scholarships

The East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists presents their annual Front Page Follies dinner, auction, and show at the Knoxville Convention Center on July 19, 2008.

For the first time Chief Warrant Officer Andy Mann was able to coordinate a trip home to present three scholarships to three graduating Santa Fe School seniors. This was the sixth year for the scholarships to be awarded.

From state Senator Andy Berke:

The legislature has adjourned passing a budget containing $468 million in cuts:

Several employees will be offered a cash buyout plan to leave on their own. This program could cost $50 million. Affected employees will receive the offer by June 6.

WSMV reporter Cara Kumari updates us on the progress our representatives are making in puting down for good this year’s legislative session:

Rob Huddleston does not take kindly to legislators who attempt to give scholarship students a bit of a break when it comes to hanging on to their scholarships:

Adam Groves shares the news of Rep. Brian Kelsey lone vote against lowering the eligible GPA for students seeking lottery scholarships:

Tennessee Technological University and Lee University are offering scholarships to community college students who plan to transfer. For more information, contact Pauletta Burns, pburns4@columbiastate.edu or (931) 540-2582.

Mike Byrd runs the costs of war for Nashville, Tennessee:

According to the National Priorities Project, the Iraq War has cost the State of Tennessee over $8 billion ($1 billion = $1000 million). President Bush's new funding request for 08-09 will cost the Volunteer State over $2 billion, which according to NPP would buy Tennessee 21,714 afforable housing units, 41,906 elementary school teachers, or health care coverage for 435,808 adults.