LC Extension Service welcomes new director
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LC Extension Service welcomes new director

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and UT Extension are proud to announce the appointment of a new County Director for the Lake County Extension Service.Maggie Goodman was appointed on October 1st to the position previously held by Greg Allen, Lake County’s retired Ag and Natural Resources Agent.Maggie joined the Lake County Office as…

Building Something Good: 4-H Program proves to be successful
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Building Something Good: 4-H Program proves to be successful

4-H youth programing isn’t new to Lake County. _Students and farm kids over the course of the 1950s and 60s participated in 4-H clubs and activities but the programming faded away in the following decades.Luckily through the efforts of Tennessee legislators funding came through for many Tennessee counties to hire 4-H agents across the state…

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Calendar

County Commission to meet Oct. 17 The Lake County Commission will meet on Monday, Oct. 17 at the Lake County Courthouse. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and is open to the public. City to flush hydrants The City of Tiptonville will be flushing fire hydrants on Oct. 20 beginning at approximately 10 a.m….

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Sinova ground breaking scheduled for Oct. 17

Sinova Global Ground Breaking will be held on Oct.17 from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at 4255 Cates Landing Road.Members of the community are all invited to attend the historic event which marks commencement of construction at the new Sinova Global Silicon Plant in Tiptonville.Light refreshments will be available from 9 a.m. until noon.The site…

Down Memory Lane

Telephone Operator By Joyce Caughron Rhodes Over and over we hear people say, “You can’t go back,” but our memories can and do take us back, even if we don’t want to go there. This is one of the good memories. I always wanted to work for the Telephone Office and got the chance in…