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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Weakley County Chamber of Commerce brings in $10,000 for
small business development |
Rural Development Area Director Bobby Goode and Weakley
County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Barbara Virgin
recently announced a Rural Business Grant of $10,000 to
upgrade computer and communications equipment used in the
Chamber’s small business development programs. The check
presentation took place last Tuesday at the Chamber’s office
in Dresden.
“Small business is the economic engine of rural communities,
creating jobs and helping maintain a healthy, diversified
local economy,” said Goode. “By keeping up with
technological advances in communications the Weakly County
Chamber is helping ensure small businesses and entrepreneurs
have the local resources they need to compete in the global
marketplace.”
Much of the Chamber’s computer and other equipment were
damaged last year during a fire in an adjacent building.
This investment by Rural Development will help the Chamber
replace the lost resources with newer, state of the art
technology. The Chamber, Weakley County and local business
in Dresden are contributing an additional $2,500 to complete
the funding for these improvements.
Rural Development’s rural business enterprise grant program
provides assistance to public or not-for-profit entities to
support community economic development programs that assist
small businesses in developing local business
infrastructure, providing job training, conducting
feasibility studies and providing technical assistance to
businesses and community leaders.
Others participating
in the presentation included Greenfield Mayor Joe McKelvy,
Gleason Mayor Jack Dunning, State Senator Roy Herron, the
Weakley County Chamber Board of Directors and Rural
Development Area Specialist Van Wylie.
(Read the rest of this story, plus much more in this week's print edition of the Dresden Enterprise!) |
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Mike Snider entertains at The Dixie |
Gleason native and Grand Ole Opry Member Mike Snider
entertained at The Dixie in Huntingdon over the weekend.
Snider provided his home-spun humor and banjo picking for
two performances.
Snider made his debut on the Opry in 1981 at the invitation
of Gleason native Gordon Stoker, a member of the Jordanaires,
backup singers for Elvis and world-class vocalists. Snider
became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1990, when he was
introduced that evening by Minnie Pearl. Snider regularly
serves as host for the Saturday evening performances of the
Opry.
He appeared on TV’s Hee-Haw for seven years and performed as
a regular performer at Opryland amusement park.
When Mike Snider and his old-time string band took to the
stage this weekend, they brought a combination of musical
excellence and rural comedy that left a delighted audience
cheering for more.
“It’s good to play close to home in this beautiful
facility,” said Snider. He told the audience they would hear
some good picking and “poor” singing. “I don’t really like
to sing, but the world demands it,” joked Snider.
His vocal selections included songs such as “If my nose was
running money, I’d blow it all on you”, “Snuff Dipper” and
“Fur Coat”, a song about making his wife a fur coat from a
German shepherd’s hide.
(Read the rest of this story in the June 27th print edition of the Dresden Enterprise!) |
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Highway board discusses equipment needs; approves budget
transfers |
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By David
Fisher Staff Reporter |
Members of the Weakley County Highway Commission met in
joint session Thursday with the Public Works Committee of
the Weakley County Commission to discuss the upcoming
equipment needs over the next several years, and to consider
budget transfers.
Equipment Needs
Weakley County Highway Supervisor Kermit Hopper and board
members reviewed a proposed six-year plan for replacing
aging equipment to give county highway employees the needed
tools to continue maintaining and improving county roads,
bridges and right-of-ways.
Hopper listed the purchase of a bulldozer as the top
equipment priority for the coming 2007-2008 fiscal year. A
rough estimate of the cost for a new bulldozer is estimated
to be approximately $270,000.
Running a close second is the need to purchase a new road
grader, which would be partially funded by trading in a
grader that needs to be replaced. The estimated cost for the
grader is $160,000, or approximately $124,000 with a trade
in. This item was originally in the 2008-2009 budget under
the six-year equipment purchase plan, but due to problems
with this piece of equipment, is slated to be dealt with in
the coming year’s budget if funds allow.
If the grader purchase is included in the 2007-2008 budget,
which already includes a bulldozer costing $270,000, the
total cost for equipment would be approximately $394,000
(with grader trade in).
However, if the grader purchase is postponed until the
2008-2009 budget year, due to lack of funds, the total
equipment costs for that fiscal year would amount to
approximately $360,000. Other items listed for replacement
in the 2008-2009 budget include: a 14-wheeler, costing an
estimated $107,000; two pickup trucks at $19,500 each; and
two mowers, which are projected to cost about $45,000 each.
(Read the rest of this story in this week's print edition of the Dresden Enterprise!) |
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