehood. CROCKETT, JOHNSON David “Davy” Crockett, frontiersman, congressman and folk hero, was born in the Limestone area of eastern Greene County in 1786. He died in Texas in 1836 among fellow defenders of the Alamo during the war for Texas independence from Mexico. Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, was born in Raleigh, N.C., in 1808, but called Greeneville his home from 1826 until his death in
On the morning of Sept. 4, 1864, Morgan was shot to death on the grounds of the Williams home during a surprise attack by federal troops. He had spent the previous night at the Williams home. The imposing brick residence, a famed showplace home from the early 1820s through the Civil War, has been restored as a house museum and now is called the Dickson-Williams Mansion. (Daily 90-minute tours start at 1 p.m. from the lobby of The General Morgan Inn.) The present-day General Morgan Inn, a one-time railroad hotel formerly named Grand Central Hotel and then Hotel Brumley, which closed in 1981, stands not far from the site where Morgan was shot. The century-old hotel was renovated in the 1990s and renamed in the slain Confederate general’s memory. The hotel was the key element of a $15 million public-private downtown revitalization project known as Morgan Square. The new General Morgan Inn opened in 1996. Further renovations in 2007 included new GENERAL JOHN H. MORGAN carpet, mattresses, and bedDuring the Civil War, ding installed throughout all Greeneville changed hands rooms and a complete remodelnumerous times. ing of the presidential suite. Although the state as a whole had voted to secede from the BOTH SIDES HONORED Union, East Tennessee was Greeneville is thought to be an island of predominantly one of the few towns that honor Unionist sentiment within the both Union and Confederate South. forces on government properAt times during the war ty. years, colorful but controverTwo monuments relating to sial Confederate cavalry leader the Civil War period stand on Gen. John Hunt Morgan was the lawn of the Greene County an overnight guest of Dr. and Courthouse. Mrs. Alexander Williams of One, a statue of a standing Greeneville at their local resi- Union soldier, is dedicated to dence. local troops who served in the Admirers often referred to Grand Army of the Republic Gen. Morgan as “The Thun- (Union army). derbolt of the Confederacy,” a The other, a granite slab reference to his lightning-fast with engraved text dealing raids deep into Union-domi- with Gen. Morgan’s life and nated territory. His men had death, memorializes the fallbecome known as “Morgan’s en Confederate cavalry leader Raiders.” who died only a block away.
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Interesting Statistics About Greeneville And Greene County Greene County is the fourthlargest county in size among Tennessee’s 95 counties. Greeneville is the county seat. LOCATION Greeneville is about 50 miles southwest of the Virginia state line at Bristol and Kingsport, and about 15 miles northwest of the North Carolina state line. The town is 70 miles northeast of Knoxville and 250 miles east of Nashville. Asheville, N.C., is about 50 miles to the southeast. Latitude: 36 degrees, 9 minutes north Longitude: 82 degrees, 50 minutes west Elevation: 1,531 feet above sea level Area in square miles: Greene County, 621.69; Greeneville, 16.17, or 10,348 acres. POPULATION Greene County: 68,831* Greeneville: 15,062 ** Baileyton: 431 ** Mosheim: 2,362 ** Tusculum: 2,663 ** * U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts (2010) ** city-data.com (2010) CLIMATE Greene County enjoys four distinct seasons. Local weather patterns and temperatures usually do not reach extremes. A key reason why Greene County has a temperate climate is its rolling hills and valleys nestled between two ranges of the Appalachian Mountains — the Unaka range to the south, and the Bays Mountain range to the north. Average high temperature: 87 degrees F (July) Average low temperature: 20 degrees F (January) Average annual precipitation: 44.28 inches
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Greeneville is located 70 miles northeast of Knoxville, and about 15 miles northwest of the North Carolina state line. Virginia is about 50 miles to the north. POPULATION PROFILE Gender: 49.1 percent male; 50.9 percent female. Race: 95 percent white; 2.0 percent black; 2.5 percent Hispanic; 0.2 percent American Indian or Alaskan Native; 0.4 percent Asian; and 1.2 percent two or more races. Age: 5.3 percent under 5 years; 21.0 percent under 18 years; 55.7 percent 19 years to 64 years; 18.0 percent 65 years and over. Marital status: 59.1 percent male now married, not including those who are legally separated (population 15 years and over); 55.5 percent female now married, not including those
who are legally separated (population 15 years and over). Income: Median household income, $36,867, up from $34,225 in 2011; per-capita income, $18,782, up from $18,355 in 2011. Housing Units: 32,025. Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $104,200, up from $99,600 in 2011. (Source: Most current numbers available from U.S. Census Bureau 2010 State & County Quickfacts and American Community Survey at www. census.gov)
Town of Greeneville separately assess taxes on real estate. For the 2012-13 budget year, from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013, the Greene County tax rate on real estate located inside the town limits of Greeneville is $1.5137 per $100 of assessed (not appraised) valuation. Locally, this is called “the inside rate.” The rate is slightly lower than the county rate for property outside the town since property-owners inside Greeneville do not pay the part of the overall county property tax rate that is allocated to retire REAL ESTATE TAXES county school bonds. Both Greene County and the (Greeneville operates its
own school system, which is fully separate from the Greene County School system.) For the 2012-13 budget year, the Greene County tax rate for real estate located in Greene County but outside the Greeneville town limits is $1.7069 per $100 of assessed (not appraised) valuation. Adding $1.5137 (the inside rate) and $0.1932 (the Rural Debt Service tax levy) produces $1.7069. Locally, this is referred to as the county’s “outside rate.” (The other three Greene County municipalities — BaiPLEASE SEE STATISTICS | 8
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Mosheim Welcomes
Business & Industry More and more people and businesses are choosing to locate in Mosheim.
Billy Myers, MAYOR
In Mosheim we’re ready to assist, develop and grow with Greeneville, Greene County and our industrial prospects and their projects. Infrastructure is readily available and includes water, sewer, gas, and electrical. Mosheim is a progressive community that is growing and a desirable location for families and new industries to locate. Come out! Look us over! Join us in our future growth and progress.
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Statistics Starts on Page 6 leyton, Mosheim and Tusculum — are much smaller than Greeneville and do not have their own property tax. (As a result, property outside Greeneville but inside Baileyton, Mosheim, or Tusculum is taxed by Greene County, at the “outside rate.”) The 2012-2013 county property tax rate represents a 20-cent increase from 2011-2012, when the tax rate was $1.5069 outside and $1.3137 inside. Real estate inside the corporate limits of Greeneville is also taxed by the Town of Greeneville itself. For the 2012-2013 budget year, the Greeneville property tax rate is 1.8590 per $100 of assessed value. Note: The assessment rate for residential and agricultural property in Tennessee is 25 percent of the appraised value. For example, a $100,000 tract of residential or ag ricultural property would be assessed for tax purposes as having a value of $ 25,000. Commercial property is assessed at 40 percent of its appraised value.
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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES State-licensed restaurants and private clubs, both within Greeneville and outside Greeneville’s city limits, are allowed to sell mixed drinks to patrons 21 years old or older. By local ordinance, liquor (mixed drinks) may not be sold between 3 a.m. and 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday, or between 3 a.m. and noon on Sunday. Greeneville’s package liquor stores are allowed to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises. Liquor stores are allowed to be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Liquor stores are closed on Sundays and on five legal holidays: Christmas, New Year’s, Thanksgiving, Labor Day and Independence Day. Hours of beer sales in Greene County are not restricted.
WHEEL TAX The county “wheel tax” is $20 per registered motor vehicle. Ten dollars of the tax goes to the county highway fund for operations. The other $10 is used for financing the county’s general indebtedness, other than debt related to the Greene County School System, which is financed separately. Most (although not all) of the county’s general debt for which this $10 of the $20 wheel tax is used goes to pay off bonds that were issued a few years to pay for county road improvement.
UTILITIES Electricity: Electrical power is provided by the Greeneville Light & Power System, through the system’s wholesale purchase of power from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Water: The Greeneville Water Commission provides water service to Greeneville and some nearby areas, and sells water to the following utility districts: Chuckey, Cross Anchor, Glen Hills, Mosheim and Old Knoxville Highway. The water source for the Greeneville Water Commission is the Nolichucky River, which originates in North Carolina. The commission’s capacity is 16 million gallons per day. The North Greene Utility District uses Lick Creek as its primary water source. Sewage: The Greeneville Water Commission provides activated sludge treatment. The capacity is seven million gallons a day. Septic tank systems are widely used in the county. Installation and service of such systems is available through a number of local firms. Natural gas: Natural gas is available through Atmos Energy. Call 1888-286-6700. Propane gas: Propane is available from Admiral Propane (639-7945), Marsh Petroleum (639-7226), and Shaw LP Gas (639-7788).
INCOME TAX The state of Tennessee does not tax wages and salaries. However, certain investment income is taxed.
LAW ENFORCEMENT Police: The Greeneville Police Department has 47 full-time officers including eight detectives, 30 auxil-
SALES TAX The sales tax in Greene County is 9.75 percent. Of that rate, the state’s share is 7 percent; the local option share, approved by local referendum, is 2.75 percent.
iary officers, two records employees, and an IT staff member. Sheriff ’s Department : The Greene County Sheriff ’s Department has 62 law enforcement officers and employees as well as 83 corrections officers, 12 auxiliary officers, and two officers overseeing litter pickup. Baileyton: Two full-time police officers, two part-time officers, and two auxiliary officers. Tusculum: Two police officers and five auxiliary officers. Tennessee Highway Patrol: A sergeant and five Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers are based in Greene County. Their primary responsibility is to respond to accidents on the Greene County sections of Interstate 81 and other state highways. The district THP off ice is at Fall Branch. FIRE PROTECTION Greeneville : T he Greeneville Fire Department employs 42 fulltime f iref ighters. T he depa r tment is equipped with four f irst-line pumpers, two of which are ladder trucks; two reser ve pumpers; one brush truck; two command vehicles; one support vehicle; and three staff vehicles. Volunteer Fire Departments : Sixteen departments belong to the Greene County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments. There is also one volunteer rescue squad. PARKS AND RECREATION The Greeneville Parks and Recreation Department offers varied activities and sports for youth as wel l a s adu lt s. Sp or t s of fer e d for c h i ld r en t h r ou g h a ge 17 i nclude ba seba l l, sof tba l l, a nd ba sket ba l l. Appr ox i m at ely 2 ,15 0 yout h pa r ticipated in Parks a nd R ecreation spor ts teams in 2011-2012. A du lt spor t s i nclude sof tba l l a nd vol leyba l l. A n nua l spe c ia l events are conducted throughout the year. The department oversees Hardin Park, Forest Park, the downtown area greenspace, and the EastView Recreation Center, which houses the department’s administrative offices. The Greeneville Parks and Recreation Director is Harold “Butch” Patterson.
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The department’s phone number is 638-3143 or 638-3144. ECONOMIC RESOURCES Main Economic Generators : Manufacturing, trucking, general farming, beef cattle, tourism and lumber. Timber: Oak, poplar, pine, and maple. Minerals: Limestone, zinc, barite and mica. TRANSPORTATION Highways : Interstate 81; U.S. 11E (Andrew Johnson Highway, “the Bypass”); U.S. 321 (Newport Highway); Tennessee Routes 70S (Asheville Highway), 70N (Rogersville Road), 349 (Warrensburg Road), 348 (McDonald Road), 340 (Fish Hatcher y Road) 93 (K ingspor t Highway), 107 (Erwin Highway and Houston Valley Road), 172 (Baileyton Road), 351S (107 Cutoff ), 351N (Rheatown Road). Airports : There are four airports in the region: • Greenev ille-Greene County Municipal Airport, at 246 Airport Road, Greeneville, 37745. Phone: 639-6275. Online at www.greenevilleaviation.com. Airport identifier: GCY. • Tri-Cities Regional Airport TN/VA; at 2525 Hwy. 75, Blountville, 37617. Phone: (423) 325-6000. Online at www.triflight.com. Airport identifier: TRI. • McGhee Tyson Airport (Knoxville), at 2005 Alcoa Hwy., Alcoa, TN., 37701. Phone: (865) 342-3000. Online at www.f lyknoxville.com. Airport identifier: TYS. • Asheville Regional Airport, at 61 Terminal Drive, Fletcher, N.C. 28732. Phone: (828) 684-2226. Online at www.flyavl.com. Airport identifier: AVL. Buses : Greene Coach Company, which offers a wide variety of charter services and tours, has its headquarters in Greeneville. Call 1-800338-5469, or go to www.greenecoach. com Taxis : Yellow Cab Co. (6385252), and Royal Carriage Limousine (639-3186) offer limo services in Greeneville. Railroad: Norfolk Southern Corporation (638-9082) operates a freight line running regularly through Greene County and Greeneville.
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Helpful Phone Numbers For Non-Emergency Situations Local emergency assistance is only a phone call away by dialing 911. (See page 12 for details about the 911 system.) The following numbers are for times when you may want or need to contact one of the following agencies on a nonemergency matter. COUNTY SHERIFF Business Office, open 24 hours 798-1800 Greene County Detention Center 798-1802 FIRE DEPARTMENTS (non-emergency situations) Greeneville (Chief Mark Foulks) 638-4243 Camp Creek (Chief Jeff Wilburn) 636-1702 Caney Branch (Chief Ryan Holt) 798-9313 Cedar Creek (Chief Michael Bowers) 639-7537 DeBusk (Chief Reggie Jones) 470-3131
Fall Branch, Washington Co. (Chief Roger Phillips) 3487171 Limestone, Washington Co. (Chief Steve Archer) 257-2571 791-1341 McDonald (Chief Jimmy Killion) 235-7099 Midway (Chief Anthony Ball) 329-8726 Mosheim (Chief Josh Kesterson) 972-3286 Town of Mosheim (Chief Jessie Lowery) 6208951 Newmansville (Chief Cameron Waters) 278-4619 Nolichuckey, Washington Co. (Chief Charles Baines) 2572803 Orebank (Chief Kenny Backberg) 972-5513 St. James (Chief Robert Bowers) 639-7121 South Greene (Chief Johnny Powers) 639-2609 Sunnyside (Chief Steven Huff) 620-1965 Tusculum (Chief Steve Har-
ris) 638-6211 www.aapcc.org United (Chief Brad Ball) 2340307 SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE Wesley Holt is chief of the CHIPS Domestic Violence Greene County Association of Shelter (serves Greene, Unicoi Volunteer Fire Departments, and Carter counties) 639-1889 743-0022 Also on Facebook: Change is HOSPITALS Possible Laughlin Memorial Hospital Sexual Assault Center of East 787-5000 Tennessee www.laughlinmemorial.org 865-558-9040 Crisis hotline 865-522-7273 Takoma Regional Hospital 639-3151 POLICE (NON-EMERGENCY) www.takoma.org Baileyton 234-6911 Greeneville 639-7111 EMERGENCY SERVICES Tusculum 638-6211 Greeneville Emergency & Rescue Squad 638-3431 STATE, FEDERAL AGENCIES Greene County-Greeneville Tennessee Highway Patrol Emergency Medical Services 348-6144 798-1720 www.tn.gov/safety Greeneville-Greene County Federal Bureau of InvestigaOffice of Emergency Manage- tion ment and Homeland Security (FBI Knoxville office) 798-1729 (865) 544-0751 Poison Control Center 1-800www.fbi.gov 222-1222 Tennessee Bureau of Investi-
gation (TBI) (615) 744-4000 (24 hrs.) www.tbi.tn.gov Office of Homeland Security East TN Office: 317-8044 Nashville: (615) 532-7825 www.tennessee.gov/homelandsecurity U.S. Forest Service 638-4109 www.fs.fed.us/ CDC Public Response Hot Line Bio-terrorism (response to anthrax, small pox, and other outbreaks) 1-888-232-4636 www.bt.cdc.gov/emcontact National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 1-800843-5678 (24 hours) www.missingkids.com AMBER ALERTS If you have information pertaining to an Amber Alert, a national agency that distributes information and alerts about missing children, please call your local police non-emergency contact number.
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911 System Provides Life-Saving Services With One Call The local 911 system is located at 111 Union St. In its 19th year of operations, the program allows residents to request fire, police or emergency medical assistance by dialing 911. When calls are made to 911 for Greene County-Greeneville Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the Greeneville Emergency & Rescue Squad, the Greeneville Fire Department and 15 rural volunteer fire departments, the appropriate unit or units are dispatched. The 911 center also takes calls for the Greeneville Police Department and the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, but such calls are transferred immediately to those departments’ dispatchers for assignment to police officers or sheriff’s deputies. Only emergency calls should be made by dialing 911. For non-emergency calls to the 911 office, dial 638-8663. When a call from a base phone, or a home or office phone, is received by the center, the caller’s phone number and location are displayed on a screen in front of the 911
dispatcher. CELL PHONES The CenturyLink telephone company provides the database for all of the location information. Phone numbers, as well as home and business addresses, are contained in the database. POST REFLECTIVE NUMBERS To ease the difficulty of tracking down a house or business, the 911 program requests that four-inch reflective house numbers be placed where they can be seen easily from the road. Suggested locations are on a house, on a mailbox, or on a post next to the driveway. A 911 address must be obtained by all newcomers, or local families who move from one residence to another, before having telephone service installed. CenturyLink helps enforce this regulation by not hooking up phone services until a 911 address has been acquired. SUN PHOTO BY O.J. EARLY
Misty Prokop is one of the dispatchers staffing the 911 phone lines. The office is at 111 Union St., in Greeneville.
911 STAFF Director: Jerry Bird For Address Changes:
Charlie Garant and John Waddell Part-Time Bookkeeper: Marilyn Smith Full-Time Dispatchers: Kelley Dabbs, Brock Campbell, Lisa Stephenson, Della Sue Belt, Kevin Ayers, Misty Prokop, Seth Spradlin, and Sheryll Johnson. Part-Time Dispatchers: Dewey Cox, Rebecca Hilton, Wesley Holt, Kim Taylor, and Tony Williams. Board Of Directors: William Gary Holt, chairman, community representative; Robert Sayne, EMS director; LeRoy Tipton Jr., a lawyer, who serves as secretary; C. Ray Adams, CPA, treasurer; County Sheriff Steve Burns, law enforcement representative; Ryan Holt, representative of the Greene County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments; Greeneville Fire Chief Mark Foulks; Margaret Greenway, Greene County Commission representative; and Bill Brown, director of the Greeneville-Greene County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. The phone number for nonemergency calls is 638-8663.
