MauryTHINKS

Joe is a Think Tanker by nature. Striving every day to better his own life and the lives of those he encounters. Currently pursuring a degree and advanced licensure in the health-care field.

The State of Tennessee administers many programs to help citizens find a job, get job training, access health care services, and reduce transportation costs.
http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/gov/family-resources/
 
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Trouble finding work?
Tennessee Career Centers are designed to give job seekers and employers access to necessary services.
Lost your job?
Read about Tennessee’s Unemployment Insurance program.
Company moving or shifting production to a foreign country?
You may qualify for Trade [...]

Hello friends!
When Ross and I started this campaign for an information source for Maury County, we had plenty of time to devote to it.
during this summer, I withdrew as editor and Sarah Kennedy became the editor.
She has become overwhelmed with her employment and so now we are seeking a few individuals that would be interested [...]

The Maury County Courthouse

Have you ever wanted to say “thank you”, but didn’t? Next time, say it…
The Story:
For the past several years as I’ve been traveling around the country, I’ve been approaching soldiers in the airports and thanking them for serving for us. On several occasions I have noticed that it felt a little awkward for both [...]

Apparently, people feel that its cool to steal your year stickers on your license plate so they can at least visually look like they registered their car with the county.
They just pull it off of your plate, and put it on theirs.
How can you stop this? Well. ..

Step 1: Take the old stickers off
Step [...]

Enjoy an entertaining evening on the lawn of Rippavilla Plantation, Friday, May 16th beginning at 6:00 p.m. The high point of the evening will be the live auction of works by local artist using Adirondack chairs as their canvases.
Rippavilla Plantation was built by Nathaniel Cheairs and was the home of the Cheairs family for over [...]

A proposition to increase City of Columbia property taxes by four cents will be voted on at their next meeting.
The tax rate would rise from $1.08 to $1.12 per $100 of assessed property value if Columbia City Council members approve the city manager’s recommendation.
City Manager Paul Boyer told The Columbia Daily Herald the [...]

Regardless of your religious convictions, I am sure you can empathize and know what it is to be condemned without explaination, condemned without anyone offering help.  Laying in the mud while They walk past, never offering their hand.

What happened after happily ever after? Into the Woods, the Broadway hit is coming to the Maury County Arts Guild to answer that question. In this Stephen Sondheim musical, fairy tale characters intertwine their stories and end up with a delightfully fractured result.
The Baker and his wife (Jim Hobgood and Jennifer Fender) want to have [...]

At week’s end, the state of Tennessee will be $384 million in the hole according to the Funding Board’s latest estimate, but members of Tennesseans for Fair Taxation (TFT) call it unnecessary. It is projected to be $585 next fiscal year. “State officials are labeling the situation as a $384 million budget ’shortfall.’ Four-hundred million [...]

PRESS-RELEASE
COLUMBIA, Tenn.—Maury Regional Hospital (MRH) will present two cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) programs on Saturday, May 17 in the hospital’s Auxiliary Conference Room. The first class will be held from 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; and the second class from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jackie Miles, clinical educator at MRH, will lead the program.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation [...]

We asked every alderman of Spring Hill a few question, two of which responded.
We are not a news-source, per say. We are an awareness group - so I am posting the emails in their entireity and not out of context in any sort of angle. Pure and True is what we want.
Here are [...]

The Maury County Business Women’s Network is offering two (2) $300 grants to cover book expenses during the Fall 2008 School Year.
Criteria:
Must be a female residing in Maury County
Complete application and return by April 30, 2008
How to Apply:
Contact Pauletta Burns at pburns4@columbiastate.edu or call 931-540-2582 for an application.
Deadline:
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Columbia man wanted in connection with the murder of two people in a shooting possibly steming from a gang-related fight at a birthday party was arrested today according to the TBI
Javoris Sparkman, 22, surrendered after anonymous tips on his whereabouts revealed his location, according to the TBI.
The TBI offered a $1000.00 reward for [...]

There was a double homicide early Sunday morning in Maury County near Baker Road. Two suspects have been arrested and one remains on the loose.
Officers responded to the area and found a vehicle in a ditch with two males standing nearby. A weapon was recovered and evidence showed the vehicle had been in a shooting.
Robert [...]

Justin Wade Webb, 19, 644 Theta Pike, Columbia, was arrested and charged with seven counts of statutory rape. He remained jailed Sunday and no bond was set.

Join the fight against AIDS by eating at one of the participating restaurants on April 29, 2008.
25% of food sales will be donated to Columbia CARES
April 29th - 2008 LOCATIONS
Breakfast & Lunch
Buckhead Coffeehouse
1173 Trotwood Avenue, Columbia
Event Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Dinner
Ranch House
900 Riverside Drive, Columbia
Event Meals: Dinner
La Fuente Mexican Resturant
1412 Trotwood Avenue, Columbia
(Neelys Mill Shopping Center)
Event [...]

MT. PLEASANT — Commissioners may select a candidate to fill the vacant city manager position when they meet 5 p.m. Thursday at City Hall.
Last week, commissioners interviewed four candidates — Jay Whitehead, Tracey Pruett, Richard Goode and Mike Greene — but did not vote because of Commissioner Steve Kirk’s absence.
To view the full article, please [...]

A nominee for a board that oversees the hiring and firing decisions of the sheriff will be withdrawn amid concerns minority viewpoints would not be represented on the panel, a county commissioner said Wednesday.
Commissioner Ty Cobb said he plans to withdraw his nomination of Marvin Sandrell, a Columbia business owner, to allow for the appointment [...]

Disclaimer: I am not 100% sure that this has completely passed yet. It may have and I just missed it, but this is the release I have so far.
2008-2009 Standard School Attire
Maury County Schools recognizes the effect which student dress and
grooming has upon student behavior and commitment to learning. We
further recognize the role [...]