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Regional partnerships emphasize the best in our communities
Regional partnerships. This issue has been a hot topic around the Tri-Cities region in the past year. From the consolidation of Mountain States and Wellmont ...
Jon Hartman, Author at www.elizabethton.com
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Citizens must support regulations when they are being enforced
About four years ago, the Planning Department conducted a series of community visioning initiatives. These included public meetings at all the elementary schools and various ...
by Jon Hartman, Wednesday, March 27, 2019 8:47 am
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Community’s drug problem affects everyone, not just the addicted and their families
By Jon Hartman Elizabethton and Carter County has a problem — a drug problem. Now, I’m not telling you anything new, but the reality is ...
by Jon Hartman, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 8:45 am
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A revitalized downtown requires nightlife activities
I often talk about downtown Elizabethton in my column, but the reasoning is that there is so much potential to see it grow and prosper ...
by Jon Hartman, Wednesday, February 13, 2019 9:56 am
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Small businesses are important
Small businesses are the backbone of any community and our country. This statement, I’m sure, comes with little surprise to most people. As a matter ...
by Jon Hartman, Wednesday, January 30, 2019 9:04 am
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Public library is valuable community resource center
We all remember the days when we were children of going to the library. We’d get to look through countless books trying to find the ...
by Jon Hartman, Wednesday, January 16, 2019 9:19 am
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All local policies, bylaws must be in line with Constitution
Local governments are an odd form of government. Unlike what we see at the State and Federal levels of government, local government decisions typically have ...
by Jon Hartman, Wednesday, January 9, 2019 9:02 am
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City Planner offers some insight on pub bars issue
As I’m sure everyone in Elizabethton by this point knows, the City Council voted last week to approve pub bars as a new use in ...
by Jon Hartman, Wednesday, December 19, 2018 10:14 am
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Trash in our rives and streams and strewn along roadsides doesn’t make for a pretty picture
I recently attended a Keep Carter County Beautiful (the former Carter County Proud) meeting and was astounded by the reports of the group on some ...
by Jon Hartman, Wednesday, December 12, 2018 9:21 am
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Shop small businesses and in Elizabethton this holiday
BY JON HARTMAN Every year the Saturday after Thanksgiving is reserved as Small Business Saturday — a way to remind Christmas shoppers that small businesses ...