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One person who has been noticeably absent from Road Committee meetings is Road Superintendent Dennis Ferguson.

He said he doesn’t go because he doesn’t like how the committee does business.

“We’ve tried to go and they wanted to do it on their own and do everything different and didn’t want to cooperate with us,” he said. “Their job really is supposed to be to help the road superintendent with whatever he needs help with in his department.”

That hasn’t been the case, according to Ferguson.

Longtime Family and Community Education Club member Jo Ann Silvis started out in 4-H as a youngster, getting her early experiences in many of the homemaking skills she would continue honing as a member of the Bradbury FCE Club.

Her parents were farmers, and she was heavily involved in the 4-H program in the 1940s and ‘50s.

“I was in 4-H and was in All Stars. It was just a step up in 4-H,” said Silvis.

Rockwood City Council recently passed a resolution that opens up the possibility of borrowing up to $5 million in general obligation bonds for energy efficiency projects in the city.

At 11:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, Rockwood City Council will be meeting with Trane to discuss an energy audit that will give them a direction to go regarding the types of energy-saving improvements that could be made in the city.

“The $5 million is a not to exceed $5 million,” said Rockwood City Administrator Becky Ruppe.

Pet lovers are encouraged to find their next fur baby at Earl Duff Subaru in Harriman

The Subaru Loves Pets adoption event from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 14, will feature adoptable pets from the Roane County Animal Shelter and each cat or dog will be already spayed or neutered, have their rabies vaccinations and the adoption fees are waived.

Earl Duff Subaru and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are sponsoring the event, which is made possible through a grant from the ASPCA, Subaru Loves Pets and Subaru.