Phone Numbers, Website Addresses You May Need Telephone numbers, website address- pany): 1-800-366-8201 (after hours) 638-5531 es that you may need: www.centurylink.com Greeneville Light & Power System: www.greenevillewater.org Atmos Energy: (888) 286-6700 636-6200 www.atmosenergy.com CenturyLink Repair Service: 639www.glps.net Greeneville Water Office (sewer Baileyton Town Hall: 234-6911 6711 GL&PS Repair Service (after hours): plant): 639-1022, 798-2035 Greene County Mayor: 798-1766 636-6202 (after hours): 638-5531 Bulls Gap City Hall: 235-5216 www.greenecountytngovt.com Greeneville Parks & Recreation Mosheim Town Hall: 422-4051 Greene Technology Center: 639-0171 Greene County Partnership: 638- Dept.: 638-3143, 638-3144 www.gcschools.net/cft 4111 Tusculum City Hall: 638-6211 www.greenecountypartnership.com The Greeneville Sun: 638-4181 Comcast: 1-800-COMCAST www.greenevillesun.com Tusculum College: 636-7300 www.comcast.com Greene County Schools: 639-4194 www.tusculum.edu www.greenek12.org Greeneville Town Hall: 639-7105 County Water Office: 639-6362 Walters State Community College: Greeneville City Schools: 787-8000 Greeneville Water Office: 638-3148, 585-2600 CenturyLink (local telephone comwww.gcschools.net 798-2030 www.ws.edu
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Utility Services: Information About Getting Connected Several utilities serve this community. Information about connection, reconnection and billing may be obtained by calling the local office of each utility. Information in this article was provided by the serviceproviders.
minimum bill for just water usage is $5.99 per month. The minimum bill for just sewer use is $ 9.42, for a total minimum montly cost of $15.41 inside the city limits of Greeneville. Outside Greeneville’s city limits, those without sewer access are charged triple the Greeneville rates. The miniWATER mum bill for just water access Greeneville Water Com- is $11.98, and the minimum mission bill for just sewer access is Location: 516 N. Main St. $15.32. The total minimum Office hours: 8 a.m. to 5 bill for both water and sewer p.m. weekdays. access outside of Greeneville’s Phone: 638-3148 daytime; city limits is $27.30. 638-5531 nights, weekends, and holidays. Website: www.greeneville- UTILITY DISTRICTS water.org Those residing outside the Services: Water and sewer Greeneville Water Commisservice is provided to residents sion’s service area may arrange of Greeneville and other areas for water service through the served by five utility districts. utility district in the part of Getting Connected: Go the county in which they live. to the office and provide the Chuckey Utility District: name, billing address and loca639-6362 tion where service is needed. Cross Anchor Utility DisRenters and leasers must trict: provide a copy of their rent/ 639-6362 lease agreement or rent/lease Glen Hills Utility Disreceipt. trict: The customer establishing 639-8622 service must pay a deposit Mosheim Water Works: (property owners, $20; rent422-4051 ers, $75) plus a non-refundable North Greene Utility service charge (inside the city 234-3145 limits, $25; outside the city Old Knox Utility District: limits, $35) before service can 422-1660 be started. An employee of the Water Commission can usually come ELECTRICITY to the customer’s house and Greeneville Light & Power start water service on the System same day that the deposit and Location: 110 North Colservice charges are paid. lege St. For those in Greeneville, the Office hours: 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. weekdays Phone: 636-6200 Website: www.glps.net Service: The Greeneville Light & Power System (GL&PS) buys electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority and sells it to retail customers in Greene County. Getting Connected: Two forms of identification are required. A security deposit may also be required. Contact GL&PS for details. TELEPHONE CenturyLink Location: Nearest store is in Johnson City at 1914 N. Roan, Suite 104 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Contact: 423-989-2370 General Business Info Phone: 877-290-5458 Website: www.centurylink. com Service: CenturyLink provides broadband, voice and wireless services to consumers and businesses. AT&T Phone: 1-888-757-6500 Website: www.att.com Service: AT&T supplies telephone service for the 235 telephone exchange. NATURAL GAS Atmos Energy Location: 1221 Snapps Ferry Road Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays
Phone: 1-888-286-6700 Website: www.atmosenergy. com Getting Connected: Call or visit the website to start service. If a residence already has a natural gas line, the gas is usually turned on by the next business day. To install a line and turn on the gas requires three to four weeks. PROPANE Admiral Propane Location: 1145 Forest St. Office hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Phone: 639-7945 Getting Connected: Service is usually set up within two weeks of the customer’s request, providing free estimates of installation costs for tanks, water heaters, and other equipment. Tank rental has a yearly fee of $65 plus tax. Commercial rates are available. Marsh Petroleum Location: 253 Baileyton Road Office hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Phone: 639-7226 Website: www.marshpet. com Getting Connected: Marsh Petroleum provides free estimates of installation costs for equipment such as tanks, water heaters and floor and wall furnaces. Installation is usually within 20 days of the customer’s request. After installing the equipment, customers must pay for
the gas within 30 days. There is a yearly fee for tank rental, and rates depend on the amount of equipment the customer chooses. The company also has industrial and commercial rates. Shaw LP Gas Location: 135 W. Bernard Ave. Office hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Phone: 639-7788 Getting Connected: Installation date depends on the time of the year service is requested, with fall and winter being the busiest seasons. Payment should be made within 30 days after installation. Shaw LP fills propane cylinders and offers industrial and commercial rates. The company also provides free estimates on cost of installing equipment and tanks. CABLE/SATELLITE TV Comcast Location: 241 W. Summer St. Office hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. First Saturday of each month 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Phone: 1-800-COMCAST Website: www.comcast.com Direct TV Phone: 1-800-370-3587 Website: www.directv.com Dish Network Phone: 1-800-823-4929 Website: http://www.dishnetwork.com
‘Keep Greene Beautiful’ Works To Keep Community Litter-Free Keep Greene Beautiful (KGB), a Keep A mer ica Beautif ul a f f iliate, is a prog ra m of the Greene Cou nty Pa r tnersh ip that str ives to improve the appea ra nce of the commu nity.
Keep Greene Beautiful works to achieve its goal of a cleaner and more beautiful community through educating children and adults on the importance of litter control and good solid-waste practices.
According to Jennifer Reynolds, director of the program, Keep Greene Beautiful is dedicated to maintaining a litter-control program, promoting a clean and beautiful environment, and instilling good
environmental and solid-waste management practices. For more information, contact Reynolds at the Greene County Partnership: 638-4111, or go to www. greenecountypartnership.com
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Take ‘A Walk With The President’ In Downtown Greeneville Historic landmarks throughout downtown Greeneville connect its past with its present and future. Although Greeneville is now thriving in the 21st century, reminders survive that Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, called this area his home more than 150 years ago. Visiting these historic places can make the past come alive. “A Walk With The President” is a tour brochure provided for those interested in walking or driving on a self-guided tour that allows you to see the sites that were once very familiar to President Johnson. The latest edition is available at the Greene County Partnership, 115 Academy St., or at the Andrew Johnson Visitor Center, where College and East Depot streets meet in downtown Greeneville. “A Walk With The President”
details the historic sites and provides a map for the tour. Through an agreement between Main Street: Greeneville and the U.S. National Park Service, walking tours of historic points in downtown Greeneville are offered from April through October. Tours depart from the General Morgan Inn’s lobby at 9:30 a.m. Call Main Street Tours at 787-0500 for more information.
The tour covers 10 historic sites, including the Dickson Williams Mansion and the Andrew Johnson sites. All one has to do is stop at the sites listed, call the audio tour number and hear all of the information about the particular place. The tour takes about 20 minutes, and can be either walked or driven. The Andrew Johnson OnCell Audio Tour f lyer, which includes a list and map of the sites, along with the audio tour DIAL AND DISCOVER TOUR number and directions, is free, The National Parks Service and can be picked up at the is offering a new way to expe- Greene County Partnership or rience the historic district in the Andrew Johnson Visitors downtown Greeneville. Center. The Andrew Johnson OnCell Audio Tour is a self-guided JOHNSON’S BACKGROUND tour that allows people to visit Born on Dec. 29, 1808, in some of the major stops and Raleigh, N.C., Johnson was hear the stories all with the only three years old when his convenience of their cell phones father died. His mother raised or smartphones. him and eventually appren-
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ticed him to a tailor when he was 14. Abandoning his apprenticeship, Johnson moved to Greeneville in 1826, along with his mother, his brother, and their stepfather. Only a year later, Johnson married Eliza McCardle. Supported by his wife and customers, Johnson advanced his education and began developing the strongly constitutional philosophy that marked his politics. Johnson operated his tailor shop in a clapboard building typical of the day, often debating local, state and national political issues with friends as he cut and stitched clothing. Rising to the position of Greeneville alderman in 1829, Johnson moved forward from there in successive leadership roles at the local, state and national levels to hold the highest office in the land in 1865. The places indicated in all-
capital letters below are the tour sites listed in “A Walk With The President” and are numbered on the map in the brochure. Other historical sites not officially included as part of the tour — such as some of Greeneville’s older private homes — are occasionally mentioned, but not printed in all-capitals. Preserved inside a brick structure, which also houses the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Visitors Center, is the ANDREW JOHNSON TAILOR SHOP. This location is where the “Walk With The President” begins. Visitors can see the tailor shop, along with a table made by Johnson’s brother, Tyler, and a stove that was used to heat small buildings of the day. PLEASE SEE WALK |15
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Walk Starts on Page 14 The sound of footsteps on the wooden floor, the noise of shears snipping cloth, and other sound effects are used to bring the tailor/president to life. Some of the newer displays in the museum include the “Polk jewelry,” given to Martha Johnson, daughter of Andrew, by Sarah Childress Polk, wife of President James K. Polk, while Johnson was still a member of Congress; and Eliza Johnson’s sewing kit. A short DVD movie provides visitors with an introduction to the site as well as to Johnson’s political and personal life. Across College Street from the Visitors Center stands the ANDREW JOHNSON HOME (1838-1851), often referred to locally as “The 1830s Home.” Johnson and his family lived in this two-story brick house before moving to his more elegant home, called “The Homestead,” on South Main Street, which will be mentioned later.
Included with the decor of the 1830s house are historical displays about Johnson’s life up until the time of his presidency. Across Depot Street from the Visitor Center, a bronze statue of Andrew Johnson gazes solemnly at the world. Jim Gray, a noted East Tennessee artist and sculptor, executed the work, which was erected in 1995 as a gift to the community from the estate of the late Margaret Johnson Patterson Bartlett, great-granddaughter of Johnson. Across College Street from the statue, a Johnson-related point of interest now stands. A former tobacco warehouse on the corner of the intersection was torn down, and the site is now home to the newest Johnson-related monument: a replica of the very modest North Carolina structure in which Johnson was born. All four corners of the Depot Street/ College Street/Academy Street intersection, now officially designated by the town as Andrew Johnson Square, are occupied by memorials to the 17th PLEASE SEE WALK |16
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Walk Starts on Page 15 president. OLD HARMONY GRAVEYARD is next on the tour. This historic site is where many important former residents of the community were laid to rest. The site is located directly behind Greeneville Town Hall. The site was established as a cemetery in 1791 in connection with what was then Harmony Presbyterian Church. That congregation evolved into today’s First Presbyterian Church, which will be visited later on the tour route. Some of the Scots-Irish settlers of Greeneville are buried in Old Harmony Graveyard. Other notables who rest in Old Harmony Graveyard include Mordecai Lincoln, Dr. Hezekiah Balch, Dr. Charles Coffin, Valentine Sevier, William Dickson, Dr. Alexander Williams and Blackstone McDannel. Soldiers who were in every American war from the Revolution through the Civil War are buried there. The next site is nearby GREENEVILLE TOWN HALL. This classical-style building, completed in 1967, stands on historic grounds. The church that later became Greeneville’s First Presbyterian Church was on this site. At another time, the home of Judge Sam Milligan, a contemporary of Johnson, stood on the grounds. A pioneering abolitionist newspaper, published by a Quaker named Benjamin Lundy during the 1822-1824 period, was located on or near this site. The newspaper was called the Genius of Universal Emancipation. While in Greeneville, Lundy also published a weekly paper, the Economist and Political Paper. After 1824, the Genius was moved to Baltimore. Jeffers Mortuary, next door to Town Hall, occupies an 1893 Victorian house, initially the M.P. Reeve home. From Town Hall, go across College Street to the Roby Fitzgerald Adult Center. Greeneville’s first public school was operated out of this building. Opening in the early 1890s, it eventually came to be known as Roby Fitzgerald School, named for Miss Roby Fitzgerald, a much-admired and much-loved principal and teacher who educated many Greeneville citizens
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The U.S. National Park Service operates and maintains the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, which includes the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery. Shown, from left to right, are several members of the National Historic Site staff: Kendra Hinkle, Museum Curator; Brandon Brown, Administrative Affairs Officer; Jennifer Pierce, Chief of Education; and Jim Small, Chief of Operations. within the school’s brick walls. Today the building houses not only the Roby Fitzgerald Adult Center (a senior citizens’ facility), but also the RSVP and ACCESS programs. Next to the Roby Fitzgerald Adult Center is a small log cabin that is a representation of the CAPITOL OF THE LOST STATE OF FRANKLIN. From 1785 to 1788, Greeneville was the capital of the short-lived “Lost State of Franklin.” In 1796, this area became part of Tennessee when the state was established. The structure represents the style of a building, shown in early photographs, that was reported to have been the actual capitol building of the “lost state.”
The original capitol stood on the site of the existing Greene County Courthouse. Behind the representation of the Franklin capitol and adjacent to the Greeneville-Greene County Library is BICENTENNIAL PARK, developed in 1983 in celebration of Greeneville’s 200th birthday. Near the park is the BIG SPRING, which runs through a picturesque stone-lined moat under a quaint, arching footbridge. Many years ago, it was simply a wilderness spring that attracted game, Native Americans, and, finally, settlers who became the first residents of Greeneville. Samuel Doak, famed frontier preacher, is said to have preached at this spring. For more than 150 years, the Big
Spring served as the town’s major water supply. Close by the Big Spring is one of Greeneville’s two VALENTINE SEVIER HOUSES. Valentine Sevier, a nephew of John Sevier, Tennessee’s first governor — who also was governor of Franklin, an early settler, and a famed Indian fighter — built this house around 1820. It is a private residence now. Heading up North Main Street at the Spencer Street intersection, one next encounters the HENEGAR TRIM HOUSE, which dates from immediately after the Civil War. A few doors up from the Henegar Trim House is the JAMES M. FOWLER HOUSE, built in the 1850s. Dr. Fowler’s wedding coat was made by Andrew Johnson and is on display in the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Visitor Center, which includes Johnson’s tailor shop. The RIPLEY HOUSE (1868) and the EDMUND B. MILLER HOUSE (1856) are examples of Greek Revival architecture. During the Civil War, Miller, a Union supporter, may have been the individual who led Union troops to Greeneville, where their attack led to the death of Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Other historic homes across North Main above Spencer are HARMONY HOUSE, a beautiful two-story brick home built in 1851, and ANTRIM, a restored log house originally built by Thomas Alexander at a different Greene County site. Antrim is nestled among the trees at the rear and to the north side of Harmony House. Confederate soldiers camped in the back yard during the Civil War. Harmony House was the home of Dr. W.A. Harmon, who was a teacher at Rhea Academy in the 1850s and was also a physician and a lawyer. Heading back down Main Street into the downtown area, one soon encounters the property upon which once stood the ROBERT KERR HOUSE. Kerr was the man who provided land to Greene County for use as a county seat. His provision of that land is believed to have been the key reason why Greeneville, and not some other Greene County community, became the county seat. Kerr’s log house also served as a tavern and a meeting place for the Upper House of the State of Franklin PLEASE SEE WALK |18
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How does wastewater treatment work? STEP 1
Where does the water you put down the drain and flush down the toilet go? It goes to your community’s wastewater treatment plant where it is cleaned so it can be put back into the environment safely. Let’s take a look at how the operators at the plant accomplish this.
Collection and Transportation to Plant Every time you pour water down the drain, flush the toilet, or take a shower, the leftover water goes into sanitary sewers. Sanitary sewers take the water to the wastewater treatment plant.
STEP 2 Preliminary Treatment At the wastewater treatment plant, the incoming water flows through a screen (like a screen door). The screen catches big stuff like food that hasn’t dissolved or hair, to start the treatment process.
STEP 4 larification Next the water goes to a big tank. Here it sits very still so big particles sink to the bottom of the tank. Think of a snow globe. When you shake it, the sparkles float around in the water (like the water coming into the tank). When you set it on the counter, the sparkles sink to the bottom of the snow globe, just like the particles in the tank.
STEP 7 Return Water to Waterways or Reuse Finally, the water is ready to go back to the environment. It usually goes to a river or stream. Remember, we did a couple of things to change the water so it will help the river ecosystem. We killed any bad bugs that were left in the water. We also used good bugs to eat the waste and release oxygen in the water. These steps help protect river wildlife and plants from bad bugs and gives them oxygen to help them live. Sometimes, people use the finished water instead of just putting it back into the river. They can use it to water golf courses or make fountains run. You may have seen non-potable water signs at these places. This means the water is safe to water the plants or make the fountain run but it is not safe for you to drink. They can also send finished water straight to a water treatment plant to make drinking water. Or they can send it deep into the ground to increase the groundwater supply.
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STEP 3 Biological Treatment Biological treatment is the next step. The water moves to a special tank where tiny bugs that you can’t see with your eyes live. The bugs eat the waste in the water (like human wastes). They are hungry bugs and there is a lot to eat. Because they are eating so much, they reproduce and make more bugs to eat more of the waste (their food). When they eat the waste, they digest it and instead of creating waste like humans do, they create oxygen. This puts more oxygen back in the water. In a way, this tank is like a dairy farm. The farmers, or operators, give the bugs more food (wastewater) so they grow and make more bugs. Instead of producing milk like cows do, the bugs produce oxygen and clean the water.
STEP 6 Disinfection We’re getting close to the end. The water may look clean and clear now but there still are some pathogens (bad bugs) in it that will make you sick if you touch them or that will hurt the fish or plants in the rivers, streams, lakes, oceans, and ground. Operators add chlorine or other chemicals to kill the rest of the bad bugs you can’t see.
STEP 5 Digestion Just like in Step 3, the water goes into a big tank and sits. Now all the bugs sink to the bottom. Operators pump some of those bugs back to the biological treatment tank. It’s important to put some of the bugs back into the biological treatment tank so they can eat the new waste that is coming in and reproduce to make more bugs. The other bugs are sent to the sludge treatment
STEP 8 Sludge Treatment Remember when we let particles and bugs settle to the bottom of the tanks in Steps 3 and 5? What happened to those? Well, they form a substance called sludge that we need to treat and get rid of. Operators first squeeze all the water out of the sludge to make it into a solid. Then they can either send it to a landfill or use it to do other things like make energy or fertilize crops that animals eat. If the operators are going to send it to a farmer to fertilize crops, they add chemicals to it to kill any bad bugs that may be in the sludge.
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Walk Starts on Page 16 legislature. Greeneville’s recently expanded First Baptist Church, built in 1948, stands on the old Kerr property. Just past the old Kerr property is the site where the GREENEVILLE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, founded in 1841 with 30 charter members, stands at the corner of Main and Church streets. The structure is another fine example of Greek Revival architecture. The church’s best known feature is a cannonball, which is representative of the one that slammed into the front wall on Sept. 4, 1864, the day Gen. John Hunt Morgan was killed nearby. Just around the corner and across West Church Street stands ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH, occupying a beautiful, traditional church building. Built in 1850 and designed by George M. Spencer, this white frame church’s interior features elegant walnut woodwork and pews, a one-time slave gallery (now the choir loft), and the oldest organ in Tennessee.
