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, 2013 Commission Agenda Here
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January 22, 2013 Commission Resolutions
Here
October 2012
Get Out
To Vote!
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 is the beginning of the early voting period for the November 6 General/Municipal Election. Voters may cast their ballots beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Henry County Election Commission office in the courthouse annex, 213 W. Washington St. Voting will continue through November 1 from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (M,T,W,F) Thursday the Henry County Election Commission will be open from 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. There also will be two Saturdays during the voting period when early ballots may be cast — October 20 and October 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m.
The last
day to
register
to vote
is
October
8, 2012.
Mail
registration
to:
Henry
County
Election
Commission
PO Box
967
Paris,
TN 38242
July 2012
View
July 16, 2012 Commission Agenda Here
View
July 16, 2012 Commission Resolutions Here
(may take a couple of
minutes depending on your connection speed)
May 2012
Henry
County High School Patriot Football Team
wins first Class 5A State Football
Championship in school history defeating
Knoxville Powell Panthers 17-14!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM, COACHES AND
STUDENT BODY AT HENRY COUNTY HIGH!
Henry County is PROUD of the Patroits!
April 2012
County Mayor Proclaims
April as "Fair Housing Month" as U.S. Fair
Housing Law Marks 44th Anniversary.
See
Proclamation
March 2012
Henry County Election
Administrator Posts Sample Ballot for
Upcoming March 6, Election
Early Voting
Begins Feb. 15 through Feb. 28.
C ounty
Trustee Announces Time Is Running Out To Pay
2011 Property Taxes. Due by February
29 To Avoid Penalty.
Call
642-6633 or stop by the office at
213 W. Washington St for additional
information.
January
2012
Governor Haslam Proclaims January “Radon
Action Month”
Department of Environment and Conservation Kicks Off Education Efforts
June 2011
Springville Utility District Continues
With Push of Water Tap Sales In 2011
December
2010
Henry County
Commission 2010
June
2010:
Henry
County receives a Disaster
Declaration
for Public Assistance
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Representatives
from FEMA inspect a major culvert wash out
on Gilkey Rd in south central Henry County
caused by severe flash flooding April
30-May 18. Emergency Management and
Highway Dept employees meet with FEMA
officials on June 7, 2010 and
reported $192,400 in damages to
county roads and to the local railroad
authority. A site inspection followed the
meeting. Barham and Pettijohn Creek
Rds were also inspected. Pettijohn Creek
is now open, Gilkey, Barham, and Holly
Fork Bottom remain closed.
March
2010:
Election
Commission will meet Tuesday, March 2,
2010 at 4:30PM in the HCEC office.
February
2010:
Severe
Weather Awareness Week is February 22-27,
2010. Is your family prepared for
upcoming spring severe weather
season? See
More on how you can get ready.
"It
Matters! Are You Prepared?"
February 8-12 is Earthquake Awareness
Week......See
More
November
2009:
Henry
County Solid Waste Awarded
$24,483 Recycling Equipment
Grant
October
2009
Updated:
Henry
County Native Rides To Help
Amputees; Still Needs $1,400
Los
Angeles, Calif.-Former Henry Countian Dr.
Janice Townsend
feels "like a hamster in a
wheel" these days and it's for a very
good cause.
Dr. Townsend, who now lives in Los
Angeles, is biking from San
Francisco to San Diego to raise
money for U.S. veteran amputees who
have been injured in Iraq and
Afghanistan. The bike ride is
assisting an organization,
Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF),
which provides prosthetics to
amputee soldiers and former
soldiers.
The minimum goal of each of the
bikers is $10,000, which must be
raised by Oct 17. Dr. Townsend has
so far raised some $8,600. The
ride is Oct. 17- 23.
"I am so inspired by these
(prosthetic) recipients with whom
I've had the privilege of training,"
she said. "I dare not complain how
sore my legs feel after a training
ride when I see these brave men and
women struggle to get from a
wheelchair to a handcycle."
She has ridden much of her ride with
a veteran named Fred, who is a
double above the knee amputee who is
using a handcycle for his journey.
The link for donations to CAF is:
www.mdc2009.kintera.org/couroau
Dr. Townsend's mother, Marilyn,
still lives in Paris.
Cherry Jones wins
Academy Award! See more here!
Noon on the
Square Every Friday in Sept! See schedule here.
Sept
2009
Teague
Shines In UT Debut
  Freshman
Vol Marsalis Teague of Paris reeled in six
receptions for a team-leading 86 yards to
aid UT in a 63-7 trouncing of Western KY
University Saturday. Photo
by Melvin Barbour for TriCitiesSports.com.
August
2009
See August
commission agenda here.
The
Henry County FY 2009-2010 Proposed Budget
is now available for viewing. See it
here.
JULY
2009
Special
Session of the Henry County Commission has
been scheduled for August 3, 2009 at
7PM. See agenda here.
June 2009
Henry
County Becomes "Storm Ready"
(
May 15, 2009) Rich Okulski, Warning Meteorologist
with the National Weather Service -Memphis,
presents a certificate and sign for the
designation of "StormReady County"
to Henry County Mayor Brent Greer and
Emergency Management
Director Ron Watkins. The formal
presentation was postponed due to severe
weather back in January.
This designation represents the commitment
of our public safety officials and agencies
to insure severe weather preparedness.
(photo-Krissy Scotten)
May
2009
-
BASS Fishing Tournament is Coming to
Henry Co.!
June 3 -
June 6, 2009 bass fishing fans are
encouraged to attend events of the 2009
BASS Fishing Tournament to take place
here in Henry County. Fans can attend
the Wednesday-Saturday daily launches (6
a.m. CT) and weigh-ins (4 p.m.) at Paris
Landing State Park, 16055 Hwy. 79 N.,
Buchanan, Tenn. After Day Two’s
competition Thursday, the field will be
cut to the top 50 anglers for Day Three.
