Is someone in your Tennessee community doing outstanding volunteer work? In honor of National Volunteer Week, AARP encourages you to thank an extraordinary volunteer with a nomination for the 2013 AARP Tennessee Andrus Award for Community Service. The Tennessee winner earns $2,500 for the charity of choice. The award honors AARP founder Ethel Percy Andrus, whose motto “to serve, not to be served” continues to shape the association’s work more
April is Civitan Awareness Month. What is Civitan? The local Highland Rim Civitan Club is part of Civitan International. It is a group of civic-minded people who organize fundraises, help out in the community and place candy boxes in local restaurants or businesses to help the UAB Civitan International Research Center in Birmingham, Ala. The Research Center helps those challenged by developmental disabilities. Through interdisciplinary research, clinical services and community
Lincoln County Mayor Peggy Bevels, along with other mayors across the country, participated in a national day of recognition of April 9 to highlight the impact of national service in their cities and to thank individuals who serve with the South Central Human Resource Agency’s Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and the Foster Grandparent Program in Lincoln County. As the federal agency for service and volunteering, the Corporation for National
The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Lincoln County will take place May 3 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. The Survivor Reception starts at 6 p.m., and kickoff is at 7p.m. Relay for Life is a community-based, volunteer-driven event where community members unite to celebrate cancer survivors, remember lost loved ones and fight back against a disease that affects so many. Funds raised through Relay for Life support the
A kickoff breakfast will be held Friday, March 22, at South Central Human Resource Agency for individuals interested in volunteering at the Welcome Center and Museum during the months of April through November. The Chamber of Commerce, Museum Board and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program have partnered for the last several years recruiting volunteers so there can be someone at a designated time on site at the Welcome Center and
The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Lincoln County will take place May 3 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. The Survivor Reception starts at 6 p.m., and kickoff is at 7p.m. Relay For Life is a community-based, volunteer-driven event where community members unite to celebrate cancer survivors, remember lost loved ones and fight back against a disease that affects so many. Funds raised through Relay For Life support the
The old bleachers on the visitors’ side of the Blanche School football field were removed last year, and the school is in the process of rebuilding them this spring. The school has $5,000 toward funding the construction of these bleachers, but the school needs $5,000 to $7,000 in additional funds to complete this project. Any money collected that is not needed for this project will be used to retire the
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department and the Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO)
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting sobriety roadside safety checkpoints and
The Times is pleased to announce Taylor Boyett and B.J. Thompson as
Lincoln County High School’s Lady Falcon softball team’s season came to an
Hands of Mercy Outreach Center is seeking the community’s help with its
SHERIE JACKS assistant library director I have been here for about four