As a child, Jonesborough artist Peggy Root wanted to be a forest ranger or park naturalist. But she quickly discovered her passion wasn’t in talking about the natural world — it was in painting it.
Root grew up in South Florida, so when the opportunity to attend the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota came her way, she went, but she didn’t take it seriously at first.
“I come from an artistic family. My father is a painter,” Root said. “I didn’t want to follow his profession, but when I got in school and began to work in the various mediums, it felt right to me.” More...
Projects underway in downtown Jonesborough
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Work on the public restrooms behind Jonesborough’s Main Street courthouse continues and Town officials expect the facilities to be up and running by spring.
As of last week, employees were laying one set of block on the bathrooms and when that task is done, will put the roof on, said Mayor Kelly Wolfe.
“Then they’ll begin working on the inside,” he said. “It looks like we’re on track to finish by the end of March.” More...
Davis decides not to run for office
From STAFF REPORTS
David Davis, who represented the 1st Congressional District of Tennessee in the 110th Congress, announced this week that he will not run again in 2010 for the U.S. House of Representatives.
In a statement, Davis said, "People have encouraged me to run for Congress again in 2010 and polling data suggest that I could be successful. I have decided, however, not to seek reelection this year. In my opinion, a reelection bid would require a negative campaign that would not be in the best interest of the First Congressional District nor the political process. People are tired of nasty politics and it is not in my nature to mount that type of campaign." More...