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A sign in the churchyard states, “The center of this block was once the garden of the Williams House [now known as the Dickson-Williams Mansion] where Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan of Morgan’s Raiders fame and his staff were billeted. Just after dawn, a detail of Brig. Gen. Alvan C. Gillem’s Federal forces slipped past Confederate outposts, surrounded the house, surprised and killed Morgan and captured his staff.” At the intersection of Irish and Church streets, one will discover the restored DICKSON-WILLIAMS MANSION (referred to previously as “the Williams House”). Once an East Tennessee showplace residence, the house was built by Greeneville’s first postmaster, William Dickson, between 1815 and 1821 for his daughter, Catharine, as a future wedding present. In 1823, when she was married, the fine brick home became the residence of Catharine Dickson and her husband, Dr. Alexander Williams. Notables who were entertained there in the ensuing decades included Presidents James K. Polk and Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Mrs. Francis Hodgson Burnett (author of Little Lord
Fauntleroy) and Gen. Wade Hampton. During the Civil War, as Greeneville changed hands, the house was used from time to time as both a Union and a Confederate headquarters, and provided lodging for Gens. Ambrose Burnside and Alvan C. Gillem of the Union Army and Gen. Morgan of the Confederate Army. Tours of the Dickson-Williams Mansion start daily at 1 p.m. from the lobby of the General Morgan Inn. Call Main Street Tours at 787-0500 for more information. Back on Main Street is the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, at 110 N. Main St. Dating to 1848, the building is an example of Federal architecture. Established in 1780, the church has the earliest origin among Greene County congregations, and grew out of the old Mt. Bethel Church. The church was known as Harmony Church before its name was changed to First Presbyterian Church. The DRAKE-BROWN HOUSE, built during the 1850s by Lewis J. Drake, stands at 206 S. Irish St. It later became the home of John A. Brown. The SHEETS HOME is located next
door. This establishment later became the family home of Dr. and Mrs. George E. Scott and the location of his dental practice. Today their son, Dr. Haden Scott, practices dentistry there. The SAMUEL SNAPP HOUSE is next in line, and the RUMBOUGH HOUSE, home of a Confederate officer during the Civil War, is across the street. Both date from the 1840s. Circling back to South Main Street at East Depot Street on the official “Walk With the President” route, one finds the governmental center of the county at COURTHOUSE SQUARE. Many of Greeneville’s most important historic events have occurred here, dating back to the days when the State of Franklin’s capitol stood there. Other highlights include the Greeneville Union Convention of June 1861 and the funeral of President Andrew Johnson in 1875. Monuments on the courthouse lawn honor, among others, John Sevier, governor of the State of Franklin and first elected governor of the new Tennessee in 1796; the many Union soldiers from Greene County who served in the Civil PLEASE SEE WALK |19
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Walk Starts on Page 18 War, and Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Near Courthouse Square is the tour’s next stop, the MANSION HOUSE. This house was the site of an 1835 reception for Andrew Jackson. It was also originally the home of John Dickson. The current appearance of the home differs significantly from the original. Once a two-story brick house with double chimneys, it now houses the business Adams & Plucker, CPA, and looks more like a typical storefront than the residential mansion it originally was. Farther down South Main Street is the SEVIERLOWRY HOUSE, Greeneville’s oldest standing structure and the second Valentine Sevier house on the tour route. Though covered with clap-
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boards for more than a century, the core of this 1790s structure is actually constructed of logs. The mantel in the drawing room comes from the law office of Gen. Thomas D. Arnold, a noted local attorney and congressman who lived in Greeneville from about 1830 until his death in 1870. Next door to the SevierLowry house is GREENWOOD, a two-story brick house that was begun in 1810 and expanded in the late 1840s. It was occupied by the McDowell family until the Civil War, then became the residence of William R. Brown. Across South Main Street from Greenwood is the A N DREW JOH NSON HOMESTEAD — preserved by the U.S. government as part of the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. Johnson purchased his first Greeneville home, the brick house near his tailor shop, from Mordecai Lincoln, a sec-
ond cousin to Abraham Lincoln, and also the man who performed the marriage ceremony of Johnson and Eliza McCardle. A legal snag kept the title to the house from going through to Johnson for about 20 years. When Johnson finally received the title, he traded the house along with $950 for the home that most people today associate with him — the Johnson Homestead. During the most momentous years of his public life, this was Johnson’s Tennessee residence. Open to the public, this house provides a glimpse into the home life of Johnson and his family, and of domestic life generally in the mid-1800s. On most days, guided tours may be scheduled hourly. Tour arrangements are made at the Andrew Johnson Visitor Center located on College Street at the corner of East Depot Street. The next stop on the tour is
the NATHANAEL GREENE MUSEUM, on West McKee Street at South Main Street. Ref lecting more than 200 years of history, this museum contains artifacts from throughout Greene County illustrating various aspects of life here over the centuries. THE ANDREW JOHNSON NATIONAL CEMETERY, with entrances on both Monument Avenue and Crescent Street, was originally known as Signal Hill. Andrew Johnson himself selected the hill, which belonged to him at the time, as his final resting place. Johnson’s wife, his mother, his mother-in-law, and all of his children are buried there. The rest of the cemetery is used for the burial of honorably discharged military personnel and their spouses. Many Civil War veterans are buried there. Open to the public is the
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OLD GREENE COUNTY GAOL , loc at ed beh i nd the Greene County Courthouse. The one-story limestonerock jail was originally erected in 1804-05 in what is now the middle of Depot Street. The dungeon-like gaol was torn down and moved to its present site in 1838, and in 1882, a red brick second story was added. Other historic homes in the downtown district include: the Wheat Williams House (early 1800s), corner of McKee and Irish streets; the McKee House and Law Office (1860s), opposite the Wheat Williams House on the corner of McKee and Irish streets; the Dr. J.E. Alexander Home (post-Civil War), West Irish Street; “Boxwood Manor,” the Joseph R. Brown-Milligan House (1850s), South Main Street; and the James G. Reaves House (“Walnut Lawn Farm”) (1855), also on South Main Street.
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Elected, Appointed Officials Serve Municipal Governments The following is a list of officials who are either elected or appointed to the governments of Greeneville, Baileyton, Tusculum and Mosheim, as well as Bulls Gap, which is in adjoining Hawkins County. The names below are of current members of boards, committees and authorities that oversee some part of the operations of Greeneville government and, in many cases, make recommendations to the Greeneville Board of Mayor and Aldermen. An asterisk denotes the chairman of a committee or board.
Smith Recorder: Carol Susong City Attorney: Ronald W. Woods Director of Schools: Dr. Linda Stroud Police Chief: Terry Cannon Asst. Police Chief: Craig Fillers Fire Chief: Mark Foulks Public Works Director: Brad Peters Building Official: vacant Environmentalist: Debbie Smith Parks & Recreation Director: Butch Patterson Water Superintendent: GREENEVILLE Laura White Mayor: W.T. Daniels Engineer: Brad Peters Aldermen: Darrell Bryan, Public Relations SpecialBuddy Hawk, Keith Paxton, ist: Amy Rose and Sarah Webster Beer Board: Composed of City Administrator: Todd members of the Greeneville
Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Board of Education: Craig Ogle* Civil Service Board: Ed Kershaw* Health & Educational Facilities Board: Sam Miller* Historic Zoning Commission: Sarah Webster* Housing Authority: Hugh Wells* Greeneville Light & Power System Board of Directors: Willie Anderson* Parking Authority: Tim Teague* Parks and Recreation Advisory Board: Wayne Phillips* Regional Planning Commission: Ben Brooks* Water Commission: Bran-
don Hull*
Tom Carpenter*
BAILEYTON Mayor: Tommy Casteel Vice Mayor: Kenneth Bailey Sr. Aldermen: Doug Carter, Don Kilday, J.D. Sensabaugh City Recorder: Barbara Tilson City Attorney: Kidwell King Planning Commission: Rob Bailey*
TUSCULUM Mayor: John Foster Vice Mayor: Alan Corley Commissioners : Mayor John Foster, Barbara Britton, Vice Mayor Alan Corley City Recorder: Eva Sams City Attorney: Jim Mercer Planning Commission: Robert K. Bird*
MOSHEIM Mayor: Billy Myers Aldermen: R.L. “Tom” Carpenter, Tommy Gregg, Dave Long, Harold Smith City Recorder: Kelle Lowery City Attorney: Ed Kershaw Planning Commission:
BULLS GAP Mayor: William Grubb Vice Mayor: Charles Johnson Aldermen: Charles Johnson, Jimmy Sexton, Susan Williams, Martha Snelson City Recorder: Lorraine Heck City Attorney: Kidwell King
Greene County Officials And Committees Listed Following is a listing of officials who are either elected or appointed to operate Greene County’s government, as well as members of the county’s appointed boards and commissions and joint Greene County-Greeneville boards and commissions. (Note: In listings in this article, an asterisk* denotes the chairman of the committee or board.)
Purchasing Agent: Diane Swatzell County Attorney: Roger Woolsey Director of Veterans Services: Steve Alexander Constables: Johnny L. Brown, J.R. Jackson, District 1; Kenneth W. Bitner, Bobby C. Collins, District 2; Orville L. Collins Jr., William Dean Parton, District 3; Josh L. Kesterson, Danny Sauceman, District 4; Phil Belisario, Wayne Kelton, District 5.
COUNTY OFFICIALS Mayor: Alan D. Broyles Director of Schools: Dr. Vicki Kirk County Sheriff: Steve Burns General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge: Kenneth Bailey Jr. Road Superintendent: David Weems County Clerk: David Thompson Circuit Court Clerk: Pam Venerable Clerk and Master: Kay Solomon Armstrong Register of Deeds: Joy Rader Trustee: Dan Walker Assessor of Property: Chuck Jeffers Administrator Of Elections: Donna Burgner Budget Director: Mary Shelton Building & Zoning Commissioner: Tim Tweed Planning Coordinator: Amy Tweed
COUNTY COMMISSION The 21-member Greene County Commission serves as the county’s legislative body. Commissioners’ names, party affiliations and commission districts they represent are: 1st District: Fred Malone (D), Wade McAmis (R), Charles “Tim” White (D). District consists of the Baileyton, Woodlawn, Hardins, Lost Mountain, Union Temple, West Pines and Cross Anchor voting precincts. 2nd District: John D. Carter (R), Ted Hensley (R), Rennie Hopson (R). District consists of the Forest Hills, Chuckey-Doak, Chuckey, Jockey and Newmansville precincts. COMMISSION COMMITTEES 3rd District: Robert K. Bird (R), Robin The following are members of boards, Quillen (R). committees and authorities that oversee The district includes both Tusculum pre- some part of the operations of county gov-
cincts (inside the city and outside), as well as Greystone. 4th District: Lloyd “Hoot” Bowers (R), Phil King (R), M.C. Rollins, Jr. (D). The district includes the DeBusk, Flag Branch, South Greene and Sunnyside precincts. 5th District: Anthony Sauceman (R), Hilton Seay (R). District 5 includes the Caney Branch, McDonald, Warrensburg, Orebank, Mohawk and Glenwood precincts. 6th District: Margaret Greenway (R), Nathan Holt (R), John Waddle Jr. (D). District 6 includes the Mt. Carmel, Mt. Pleasant, Midway and Mosheim precincts. 7th District: Jan Kiker (R), Jimmy Sams (R). The district contains the Tusculum View, EastView and High School precincts. 8th District: David Crum (R), and William “Bill” Moss (R). District 8 includes the Highland-Roby, Andrew Johnson, Courthouse and Middle School precincts. A District 8 Commissioner, Brenda Grogan, died Aug. 6, 2012.
ernment and, in many cases, make recommendations to the County Commission. Some, but not all, serve by virtue of their membership on the County Commission. 911 Sign Committee: Jerry Bird, Lloyd “Hoot” Bowers, Rennie Hopson, Fred Malone, Anthony Sauceman. Animal Control Committee: Jan Kiker*, Robert K. Bird, Lloyd “Hoot” Bowers, Margaret Greenway, Rennie Hopson, Fred Malone, Anthony Sauceman. Beer Board: Lloyd “Hoot” Bowers*, David Crum, Bill Moss. Board of Equalization: Joseph E. Wildman*, John Fillers, Ray Parton, Hal Pruitt. James M. Reynolds. Board of Zoning Appeals: Lloyd “Hoot” Bowers, James V. Carter, Charles G’Fellers, Mabrey G’fellers, Dale Hensley, Ted Hensley, Zack Neas. Budget & Finance Committee: Alan D. Broyles*, Robert K. Bird, Phil King, M.C. Rollins Jr., Hilton Seay, Mary Shelton (ex officio). Building Code Committee: John Carter, Margaret Greenway, Ted Hensley, Nathan Holt, Rennie Hopson, Phil King, Robin Quillen, Jimmy Sams, Tim White. PLEASE SEE OFFICIALS |22
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Many Heritage And Historical Organizations Are Active A number of organizations focus on preserving the rich historical heritage of the community. They include: Andrew Johnson Heritage Association Contact: Joyce Doughty, membership chair, 639-1675. Baileyton Area Historical Society Contact: Myra Moore, president, 234-2632. Dickson-Williams Historical Association Contact: Sarah Webster, 638-7006.
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Tim Massey, of Greene County, is 2012-13 president of the Tennessee Society Sons of the Revolution, a patriotic organiGreene County Genealog- zation that traces its roots to ical Society 1894. Contact: Don Miller, 6385034 or 638-9866 (T. Elmer Cox Library).
Overmountain Victory Trail Association, NoliGreene County Heritage chucky Settlement Chapter Trust Contact: Chairman Doug SUN PHOTO BY KRISTEN BUCKLES Contact: George Blanks, Ledbetter, 948-9490. Greene County Heritage Trust member Carlos Whaley, at right, portrays Sam Milligan, a prominent president, 638-4740. Website: www.ovta.org Greeneville lawyer of the 1800s, during the “Whispers From the Grave” event at Old Harmony Cemetery. Whaley’s wife, Connie, third from left, portrays a mourning woman. Watching the presentation, Nathanael Greene MuseSons of Confederate Vet- from left, are Dorothy and Caroline Blanks, who are sisters, Connie Whaley, and Linnie Greene. um Contact: Earl Fletcher, exec- erans, John Hunt Morgan Camp 2053 utive director, 636-1558 Ladies’ Aid Society (in blood, president. 525-2621. C h apt er Contact: Camp Commander Website: www.nathanaelassociation with John Hunt Contact: Gary Randles, presTim Massey, 798-0525. greenemuseum.com So n s o f t h e R e vo lu - ident, 639-1407. Morgan Camp) Website: www.scv.org Contact: Heather Young- t i o n , Nat h a n a e l G r e e n e
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Here’s How To Contact Elected State Officials The governor of Tennessee and this community’s state legislators can be reached at: Gov. Bill Haslam (R) Governor’s Office Tennessee State Capitol Nashville, TN 37243 Phone (615) 741-2001 bill.haslam@tn.gov State Sen. Steve Southerland (R) 1st Senate District: All voters in Greene County are in the 1st Senate District. Nashville office: 301 6th Avenue North Suite 10 Legislative Plaza Nashville, TN 37243 Phone (615) 741-3851 Fax (615) 253-0330 sen.steve.southerland@ capitol.state.tn.us Morristown address: 4648 Harbor Drive Morristown, TN 37814 Phone (423) 587-6167 State Rep. David Hawk (R) 5th House District. This district includes all of Greene County with the exception of Caney Branch, Mohawk, Orebank, McDonald and South Greene precincts. Nashville office: 301 6th Avenue North Suite 201 War Memorial Building Nashville, TN 37243 Phone (615) 741-7482 Fax (625) 253-021 rep.david.hawk@capitol.state.tn.us Greeneville address: 407 Crockett Lane Greeneville, TN 37745 Phone (423) 639-8146 State Rep. Jeremy Faison (R) 11th House District. This district includes the Greene County precincts of Caney Branch, Mohawk, Orebank, McDonald and South Greene. Nashville office: 301 6th Avenue North Suite 202 War Memorial Building Nashville, TN 37243 Phone (615) 741-6871 Fax (615) 253-0225 rep.jeremy.faison@capitol.state.tn.us Cosby Address: 1009 Country Mountain Road Cosby, TN 37722 Phone (423) 487-5566 Websites: www.state.tn.us www.legislature.state.tn.us
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Officials Starts on Page 20 Cable Franchise Committee: Nathan Holt*, Phil King, Wade McAmis, Robin Quillen, Anthony Sauceman, Roger Woolsey. Civil Service Board: Gene Gaby*, Jack Kilday, Hugh Wells. Courthouse and Workhouse Committee: Steve Burns (ex officio), John Carter, Phil King, Fred Malone, Jimmy Sams, Tim White. Debris Ordinance Committee: Jan Kiker*, Margaret Greenway, Robin Quillen, Tim White. Delinquent Tax Board: Rennie Hopson, John Waddle Jr., Anthony Sauceman. Education Committee: Hilton Seay*, Lloyd “Hoot” Bowers, David Crum, Jan Kiker, Wade McAmis, Jimmy Sams, Tim White. Ethics Committee: Robert K. Bird, Rennie Hopson, Jan Kiker, Phil King, Wade McAmis, Hilton Seay, David Thompson, Tim White. Extension Office Committee: Vera Ann Myers*, Bill Brown (ex officio), Virginia Brown, Alan Broyles (ex officio), David Crum, Rick Keller, Jerry McNabb, Hilton Seay, Tim White. Industrial Park Committee: Lloyd “Hoot” Bowers, Ted Hensley, Jan Kiker, Phil King, Jimmy Sams, Anthony Sauceman. Insurance Committee: Alan D. Broyles*, Steve Burns, Margaret Greenway, Dan Jackson (risk manager, consultant), Vicki Kirk, Bill Moss, Jimmy Sams, Mary Shelton, John Waddle Jr., David Weems, Roger Woolsey. Investment Committee: Jan Kiker*, Robert K. Bird, David Crum, Nathan Holt, Bill Moss, John Waddle Jr., Dan Walker. Law Enforcement Committee: Lloyd “Hoot” Bowers, Steve Burns, John Carter, Rennie Hopson, Phil King, Wade McAmis, Robin Quillen, Jimmy Sams, Hilton Seay. Long Range Planning: Ted Hensley*, Robert K. Bird, Jan Kiker, Fred Malone, Wade McA-
mis, Bill Moss, Hilton Seay, John Waddle Jr. Personnel Policies Committee: Robert K. Bird, Lloyd “Hoot” Bowers, Ted Hensley, Rennie Hopson, Phil King, Anthony Sauceman, John Waddle Jr. Planning Commission: James Carter*, Alan D. Broyles, John Carter, Margaret Greenway, Billy McCamey, Gary Rector, Edwin Remine, Sam Riley, M.C. Rollins Jr., Ronda Sawyer, Amy Tweed (ex officio), Tim Tweed (ex officio). Property Sales Committee: Hilton Seay*, Ted Hensley, Phil King. Purchasing Committee: Bill Moss*, Alan D. Broyles, David Crum, Nathan Holt, Tim White. Redistricting Committee: Robin Quillen*; Alan D. Broyles, Donna Burgner, Margaret Greenway, Rennie Hopson, Jan Kiker, Phil King, Fred Malone, Bill Moss; Hilton Seay, Tim Tweed, Roger Woolsey. Road and Highway Committee: M.C. Rollins Jr.* Margaret Greenway, Nathan Holt, Rennie Hopson, Fred Malone, Robin Quillen, Hilton Seay, Tim White. Solid Waste Committee: Phil King*, Robert K. Bird, John Carter, Wade McAmis, Jimmy Sams, Hilton Seay. JOINT CITY-COUNTY BOARDS Some officials on the joint public bodies mentioned below serve on these boards, committees, etc., because of their positions as elected officials. 911 Board: William Holt*, Ray Adams, Bill Brown, Steve Burns, Mark Folks, Margaret Greenway, Ryan Holt, Robert Sayne, Leroy Tipton. Airport Authority: Janet Malone*, John Carter, Ted Hensley, Walter Johnson, Tim White. Board of Health: Alan D. Broyles*, county mayor; Roberta K. Allen, citizen; Dr. John Boys; Alan B. Corley, pharmacist; Dr. Vicki Kirk, Director of Greene County Schools; Jackie S. Neas. RN; Michael J. Odell, physician; Dr. Craig Shepard; Shaun Street, Health Department director; Doug Woolsey,
veterinarian; Dr. Kimi Zook (ex officio). Emergency Medical Services Board : Shaun Street*, Alan Broyles, Lloyd “Hoot” Bowers, Bill Brown (ex off icio); W.T. Daniels; Dr. Sharon Duke, medical director; Margaret Greenway, Sarah Webster, Chuck Whitfield, Daniel Wolcott. Greene County Historical Committee: Betsy Bowman, Marie Harmon (county historian), Jan Kiker, Phil King, Wade McAmis, John Waddle Jr. Greene County Records Committee: Don Miller*, David Crum, Marie Harmon, Ted Hensley, Joy Rader, David Thompson, Madge Walker, John Wilson, Tom Wright. Industrial Development Bond Board of Greene County: Greene County Mayor Alan Broyles*, Kent Bewley, Brian Click, W.T. Daniels, J.W. Douthat, Jerry Fortner, Steve Harbison, Bill Hickerson, Tom Hopson, Brandon Hull, Chuck Jeffers, Ginny Kidwell, Jerry Laughlin, Terry Leonard, Sam Miller, Scott Niswonger, Todd Smith, Chuck Whitfield, Daniel Wolcott, Roger Woolsey. Industrial Park Agency: Alan D. Broyles, Robert K. Bird, W.T. Daniels, Allen Jones, Terry Leonard, John Waddle Jr. Kinser Park Committee: Bob Schubel*, Marshall Brown, Max Cox, Phil King, Keith Paxton, M.C. Rollins, Hayden Scott. Greeneville-Greene County Library Board: Carla Bewley, LeRoy Gray, Beth Hendree, Buddy Hawk, Ginny Kidwell, Julia Pensinger, M.C. Rollins. Regional Library Board Appointees: Rebecca Booker, Julia Pensinger. Regional Solid Waste Planning Board: Sarah Webster*, Mark Benko, Robert K. Bird, John Carter, Neil G’Fellers, Hubert Metcalf, Brad Peters, Sam Riley, John Waddle Jr. Roby Fitzgerald Adult Center Advisory Board: Justine Wills*, Wanda Goodman, Thanna Starnes Hankins, Buddy Hawk, Mary Martha “Marty” Miles, Jeanette Miller, Leonard Price, Nadine Ricker, Archie Weems.
