Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) announced he will send staff to hold office hours in Elizabethton on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Carter County Courthouse from 2 until 4 p.m. in the 2nd floor conference in the mayor’s office.

Roe’s staff will be available to assist First District constituents.

Some of the ways that Roe’s district offices can be of assistance:

• Senior Citizens: Social Security and disability

• Students: Financial aid, entrance to U.S. Service Academies

• Veterans: VA claims and military service problems

• Small Business: SBA loan applications, technical assistance and interpretation of federal regulations

• Home Buyers: FMHA, FHA, and VA home loan application problems

• Local Governments: disaster assistance, regulation compliance, and federal grant application problems

• Taxpayers: IRS tax problems