CONTRIBUTED — Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) announced he will send staff to hold office hours in Elizabethton on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the Carter County Courthouse from 2-4 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