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How County And Municipal Governments Are Structured
The four municipalities of Greene County operate under their own individual governmental regulations, while Greene County as a whole has its own government. The municipalities in Greene County are Greeneville, the county seat, and the smaller incorporated towns of Baileyton, Mosheim and Tusculum. The following is a brief overview of the forms of government utilized by the county and each of its municipalities.
GREENE COUNTY Leadership: The county is governed by the Greene County Commission, a 21-member elected legislative body. The senior administrator and chief financial officer for the county is the county mayor, who serves full-time. The Greene County Planning Commission administers land-use planning, including making recommendations to the Greene County Commission on zoning matters and has approval authority over subdivisions that are outside the jurisdictions of the various municipal governments. Elections: County commissioners are elected by district (there are eight commission districts, with either two or three commissioners per district) to serve a four-year term. To find out what commission district you will vote in, call the Election Commission office at 798-1715 or visit www.greenecountytngovt.com/ The county mayor and all other countywide officeholders are elected at the same time, with the exception of the property assessor, who is elected to a four-year term two years after the County Commission and county mayor are elected. Greene County holds a general election on the first Thursday in August in even-numbered years. Meetings: The County Commission meets every month on the third Monday, alternating between a 10 a.m. meeting time and a 6 p.m. meeting time. A schedule of meeting times can be found at www.greenecountytngovt.com/
GREENEVILLE Leadership: Greeneville, the county seat, is governed by an elected board of mayor and four aldermen. The members also serve on various municipal boards and commissions. The city administrator is the chief administrative officer of the city and reports to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The recorder’s office and the chiefs of the police and fire departments are under the authority of the Greeneville Civil Service Board. Collectively, those three departments are known as the city’s Classified Services. Subdivision matters for Greeneville and for Greeneville’s Urban Growth Area, which extends beyond the city limits, are administered by the Greeneville Regional Planning Commission. Planning Commission members are appointed by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Elections: The city is divided into two wards, with two aldermen being elected from each ward. The mayor is elected by voters in both wards. The 1st Ward is the area north of Church Street, and the 2nd Ward is the area south of Church Street. The two 1st Ward aldermen are elected to two-year terms in oddnumbered years, and the two 2nd Ward aldermen and the mayor are elected to two-year terms in evennumbered years. Elections are in June. Meetings: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
BAILEYTON Leadership: Baileyton has a mayor, a vice mayor and three aldermen, each of whom serves a four-year term. The town also has an appointed planning commission. Elections: Coordinated with Greene County general elections, Baileyton municipal elections
are held on the first Thursday in August of each even-numbered year. In even-numbered years when the mayor, the vice mayor, and one aldermen are not up for election, the town’s other two aldermen are elected. Meetings: Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month.
MOSHEIM Leadership: The town has a mayor and four aldermen. Mosheim also has an appointed planning commission. Elections: A mayor and two aldermen are elected in June of odd-numbered years and serve four-year terms. In odd-numbered years when the mayor and two of the aldermen are not up for election, the town’s other two aldermen are elected to serve four-year terms. Meetings: Board meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month. TUSCULUM Leadership: The town is led by a three-member commission, which includes the mayor. Tusculum also has an appointed planning commission. Elections: Tusculum elects three commissioners, each to a four-year term. Elections take place in odd-numbered years, whenever a commissioner’s term expires. Meetings: The Board of Mayor and Commissioners meets the third Monday of each month. BULLS GAP Leadership: The town, located in Hawkins County just across the Greene-Hawkins county line, has a mayor and four aldermen. It also includes an appointed planning commission. Elections: Bulls Gap’s mayor and aldermen serve two-year terms. Meetings: Board meetings are held the third Monday of each month.
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Court Structure Ranges From Federal To Municipal There are federal, state, the personnel specialist. Rita county and municipal courts Harris is the scanning techin Greeneville. nician. Their office is at 6388121. Judges: J. Ronnie Greer, forFEDERAL merly a Greeneville attorney U.S. District Court and state senator, has been a Location: The home of the U.S. District Judge here since Northeastern Division of the 2003. U.S. District Court for the Judge Greer’s office is on the Eastern District of Tennessee fourth floor; phone 639-0063. is in the James H. Quillen He is assisted by law clerks United States Courthouse, on Beverly Carol Sullivan and the corner of West Depot and Leanna Wilson. His courtroom North Irish streets. deputy is Kathy Hopson. DeboThe courtroom is on the rah Daugherty is his judicial fourth floor. assistant. Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on The magistrate is Judge weekdays, except holidays. Dennis H. Inman. His office Other offices: Also locat- is on the third floor; phone ed in the federal courthouse 787-7400. are: the Magistrate Judge’s He is assisted by law clerk Court, the Bankruptcy Court, John Marshall Smith and secthe Bankruptcy Court Clerk’s retary Kathy Hedden. Connie Office, the Probation/Pretrial Lamb is his courtroom deputy. office, a U.S. Marshals SerCourt Clerks: vice office, the U.S. Attorney’s Phone: 639-3105 office and an office of the GenRick Tipton is the Divisional eral Services Administration Manager. Deputy clerks are: (GSA). Richard Connell, Kathy HopJames Fowler is the U.S. son, Connie Lamb, Frances marshal for the Eastern Dis- Mahery, Kim Ottinger and trict of Tennessee. Deputy U.S. Barbara Paxton. The court marshals are Marcus Ball, reporter is Karen Bradley and Karen Burke, Paul Glassmy- the pro se law clerk is Roma er, Michael McCoy and Jim Cowan. Vaught. The office phone numU.S. Bankruptcy Court ber is 638-3391 and the webPhone: 787-0113. site is www.usmarshals.gov Website: www.tneb.uscourts. The U.S. Probation Office, on gov the courthouse’s third floor, is Marcia Parsons is the banksupervised by David Nanney, ruptcy judge. Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Her office is on the third Officer. floor, along with her courtThe U.S. Probation Officers room. Her courtroom deputy is are Tara Gray, Karen Cal- Karen Gwinn, her law clerk is houn, Paul Harris, Jennifer Marvin Campbell. Joseph, Rodney McClain, RobThe Bankruptcy Court ert Welch, Tressa Treadway, Clerk’s offices are on the secCara Widner, Travis Worthing- ond floor. William T. Magill ton and Nathan Wolfe. C. Dan is the deputy in charge of the Thorton, Cathy Deaderick, and clerk’s office. Karrie Lasko are Supervisory U.S. Department Of JusU.S. Probation Officers. Starr tice Rhodes is the probation clerk/ Phone: 639-6759 or 823receptionist and Kaye Shipley 5022. and Shameeka Montgomery William C. Killian is U.S. are the probation clerks. Attorney for the Eastern DisKatrina Broyles is the prop- trict of Tennessee. Nancy Stalerty and procurement admin- lard Harr serves as the first istrator and Belinda Parker is assistant to the U.S. Attorney.
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John F. Dugger Jr. is the Criminal Court judge for the Third Judicial District. The supervisory assistant is Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert M. Reeves. Assistant U.S. Attorney M. Neil Smith, senior litigation counsel, is assigned here as well. Assistant U.S. Attorneys include Caryn Hebets, Helen C.T. Smith, J. Gregory Bowman, D. Wayne Taylor and Christian Lampe. The special assistant is Nicholas Regalia. They are located in Suite 423 on the fourth floor. Others in the office include: administrative clerk Linda Parham; legal assistants Jennifer Commons, Robyn Myers, Susan Waddell and Kathy Moore; Asset Forfeiture Specialist Donna Qualls; and Cynthia St. John, paralegal. Federal Defender Services Location: 129 W. Depot St. Suite 1. Phone: 636-1301 Website: www.fdset.org The office’s attorneys are Nikki Pierce and Tim S. Moore. The paralegal is Jodie Ricker and the legal assistant is Rebecca Hetrick. The investigator is Brian Hackett.
STATE There are three trial-level state courts in Greene County whose judges may interchange with one another: Chancery Court, Circuit Court and Criminal Court. Greene County is part of a four-county circuit that makes up the Third Judicial District served by five judges. The counties are Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins and Hancock. Chancery Court Location: Lower level of the Greene County Courthouse, South Main Street at East Depot Street. The offices of the Clerk & Master, Kay Solomon Armstrong, also are located there. Hours: Except for holidays, hours for the clerk & master’s office are weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the office closed for lunch between noon and 1 p.m. Phone: 798-1742 or 7981744. Fax: 798-1743. Chancellor: Thomas R. “Skip” Frierson II is the chancellor for the Third Judicial District. Role: The Chancery Court
hears the same types of lawsuits as the Circuit Court, except for personal-injury matters and criminal cases. The county’s delinquent property tax lawsuit has historically been filed in Chancery Court, thereby causing the clerk & master to collect delinquent property taxes in her office. Website: For court sale information see: www.greeneville. com/courtsale Circuit Court Location: Third floor of the Greene County Courthouse. The Circuit Court Clerk is Pam M. Venerable. Hours: The clerk’s office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays except holidays. Phone: 798-1760 or 7981764. Fax: 798-1763. Judges: Circuit Judges are Tom Wright and John K. Wilson, both of Greeneville, and Kindall Lawson, of Rogersville. Role: The judges hear civil cases in which juries are involved, such as negligence, personal injury, malpractice and product liability; and nonjury cases such as divorce, child custody, petitions for orders of protection, adoptions, land disputes and workers compensation cases. Criminal Court John F. Dugger Jr. is the Criminal Court judge for the Third Judicial District. The judge hears felony and misdemeanor cases. When Judge Dugger is holding court in Greeneville, his office numbers are the same as the Circuit Court Clerk’s, 7981760 or 798-1764. District Attorney General The district attorney general for the Third Judicial District is C. Berkeley Bell. Location: 124 Austin St., Suite 3. Phone: 787-1450; child supPLEASE SEE COURT | 26
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Court Starts on Page 24 port, 787-1458 Hours: D.A., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays; child support, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Staff: David Baker, Ritchie Collins, Cecil C. Mills Jr., and Jon “Chal” Thompson are Bell’s assistant district attorneys in Greeneville. Others in the office are Alison Burns, a criminal investigator; April Allen and Angela Breeden, victim witness coordinators; Lori Harmon, administrative assistant; and Lisa Kidwell, secretary. Bell’s Morristown office is served by Kim Morrison, Victor Vaughn, Dan Armstrong and Connie Trobaugh, assistant district attorneys; Kennetta Pratt, criminal investigator; Bobbie Barnhart, victim witness coordinator; and Bobbie Lakins, secretary. Serving Bell’s Rogersville office are Alex Pearson and Kevin Keeton assistant district attorneys; Teddy Collingsworth, criminal investigator; and Rebecca Burchett, secretary. Connie Trobaugh also serves as assistant district attorney in Sneedville.
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Judge Kenneth Bailey Jr. is judge of the General Sessions and Juvenile courts. Gloria Neeley is administrator of the Child Support Enforcement Division. Assistant district attorneys Tina Ailshie and Tara Trent handle child support cases. STATE/COUNTY General Sessions Court General Sessions Court and Juvenile Court (not a court
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of record) are the two state courts that are operated at the county level in Greene County. Location: Greene County Courthouse Phone: 798-1730 Judge: Kenneth Bailey Jr. is judge of the General Sessions and Juvenile courts. Staff: Gene Norton is court
officer for the judge. Role: The General Sessions Judge hears misdemeanor cases and holds preliminary hearings on all felony cases unless the right to a preliminary hearing is waived by the defendant. Sessions Court is also a small-claims court with jurisdiction limited to $25,000. Juvenile Court Location: Greene County Courthouse Phone: 798-1736 Role: Judge Bailey also hears criminal cases involving juvenile defendants as well as petitions for unruly youths, truants and those who have violated a traffic law, curfew or smoking ordinance. In Juvenile Court, Judge Bailey handles all petitions dealing with Greene County children in which there are allegations of abuse, neglect or dependency upon the state, as well as custody and child support issues in paternity cases. Staff: Sandra StanberyFoster sits as juvenile magistrate two days a week. She hears dependency and neglect cases and any other cases designated by Judge Bailey. Rhonda Craft serves the Juvenile Court as the youth
services officer, and Rachel Ward is youth services assistant. Renee Pickering serves the city Juvenile Court as the truancy program specialist and Amber Steele serves the county Juvenile Court. Sherry Laws is the legal secretary. Starr Bewley serves as office manager for both courts and as a legal secretary to the judge. The Circuit Court clerk maintains all records for Sessions and Juvenile courts and issues all warrants. Pajan Cox Wilhoit serves as the child-support referee, appointed by the trial judges for domestic relations/child support cases. MUNICIPAL • Greeneville Municipal Court is in the board room in the Greeneville Light and Power System building, at 110 N. College St. Court is held at 3 p.m. on Mondays. Presiding is Judge Linda Woolsey. • Tusculum City Court is in session on the third Monday of every month at 1:30 p.m. Linda Woolsey, city judge, presides. • Baileyton City Court is in session on the third Monday of each month, at 11 a.m. Linda Woolsey, city judge, presides.
How To Reach Federal Officials The following addresses, Washington, DC 20500 phone numbers and websites Phone numbers: are different ways to reach the Comments: (202) 436-1111 president and vice president, Switchboard: (202) 456-1414 Tennessee’s U.S. Senators and Website: the U.S. House Representative www.whitehouse.gov from the 1st Congressional District. Please note that if the U.S. SEN. LAMAR ALEXANDER (R) mailing address is different Washington Office: from the street address, it is 455 Dirksen Senate Office listed separately. Building Washington, DC 20510 PRESIDENT BARACK H. OBAMA (D) (202) 224-4944 Knoxville Office: VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN Howard H. Baker, Jr. (D) U.S. Courthouse 800 Market Street, #112 The White House Knoxville, TN 37902 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. (865) 545-4253
Tri-Cities Office: (202) 224-3344 Washington, DC 20515 Terminal Building, Suite Knoxville Office: (202) 225-6356 101 800 Market Street, Suite Kingsport Office: Tri-Cities Regional Airport 121 205 Revere Street 2525 Highway 75 Knoxville, TN 37902 Kingsport, TN 37600 Blountville, TN 37617 (865) 637-4180 K ingspor t Mailing Tri-Cities Mailing Address: Tri-Cities Office: Address: P.O. Box 1113 Tri-Cities Regional Airport P.O. Box 1728 Blountville, TN 37617 2525 Hwy. 75, Suite 126 Kingsport, TN 37660 (423) 325-6240 Blountville, TN 37617 (423) 247-8161 Website: (423) 323-1252 Morristown Office and http://alexander.senate.gov/ Website: Mailing Address: public/ http://corker.senate.gov/pub1609 College Park Drive, lic/ Suite 4 U.S. SEN. BOB CORKER (R) Morristown, TN 37813 Washington Office: U.S. REP. PHIL ROE (R) (423) 254-1400 185 Dirksen Senate Office Washington Office: Website: Building 419 Cannon House Office www.roe.house.gov Washington, DC 20510 Bldg.
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Greeneville And Greene County Both Require Building Permits; Both Governments Enforce 2006 International Building Code Greeneville requires building permits for the construction or remodeling of any residential or commercial structure. The Greeneville Building Inspections Depa r tment enforces the 2006 International Building Code, which requires two sets of construction documents to be submitted with each permit application. T he following must be done to obtain a building permit in Greeneville: • Meet with the building department early in the design process to review the proposed project. Special attention should be focused on any special design features, or hazardous occupancies. • Submit drawings to the building department and allow time for an adequate plan review, typically two weeks. • The contractor shall submit proof of licensure and insurance as
required by state law. • Pay all required fees. • Storm water/soil erosion controls shall be in place and approved prior to the start of any work. • Call for required inspections as work progresses. The Greeneville Building Inspections Department is located on the second f loor of Greeneville Town Hall, 200 N. College St. in downtown Greeneville. For more information, call 639 7105. COUNTY PERMITS, CODE Greene County requires building permits for all construction — except construction used for agricultural purposes — that occurs outside the cor porate limits of Greeneville. In addition, in August 2008 the Greene County Commission adopted the 2006 International Build-
ing Code, which is the same version of the building code in use in Greeneville. The Greene County Zoning and Building Off ice, at 129 Charles St. at the back of the building that also houses the 911 offices, has the enforcement responsibility concerning both county building permits and the county building code. To submit an application for a building permit in Greene County, the following information is needed: • name of current or previous property-owner or owners; • applicant name; • a telephone number; • the 911 address of property where the structure will be erected; • a copy of an approved plat if there has been a division of the property; • a description of what is being built, including a site plan, drawing or sketch showing the dimensions and layout of the structure. In some
cases, additional information may be needed by the Building Official; • proper ty lines a nd str ucture must be sta ked with a minimum of 18 -inch sta kes ; • sta kes show ing the exact location of the str uctu re ; • cash or check for the building per mit application a mou nt ; • up d at e d st at e c ont rac t or ’s license, updated workers compensat ion i n su ra nc e pap er s a nd a cur rent G r e e n e C o u n t y b u s i n e s s l ic ense t o have on f i le w it h each per m it. A l l per m it s a re issued on sit e when a n i n it ia l i nspec tion is complet ed a nd appl ic ation is approved. T he Greene Cou nty Z on i ng a nd Building Of f ice w ill conduct a ll requ ired inspections of t he proper t y du r i ng t he c ons t r u c t i o n process. The number is 423-798 -1724.
