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At center, debate moderator Mark Hyman shows 1st Congressional District candidates, Democratic challenger Marty Olsen, left, and Republican incumbent Phil Roe, right, the timer screens at the back of the Monarch Auditorium inside the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Incumbent Republican 1st District U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, of Johnson City, takes the podium at a debate in Bristol Thursday.
The Greene County Democratic Party is urging 1st District Congressional candidates to debate in Greeneville - a central location in a district that stretches over a large swath of northeast Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Dr. Phil Roe, of Johnson City, and Democratic candidate Dr. Marty Olsen, of Johnson City, are vying to represent the 1st Congressional District, which encompasses 12 counties, from Sevierville and Sneedville in the west to Mountain City in the eastern most corner of the state.
Greene County has received less precipitation than normal this year, but when it has rained, it has been at the right times, officials say. According to a report by the University of Tennessee AgResearch & Education Center at Greeneville, the county has received 34.53 inches of rain or melted snowfall from Jan. 1 through Oct. 31. October saw slightly more rain than average for the month, accumulating 3.16 inches of rain compared to the average 2.08.
Greeneville City Schools' new Child Nutrition Director Johnna Beard was introduced to the Board of Education and school principals on Sunday. Beard gave a report on nutrition in the school system.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and State Rep. Craig Fitzhugh, D-82nd, shares his thoughts on the major issues facing the state during an interview at The Greeneville Sun Tuesday. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Craig Fitzhugh discusses issues with members of the Greene County Democratic Party during a meet-and-greet dinner Tuesday night.
A commodity distribution will occur beginning Tuesday at the Greeneville Parks & Recreation building at 456 E. Bernard Ave., Eastview Park. Items will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to income eligible households until all commodities are gone.
Mayat Dergaga, left, and her mother, Muluka Adem, stand in the hallway of the U.S. District Courthouse in Greeneville after the ceremony in which Dergaga became an American citizen Friday morning. Both women are from Ethiopia.