Longtime Metro official Nancy Whittemore has retired, the Department of General Services announced Thursday.
Her last day was Thursday, and assistant Velvet Hunter will lead the department in an interim capacity in the coming months. Whittemore has led that department where responsibilities include building and fleet management, sustainability and construction and design since 2004. Previously, she served as assistant finance director for Metro and in positions with the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Tennessee Department of Human Services, Governor’s State Planning Office and the Knoxville-Knox County Foster Grandparent Program. Whittemore holds degrees from the University of Tennessee and Tennessee State University.
Ballad Health, Gov. Bill Lee Launch Effort to Provide Strong Futures For Women and Babies
Ballad Health, Gov. Bill Lee Launch Effort to Provide Strong Futures For Women and Babies
Greeneville, Tenn., Jan. 28, 2021 As an organization committed to serving the needs of women and children throughout the Appalachian Highlands, Ballad Health announced today a major investment into serving the specialized needs of pregnant women, babies and families, who suffer from the pain of addiction.
The Ballad Health Strong Futures program, which will be housed at the former Takoma Regional Hospital in Greeneville, will provide residential and other care for pregnant women and mothers who suffer from addiction or need other behavioral health services. The program will provide a range of residential and outpatient behavioral health services, including addiction treatment, that will help ensure the strongest-possible new beginnings for women and their children.
Trimble, Elizabeth Knowles Thursday, February 4, 2021
Our earthly loss was heaven’s gain early Monday morning, February 1, 2021, when our dear and beloved mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Knowles Trimble was called home following a brief illness.
“Passing out of the shadow into a purer light; stepping behind the curtain, getting a clearer sight; passing out of the shadow into eternal day why do we call it dying, this sweet going away!
She was born on August 31, 1927 in Menlo, GA. She was the oldest of seven children born to John David Knowles Sr. and Tessie Mae Mack Knowles.
She graduated as Salutatorian of Hill High School in LaFayette, GA in 1948 and was joined in holy matrimony with Samuel Trimble on September 30, 1950. The couple relocated to Chattanooga in 1955, where she worked on both Lookout and Signal Mountains until the late 1960s.
It s accruing no value to us, Watson said of the massive sum of unused TANF grants. It s just not being utilized.
A bipartisan group of legislators, including Watson and Hawk, were appointed by the House and Senate speakers to a TANF working group to study how the state has administered the program and determine solutions.
While the new legislation establishes a plan to invest $300 million in TANF funds in eight community projects through an extensive application process, it also requires professional researchers to evaluate the programs being funded to ensure they re making a positive impact.
The model is intended to serve as an evidence-based approach to determining how to best fund social programs and whether grants to particular organizations should be renewed, Watson and Hawk said.