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Election Commission Office Oversees Local Voting All qualified citizens have the right to vote in national, state and local elections after registering to vote. A qualified citizen is one who is at least 18, has been a resident of the jurisdiction in which he/she wishes to vote for at least 20 days, and is registered with the Election Commission in the county of residence. However, convicted felons are prohibited from voting unless they successfully petition to have their voting right restored. To remain a registered voter, one must vote in at least one election every four years. Residents of Greene County may register at the Election Commission Office, 218 N. Main St., during office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. The telephone number is 798-1715. First-time voters must register with the Election Commission 30 days prior to an election. In Tennessee, any registered voter may vote in either a Republican or a Democrat primary, regardless of the voter’s party preference or affiliation. NATIONAL/STATE VOTING National and state general elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. In presidential election years, primaries are held on the first Tuesday in February. The Democrat and Republican parties in Greene County may choose to hold their primaries on the same date. Federal and state Democrat and Republican party primary elections are held in August on the same dates. The county primaries are conducted in May in even-numbered years. Starting in 2012, registered voters in Tennessee are required to show governmentissued photo identification in order to cast a ballot at the polls. Acceptable forms of ID include a Tennessee driver license with a
ditions are met. Voting by mail must be requested in writing. Any registered voter over the age of 65 or who will be traveling outside the area during the early voting period may vote by mail using an absentee ballot. In addition, certain other registered voters may vote absentee by mail: persons who are on jury duty on election day, candidates in the election, election officials, Election Commission employees, and people who observe a religious holiday during the early voting period and on election day. Registered voters may also vote absentee if they are hospitalized, ill or physically disabled, or are caretakers for such a person. Military personnel and stuSUN PHOTO BY O.J. EARLY dents attending accredited colCitizens who opt to “vote early” in elections can do so at the Greene County Election Commission leges and universities in other office, at 218 N. Main St. Kenneth Woods, at left, presents a photo ID to Phyllis Davis, seated counties or states may also vote behind the counter. Shown at right is voter Linda Dixson and employee Mary Love, seated behind by absentee ballot. the counter at right. If voting by mail, a citizen photo; U.S. passport; photo ID Church Street, and the 2nd terms. In odd-numbered years must send a request no more from the federal government; Ward is south of Church Street. when the mayor and two of the than 90 days and no fewer than U.S. military ID; and gun perDuring each election, one or aldermen are not up for election, seven days before the election. mit card with a photo. more school board members are the town’s other two aldermen The new law applies only to also elected. are elected to serve four-year ELECTION COMMISSION Donna Burgner is the adminthose voting at polling places. It The Greeneville Board of Edu- terms. does not apply to absentee bal- cation has five members, each Tusculum: Municipal elec- istrator of elections for the lots, or those voting at licensed elected to a four-year term. tions in Tusculum are held every Greene County Election Comnursing homes. In one year, two school board two years on the first Tuesday mission. The Election Commission’s members are elected from the in June in odd-numbered years. LOCAL ELECTIONS 1st Ward. During the next year, One commissioner is elected in chairman is Peggy McCamey Greene County holds a gener- two school board members are one election, and two commis- (R). Its secretary is William al election on the first Thursday elected from the 2nd Ward. In sioners are elected in the next West (D). Ben Hankins (D), in August in even-numbered the following year, one at-large election. Each serves a four-year Avery Ayers (R), and Richard years. school board member also is term. The commissioners elect Keller (R) are commission members. At that time, county school elected. one of their own as mayor. The Democrat and Republiboard members are elected to Baileyton: Coordinated with Bulls Gap: The town, in four-year terms in alternating Greene County general elec- nearby Hawkins County, elects can parties nominate commisyears, as are other county-wide tions, Baileyton municipal elec- a mayor and four aldermen to sion members every two years. Their names are then subor district-wide offices. tions are held on the first Thurs- two-year terms every Novemmitted to the Tennessee Election Municipal elections in Greene day in August of even-numbered ber. County’s towns are non-parti- years. Municipal elections are held Commission, which makes the appointments. san. Following is information on Baileyton has a mayor and with the general election. The political party to which elections in municipalities: four aldermen, each serving a three of the five commissioners Greeneville: A municipal four-year term. EARLY VOTING election is held on the first In even-numbered years when Registered voters may cast belong will be the party with the Tuesday of June each year. In the mayor and two aldermen are their ballots early — in person majority in the state legislature. There are three Republicans odd-numbered years, two alder- not up for election, the town’s — during the period that extends men for the 1st Ward and a other two aldermen are elected. from 20 days before an election to and two Democrats currently serving as Election Commissionwater commissioner are elected; Mosheim: Mosheim has a five days before an election. ers. in even-numbered years, two mayor and four aldermen. A The Election Commission’s aldermen for the 2nd Ward and mayor and two aldermen are VOTING BY MAIL the mayor are elected. elected in June of odd-numRegistered voters may vote by office is at 218 N. Main St. Call 798-1715 or 798-1716. The 1st Ward is north of bered years and serve four-year mail instead when certain con-
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Driver License Station Is Located On Hal Henard Road The Greene County Driver Testing Station is located at 1210 Hal Henard Road, across the street from its former location. The station is where to go for Learner Permits, Graduated Licenses, Regular Class D Licenses, Commercial Licenses, I.D. only licenses, and Hand Gun Licenses. Open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Driver Testing Station is a Full Driver License Service station. Any Tennessee resident 18years-old or over with proper identification, proof of citizenship, and proof of residency may apply for a Tennessee Driver License. For a regular Class D Driver License, an applicant needs to provide his or her birth certificate, Social Security card, and at least two proofs of residency such as utility or bank statements with SUN PHOTO BY KRISTEN BUCKLES a street address, not a P.O. box Kilynn Davis utilizes a kiosk at the Greene County Driver Service number. Center, at 1210 Hal Henard Road. Tests include a knowledge and the road test only and can be skills test, and a road test. The Driver Testing Station. Appointments are needed for made online at www.tn.gov or by road test is administered at the
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calling 1-866-849-3548. The road test requires the applicant to demonstrate knowledge of the basic rules of the road, ability to follow road signs, proper use of signals, correct backing technique, parking, merging, and lane changes. A handbook and study guide for the knowledge and skills test may be picked up at the Driver Testing Station or the Greeneville-Greene County Public Library. The handbook and guide can be viewed online at www.tn.gov. The written test can cover any of the subjects addressed in the provided study guide. Those under age 18 may apply for the Graduated Driver License. The Graduated Driver License Program eases young drivers into the responsibility of driving. At 15, one can apply for a Learner’s Permit, which requires the driver to be accompanied by a licensed driver 21 or older in the front seat. The Learner’s Permit does not
allow driving between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., and seat belts are mandatory for all occupants under the age of 18. Once a driver has held a permit for at least 180 days, reached the age of 16, and maintained a safe driving record (less than six points), he or she may apply for an Intermediate Restricted License. Restrictions also apply for this level. The driver cannot drive between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., seat belts are mandatory for all occupants under the age of 18, and only one passenger is allowed. Certain exceptions apply for time and occupant restrictions (refer to website). After a year of holding the Restricted License and maintaining a safe driving record (less than six points), the driver may apply for the Intermediate Unrestricted License, which lifts all prior restrictions. Call 638-3285. On the Web: www.tn.gov
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Dr. Daniel M. Donaldson Pastor Mr. Alan J. Kobs Director of Christian Education Dr. David A. Hendricksen Director of Music Ministry 8:30 a.m. Worship with weekly Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary (Broadcast on WSMG 1450 AM beginning at 11:00 a.m.)
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Locations, hours and phone numbers for the county’s garbage convenience centers are listed below. All of the centers are closed on Sundays. AFTON Location: American Road Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: closed. Phone: (423) 798-1791 BAILEYTON Location: 58 Bolder Road Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: closed. Phone: 234-9292 CLEAR SPRINGS Location: Clear Springs Road Hours: Monday: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday-Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: closed. Phone: 257-6960 CROSS ANCHOR Location: Old Baileyton Road Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: closed. Phone: 234-0644 DEBUSK (Household garbage only) Location: Amity Road Hours: Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone: 798-1792 GREYSTONE Location: Greystone Road Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 6
a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: SOUTH GREENE 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: Location: Asheville closed. Highway Phone: 798-1723 Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; HAL HENARD Tuesday, Thursday: 6 a.m. to Location: Hal Henard 6 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4 Road p.m.; Sunday: closed Hours: Monday, WednesPhone: 798-1799 day, Thursday, Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 6 ST. JAMES a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: Location: St. James 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: Road closed. Hours: Monday, WednesPhone: 798-1796 day, Thursday, Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 6 HORSE CREEK a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: Location: Green Ridge 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: Loop closed. Hours: Monday, WednesPhone: 798-1790 day, Thursday, Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 6 SUNNYSIDE a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: Location: Sunnyside 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: Road closed. Hours: Monday, WednesPhone: 257-4197 day, Thursday, Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 6 MCDONALD a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: Location: Corner of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: McDonald and Flea Ridge closed. roads Phone: 798-1797 Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 10 WALKERTOWN a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 6 Location: Walkertown a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: Road 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: Hours: Monday, Wednesclosed. WG, SG, Afton, day, Thursday, Friday: 10 Tuesday and Thursday a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 6 from 6 to 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: Phone: 235-0452 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: closed. OREBANK Phone: 798-1789 Location: Orebank Road WEST GREENE Hours: Monday, WednesLocation: McDonald day, Thursday, Friday: 10 Road a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 6 Hours: Monday, Wednesa.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: day, Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: Tuesday, Thursday: 6 a.m. to closed. 6 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4 Phone: 798-1798 p.m.; Sunday: closed. Phone: 422-6583 ROMEO Location: Lonesome WEST PINES Pine Trail Location: West Pines Hours: Monday, Wednes- Road day, Thursday, Friday: 10 Hours: Monday, Wednesa.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 6 day, Thursday, Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 6 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: closed. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday: Phone: 422-7067 closed. Phone: 234-8232
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Main Street: Greeneville Promotes Vitality Of The Downtown Area Main Street: Greeneville is in its 29th year. The mission of Main Street: Greeneville is “to establish partnerships between public and private sectors dedicated to the revitalization of the Main Street District, the preservation of our historic structures and promotion of heritage tourism.” Main Street: Greeneville operates under a four-point approach: Organization, promotion, design and economic restructuring. Main Street promotes the city’s historic downtown as a center of community life. Main Street: Greeneville seeks to develop resources for projects to improve downtown, help downtown businesses capitalize on existing markets, both retail and in tourism, and work to make downtown Greeneville a marketplace that will be competitive with other area retail centers. Information on expansion, renovation, rehabilitation, conversion and purchase of real estate is available at the Main Street: Greeneville office at 310 S. Main St. The office is in the former Andrew Johnson Complex building. Jann Mirkov is the executive director of Main Street: Greeneville. CHARTERED IN 1983 In 1983, Greeneville became one of the first Main Street communities in Tennessee. Downtown revitalization is a main goal, and this is
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Jann Mirkov is the executive director of Main Street: Greeneville. Her office is at 310 S. Main St., in the former Andrew Johnson Complex building. achieved by coordinating public, private, local and state resources. Main Street: Greeneville is governed by a board of directors composed of local business and community leaders. Andrea Daniels is the organization’s current president. DAILY TOURS In cooperation with the National Park Service, Main Street: Greeneville offers two daily guided tours of historic sites in downtown Greeneville. The tour, “A Walk With The President,” is offered six days a week, Monday to Saturday, from April through October. The 90-minute
walking tour begins at 9:30 a.m. and features 13 sites in the historic district. Tours of the historic Dickson-Williams Mansion are conducted throughout the year, with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. The mansion tours begin daily at 1 p.m. Tickets for both tours can be purchased at the General Morgan Inn, with all tours starting from there. Main Street: Greeneville is involved in various community events. Call Main Street: Greeneville at 423-6397102 or go online at www. mainstreetgreeneville.com
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Greeneville City School System Includes 7 Schools During the 2011-2012 school year, 3,164 students were served by the Greeneville City School System’s seven schools. These schools include four elementary schools, one middle school, one high school and the Greene Technology Center, which is discussed in a separate article. Greeneville’s public schools count as their accomplishments 49 years of continuous accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and achievement of Level Two of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence quality program based upon the Malcolm Baldrige criteria. (Baldrige was U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1981 until his death in 1987. He was a proponent of quality management as a key to America’s prosperity and long-term strength.) The middle school received the prestigious “Lighthouse School” designation by Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. in 2011. Greeneville is one of only two Professional Development Center sites in the state and serves the region with quality professional development. Through the system’s capital improvement plan and with the support of Greeneville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen, all school buildings in the system have been improved and upgraded in recent years. The 1,150-seat Niswonger Performing Arts Center at Greeneville High School hosts many cultural and educational events throughout the year, often playing host to regional events for students and educators. In 2007-08 Greeneville became one of 11 school systems in Tennessee to achieve District Accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Greeneville City Schools received the Sylvia Charp Award at the International Society for Technology in Education in 2008. The award recognizes school districts that exhibit effectiveness and innovation in applying technology district-wide.
the summer months. Parents pay for these services on a sliding-fee scale based on family income. All schools in the system also offer after-school programs for remediation and/or enrichment.
EastView Elementary School, at 454 E. Bernard Ave., is one of Greeneville City School System. Greeneville High School has also been nominated as a Blue Ribbon School by the Tennessee Department of Education. Highland Year-Round Elementary School was established in 1996 by the system as the fourth year-round school in Tennessee. In 2004, EastView Elementary School was named a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Also in 2004, Hal Henard Elementary School was awarded a 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant. In 2005, Tusculum View Elementary was named a Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence “Lighthouse School.” Greeneville High School was recognized in 2007 by ACT, the college testing organization, as one of only 15 high schools in the state that have demonstrated that high school core courses can be made rigorous and that rigorous content can be effectively taught and learned. The school was recognized in a report from ACT titled “Rigor at Risk: Reaffirming Quality in the High School Core Curriculum.” Greeneville Middle School was recognized in 2004 as a 21st Century Schools of Distinction winner in the “Technology Excellence” category.
and administrators compose the Greeneville School System’s professional staff. Of these, five have doctoral degrees, 29 have specialist degrees, and 116 have master’s degrees. The average years of experience is 15. With the additional paraprofessional and other staff positions, the system employs approximately 416 people. FUNDING Funding for the Greeneville school system comes from local, state and federal sources. The state provides 47 percent, and the federal government provides 3 percent of the funding. The other 50 percent comes from local sources. Greene County families who live outside the city limits of Greeneville pay $1,075 to send one student to the city school system and receive a $50 discount to pay $1,025 for the each additional child sent to the city schools. Out-of-county students pay $1,650 per child.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS The elementary schools offer art, music, and guidance services and employ full-time physical education instructors and librarians. A Spanish program is offered in all four elementary schools. Along with an academic program that includes algebra for SYSTEM’S STAFF high school credit, learning Approximately 253 teachers opportunities for middle school
SPECIAL EDUCATION The system provides comprehensive programs in all areas of special education, including gifted, learning disabled, physically challenged, behaviorally disordered, and mentally challenged students. The Early Learning Program provided by the system is availSUN PHOTO BY O.J. EARLY able for developmentally delayed four elementary schools in the preschool students and is located in the Vocational Annex building next door to the Greene Technology students include band, chorus, Center on Hal Henard Road. Spanish and Chinese, an independent diversified technology TRANSPORTATION, FOOD laboratory, and technology in all The school system provides bus classrooms. transportation for students inside Greeneville High School offers the city limits. more than 160 courses and operBreakfast and lunch programs ates on a block schedule format, are available at all schools and which is composed of four class meets all state and federal requireperiods of 90 minutes per day. ments. English, calculus, European A Health Coordinator oversees history, U.S. history, biology, all health and safety issues. chemistry, and music theory are offered in advanced placement SCHOOL BOARD (AP) courses. Members of the Greeneville City Greeneville High School also Board of Education are Craig Ogle, offers a course for the U.S. Air chairman; Cindy Luttrell, vice-chairForce Junior Reserve Officer man; Mike Hollowell, treasurer; Training Corps. Jerry Anderson, and Dr. Mark PatA Freshman Academy program terson. Parker Mitchell is a student and credit-recovery program have representative on the board. been implemented to help students The director of the Greeneville reach academic success. School System is former Greeneville In addition, the system offers an High principal Dr. Linda Stroud. alternate graduation path program (GAP) for students identified with ENROLLMENT specific challenges. The 2011-2012 city schools’ student enrollment was: PRESCHOOL, ESP EastView Elementary School, 364 The school system provides Hal Henard Elementary, 384 a full-day preschool program for Highland Year-Round Elemen3- and 4-year-old children from tary School, 175 families who meet the eligibility Tusculum View Elementary requirements of Head Start or are School, 375 educationally at-risk. Greeneville Middle School, 632 The Extended School Program Greeneville High School, 857 (ESP) offers before-and after-school Greene Technology Center, 405 care for children enrolled at each For more information, call the of the four elementary schools and Greeneville City Schools’ Central offers care during times when Office at 787-8000 or go to www. school is not in session, including gcschools.net
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Greene County School System Consists Of 16 Schools The Greene County School system is a key element of the community, operating 16 schools, and being one of the largest employers in the county. In recent years, numerous building upgrades have been under way, including the most recent work at Chuckey-Doak High School. A new fieldhouse, concession stand and public restrooms are an upgrade to the C-DHS football field, in addition to making the area handicap-accessible. West Greene High School underwent a $1.03 million construction project in 2011 that greatly expanded the school’s cafeteria, added five classrooms and upgraded restrooms.
comes from fees paid by parents. The fees are based on a sliding scale depending on the family’s income.
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OVERVIEW The county school system employs approximately 535 teachers and administrators, and about 70 percent of the certified staff members hold advanced degrees. The system includes 11 elementary schools, two middle schools, and four high schools, along with the Greene Technology Center, which is discussed in a separate article. (Mosheim Middle School is a part of the same building complex as Mosheim Elementary School, and they share a principal.) CURRICULUM Students in high school have the opportunity to broaden their curriculum by taking virtual and online courses made available through a partnership with the Niswonger Foundation; these programs are currently funded through an i3 grant. Computers in most classrooms offer increased opportunities for further technology training.
SCHOOL BOARD Members of the Greene County Board of Education are: Roger Jones, chairman, Nathan Brown, vice-chairman, Kathy Austin, Kathy Crawford, Rex Hopson, and David Johnson. Mark Douthat is serving as a temporary appointment to fill a vacancy until the November elections. Melissa Batson is the board’s secretary. Also, Tom Cobble was elected to David Johnson’s seat and will begin his four-year term in September. The director of the Greene County School System is Dr. Vicki Kirk.
Chuckey-Doak High School, at 365 Ripley Island Road, in Afton, is one of five public high schools serving the community. SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS Greene County system was able to implement bands at Mosheim Middle School, Chuckey-Doak Middle School, West Greene High School, and Chuckey-Doak Middle School. The Niswonger Foundation/ Greene County Schools “Spotlight on Learning” partnership allowed for the construction of band rooms at North Greene and South Greene High Schools. Band programs began at these high schools in the 20082009 school year. Instrumental band instruction now also extends to middle grade students at their feeder elementary schools.
HELPING AT-RISK STUDENTS The Greene County School System seeks to meet the needs of “at-risk” students. Programs include: • Parent involvement training programs; • McDonald School’s LEAPS program; MUSIC PROGRAMS • Optional high school proFollowing a four-year, $1.155 grams; million partnership with the • Credit recovery; Niswonger Foundation, the • Pre-K program (partner-
ship with Head Start); • Academic Behavior Intervention center; • In-School suspension; • Program for the gifted; • Before- and after-school enrichment; • Preschool program (Early Learning Program), and • School to work (Vocational Rehabilitation). EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Greene County Schools have a renewed commitment to partnership with Education & Workforce Development. Education & Workforce Development is a joint project of the Greeneville and Greene County School Systems and the Greene County Partnership. The program creates links between schools, businesses, organizations and institutions. A summit was sponsored by the Greene County Partnership in November 2011 to bring together educators and industry leaders in a planning session intended to focus on workforce readiness.
