Congressman John Rose Announces Local Office Hours

September 12, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The staff of Congressman John Rose (TN-6) will be in DeKalb County on Tuesday, September 17th to meet with local citizens who need assistance with federal services.

“I am thrilled to have a talented district staff serving the good folks of Tennessee’s Sixth District. We are focused on providing top-notch constituent services for all 19 counties,” said Rose. “Knowing that at times it may be difficult to travel to one of our two district offices, I have directed my district staff to periodically set up office hours in other locations throughout our 19 county-district. This will allow everyone in the Sixth District to have face-to-face access to my district staff and the services we provide.”

“The next opportunity for constituents to take advantage of these remote office hours will be in Smithville,” Rose announced. “My staff will be meeting with constituents at the DeKalb County Board of Education on Tuesday, September 17th from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Central Time. Constituents who do not need a face-to-face meeting may call the Cookeville office to discuss any questions at 931-854-9430.”

Congressman John Rose represents Tennessee’s Sixth Congressional District and resides in Cookeville with his wife, Chelsea, and their son, Guy. The Sixth District includes Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, White, and Wilson counties as well as portions of Cheatham and Van Buren counties.

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September 12, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver is on a tour of the 40^th district visiting all the schools  to meet with students, teachers, and principals.

She kicked off the tour this week in DeKalb County with a visit to all five schools. During her visits she shared copies of the U.S. Constitution with students in social studies classes and passed out flags.

“I got a chance to visit every school. We started at the high school and then at the middle school. I hand out Constitutions to the 8^th grade and high school senior government classes. I got to share our nation’s history and some really cool stories about our founders and why we are a Republic.  September 17, 1787 was when the U.S. Constitution was drafted and we are coming up on that day next week so that’s why I  like to go to the schools in September to remind kids of or beginnings and why we are such an exceptional nation and the importance of preserving our Constitution. It was very exciting and lots of fun and the students were so excited to receive them (copies of the Constitution). They had questions and I love it when they ask questions and I ended it singing an  acapella version of “God Bless America”,” said Representative Weaver.

As a member of the Education Committee in the State House of Representatives, Weaver said her district tour of the schools gives her a chance to hear directly from teachers and principals about their concerns and to share those views with her fellow state lawmakers in Nashville.

Representative Weaver said her next stops on the tour will be in Smith County and then to Trousdale and Sumner Counties.

September 12, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Justin Potter Library will host a book signing on Thursday, September 26^th featuring Mark Francis author of a new book called “Fallen Kingdom, Anna’s Call”.

Come meet Francis and pick up a copy of his signed book that day from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Francis’s first experience as a storyteller was as a young child trying to get out of trouble. Little did he know that forty years later, this skill would come in handy again as he crafted bedtime stories for his newly adopted three-year-old daughter, and eventually lead him into his calling as a writer. Mark Francis lives with his wife and two of his three children in Middle Tennessee. Over the years, his children have given him extensive practice in storytelling—a skill he now puts to use in his debut novel, Anna’s Call. He also writes non-fiction works on biblical topics. His book Fallen Kingdoms, published by Deep River Books,  was released on August 15, 2019.

About the book:

All her life, Anna’s mother and Old Marta have groomed her to join the ranks of the Viszudar: a diplomatic corps of women who work to preserve the unity of the four kingdoms that arose from the rubble of a once-perfect world. But is ability destiny? When her call to formal training finally comes, Anna is torn between a simpler and safer future or the uncertainty and danger of serving her Dovarsha, the female ruler of her kingdom.

As Anna struggles through her own dilemma, an ominous threat surfaces in the distance. Historically, the unique characteristics of the four kingdoms both benefitted and balanced each other, enabling a long, though-sometimes-fragile peace to exist among them. But when a dramatic innovation in the Kishtar Kingdom tips the balance ever so slightly, Anna’s father unintentionally breathes new life into an ancient evil.

As the power of the evil grows, Anna and her fellow trainees find themselves caught in situations much more complex than they’ve ever faced. Though many can see Anna’s ability, she doubts whether she is up to the task. Now, trained but untested, Anna realizes she must face this oldest of adversaries alone.

Prepare to enter an entirely new and unique world of kingdoms in conflict, royal advisors with extraordinary abilities, an ancient yet unrelenting evil, and the young woman who finds herself in the midst of it all. In a vivid world that evokes Middle Earth or Narnia, this powerful allegory teaches the value of courage heritage, generosity, and innovation, while countering the prevailing messages in Young Adult fiction that glorify evil, victimhood, and rebellion.

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