Only the top 12 will go on to compete in
Saturday’s Day Four.
Other activities Friday and Saturday at
the Tennessee Triumph will begin at 1
p.m. CT at Paris Landing State Park,
featuring the popular Dog Training &
Retriever Demonstrations Brought To You
By SportDog, as well as a live concert
by Nashville recording artist Greta
Gaines on Friday, June 5, at the
conclusion of the day’s weigh-in.
At 1:30
p.m. Friday, fans are invited to experience
Bassmaster University, which includes the
“Ask the Experts” session with Elite pros at
3 p.m.
Saturday’s activities include the live
taping of Hooked Up, hosted by ESPN Outdoors
personalities Mark Zona and Tommy Sanders.
The show, which will air live at 3:30 p.m.
ET on Bassmaster.com, will preview Sunday’s
final weigh-in.
All events at the SpongeTech Tennessee
Triumph are free and open to the public.
See full story here
Baby
Raccoons Take Up
Residence
in Courthouse Tree
 Photo:
Ronald Watkins Three
baby raccoons were discovered in a tree on
the Courthouse lawn Tuesday.
Courthouse maintenance worker Don Vaupel,
was seen putting out some doughnuts just
in case the raccoons get hungry.
- Henry
County Solid Waste announces this
Saturday, May 30 from 8AM - 1PM the annual
Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Event will take place. See
More.....
- The next
Henry County Election Commission meeting
will be held on Friday, May 29, 2009 at
3:30pm at the Henry County Election
Commission office at 213 W. Washington
St., Paris, TN. Topics for
discussion will be Old and New
Business. The meeting
will be open to the public.
Puryear,
Tenn.-When the 30th Annual Puryear Day is
held on Saturday May 16th, its citizens
will have even more to celebrate than
usual.
The railroad played a central
role in the development of Puryear. This
early photo, supplied by Mackie and Wanda
Gallimore, shows the west side of the
depot, with (left to right): Josh
Gallimore, Mason Dobbins and an unknown
man.
On Saturday, Puryear will be celebrating
the 100th year since its incorporation
with free birthday cake for all, plus the
annual parade, arts and crafts, carnival
rides, street dance and other
entertainment.
Puryear actually has its beginnings in
1891, when the Paducah, Tennessee and
Alabama Railroad was built on a tract of
land belonging to James T. and Lucetta
Fitts Littleton.
(Story
Credit: Tricountystar.com) See
More
April 2009
RICE
NAMED 911 DISPATCHER OF THE YEAR
Karen
Rice, left, was named Henry County 911
Dispatcher of the Year by 911 Supervisor
Diane Shankle.
March 2009
PHOTO: Susan
Corbin
-
Meteorologists,
Dan Thomas, (left), Lisa Spencer, and
Nancy Van Camp, WSMV-DTV Nashville,
visited Henry County March 24 for
presentation of their severe weather
preparedness program Surviving the
Storm. Special thanks to WMUF/WLZK
Radio for providing advertisement and door
prizes and to the Krider Performing Arts
Center for hosting the event.
Channel 4
WSMV-DTV Nashville will be in Paris on
Tuesday March 24 at the Krider Performing
Arts Center on Volunteer Drive to present
their severe weather preparedness program,
Surviving the Storm. All of the
Channel 4 weather team personalities will
be here and they will be broadcasting live
from Paris starting at 5PM. Show
begins at 7PM. See
More....
-
Next
Commission Meeting Scheduled for March 16,
2009 at 7PM. See
Agenda Here...
- Henry
County Recycling wishes to remind
patrons household waste is NOT accepted
at local recycling drop off locations.
Please dispose of household waste,
styrofoam, and packaging material
properly, not at drop off locations.
Henry County Recycling appreciates
the community's effort to help our
environment by recycling. See more
information on items accepted.
See
More...
February
2009
-
Henry
County Emergency Management wishes to
announce Governor Phil Bredesen, the
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, and
the National Weather Service have declared
February 23-27, 2009,
“Severe Weather Awareness
Week”.
Henry
County
will be participating in several events
through out the week relating to severe
weather preparedness.
See More...
- Henry County
property taxes are now due. Avoid late
penalties, pay by March 2nd. Click
Trustee link.
- Tennessee Emergency Management Agency has
proclaimed this week, Feb 9-13, 2009,
"Earthquake Awareness Week".
This year TEMA has again joined with the
Central United States Earthquake
Consortium (CUSEC), and the Center for
Earthquake Research and Information (CERI)
to promote earthquake preparedness. This
years theme is, "It Matters! Are
You Prepared?" It is important to
keep in mind that an earthquake can
occur at any time.
See
More...
Commissioner Matt Kisber, Jennifer
Wheatley, Linda Holder, Carl Holder,
Governor Phil Bredesen, Galia Greer, Susie
Umstead, Sherry McCarter, Bobby Goode, and
Rick Meredith of ECD.
See
story on henrycountian.com here
January
2009
- Governor
Phil Bredesen has proclaimed January
"Radon Action Month" to help
educate Tennesseans about the dangers of
radon exposure and encourage actions to
identify and to address radon problems in
the home. Learn how to protect your home
from the hazards of radon.
See
More...
August 2008
-
There was a
special called meeting of the Henry County
Commission on August 4, 2008 at 4:30 PM to
vote on the FY 2008/2009 Budget. It
was approved.
See more...
May 2008
-
Household
Hazardous Waste Day May 17, 2008
See more.
-
Henry County Solid Waste to Receive Used
Oil Grant
See more...
-
Solid Waste Department awarded $23,100
Equipment Grant
See more...
-
Swayne
Point Boat Ramp is Closed at Britton Ford
See more...
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