Work is under way to expand post-secondary oppourtunities in industry certifications for graduates of Greene County Schools. Each school in the Greene County School System has at least one master partner. Other programs, such as youth apprenticeships and a community-wide Job and Career Fair, are provided through the Greene County Partnership. The Greene County School System emphasizes the importance of school attendance, with after-school programs that focus on the student’s responsibility for make-up work. The program is scheduled after school hours by extendedcontract teachers. EXTENDED SCHOOL PROGRAM The Extended School Program (ESP) is available at Chuckey, DeBusk, Doak, and Mosheim elementary schools and provides programs during the summer months for all Greene County Students in grades K-5. Funding for these programs
Following is a list of schools and their enrollment figures in the 2011-12 school year: • Baileyton Elementary 327 • Camp Creek Elementary 296 • Chuckey Elementary 385 • DeBusk Elementary 371 • Doak Elementary 542 • Glenwood Elementary 218 • McDonald Elementary 348 • Mosheim Elementary and Middle School 1,015 • Nolachuckey Elementary 344 • Ottway Elementary 265 • West Pines Elementary 223 • Chuckey-Doak Middle School 451 • Chuckey-Doak High School 644 • North Greene High School 375 • South Greene High School 515 • West Greene High School 671 • Greene Technology Center 405 (includes Greeneville City Schools students) For information, call 6394194 or go online to www. greenek12.org
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5 Public High Schools Are Located In Greene County Five public high schools serve this community. Four of them, Chuckey-Doak, North Greene, South Greene and West Greene, are in the Greene County School System. Greeneville High School is part of the city’s school system. (The number of students and teachers below are from the 2011-2012 school year.)
Reed Athletic Director: Ben Murphy Students: 675 Teachers: 40 Year building opened: 2004 Athletic teams: football for boys, golf for boys and girls, soccer for boys and girls, volleyball for girls, basketball for boys and girls, wrestling for boys, baseball for boys, softCHUCKEY-DOAK HIGH SCHOOL ball for girls, tennis for boys Location: 365 Ripley Island and girls, bowling for girls and Road, Afton boys, trap shooting for boys Phone: (423) 798-2636 and girls, cross country for Website: www.greenek12. girls and boys and cheerleadorg/cdhs ing for girls. Principal: Mike Garland Chuckey-Doak has a band Assistant Principal: Betsy program.
GREENEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Location: 210 Tusculum Blvd. Phone: (423) 787-8030 Website: www.gcschools. net/ghs Principal: Patrick Fraley Assistant Principals: Lana Page, Randy Richards Athletic Director: Randy Richards Students: 857 Teachers: 65 Year building was constructed: 1949; Major renovations in 2004. Athletic teams: Football for boys, golf for boys and girls, soccer for boys and girls, volleyball for girls, cross country for boys and girls, basketball
for boys and girls, wrestling for boys, baseball for boys, softball for girls, tennis for boys and girls, track for boys and girls, cheerleading for girls and bowling for boys and girls. GHS also has a dance team, marching band, symphonic, concert, jazz bands, advanced men and women’s chorus, men’s and women’s chorale and show choirs.
topher Gardenhour Athletic Director: James Buchanan Students: 430 Teachers: 26 Year building was constructed: 1963 Athletic teams: Football for boys, golf for boys and girls, volleyball for girls, cross country for boys and girls, basketball for boys and girls, baseball for boys, softball for girls, NORTH GREENE HIGH SCHOOL tennis for boys and girls and Location: 4675 Old Bailey- cheerleading for girls. ton Road North Greene has a band Phone: (423) 234-1752 program. Website: www.greenek12. org/nghs Principal: David McLain PLEASE SEE SCHOOLS| 40 Assistant Principal: Chris-
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Private Schools Offer Christian Dimension In Education Three Christian private schools (ACE) program. are located in Greeneville. WashACE offers a Christian perspecington College Academy is in adja- tive on traditional classroom subcent Washington County. jects and allows students to work at their own pace and level. GREENE COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, Students study in private cubicles DAY-CARE CENTER while in the classroom. Location: 9802 107 Cutoff, Greeneville, approximately one GREENEVILLE ADVENTIST ACADEMY mile from Tennessee Route 70S Location: 305 Takoma Ave., (the Asheville Highway). behind Takoma Regional Hospital Phone: 638-2217 Phone: 639-2011 Leadership: Pastor Willis BowWebsite: www.mygaa.org ers, Administrator Deanna WilLeadership: Principal Randy hoit. Nomura About the school: Sponsored About the school: Greeneville by the Flag Branch Church of God, Adventist Academy, which serves Greene County Christian School students from pre-kindergarten (GCCS) offers courses in pre-school through 12th grade, attempts to through 12th grade. Also, a day- “promote the development of body, care center is open for children ages mind and character so that each six weeks to pre-school. student may realize the purpose for Opened in 1995, GCCS in the which he or she was created.” last school year had five full-time Offering an accredited curricuteachers, one part-time teacher lum and training in academics, and approximately 45 students. physical education and spiritual The school offers an individualized development, the academy last approach to learning by using the school year had six certified teachAccelerated Christian Education ers who were assisted by several
volunteers, and had approximately 80 students. The academy is part of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist school system and is sponsored by the Greeneville Seventh-day Adventist Church. Many of the students who attend the school are Adventists, but students not associated with the Adventist church are also welcome. The school is a certified “School of Excellence.”
and life training for preschool and school-age children. The school offers an academic curriculum in which the study of American and world history is prominent, along with Bible study and Biblebased courses. Reading is seen as the basis of academic success and is heavily emphasized. However, solid mathematics and science curricula also constitute significant parts of the Towering Oaks academic base. In addition, music, physical eduTOWERING OAKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL cation, art, library, computer and Location: 1985 Buckingham Spanish are offered. Road (shares the facilities of TowerStudents at the school come from ing Oaks Baptist Church.) more than 60 area churches and Phone: 639-0791. many denominations. Website: www.toweringoaks.org Leadership: School Director Gail WASHINGTON COLLEGE ACADEMY Ingram Location: 116 Doak Lane, LimeAbout the school: Towering stone Oaks Christian School, for pre-school Phone: 257-5151 and grades K-8, is an educational Website: www.wca-pvt.com ministry of Towering Oaks Baptist Leadership: Dr. Robert R. Orr, Church. president Started in 1982, the school proAbout the school: Founded in vides quality Bible-based academics 1780, Washington College Acad-
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Passports May Be Applied For At Post Office A United States passport verifies to other governments and officials that the holder is a U.S. citizen. A passport may be obtained by any American citizen who has not been convicted of a felony. For people traveling outside the United States, passport applications are available at the U.S. Post Office at 220 W. Summer St. in downtown Greeneville. Visas, which are stamped into the U.S. passport, are required for entry into some countries, but not for all. If unsure whether a visa is necessary to enter the country you are planning to visit, call or write the particular country’s embassy in Washington, D.C., or its nearest consulate. Vaccinations are not required in order for a resident to return to the U.S., but immunizations are required for entrance into certain other countries. For more information on immunizations, contact the Greene County Health Department, at 810 West Church St. in Greeneville, at 798-1749; the Washington County Health Department in Johnson City, at (423) 975-2200; or the Sullivan County Regional Health Department in Blountville, at (423) 279-2777. APPLICATION PROCESS The first step in obtaining a passport is to go online at www.travel.state.gov or pick up an application at the Greeneville Post Office. Next, make an appointment and go to the Greeneville Post Office with one proof of U.S. citizenship, one proof of identity, and two proper photographs (see details below). For a U.S.-born citizen, proof of citizenship would be a certified copy of one’s birth certificate: a full-page certificate with the state’s
U.S. Department of State and $25 to the USPS) and remain valid for five years after issuance. To get a passport within two weeks, there is a $60 fee for expedited service plus a $12.72 fee for return overnight postage. Check or money order made payable to the U.S. Department of State is the method of payment. The $25 fee for the Postal Service may be paid by check, credit, debit, or cash.
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U.S. passports can be obtained through the Greeneville Post Office, at 220 W. Summer St. The telephone number is 423-787-2177. embossed, multi-colored seal. If you do not own a copy of your birth certificate, then submit a registrar’s notice of birth in addition to a hospital birth record, school or family records, etc. Evidence must include given name and surname, birthdate and place, and signature of the issuing official. A citizen born outside the U.S. must submit his/ her previous U.S. passport, Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship, or Report of a Birth Abroad. Call the Post Office (423-787-2177) for more information. A driver license is a sufficient proof of identity, but temporary licenses and learner’s permits are not permissible. PHOTOGRAPHS NEEDED The second step in procuring a passport is to have a set of two photographs made for the passport. Each photograph must be 2 inches-by-2 inches, must have been taken within the
last six months, and must present a front view of the individual, with no hat or sunglasses, sizing the face no smaller than 1 inch-by-1 3/8 inches from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head (including hair). Both eyes must be open, with a neutral facial expression. A white or off-white background is required. Passport photographs can be taken at the Greeneville Post Office before or on the day of the appointment for a cost of $15. Full information regarding photo requirements is printed on the back of the passport application. FEES FOR PASSPORTS The third and final step toward obtaining a passport is to pay the fees required. Passports for adults (16 years and over) cost $135 (this includes $110 to the U.S. Department of State and $25 to the USPS) and are valid for 10 years. Passports for minors (under 16 years) cost $105 (this includes $80 to the
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United Way Supports Numerous Community Agencies The mission of the local United Way chapter is “neighbor helping neighbor to strengthen the community.” United Way of Greene County is, just as its name implies — for the people of Greene County. Its contributors, volunteers and staff are local. Its partner agencies serve this community and, most importantly, its beneficiaries are local. Most are familiar with United Way because of its annual fundraising campaign held each fall. After the most recent fundraiser in 2011, the people of Greene County contributed $633,909 to United Way. Ninety-nine percent of that money stayed in the county, directly benefiting approximately 28,000 people and indirectly benefiting the entire community. Only one penny of every dollar goes outside Greene County, to pay state and national dues. COMMUNITY-WIDE IMPACT Every year, thousands of tax dollars are saved because of the services provided by the partner agencies and programs funded through the local United Way. United Way member agencies include: American Red Cross, Girl Scout Council of Southern Appalachia, the Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville & Greene County, CASA of Northeast Tennessee, the Third Judicial District Child Advocacy Center, CHIPS Domestic Violence Program, GreenevilleGreene County Community Ministries Food Bank, Greene County Cancer Program, CONTACT Ministries, The Children’s Center, Greeneville Emergency & Rescue Squad, Tennes-
see Poison Center, Family Support Center, Personal Support Services, Foster Grandparents Program, Frontier Health, Literacy Council, Mountain Region Speech and Hearing, Opportunity House, RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program), Sequoyah Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Tennessee Rehabilitation Center and YMCA. United Way volunteers and United Way-funded programs are able to accomplish many service goals throughout the year with the contributions raised during the annual campaign. Affordable child care, job training, youth development, literacy courses and the Food Bank are but a sample of some of the programs and activities that occur via the United Way of Greene County. THE UNITED WAY PROCESS A number of criteria must be met before an organization will be considered to receive United Way funding. There is a four-step process that all organizations must meet: 1. being a 501(c)(3) corporation under the Internal Revenue Service code, and observing all local, state and federal laws applying to nonprofit organizations; 2. filing a complete and satisfactory financial audit; 3. maintaining a responsible, volunteer board of directors; and 4. submitting information concerning finances and programs as United Way may request. Once an agency meets these and other eligibility requirements, the agency may apply for funding. Funding applications are due in
early spring of each year and contain in-depth program information. Providing demographic, statistical and financial information, as well as analysis of need, are part of the application process. The United Way Allocation Committee, a panel of community volunteers, reviews each application, conducts periodic agency tours and meets with each agency during a three-day series of review sessions. By early summer, the Allocation Committee presents an allocation disbursement recommendation to the United Way Board of Directors for the following year. VALUE OF UNITED WAY This process allows United Way to be a “watchdog” over other agency programs and fiscal issues, adding another layer of accountability for patrons. Donors can feel comfortable contributing to the United Way of Greene County. United Way will withhold funding to any agency should a situation arise that is cause for concern. Funding will be withheld until the issue is resolved. In many instances, agencies have improved quality of care to the community because of their involvement with United Way. Because the review process is so stringent, being a United Way member agency carries prestige that makes it easier for the agencies to apply for and to receive grant money that may be available from other sources. The United Way office is located at 115 Academy St. in Greeneville. Wendy Peay is the executive director. For more information, call 6399361.
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Follow The Numbers To Some Fantastic Sites (Directions assume starting point is intersection of Main and Depot streets in the Greeneville Historic District.) “A WALK WITH THE PRESIDENT": A walking tour brochure of local historic sites is available at the offices of the Greene County Partnership, 115 Academy St., two blocks east of the intersection. Tours available April-October. Call Main Street Tours at 787-0500. 1 — ANDREW JOHNSON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE: The Tailor Shop, two restored homes, a birthplace replica and the burial site of the 17th President: Depot, College and South Main streets, and Monument Avenue. The Andrew Johnson Visitor Center is located on the corner of East Depot Street and College Street. 2 — BIG SPRING MEMORIAL PARK: Located behind the library on North Main Street. Enter park from College Street across from Greeneville Town Hall. 3 — CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST, NOLICHUCKY/ RANGER DISTRICT: 80,000 acres of national forest in Greene and Cocke counties that are largely open to a wide variety of recreational uses. Maps may be obtained at the District headquarters, located at 4900 Asheville Hwy., five miles south of the intersection of U.S. 70 (Asheville Highway) and U.S. 321(Newport Highway). 4 — HOUSTON VALLEY CAMPGROUND: Take U.S. 321 South (Newport Highway)1.3 miles to Tennessee 70 South (Asheville Highway); turn left; go nine miles to Tennessee 107 (Erwin Highway); turn right; go seven miles to campground on the left. 5 — HORSE CREEK RECREATION AREA: Camping, picnicking, swimming, fishing, hiking, horseback riding: Take U.S. 11-E North 3.8 miles to state Route 107 (Tusculum) exit, or go a bit farther to the Tusculum Bypass. Turn right onto 107 and go 6 miles to brown sign ("Swimming, Hiking, Camping, Horseback Riding"). Turn right; go three miles to Recreation Area. 6 — MEADOW CREEK FIRE TOWER: Mountain view. About 1.5 miles beyond Houston Valley Campground on the tower gravel road. On the right; three miles to top. 7 — PAINT CREEK CAMPGROUND: Take U.S. 321 South (Newport Highway) 1.3 miles to Tennessee Hwy. 70 South (Asheville Highway). Turn left and go 12 miles; turn right at sign; then follow signs approximately two miles to campground.
8 — GREENEVILLE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Built in the 1860s. Greek Revival structure with notable cornice and steeple. Used as a hospital during the Civil War. Known for the cannonball which struck the front of the building in 1864. Corner of West Church Street and North Main Street. 9 — DAVY CROCKETT BIRTHPLACE STATE PARK: Restored cabin, museum, public picnic area, RV campground and swimming pool. Take U.S. Hwy. 11E North 12.4 miles, turn right at Limestone Road, go two miles to railroad underpass, then turn right. Two miles to park. 10 — EASTVIEW SWIMMING POOL: Go two blocks north on North Main Street; turn right at Tusculum Boulevard (11E North) and go to Bernard Avenue. The pool is at the junction, on the right from boulevard. 11— FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (1780): Federal architecture (1847). The church is Greene County’s earliest congregation. North Main Street. 12 — FOREST PARK: Pavilions, picnic area, fitness walk, all specifically designed for senior citizens, though the park is open to the general public. Take South Main Street three blocks to West Main (U.S. Hwy. 321 South), then two blocks to Monument Avenue, turn left one block, then right on Forest Street. Park is two blocks ahead on the left. 13 — GREENE COUNTY COURTHOUSE: At Main and Depot streets. One of a very few courthouses in the U.S. with memorials to both Union and Confederate forces. Original 1840 sidewalk, 1805 “gaol” (jail). 14 — TUSCULUM LINEAR PARK TRAIL: Community walking trail in Tusculum. For starting point at Tusculum City Park behind Doak Elementary School, take U.S. Hwy. 11-E north 3.8 miles to Tusculum. Turn right on Erwin Hwy. (at Hardee’s). Turn left just past “Welcome to Tusculum” sign. Park behind school. For starting point at Edens Road near Greene Valley Developmental Center, take U.S. 11-E North about six miles. Turn right on Tusculum Bypass. Turn left on Edens Road. Entrance on right. 15 — HARDIN PARK: Playgrounds, pavilions, picnic tables, tennis courts, fishing pond, basketball court, swimming pool and skate park. Go south on South Main Street. At Kiser Funeral Home, South Main Street turns toward the left. Proceed on South Main to McKee Street;
turn right. Park entrance is about one block ahead on the left. Traffic through park is one way; exit onto Vann Road. 16 — KINSER PARK: Nine-hole golf course, miniature golf, camping at a limited number of sites for the general public, picnicking, lake fishing, swimming pool, water slide, tennis, playgrounds, badminton, volleyball, basketball, and baseball. Take U.S. Hwy. 321 South (Newport Highway) 1.3 miles to Tennessee Hwy. 70 South (Asheville Highway), then 5.2 miles to East Allens Bridge Road; turn left and go 3.6 miles; turn right at the University of Tennessee Research and Education Center, then go one mile to Kinser Park sign, then right 0.7 mile to entrance. 17 — LINK HILLS COUNTRY CLUB: Members only. Golf, tennis, swimming, dining. Take U.S. Hwy. 321 south 1.2 miles to Tennessee Hwy. 70 South (Asheville Highway); turn left, go 5.2 miles; turn left on East Allens Bridge Road, and go 1.4 mile. Club is on the left. 18 — NEW HOPE QUAKER MEETING HOUSE (1795): Restored 1866. Cemetery contains some of the oldest graves in the county. Near Rheatown. Take U.S. Hwy. 11-E North 11.4 miles; turn left at Chuckey onto Rheatown Road, go 2.3 miles. 19 — NOLICHUCKEY VIEW GOLF COURSE (18 HOLES): Public course (formerly River Trace Golf Club), par 70; call for tee times. Take U.S. Hwy. 321 south 1.3 mile to Tennessee Hwy. 70 South (Asheville Highway); go 5.6 miles, on left. 20 — GRAYSBURG HILLS GOLF COURSE (27 HOLES): Public course. Tee times needed weekends, holidays. Take Tennessee Hwy. 93 (Kingsport Highway) about 12 miles north from Greeneville; turn right on Ramsey Road. 21 — OLD HARMONY GRAVEYARD (1790): East Church Street behind Greeneville Town Hall, about one block south of North Main Street. 22 — ROBY FITZGERALD ADULT CENTER: Multi-purpose program serving senior citizens in the converted Greeneville Public School. Go one block on North Main; then turn right on East Church Street. Entrance faces Town Hall on College Street. 23 — SAMUEL DOAK HOUSE: 1820 structure restored in 1976 by Greene County Heritage Trust. Take U.S. Hwy. 11-E north 3.8 miles, turn right on Tennessee Hwy. 107 (Erwin Highway) east at Tusculum exit, then .8 mile on right.
