As you know, the Governor has recommended that all schools remain closed through this academic school year. Union County Public Schools will be following the Governor’s recommendation.

The Union County Public School leadership team met on Thursday, April 16, 2020 to plan for the remainder of the school year. While our teachers, parents and students have worked extremely hard over the past month, our plan was meant to be short term. We realize the challenges of our short-term plan and are revising the plan beginning immediately.

How to Wear Cloth Face Coverings Cloth face coverings should— • fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face • be secured with ties or ear loops • include multiple layers of fabric • allow for breathing without restriction • be able to be laundered and machine dried without damage or change to shape CDC on Homemade Cloth Face Coverings CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.

Coronavirus, aka COVID-19: I hope we have all got the message by now; after all, we’ve been implored by our leaders to stay home, to keep our distance, and to wash our hands repeatedly. Our president, our governor, our religious leaders, even national celebrities are calling for us to hunker down and embrace solitude for a season. I know this is very counter-culture for us, we relish opportunities to come together for all kinds of reasons; but now is the time to withdraw, just for a little while.

Do you know the meaning of each word in this title? If so, you might want to thank a teacher.
Are you a teacher? Do you personally know a teacher? Do you have a school age child who is home from school right now because of Covid-19?
If you answered "no" to any, or all of these three previous questions, there is a good chance you have no idea of the lifestyle teachers in the United States are embracing to keep students up to speed and prepared for when/if school starts back this fall.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The coronavirus pandemic is causing rapid changes to our daily lives and the economy. Work hours are being reduced and jobs are being cut across many industries. University of Tennessee Extension has released three new publications to help those facing a downturn to their personal finances.

“UT Extension is here to serve Tennesseans, in times of plenty and in times of want,” says Christopher T. Sneed, consumer economics specialist with UT Extension. “These three publications are especially helpful when encountering difficult circumstances.”

In the second part of our tomato series, we discussed fertilization and weed control. In this edition, we will talk about two important parts of growing tomatoes, planning the garden layout and the thing we seem to either have too little or much of, water. Water is a critical resource in everything we do as humans. Sufficient water is the key to success in our gardens. I’d also like to share a photo from my 2019 tomato season, my daughter helping me with planting our garden (Photo 1). I must insist that eating the garden dirt would be an unpleasant experience, but she disagreed.

To commemorate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), which runs April 19-25, 2020, 8th District Attorney General Jared Effler and his staff had originally planned a week-long “Walk Across the District” with designated walks to be held on each day of the week in each of the five counties within the district, covering Campbell, Claiborne, Union, Scott, and Fentress counties in honor of crime victims; however, in light of current circumstances, General Effler is now asking us all to observe this very important week in a different way, individually.

The church I attend has a strong commitment to the community, reaching out in a variety of ways. The particular niche I have settled into is food delivery for the FISH program. In rotation with other area organizations, once a month we open the phone lines to answer the needs of those in our area who, for whatever reason, are having trouble getting access to enough food. We do not ask for proof of need, or employment status, or try to find out if they already have food in their home. If a person calls and says they need food we say, “Okay.

The world’s population is steadily growing older. Along with increased age comes a variety of age-related health problems, and degenerative spine diseases constitute a common health problem in older persons.

Spine surgery can improve quality of life in many patients with damaged or deteriorating spinal components. This is true for older patients as well as for younger ones. But what about patients in the upper range of elderly, those 80 years of age or older? Is spine surgery advisable in this group and what risks does it carry?

I’m not sure if it’s a southern saying or something my family said, but I heard “Dropped by” quite often while growing up. It simply means an unexpected visit to somebody else’s home. Usually it was somebody you knew, but in times of desperation it could be any home. I had to “Drop by” a stranger’s home many years ago and it’s a day a-I still remember. And I still can’t explain what I experienced.