Archive: November 2014

According to state labor experts, more of us have jobs right now than in recent monhs. Excepting one county, the unemployment rate in Haywood and surrounding counties dropped again last month. Wednesday afternoon the Tennessee Bureau of Labor Statistics released the data for October. The Bureau reports there are Read more

County taxpayers will provide up to $8,000 to supply new carpet to the Boys & Girls Club. The club is located in the former YMCA building at College Hill. The old carpet was found to be harboring mold. The new spend will be in addition to the renovations that cost more than $150,000. Contractors stripped […]Read more

Haywood County Mayor Franklin Smith expects up to receive $350,000 in funding for a new industrial park entrance on Windrow road. The cash will come from TVA. “There will be a match depending upon what the project costs,” said Smith. “The city and county would have to come up with 30-percent of Read more

The Haywood County Commission unanimously approved a resolution honoring Ann and Pat Mann, Jr. for contributions of time and resources to benefit the people of Haywood County. The Manns recently donated money to the Boys & Girls Club and Flagg Grove School projects.Read more

There were two write-in votes in Haywood County of significance Tuesday, and they’ve resulted in the election of a constable. The two votes Darron Byrd received means he’s the Haywood County Constable in the 6th District. Byrd was a qualified write-in candidate. Register of Elections Andrea Smothers Read more

If Central Dispatch Chairman Joe Stephens has had a sneak peek at the outside investigation focusing on the operations at the city/county-dispatching center, he isn’t saying. Stephens has called a meeting of the dispatch board for 2pm today. Stephens told Brownsville Radio he would release the report today Read more

The public is invited to a meeting Thursday at City Hall at which Historic Planners will discuss Commercial Guidelines for the downtown area. The committee has been crafting the work for months. The rules will govern how downtown property owners must maintain their buildings. City Hall has circulated among Read more