24 — ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Consecrated 1850. Walnut woodwork, former slave gallery, oldest organ in the state, Gen. John Hunt Morgan marker. One-half block north of North Main Street on West Church Street. 25 — ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH: Reconstructed 1811. Revolutionary War graves in cemetery. Take U.S. Hwy. 321 (Newport Highway) west 3.5 miles, turn left on first road beyond Nolichucky River bridge, then 11 miles to St. James. 26 — CAPITOL, STATE OF FRANKLIN (1785-1788): Reconstructed log cabin represents capitol. On College Street across from Greeneville Town Hall. 27 — TUSCULUM COLLEGE (1794): The oldest college west of the Appalachian Mountains. Take U.S. Hwy. 11-E North 3.8 miles to Tusculum, turn right on Tennessee Hwy. 107 East (Erwin Highway), then .9 mile. Campus is on the right. 28 — TWIN CREEKS GOLF COURSE (18 HOLES): Public course, par 76. Take U.S. Hwy. 11-E north eight miles. Course is on the right, two miles beyond Greene Valley Developmental Center. 29 — BIBLE COVERED BRIDGE, WARRENSBURG (1921): Take U.S. Hwy. 321 (Newport Highway) south three miles to Warrensburg Rd., turn right, drive 12 miles. Dirt road to bridge on right. 30 — ANDREW JOHNSON GOLF COURSE (18 HOLES): Public course, par 70. Take U.S. Hwy. 321(Newport Highway) south. After crossing Tennessee Hwy. 70 (Asheville Highway), go 1.3 mile; turn left onto Lick Hollow Road. Go one-half mile. 31 — BAILEYTON GOLF CLUB (18 HOLES): Public course, par 71. Located just outside Baileyton city limits on Horton Highway. Take Tennessee 172 (Baileyton Road) to Baileyton, proceed to red light, and turn right. 32 — NATHANAEL GREENE MUSEUM: Located on West McKee Street just off South Main. This museum is dedicated to preserving a record of the life and heritage of Greeneville and Greene County. 33 — DICKSON-WILLIAMS MANSION: Previously the house and grounds encompassed the entire block bound by Main, Church, Irish and Depot streets. Restored 1820s-era mansion is at corner of West Church and Irish streets. Tours available daily. Call 787-0500.
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Greene Technology Center Serves Needs Of Students, Adults The Greene Technology Center, formerly known as The Greeneville-Greene County Center for Technology, is now in its 39th year. It is operated jointly by the Greeneville and Greene County school systems. The Greene Technology Center, at 1121 Hal Henard Road, is funded by revenue from the state government and the Greeneville and Greene County governments. The Greeneville school system is the Technology Center’s fiscal agent.
Schools Starts on Page 34 SOUTH GREENE HIGH SCHOOL Location: 7469 Asheville Hwy. Phone: (423) 6363790 Website : www.
Jerry Ayers is principal. HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES The Greeneville and Greene County school systems send students to the Greene Technology Center. These classes are offered during normal school hours. In 2011-2012, more than 400 high-schoolers each term took classes at the center. Trade programs available include welding, auto mechanics, auto body repair, cosmetology, carpentry, machine tool
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technology. Courses also are offered in computer repair technology and networking, criminal justice, early childhood education careers, health science and pre-engineering These courses provide entrylevel or pre-professional training in technical fields. ADULT EDUCATION The Greene Technology Center also provides an adult education program designed with assistance from area business-
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Principal: Dr. Julia Lamons Assistant Principal: Steven Tunnell Athletic Director: Daniel Thompson Students: 654 Teachers: 40 Year building was constructed: 1967 Athletic teams: Football for boys, golf for
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Region Includes A Variety Of Colleges And Universities Several colleges and univer- is composed of individuals from sities in Northeast Tennessee 28 different states and 15 forserve students from Greene eign countries. County. They include: The college’s student body also includes working adults who can earn a degree through GraduTUSCULUM COLLEGE ate and Professional Studies Location: 60 Shiloh Road programs designed to accomGreeneville, TN 37745 modate their family and career Phone: 1-800-729-0256 responsibilities. or 423-636-7300 Professional Studies classes Website: www.tusculum.edu meet in locations throughout Enrollment: Tusculum Col- East Tennessee. The Northlege’s official enrollment for the east region office is at the main 2011-12 year was 1,915 under- campus in Greeneville, and the graduate students and 213 Southeast region office is locatgraduate students. ed in the Knoxville Regional Full-time faculty: 80 Center just off the Pellissippi Part-time faculty: Approxi- Parkway. mately 175 Students also have the opporStudent-teacher ratio: 17:1 tunity through the Professional Tuition: $21,620 (per year for Studies program to earn a bachboth in-state and out-of-state elor’s degree in organizational students) management and a master’s Room-and-board degree in business administra(per year): $8,000 tion. Academic: As the oldest colFor the bachelor’s degree prolege in Tennessee, Tusculum gram within organizational College has a long tradition of management, students have the preparing its students to be option to concentrate in one of strong contributors to their com- four areas: applied information munities. technology, financial manageTusculum College operates on ment, marketing and human the “focused calendar” schedul- resource management. ing system, in which students Tusculum is now also offering take one course at a time for a bachelor’s program in busi3.5 weeks. The academic year is ness administration. comprised of eight blocks, four The latest Professional Studper semester. ies degree program is a bacheThe traditional student body lor’s degree in psychology.
The Gateway program helps students with little or no college credit earn core course credits. A total of five master’s degree programs are offered through Professional Studies, four of which are education-related. Some of the concentrations include: K-12 education, organizational training and education and human resource development. Athletics: Tusculum is a member of Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It competes in the South Atlantic Conference. The college fields varsity teams in baseball, football, softball, volleyball, and men’s and women’s basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer and tennis. WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE L ocation : WSCC ’s Greeneville-Greene County Center for Higher Education, at 215 N. College St., is an extension of Walters State’s main campus in Morristown, at 500 South Davy Crockett Parkway. The college has other campuses in Sevierville and New Tazewell. Phone: Call the GreenevilleGreene County Center for Higher Education at 798-7940, or the Morristown campus at 1-800225-4770.
Website: www.ws.edu Enrollment: The total enrollment for Walters State is 6,987 with approximately 1,089 students at the Greeneville Center. Full-time faculty: 18 at the Greeneville campus Part-time faculty: 36 at the Greeneville campus Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 In-state tuition (per semester): $1,759.50 (12 hours is considered full-time) Out-of-state tuition (per semester): $6,823.50 Academic: WSCC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, supported by the state of Tennessee and is a constituent of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee, governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents. It offers both credit and non-credit courses. The two-year college offers 100 programs that lead to the associate of science, associate of arts, associate of science in teaching, associate of applied science degrees, and technical certificate programs. WSCC provides parallel university programs that prepare students to transfer two years of college work. Business, technical education, health and publicsafety programs help prepare students for immediate employment.
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Greeneville-Greene County Public Library Offers Many Resources The Greeneville-Greene County Public Library, located at 210 N. Main St., has more than 56,000 items, including books, DVDs, videos and various audio resources. The library’s mission is to provide current and up-todate information in print, nonprint and through electronic resources. The library checked out 79,464 items in 2011, plus several thousand items circulated through the Regional E-Book and Audio Book Download System (R.E.A.D.S.), which can be accessed online through the library’s website at www.ggcpl. org The library’s original building, first occupied on April 5, 1915, was constructed along Summer Street with assistance from the Carnagie Foundation. The library moved to its current location in 1975. All library services are open to cardholders. To obtain a free library card, only proof of residence in Greene County is needed, such as a driver license or telephone bill. Persons may also complete an application. The card will be mailed within three working days. Operational costs of the library are paid jointly by the county and city governments. The library’s books and other items, however, were purchased with donations and grants. The library receives more than 50 periodicals, including f ive newspapers. The Knoxville News- Sentinel, Johnson City Press, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal are kept for two months while The Greeneville Sun is kept for three months. Issues of The Greeneville Sun and other Greeneville newspapers, some dating back to 1914, are on microfilm at the T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library.
each child receives a certificate signed bythe governor of Tennessee and the library director. After-school begins in August, and the library features a story time every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for preschoolers.
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The T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library, in this stately building at 229 N. Main St., is only one block from the main library. The Cox library contains genealogical material formerly located at the main library, plus original public records from the Greene County Courthouse. FREE ONLINE ACCESS The library has free highspeed Internet and wi-fi access. In 2011, the library recorded more than 12,000 Internet visits. Computers are available to the public with no charge and can be used for one hour with a valid library card or other form of identification. There are filters for Internet content, and users are required to sign a contract with an understanding that there is no toleration for offensive sites. Children 16 years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult at all times to use Internet services. Public access computers also have Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Printing can be done at the
library for 20 cents a page. The library’s card catalog has been automated since 1994. This was made possible with state assistance and funds raised by the Youth Builders of Greeneville’s annual Library Book Sale. The Youth Builders conduct the book sale each year in the Spring, with donations for the sale received year-round. The library’s interlibrary loan program enables local patrons to request books from elsewhere in the Watauga Regional Library system and from libraries throughout Tennessee. Requested items are usually available for pickup within two weeks. The interlibrary courier service of the Watauga Regional
Library includes all public libraries in Carter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington Counties, as well as the libraries at East Tennessee State University and Northeast State Community College.
CHILDREN’S SECTION The library has more than 12,000 books in its children’s section. In addition to its large collection of juvenile items, the library also has a young adult section especially for teenage readers. Located immediately behind the library is the Big Spring, which drew pioneers to the Greeneville region. The spring was first used by Native Americans and served as Greeneville’s major water source for more than 150 years, according to the Tennessee Historical Commission. The front of the library has a new landscape maintained by the Westside Garden Club. A new flower garden behind the library, with a picnic area, was installed by the Democratic Women’s Club in 2008. LIBRARY STAFF, HOURS Three full-time employees, one part-time employee and a few regular volunteers supply the bulk of the library’s employment. The library’s hours are: Monday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library is closed on Saturday and Sunday. For more information call 638-5034 or visit www.ggcpl. org
SUMMER READING Beginning in early June, the library sponsors a summer reading program for children. The program hosts guest readers who encourage youngsters to enjoy books during their summer break. T. ELMER COX HISTORICAL AND The children are challenged GENEALOGICAL LIBRARY to read 10 books each and are Trying to find an ancestor? encouraged to journal about Working on a family mystery? each in a personal reading log. In 2011, 120 children particiPLEASE SEE LIBRARY | 47 pated in the program. At the end of the program,
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Colleges Starts on Page 41 outlining specific requirements for transfer without loss of credits. Athletics : Walters State is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association. It fields varsity teams in men’s baseball and golf, women’s softball and men’s and women’s basketball. EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Location: Main campus is in Johnson City. Phone: (423) 439-4213, or 1-800-GO2-ETSU Website: www.etsu.edu Enrollment: In fall 2011, ETSU had more than 15,536 students from
44 states and 66 countries and U.S. dependencies. Full-time faculty: 875 Part-time faculty: 310 Student-tea c h e r ratio: 20:1 In-state tuition (per semester) : $3,135.50 (for full-time student taking 12 credit hours) Out-of-state tuition (per semester): $9,915.00 (for full-time student taking 12 credit hours) Room-and board In 2011-12, campus housing rates ranged from $1,580.00 to $3,068.00 per semester for double-occupancy; rates were higher for private accommodations. Meal plans for 2012-13 start at $1,225. Academic: ETSU offers a range of career options and degree programs,
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from medicine, nursing, pha r macy, physical therapy and various health science f ields to teacher education to many areas of business to an array of liberal ar ts oppor tu n ities i nc lud i n g a r t , c hemi s t r y, mathematics, social work, communication, criminal justice, foreign languages and numerous others. The university offers t wo -yea r, fou r -yea r a nd g raduat e pro grams. The Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy admitted its first class in 2007 and the first class graduated in May 2010. One-of-a-kind programs at ETSU include: the world’s only master’s degree in storytelling;
the nation’s only comprehensive bluegrass music program at a four-year institution; a motorsports operations program offered in partnership with Bristol Motor Speedway; Tennessee’s only bachelor’s degree in surveying and mapping science; the Governor’s School of Scientif ic Exploration of Tennessee Heritage and the MioceneEpoch Gray Fossil Site, with a multi-million-dollar ETSU and General Shale Brick Natural History Museum and Visitor Center research facility located 1.8 miles off exit 13 on I-26. Also offered is a threedimensional graphic design and digital media computer animation program whose graduates are in great demand.
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www.greenevillesun.com Athletics: ETSU is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and fields varsity teams in men’s and women’s basketball, cross country, golf, tennis, soccer, and track and field, as well as men’s baseball and women’s softball and volleyball. UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Location: The University of Tennessee’s main campus is in downtown Knoxville. Phone: (865)-974-1000 or (865) 9742184(Admissions) or (865) 974-2225 (Public Relations) Website: www.utk.edu Enrollment: The Knoxville campus has an enrollment of 21,393 undergraduate students and 8,919 graduate students. Instructional faculty: 1,450 Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 In-state tuition 2012/2013: (per year) $8,900 (for full-time students taking 12 credit hours) Out-of-state tuition 2012/2013: (per year) $26,884 (for full-time students taking 12 credit hours) Room-and board: (per year) $8,752 Academic: The University of Tennessee was founded in 1794. Including both the undergraduate and graduate schools, students can enroll in more than 300 degree programs in the colleges of agricultural sciences and natural resources, architecture and design, arts and sciences, business administration, communication and information, education, health and human sciences, engineering, law, nursing, social work and veterinary medicine.
Athletics: UT is a Division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It fields varsity teams in men’s and women’s basketball, cross country, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field, men’s football and baseball, women’s rowing, soccer, softball and volleyball. Thompson-Boling Arena hosts women’s and men’s basketball, while Neyland Stadium is home to Vols football team. OTHER NEARBY COLLEGES: Carson-Newman College Location: 1646 Russell Ave. Jefferson City, TN 37760 Phone: (865) 471-2000 Website: www.cn.edu King College Location: 1350 King College Road Bristol, TN 37620 Phone: (423) 652-4861 or 1-800-362-0014 Website: www.king.edu Maryville College Location: 502 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy. Maryville, TN 37804 Phone: 1-800-5972687 Website: www.maryvillecollege.edu Milligan College Location: 1 Blowers Blvd. Milligan College, TN 37682 Phone: (423) 4618700 Website: www.milligan.edu Northeast State Community College Location: 2425 Highway 75 Blountville, TN 37617 Phone: 423-323-3191 Website: www.northeaststate.edu
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Library Starts on Page 44 If so, then the T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library may be able to help. A branch of GreenevilleGreene County Public Library, the Cox Library is located at 229 North Main St., up the block from the main library. It opened in 2000. Don Miller is director of both the Historical and Genealogical Library and the GreenevilleGreene County Library. The library is named in honor of the late T. Elmer Cox, who was Greene County’s first official historian. His generous bequest enabled the GreenevilleGreene County Public Library to purchase and renovate the historic building that became the Cox Library. In addition to housing materials amassed by Cox over his lifetime, the Cox Library also contains resources that were formerly located in the Tennessee Room of the main library and original public records from the Greene County Courthouse. ACQUIRED MANY MATERIALS Since its opening, the Cox Library has acquired several hundred additional books, periodicals and microfilm items, as well as a large body of other materials pertaining to family and local history. Much of the library consists of an extensive book and periodical collection focusing on Greene County and nearby areas in East Tennessee, western North Carolina and southwestern Virginia. There is, however, a significant amount of
THE GREENEVILLE SUN GREENE COUNTY GUIDEBOOK material on other areas important to the settlement of East Tennessee — particularly eastern Pennsylvania, northern Virginia and central North Carolina. The library’s holdings also include Greene County newspapers, federal census records (entire United States available online), cemetery records (many regional counties), death certificates (all of Tennessee, 1914-1958), maps, North Carolina and East Tennessee land grants, local city directories, Greene County telephone directories, school yearbooks, photograph scrapbooks, genealogy query files, family files, and local history files. Internet service is available at four public computers. COUNTY RECORDS The Greene County governmental records on file at the Cox Library are of various types and cover various periods. The earliest of these records begin in 1783. The records of what the Tennessee State Library and Archives calls “County Court” include a wide variety of material, including some very old records of a time when judicial matters and “business” matters were handled by the same “court.” In the early 1800s, those functions were divided. For the period from 1834 to 1954, the minutes of the local body that handled county business matters have been archived by the state under the broad heading of “County Court.” Locally, at least during the 1950s, 1960s, and most of the 1970s, what was commonly referred to as “County Court” was known more formally as “County Quarterly
Court.” Since September 1978, that elected body has been referred to as the “Greene County Legislative Body” or the “Greene County Commission.” Note: the Cox Library does not have any “County Court” minutes more recent than March 1954. The more recent minutes are maintained by the office of the Greene County Clerk at the Courthouse Annex on Cutler Street. In the “County Court” collection, researchers also have access to other kinds of documents, including marriage records (1780-1995), wills (1780-1986), estate
settlements (1802-1950), estate inventories (18101817, 1828-1952), land deeds (1785-1986), trust deeds (1841-1947), tax lists (various dates, 17831913), guardian records (1872-1960), court minutes (1783-1954), miscellaneous loose records (1851-early 1900s), and a few records of various other types. Circuit Court records include Civil Court minutes (1809-1950), and Criminal Court minutes (1815-1954). Chancery Court records include minutes (1825-1973) and case files (1825-c. 1950). MICROFILM COLLECTION In addition to provid-
ing Internet access at its public computers, the Cox Library also has extensive facilities for use of its sizable microfilm collection. Many of its most important materials — including newspapers, death certificates, land grants and court records — are accessed primarily through microfilm. Two microfilm readerprinters are available for public use. Because the library is a specialized research facility with many unique or rare resources, none of its materials circulate to the public. However, photocopy services are available in-
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house, and the library honors limited requests for photocopies from researchers outside Greene County. Inter-library loan services also are available. WIDESPREAD USE Visitors from all 50 states and 60 of Tennessee’s 95 counties have been to the library. Also, the library has received correspondence from persons in 48 states and three foreign countries. As is the case with the Greeneville-Greene County Library, operational costs of the Cox Library are shared PLEASE SEE LIBRARY |48
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Health Services Offered In A Wide Variety Of Fields More than 150 health-care professionals provide medical services to meet the needs of the residents of this community. More than 90 physicians, specializing in diverse fields, offer emergency and regular care. The physicians work in private practices and at two local hospitals — Laughlin Memorial Hospital and Takoma Regional Hospital. Laughlin Memorial Hospital is at 1420 Tusculum Blvd. Its telephone number is 787-5000. The hospital has 140 beds. Takoma Regional Hospital,
which has 108 beds, is located at Marek M. Pienkowski, 401 Takoma Ave. Its telephone M.D., Ph.D. number is 639-3151. Sarah E. Belcher, F.N.P. Takoma Regional Hospital became part of the Wellmont Allergy, Asthma, and Sinus Health System in 2007. Center The following is a list of 1410 Tusculum Blvd., Suite health-care professionals. They 2300 are arranged alphabetically 823-5190 according to specialty. Phillip Jones, M.D.
