Hendersonville Mayoral candidate Brenda Payne is touting the endorsement of former Alderman and mayoral candidate Tommy Elsten.
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In the battle over where the Sumner County Republican Assembly is allowed to meet, Kurt Riley and the SCRA scored a legal victory over County Mayor Anthony Holt recently.
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“I was not aware that the building was being leased out by the volunteer fire department for use by the public,” she said. “It took me a few days to review our insurance policy on the property you referenced. It is okay for the group to meet there.”
When contacted by a reporter, Dennen said she didn’t know what reason Holt gave for saying the group couldn’t meet at the facility.
While the county owns the building, it has given the volunteer fire department the ability to run it, Dennen noted.
“If the fire department leases the facility out to various groups, I said OK, when you do it for one, you’ve got to do it for anyone that wants to use it,” she added.
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The Station Camp Middle School Boys Cross Country team claimed first place in the Sectional meet while the TW Hunter team placed second. Meanwhile, the Hunter girls team took first place and Station Camp's girls won 2nd.
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The Hendersonville Standard has the story:
After playing to a 0-0 draw during their regular season match-up, Station Camp and Ellis entered Wednesday afternoon's Sumner County Middle School Girls Soccer League Championship Game with identical 7-0-1 records. Station Camp defeated White House 4-1 in their Semifinal matchup, while Ellis knocked off Rucker-Stewart 1-0 to advance to Wednesday's championship.
Station Camp kept battling and Laura Hendricks was finally able to knock one past Ellis's goalkeeper, Lilli Hawn, to cut the Ellis lead to 2-1 with just under 10 minutes to play. It was a fury until the final whistle, but Ellis's strong defense was able to hold off the Bison's offensive attack to secure the victory.
The Championship is the Cougars' third straight and sixth overall. Coach Kelsey Plummer stated after the game, "I'm so proud of my girls. They played their hearts out today. Station Camp is a very strong team, very well-coached, and it was a battle until the very end. It feels great to bring home another championship to Ellis!”
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Mayoral candidate Brenda Payne is touting her endorsements from the Fraternal Order of Police and the local Firefighters association -- here's more:
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Sumner County Director of Schools Del Phillips updated the School Board on enrollment numbers in light of COVID-19, according to a recent story in the Tennessean:
Phillips said that Sumner County Schools had 29,177 students enrolled during the first 20 days of the school year. That is roughly a thousand students less than last school year.
“Approximately 1,450 students chose to home school,” Phillips said. “In comparison, that's usually around 150, so a pretty sizable number chose to homeschool.”
Phillips also reported that 4,100 students have enrolled in the Sumner County Virtual Academy, with 2,600 of those students being K-8, during the first nine weeks of the school year. About 550 of the K-8 virtual learners are returning to the classroom after fall break, he said.
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The Sumner County Democratic Party is promoting the Tennessee Democratic Party's 3 Star fundraising event, according to a recent email:
Each year, the TENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY celebrates the best of Tennessee at the THREE STAR CELEBRATION. This year is no different and we have so much to celebrate: the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment (Tennessee was the 36th state to vote yes and has been known since then as ‘The Perfect 36’), the 60th anniversary of the Nashville sit-ins and desegregation of downtown lunch counters, and our Democratic candidates and elected officials who represent the best of who we are.
Make your plan to join our keynote speaker SENATOR CORY BOOKER and DEMOCRATS FROM ACROSS THE STATE for this very special celebration of our past, our progress, and our future. Any tickets & sponsorships sold though these links will be split 50/50 with the Sumner County Democratic Party.
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Here is where 40th District candidate for State Representative Paddy Sizemore stands on marijuana:
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40th District Independent candidate for State Representative Paddy Sizemore has earned an exemplary rating from the NRA, his latest Facebook post notes:
The Hendersonville Board of Mayor and Aldermen has voted to name Marshall Boyd the city's Public Works Director, the Hendersonville Standard reports:
The Hendersonville Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted unanimously to confirm Marshall Boyd as public works director on Sept. 8.
Boyd, who has been city engineer since 2014, was voted the interim public works director in January 2019.
Before 2014, he worked for Aecom in Nashville for seven years as a consultant and engineer. He also worked for the Nashville engineering firm Palmer Engineering from January 2005 to October 2007. He is a nationally Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control and Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality.
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Per an email from MHMS Principal Darren Frank:
Dear MHMS High School Families,
Our students have done an exemplary job of following health and safety precautions on campus and at school events. We have had 100% of teachers and students in face coverings and continued to work on creative ways to keep physical distance while in classrooms and common spaces.
Even with these precautions, we have had some positive cases in the last week or so that have initiated calls to parents of close contacts. With such a small student body and our family atmosphere, MHMS students spend a lot of time together on campus as well as during their free time. This could be a reason why many of the students identified as close contacts were considered close to multiple positive cases.
Therefore, out of an abundance of caution and with consultation with the district health officials, we are immediately moving all high school students to 100% online/remote/virtual learning until after fall break.
The teachers have been informed of this and will immediately transition to virtual learning via Google classroom and the platforms established while in the hybrid model earlier this year. If your student needs a chrome book for the next 2 weeks, please let me know and we are happy to provide that access.
Unfortunately, this closure includes clubs and athletics. Our high school students will not be practicing or competing until Oct 3 at the earliest and only after being cleared by the district staff. We are already working on rescheduling contests so that our student-athletes can have a full and successful season.
I know this is a major disruption and inconvenience to students and families. I believe it is the right thing to do, and should be viewed as temporary with the ultimate goal of safely returning students to in person learning as soon as possible.
At this point, middle and elementary school students will continue to attend school and follow their normal schedule.
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Kurt Riley's purist conservative group - known as the Sumner County Republican Assembly -- purports to be able to judge the "quality" of a Republican. The Tennessee Star has more on the tussle between Riley and Sumner County Mayor (and Republican) Anthony Holt:
Sumner County Mayor Anthony Holt referred to a conservative-minded group as “radical,” and forbid any future meetings of the group from being held in a county building.
The “radical” group that Holt called out is the Sumner County Republican Assembly (SCRA), a chapter of the Tennessee Republican Assembly.
The building that Holt banned the SCRA from using is the New Shackle Island Community Center. Construction of the facility was funded from Sumner County’s 2008-2009 budget with $700,000 of taxpayer dollars for use as a community center, ambulance station and fire hall.
The SCRA says that, unlike the state GOP that “cares more about the number of people who join the party, the SCRA is “focused more on the quality of Republican.”
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Sumner County's mask mandate has been extended through the month of September, reports the Hendersonville Standard:
Sumner County’s mask mandate has been extended for another month in an effort to help further slow the spread of COVID-19 countywide.
The mandate, which has been in place since early July, is now set to expire on Sept. 30 at 11:59 p.m.
The decision to extend the order requiring face coverings or masks be worn in public was made following continued discussions with local health officials, according to Sumner County Mayor Anthony Holt.
“We must all continue to do our part to slow the spread of this virus,” Holt said in a prepared statement about the decision last week. “Health professionals still recommend that wearing face coverings is one of the most effective ways to protect ourselves and others. My purpose is to take steps necessary to protect the health and well-being of our citizens and to preserve our economy.”
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