Chairman David Coppock called the June 20th meeting to order in the UCHS library due to water damage in the auditorium. With the agenda approved, Dr. Jimmy Carter shared announcements that the UCHS football turf is complete and the track part of the project will begin next week. Superintendent Carter also notified the board that the Five-Year Strategic Plan would be on next month’s agenda. Saying that Tim Hopson was a “trusted and dedicated bus contractor”, he led the Board in a moment of silence as a tribute to Mr. Hopson, who had succumbed to cancer that morning.

By Marilyn Toppins

The Union County FY 20 budget passed County Commission in a special called meeting on Monday, June 10th, on a roll call vote of 11 for and 4 against. The motion to approve the budget was made by Commissioner Holloway and seconded by Commissioner Smith. Voting for the budget were Commissioners B.Cox, E.Cox, England, Flatford, Hill, Holloway, Jones, Lay, Meltabarger, Munsey, and Smith. Voting against the budget were Brantley, Chesney, Cooke, and Keck. Second District Commissioner Jessee was absent.

Beyond the risks of overuse and addiction, prescription drugs that numb pain may also convince a patient that a musculoskeletal condition such as back pain is less severe than it is, or that it has healed. That misunderstanding can lead to over-exertion and a delay in the healing process or even to permanent injury.

With the steep costs associated with prescription drugs, chiropractic’s conservative approach makes economic sense as well. A 2012 study found that spinal manipulation for neck and back pain was cost-effective, used either alone or combined with other therapies.

The City of Plainview has a form of government known as Mayor-Alderman. The City Council is composed of one mayor and four aldermen. The mayor (Gary Chandler) and all aldermen (Vice-Mayor Richard Phillips, Josh Collins, Gordon Bright, and Marilyn Toppins) are elected for a term of four years by the registered voters of the City of Plainview. The Plainview Board of Alderman (City Council) meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Plainview Community Building at 7:00pm.

Union County Business & Professional Association awarded scholarships to three Union County High School Graduates in 2019. Recipients spoke at the BPA June meeting and thanked the membership for their scholarships. Ethan Dyer received the Service Scholarship for performing over 200 hours of volunteer time to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital and another 100 hours at Milan Baptist Church and as a coach for Union County Youth Basketball. He will attend Lincoln Memorial University and plans to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in Business.

Article written by 4-Her Meradeth Whitley
When the Union County UT 4-H Extension office called and asked if I would like to be the June Dairy Month Chairperson, my first question was, “What is that?” I did not know anything about June Dairy Month, and I knew very little about dairy.

Did you know that Lyndon Baines Johnson is on the First Families of Tennessee list and has the papers at the Lyndon Baines Library in Austin Texas to prove it? The ancestry chart and who filled out his papers was Robert Desha, Johnson, Jr. who lives in Knoxville [or did live in Knoxville–I don’t know if he is still living.]

Two of Union County’s ladies were recognized for 50 years of membership in FCE. Kaye Robb Whaley and Brenda Effler Williams were recognized at the Union County Spring Luncheon held in Sharps Chapel. They both are members of the Big Ridge Club. They have seen many changes over those 50 years and quite a few extension agents. The various name changes started with Home Demonstration Club, Homemakers and now to the current name FCE (Family Education Club). This is a branch of the UT Extension Office.

One of the professors in my doctoral program at Lincoln Memorial University once gave us an assignment entitled “This I Believe About Educational Leadership”. I am thinking there is a website or blog called “This I Believe” to which people can publish their beliefs on certain topics. The importance of the assignment was to teach that what we believe guides our life decisions and impacts not only our own but others’ lives for better or worse.

I have a hard time wrapping my head around this, but in many countries, bugs are considered to be a delicacy. Did you know you can buy chocolate covered insects here in America? Maybe some of you have tried them and liked them. I’ve heard they are rather crunchy. As for me, the bugs I ate weren’t chocolate covered. And it wasn’t on purpose.