Shane Duncan

4 days ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Shane Duncan

The City of Sweetwater has encountered an issue with one of their grants concerning the community center project. During the recent Sweetwater City Commission workshop, Sweetwater City Administrator Jessica Morgan provided the board with an update concerning the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) that the city was awarded for the community center.

5 days ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Shane Duncan

Bald River Falls was the site for a grand re-opening ceremony complete with a ribbon cutting on May 29. The long-awaited ceremony celebrating the re-opening of the Bald River Falls Bridge was initiated by Cherokee National Forest Tellico District Ranger Andrew Carrier, who stated that the mission of the forest service was to provide the “greatest good” to as many people as possible. kAm“(96?

1 week ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Shane Duncan

Monroe County followed the majority of the state during the recent unemployment results. According to the State of Tennessee, the unemployment rate in Monroe County dropped by 0.4% for the month of April, providing the county with a rate of 3.1%. kAm$E2E6 $E2E:DE:42= p?2=JDE !2EC:4< %@55 DE2E65 E92E 2 564C62D6 :D ?@C>2= 7@C E96 >@?E9 @7 pAC:=]k^AmkAm“%9:D :D AC6EEJ >F49 :? =:?6 H:E9 H92E J@F H@F=5 6IA64E E@ D66 :? pAC:=[” %@55 D2:5] “q2D65 @? E96 A2DE D6G6C2= J62CD[ E9:D 92D 366?

1 week ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Shane Duncan

Service men and women were honored at the Monroe County Courthouse Monday during the annual Monroe County Memorial Day services. Among those remembrances was one in particular, a man who was killed in action in Iraq in 2006. kAm%96 8F6DE DA62<6C 7@C E96 |6>@C:2= s2J D6CG:46 H2D {J?? u@C692?5[ H9@ :D 2 8@=5 DE2C >@E96C]k^AmkAmp 8@=5 DE2C >@E96C :D 2 H@>2? H9@ =@DE 96C 49:=5 H9:=6 E92E 49:=5 H2D 24E:G6=J D6CG:?8 :?

1 week ago | wvnews.com | Shane Duncan

Service men and women were honored at the Monroe County Courthouse Monday during the annual Monroe County Memorial Day services. Among those remembrances was one in particular, a man who was killed in action in Iraq in 2006. The guest speaker for the Memorial Day service was Lynn Forehand, who is a gold star mother. A gold star mother is a woman who lost her child while that child was actively serving in the United States Armed Forces. “I became a gold star mother 19 years ago.