Homemakers Program News Today

Sen. Eloise Vitelli has been named the 2023 recipient of the Merle Nelson Women Making a Difference Award by New Ventures Maine (NVME). The award was presented during NVME’s 45th anniversary celebration at the University of Maine at Augusta on Nov. 15. The Merle Nelson Women Making a Difference Award was established in 2004 to honor the work […]

Knoxville's Homemakers Program offers vacant lots, or lots with substandard homes, for sale. Buyers are usually required to build a new home on the property.

An Old North Knoxville Home is getting some much needed attention through a City of Knoxville program.

Efforts are underway to restore the house located at 523 East Oklahoma Avenue in Old North Knoxville, and the story behind how the house came to be is just as interesting as the details inside.

Dennis Ray Whetstone, 68, of Carmi, Illinois, died Thursday, November 24, 2022, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, Illinois. He was born December 27, 1953, in Carmi, the son of Carl Ray Whetstone and Frances (Whitsitt) Whetstone. Throughout the 1980's and 1990's Dennis held several positions with the State of Illinois, Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA). He was Manager of the Job Training Programs Division where he oversaw the administration of the Federal J...

New Ventures Maine is offering minigrants in the six regions it serves to help the smallest businesses reach customers by helping to fund marketing efforts.