Article in January 27,2009 Herald Chronicle by a staff writer
U.S. Rep Lincoln Davis joined County Commissioners Angie Fuller and A.L. Shasteen alongside County Mayor Richard Stewart, State Senator Eric Stewart and North Franklin County Volunteer fire Department Chief Bill Faulkner in announcing a $228,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters [...]
Manchester, Tn., January 21, 2009 — The AT&T Foundation has announced a $10,000 contribution to support Coffee County Government. The contribution will help support the Pilot Project for Literacy Coaching to Families Involved with the 1st Grade Student. This program is designed to increase the reading skills of both the family members and the young [...]
District 14 Senator to serve on Commerce, Environment committees
NASHVILLE- Newly elected State Senator Eric Stewart (D-Belvidere) was appointed today to two key Senate committees, ending a busy week that started with his swearing in as a member of the 106th General Assembly. Stewart will serve as a member of the Senate Commerce, Labor and Agriculture [...]
MCMINNVILLE, TN – Bouldin and Lawson, a subsidiary of Bouldin Corporation, recently secured a $15.5 million project to build their first international WastAway (pronounced Waste-A-Way) system in the Caribbean island country of Aruba. The project will be used to recycle 50% of that island’s municipal solid waste stream instead of sending it to landfills.
The Aruban [...]
14th District Gains New Senator
NASHVILLE- Eric Stewart, a lifelong resident of Franklin County, was sworn into the Tennessee State Senate on Tuesday, officially becoming a member of the 106th General Assembly.
With his wife, Judy, and two children looking on, Stewart took the Oath of Office inside the Senate Chamber, and took [...]
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated nine more counties in Tennessee as natural disaster areas for agriculture due to drought conditions in 2008.
“In addition to dealing with financial difficulties, just like other sectors of our economy, farmers were hit hard by extreme weather conditions this [...]
By JAMES CLARK
Editor for the Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.)
When Tennessee lawmakers return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to begin a new legislative session, one thing will be on their minds – the state budget shortfall. A deficit projected by Gov. Phil Bredesen to
climb as high as $1 billion by June promises to bring with it [...]
Newly elected District 14 Senator to keep constituents informed via Internet
FRANKLIN COUNTY- Senator Eric Stewart (D-Belvidere) announced today that he will be updating constituents throughout the upcoming legislative session via a new electronic newsletter.
“This is just my way of using technology to keep the citizens of Senate District 14 aware of what is going [...]