Office of District Attorney General Jared Effler March 20th, 2025

District Attorney General Jared Effler is pleased to announce the successful completion of specialized training sessions aimed at equipping employees of financial institutions with the skills necessary to detect and prevent elder abuse. The District Attorney General’s Office partnered with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to conduct these trainings across the Eighth Judicial District, emphasizing the importance of community collaboration in protecting our most vulnerable citizens. TBI Special Agent Ramona Smith conducted these training sessions.

District Attorney General Jared Effler is pleased to announce that ADA Joe Duncan and Domestic Violence Prosecutor Chelsea Hatcher attended the 2025 Tennessee District Attorney General's Conference Trial Advocacy course at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in Memphis, Tennessee. The comprehensive program, designed to enhance the trial skills of prosecutors across the state, provided invaluable training and professional development.

Everyone knows the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), which is usually somewhere in your lawn unless herbicides are heavily used. This European import is probably enemy number one on the lawn weed list, but it is still an interesting study, being both an edible and medicinal.

Have you ever heard of aluminum wiring in a house? No? There was a time just after World War II when copper became so expensive that home builders cut costs by using aluminum wiring. It was single strand #12 and #16 aluminum.

We bought a house in a Jackson, Michigan subdivision called Birdland. That was because most of the streets were named after birds, such as Cardinal Crest and Oriole. The houses were contractor built in the early 1960's. To cut cost, they used the cheaper aluminum wiring. Some of the houses had aluminum studding as well. We didn't know about the aluminum wiring when we bought the house on McConnell Street in Birdland. We soon found out.

Mix chicken broth with enough water to equal 2 1/2 cups. Reserve.

In large skillet, heat butter and oil over medium high heat. Add onion. Cook, stirring, until softened, 5 minutes. Add mushrooms,1/4 teaspoons each of salt and pepper. Cook until softened, 5 minutes. Add garlic during last 30 seconds of cooking time. Transfer 1/3 cup of the mixture to small bowl. Reserve.

We put enough demands on our bodies and back every day without adding the burden of excessive weight. Studies — and common sense — tell us that obesity contributes substantially to lower-back pain and arthritis, and it has a deleterious impact all over the body.

“Whoa!” Tim and I exclaimed at the same time. It happened while were waiting to turn onto Emory Road to go to church one Sunday morning. There was a car in front of us. After two cars passed on the far lane, the first car began to pull out. A white car zoomed by out of what seemed like nowhere. The car in front of us slammed on its brakes so hard that it bounced. I was amazed the cars didn’t have a wreck. As my momma would say: “It was so close that I felt the breeze.”

Union County High School Coach Mike Johnson and Coach Ella Johnson announce the 2024-2025 tennis teams. The girls team boasts a full roster this year of six players. The boys team has eight players.

Filling out the girls’ roster will be Hannah Groot, Ella Branscomb, Nola Chesney, Travyn Farmer, Saria Chapell and Ava Buckner. The boys’ team is Lathan Garner, Jaxon Bailey, Jace Walker, Zachary Clark, Braylon Graves, Luke Williams, Tucker Odom and Max Corum.

The Union County Family and Community Education (FCE) Club had a fantastic gathering for its March meeting, filled with learning, fellowship and fun!

To kick off our meeting, we played a St. Patrick’s Day-themed trivia game, which was a big hit! Congratulations to Lyndora Lyndsey for answering the most questions correctly!

As the Detroit auto plants instated "just-in-time" parts delivery, parts manufacturers were hit hard. Imports from Japan hurt the local parts makers, too. In 1980, unemployment in Michigan hit double digits and kept going higher.

The laid-off workers soon exhausted their unemployment benefits. Most had little savings to tide them over to another job. Unless one had a special skill, jobs were hard to find.