Daniel R. Schumaier, Ph.D., Herbert Ladley CCA Jack Whitaker Jane M. Fritz, M.S., CCC-A, ABA Sarah Campbell, AuD., CCC/ CHIROPRACTIC A Appalachian Chiropractic Center 510 Justis Drive CARDIOLOGY 639-4440 Tri State Cardiology Cindy Johnson Kricko, D.C. 1410 Tusculum Blvd. ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 638-2270 Bryant Chiropractic ClinAllergic Diseases, Asthma AUDIOLOGY Harold Allison ic and Immunology Clinic Greeneville Hearing CenJoseph Bailey 1104 E. Church St., Suite 1 1406 Tusculum Blvd., ter Mark Chang Suite 2500 400 Y St. Scott Jay PLEASE SEE HEALTH | 50 638-9595 638-2721 Collier Jordan
Library Starts on Page 47 jointly by the Greene County and Greeneville governments. The Cox Library also has been the recipient of four grants from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Funds from these grants have made it possible for staff and volunteers to clean, repair, inventory, and properly store many thousands of loose County Court records, including marriage licenses and bonds from 1780 through 1995. Ultimately, these records will be microfilmed, along with a large body of other court records that are currently being processed for permanent storage. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Strong support from the state library has been accompanied by local support from the Greene County Genealogical Society (GCGS). Formed in 1985 by six Greene Countians, GCGS grew to include more than 200 members from throughout the nation by the end of 2011. Genealogical Society volunteers contribute much time on a regular basis to various library projects. The Society has made many important purchases for the library. Greene County Genealogical Society membership dues are $15 annually. They include a subscription to “The Greene County Pioneer,” its semi-
annual publication issued in May and November. Hours of operation for the Cox Library are: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday; 1 to 5 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The facility is closed on Monday, Tuesday and Sunday. Those interested in volunteering at the library, making donations or in joining the Greene County Genealogical Society should contact Don Miller, director of the T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library, at 6389866. On the Web: www.ggcpl.org and look for the T. Elmer Cox Collection link. THOMAS J. GARLAND LIBRARY Tusculum College’s much expanded and renovated library was dedicated and renamed in 2008 for Thomas J. Garland, former legislator, businessman and educator from Greeneville and a longtime supporter of the college. The Thomas J. Garland Library, expanded and renovated a few years ago, covers more than 34,000 squarefeet, almost triple the space of the previous facility, which was constructed in 1910. The library’s expansion allows the college to provide increased on-site reference, circulation and per iodical space, as well as to house additional computer terminals and resources. T he ex pa nded l ibra r y a lso includes six full-size classrooms, eight faculty offices, a conference
room and study rooms and a special classroom dedicated to library instruction and information literacy. The print collection now exceeds 185,000 print and microfilm texts and more than 200 periodical subscriptions. Students also have access to 104,000 full-text e-books and more than 20,000 journal titles available via the library’s website at www.library.tusculum.edu Internet access to online databases and other resources is available at both the Greeneville and Knoxville branches of the library or, with passwords, from any computer with Internet access. Residents of Greene County are welcome to make in-house use of the wealth of knowledge housed in Tusculum’s library. However, a Greene County public library card is needed to check out books. Call (423) 636-7320. MOSHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY The Mosheim Public Library, at 730 Main St. in Mosheim, is almost 2,300 square-feet bigger than the previous library building that had been just down the street. Founded in 1980 as a bookmobile station, the Mosheim Public Library first had its own building, at 1000 Main St., in 1980, but it was only 961 square feet. The new Mosheim Public Library is an attractive, 3,300 square-foot facility that cost $300,000 to build. It opened in 2001. The state government provided near-
ly $130,000, some of those funds coming from federal resources. The Mosheim Public Library has a collection of more than 15,000 resources, including books, periodicals, journals, video cassettes, DVDs and audio tapes. Books and other resources are obtained through donations, memorials and funding by the town’s government. Part of the Watauga Regional Library System, Mosheim shares inter-loan agreements with libraries in various other places such as Sullivan County, Washington County, Bristol and Elizabethton. The library is equipped with 13 computers; two printers; a copy machine and a fax machine and Internet access that is supervised by the library staff and volunteers. A summer reading program is available for all youngsters who wish to either read in a quiet atmosphere or be read to by another individual. The reading program begins at the first of June and runs through the end of the month. A library card is all that is required to borrow books from the library. A card can be given the same day an application is received with a valid driver license and a piece of mail to verify street address. The library’s hours are noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Friday. Call the library at 422-7937. On the Web: www.mosheimlib.org
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Health Starts on Page 48 636-1550 Clifford E. Bryant, D.C. Frost Chiropractic Center 1128 Tusculum Blvd. Suite C 798-9710 Stephanie Frost, D.C. Bill Frost, D.C. www.frostchiropractic. net Gilliam Chiropractic Center 452 E. Bernard St. 638-4325 Robert M. Gilliam, D.C. John R. Hamilton, D.C. 1119 Tusculum Bvd. 638-2233 John Hamilton, D.C. www.drjohnhamilton. com Greeneville Chiropractic Inc. 155 Mason St. 638-5361 Leonard L. Hartman, D.C. Snelson Chiropractic Health Center 510 Tusculum Blvd. 639-1431 Bryon Snelson, D.C.
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DERMATOLOGY Greeneville Dermatology Suite 1100 Laughlin Medical Building #3 1404 Tusculum Blvd. 787-7020 Lawrence H. Reid, M.D. Pamela Davis, PA-C www.greenevilledermatology.com EMERGENCY MEDICINE Laughlin Memorial Hospital, Inc. Emergency Services Department
Team Health Emergency Physicians 1420 Tusculum Blvd. 787-5000 www.laughlinmemorial. org Takoma Emergency Center 401 Takoma Ave. 636-2360 Remy Sagadraca, M.D. Charles Kochert, M.D. Atif Resheed, M.D. Tom Minnich, M.D. Bruce Boggs, M.D. Ralph Resch, M.D. www.takoma.org GASTROENTEROLOGY James A. Swenson, M.D. Suite 1200 Laughlin Medical Building 1410 Tusculum Blvd. 787-7280 Takoma Medical Associates 438 E. Vann Rd. Suite 201 278-1703 Gordon L. Marsa, M.D. Joseph Kretschmar, M.D. Angela Johnson, F.N.P. GENERAL/FAMILY PRACTICE Baileyton Medical Center 580 Van Hill Rd. 234-1020 Melissa Robbins, F.N.P. The Doctor’s Office 109 E. Church St. 638-4131 Rufus Breckenridge, M.D. Charles Montgomery, M.D. Andy Roberts, M.D. Dr. Strange’s Family Practice 701 Professional Plaza 639-7141 E. Brad Strange, M.D. PLEASE SEE HEALTH |51
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Family Physicians of Greeneville Laughlin Medical Building 1410 Tusculum Blvd. Suite 2600 787-7000 Kevin Toppenberg, M.D. Marcia D. Toppenberg, M.D.
Summit Family Medicine 1404 Tusculum Blvd. Suite 2300 639-6436 Jaime Oakley, M.D. Craig Schmalzride, M.D. Martha Cousins, A.N.P. www.summithealthcare. com
Greene County Health Department 810 W. Church St. P.O. Box 159 798-1749 Kelly Hodge, A.P.N.
Takoma Medical Associates 438 E. Vann Rd. Suite 100 278-1700 James R. McKinney, M.D. Michael J. Odell, M.D. Richard J. Aasheim, M.D. Claes U. Svendsen, M.D. Daniel Lewis, M.D. Leisa Maxwell, M.D. Crystal Dyer, M.D. Mike Stone, P.A. Valerie Mullins, P.A. www.takoma.org
Greeneville Family Practice Associates 1404 Tusculum Blvd. Suite 2100 638-1188 Michael H. Hartsell, M.D. Sonja B. Woods, M.D. Heather M. Wilson, N.P. Greeneville Urgent Care 1021 Coolidge St., Suite 4 636-8891 Bruce Berry, M.D. Marsha Montemarano, N.P. Kenneth C. Susong, M.D. 110 Spencer St. 638-7191 Limestone Medical Center 105 Limestone Ruritan Rd. 257-8089 James Clark, M.D. Emily Chappeliar, P.A. Patmos EmergiClinic 1231 Tusculum Blvd. 639-9970 Robert S. Berry, M.D. www.patmosemergiclinic.com
INTERNAL MEDICINE Greeneville Internal Medicine 1404 Tusculum Blvd. Suite 3100 638-4114 Joseph W. Austin, M.D. Maynard W. Austin, M.D. Thomas F. Beckner III, M.D. Joseph Scott, M.D. Leah Rogers, P.A. www.summitmedical. com Internal Medicine Associates 438 E. Vann Rd. Suite 201 278-1800 Candi Overholt, M.D. Katherine Gray, M.D. James Kilmer, N.P. OBSTETRICS/ GYNECOLOGY Greeneville Obstet-
rics and Gynecology Clinic Laughlin Medical Building Suite 1800 1410 Tusculum Blvd. 787-7060 Lloyd R. Barnes, M.D. Greeneville Women’s Clinic Laughlin Medical Building Suite 1300 1410 Tusculum Blvd. 787-7050 Peter A. Reardon, M.D. Women’s Center of Greeneville, P.C. 1021 Coolidge St. Suite 2 636-2300 Jo Lynn Hawthorne, M.D. Harry C. Nelson, M.D. Karin Small, M.D. OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE IndustriCare 1021 Coolidge St., Suite 4 636-9828 Bruce Berry, M.D. Summit Family Medic i ne / O c c upat ion a l Health Services 1404 Tusculum Blvd. Suite 2300 639-6436 Jaime Oakley, M.D. Craig Schmalzride, M.D. Martha Cousins, A.N.P. www.summithealthcare. com ONCOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY McLeod Cancer and Blood Center 310 State of Franklin Rd. 926-3611 William Kincaid, M.D. Ray Lamb, M.D. Charles Famoyin, M.D. Allison Prinz, M.D. www.mcleodcbc.com PLEASE SEE HEALTH | 52
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Health Starts on Page 51 East TN Cancer and Blood Center Laughlin Medical Building Suite 2000 1406 Tusculum Blvd. 787-7080 A.K. Sen, M.D. www.easttennesseeoncology.com OPHTHALMOLOGY Greeneville Eye Clinic 801 E. Church St. 639-6848 William J. Smead, M.D. Luke L. Ellenburg Jr., M.D. Laura L. Urban, M.D. Thomas L. Brown, M.D. OPTICIANS Greeneville Eye Clinic Optical Shop 801 E. Church St. 639-6454 Greeneville Eyecare Center 204 Emory Rd. 638-4151 Sunnyside Optical 415 E. Bernard Ave. 639-4961 Tri-City Vision Center 1310 E. Andrew Johnson Hwy. 638-6236 The Vision Center Walmart 3755 E. Andrew Johnson Hwy. 639-2171 OPTOMETRISTS AA Eyecare 910 Tusculum Blvd. Suite 2 639-2002 Marietta Vestal, O.D.
Pete Vestal, O.D. East View Eye Care, P.C. 1000 Tusculum Blvd. Suite 4 639-8128 Bradford M. Emde, O.D. Shelly F. Shaw, O.D. www.eastvieweyecare. com Greeneville Eye Care Center Allen Yandell, O.D. Addison DiMartino, O.D. 204 Emory Rd. 638-4151 Oldstage Eyecare John K. Clement, O.D. 15 Oldstage Rd Suite A 639-8856 Limestone Family Eye Center J. Dale Grant, O.D. 364 Opie Arnold Road Limestone 257-2340 Robert A. Helm, O.D. Walmart 3755 E. Andrew Johnson Hwy. 639-5523 ORTHOPAEDICS Greeneville Orthopaedic Clinic P.C. 223 N. Main St. 639-2103 Richard W. Pectol Jr., M.D. John L. Freeman, M.D. Christopher Castle, N.P. Alvin Murphey, P.A. Stephen Purvis, D.O. TMA Orthopedics 438 E. Vann Road, Suite 301 423-278-1650 OTOLARYNGOLOGY Greeneville Ear Nose and Throat Specialists Laughlin Medical
Office Building 1410 Tusculum Blvd. Suite 2500 638-1291 Susan P. Abernathy, D.O. Thomas Carrino, MP.A.S, P.A.C. Sheryl Hill, P.A.C. Tracy Douglas, M.S. Audiologist PATHOLOGY Greeneville Pathology 209 N. College St. 639-5781 W.C. Carl Thacker, M.D. Takoma Regional Pathology Lab 401 Takoma Ave. 431-6389 Patrick Costello, M.D. PEDIATRICS Greeneville Pediatric Clinic 221 N. Main St. 787-6050 Walter D. Ashe Jr., M.D. Douglas C. Cobble, M.D. Darla Morgan, F.N.P. Kids First Pediatrics 5000 Monarch Pointe 798-6630 Richard S. McGill, D.O., FAAP Laurie E. Trosin, M.D, FAAP Kimberly Hawkins, P.N.P. Kinder Klinic 275 Burger Drive Chuckey 257-6966 Orville Ward Swarner, M.D. Julia Swarner, Dr.P.H. Becky Morrison, C.P.N.P. Greene Mountain Pediatrics 428 E. Vann Road 278-1950 Timothy L. Fuller, D.O. Charles S. Perry, M.D. PLEASE SEE HEALTH |53
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Starts on Page 52 Justin Jones, D.O. Charla Olson, A.P.N. Amanda Curtis, A.P.N. Andrea Heaton, A.P.N. PHYSICAL THERAPY Apple Rehab Services 533 Tusculum Blvd. 639-9668 www.bodybyme.com www.thebackmachine. com BenchMark Physical Therapy 223 W. Summer St. 423-638-1111 Diane Coffey, P.T. Anthony Tullock, P.T. www.benchmarkpt.com Greeneville Orthopaedic Clinic, P.T. 223 N. Main St. Suite 2 798-0563 Alan Nance, P.T./A.T.C. Michelle Barefield, P.T. Darbi Neas, C.A./P.P.M. Rebecca Hite, P.T.A. TMA Physical Medicine & Rehab 438 E. Vann Road, Suite 301 423-278-1650 PODIATRY Melissa Gaffney, DPM 438 E. Vann Road, Suite 301 TMA Podiatry 438 E. Vann Road, Suite 301 423-278-1665 Arthur Belanger, DPM 438 E. Vann Road, Suite 301 423-278-1665 PSYCHIATRY Nolachuckey-Holston Area Mental Health Center 401 Holston Dr. 639-1104
Takoma Outpatient Behavioral Health 303 Takoma Ave. 636-0491 William Diebold, M.D. Rhonda Malina, A.P.R.N. Patricia Chesnut, L.C.S.W. PSYCHOLOGY John Johnson, Ph.D. Murray Scher, Ph.D. 907 Tusculum Blvd. 638-8071 PULMONARY DISEASES East Tennessee Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine 1404 Tusculum Blvd 798-8052 Mandeep Bakshi, M.D. RADIATION ONCOLOGY John C. Boys, M.D. Laughlin Memorial Hospital 1420 Tusculum Blvd. 787-5040 www.laughlinmemorial. org RADIOLOGY Trek Radiology Suite 1000 Laughlin Medical Building #1 1410 Tusculum Blvd. 638-7057 R. Adams, M.D. Scott Vermillion, M.D. Paul D’Angelo, M.D. www.mpminc85.com Takoma Radiology 401 Takoma Ave. 636-2362 Raymond Kohne, M.D. Robert Thomas, M.D. www.takoma.org SENIORS Takoma Inpatient Senior Care Center 401 Takoma Ave.
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636-2446 William Diebold, M.D. Rhonda Malina, A.P.R.N Patricia Chesnut, L.C.S.W SPORTS MEDICINE Daniel Lewis, M.D., CAQ TMA Sports Medicine 438 E. Vann Road, Suite 301 423-278-1650 Crystal Dyer, M.D. TMA Sports Medicine 438 E. Vann Road, Suite 301 423-278-1650 SURGERY Greeneville Surgical Associates Laughlin Medical Building Suite 1700 1410 Tusculum Blvd. 787-7100 R. Stephen Flohr, M.D. Mark D. Patterson, M.D. Natalie Scott, M.D. W. Robert Bridges, M.D. 438 E. Vann Rd. Suite 200 278-1704
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Holston Home, Founded In 1895, Aids Children, Teens In Region Holston United Methodist Home for Children, with headquarters and main campus in Greeneville, helped 780 children in 2011. Holston Home offers a wide variety of services, including residential care and group care for 50-60 children. These children attend Beacon School on campus, where they receive individual instruction to help them make up deficiencies in their academic progress. The goal is to find permanent families for children in care, through foster family care, adoption or return to their rehabilitated homes. Foster parents are trained by professionals at Holston Home in the intricacies of dealing with children who are not their own. TWO DAY CARE CENTERS Holston Home operates two day care centers in Greeneville — the Children’s Center on the Newport Highway and Small Miracles near the Fairgrounds. Tuitions are sometimes subsidized by United Way. Both child care centers have been awarded Tennessee’s three-star ranking and are inspected regularly to ensure that children are learning and playing in a safe and wholesome environment. PAL PROGRAM Teens who are approaching the age of 18 may move into Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) at the Brumit Center
More than 8,500 children have at one time or another called Holston Home “home” since then. Holston Home employs about 160 people, most of them working in Greeneville. The ministry has offices with social workers in Knoxville, Johnson City, Bristol, and Chattanooga, covering the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church, an area encompassing all of East Tennessee, the 17 western-most counties of Virginia, and four counties in North Georgia. SUN FILE PHOTO BY PHIL GENTRY
The Kent Bewley Home for Boys at Holston Home was named for the Greeneville businessman and long-time Holston Home supporter. The building was part of a recent $5 million renovation project. apartment complex — one for girls and one for boys — where they are taught how to live on their own. They must pay rent, keep their apartments clean, do their own cooking, attend school regularly and hold a regular, part-time job. They are taught how to manage their finances, apply for a job and be a good neighbor. They also learn the value of community service. At the end of their experience in the PAL program, the rent they paid is returned to them to be used as “seed” money to help them pay their own way as newly-on-theirown adults. Students at Holston Home are provided counseling and other support services and
have recreational facilities available to them, including an equestrian program, a ropes course, a climbing wall, racquetball court, a gymnasium and an outdoor, covered basketball court. They participate in regular canoeing, hiking and camping. A garden and a small orchard teaches them agricultural skills. BACKGROUND In 1895, Mrs. Elizabeth Wiley, widow of the president of Emory & Henry College in Virginia, founded Holston Home as an orphanage. Mrs. Wiley believed that every child had the right to a safe place to live, a good education, and the opportunity to gain Christian knowledge.
RECENTLY RENOVATED Holston Home recently completed a rebuilding and renovation project, in which it replaced “cottages” built in 1954 with new residences, renovated the Administration Building, and landscaped the campus. The project was completed and dedicated in August 2009. Much of Holston Home’s funding comes from the churches in the Holston Conference and individual donors who wish to help children reach their God-given potential. The State of Tennessee also provides funding through contracted care. When students leave Holston Home, they are provided followup support. Holston Home and its donors provide scholarship opportunities for students to continue their education after high school. Additional information is available on the website at www.holstonhome.org or by calling (423) 638-9267.
Nolachuckey-Holston Mental Health Center Offers Many Services Celebrating its 40th yea r last yea r, Nolachuckey-Holston A rea Menta l Hea lth Center has been the commu nity ’s leading prov ider of ser v ices in the a reas of menta l hea lth, developmenta l disabilities, substa nce abuse a nd /or co occur r ing disorders, recover y a nd vocationa l rehabilitation. Outpatient cou nseling for adults, ch ild ren a nd youth, a nd case ma nag e m e n t s e r v i c e s a r e i n c lu d e d w i t h t h e m a ny p r o g r a m s p r o v ided at the center, and satellites in Rogersville and Sneedville. Individuals served also access services at 61 other Frontier Health facilities in a 12-county region in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest
Virginia. The agency also addresses the needs of victims of domestic violence, the hearing impaired, AIDS, runaways, youth in crisis, and therapeutic foster care. Outpatient and residential facilities serve more than 68,000 individuals annually. Nolachuckey-Holston services include: • 24/7 Emergency Services; • The Crisis Stabilization Unit, a voluntary unit for adults experiencing a mental health emergency to help stabilize; • A residential program for addiction and/or co-occurring mental health diagnosis; • Couples, group, and individual
therapy, family counseling, marital therapy, medication therapy; • Children and youth services and education programs; • Consultation and educational services to other community organizations and agencies; • Outpatient psychotherapy, education and prevention, substance abuse treatment, grief counseling and referral services; • Children and Youth Services, intervention, prevention, and education programs; • Residential treatment for adults with substance addiction and/or cooccurring disorders; • Developmental Disabilities program empowers people to live at their highest level of independence;
• Consultation and educational ser vices to other community organizations and agencies; and • Referrals to psychiatric hospitalization for children and /or adults. Medicare, TennCare and thirdparty insurance are accepted. Fees are based on ability to pay. For individuals and families who have no coverage, local government and United Way funding make this service possible. For more information, call (423) 639 -1104, or come by the center, which is located on Holston Drive off West Summer Street. For the Crisis Stabilization Unit, call 1877-928 -9062. Website: www.frontierhealth.org
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