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June 23:
Downtown Cruise-In
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Main Street: Greeneville will host the annual "Volunteer State Auto Club Downtown Cruise-In" Saturday, June 23, from noon to 9 p.m. on Depot Street. There is no charge to enjoy the more than 300 antique and classic cars anticipated to participate, and food will be available at downtown businesses and from food vendors. For more information, contact Jann Mirkov with Main Street: Greeneville at 423-639-7102 or email director@mainstreetgreeneville.com.
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July 26:
Educator's In-Service
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The Education & Workforce Development Department will host a summer in-service for Greeneville City and Greene County teachers, counselors and administrators on Thursday, July 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Educators will visit local industries for plant tours and meetings with plant managers and human resource representatives in an effort to better prepare students to enter the workforce.
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July 27:
KGB/CenturyLink Telephone Book Recycling Contest
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Don't throw away those old phone books - they could be worth money! Keep Greene Beautiful and CenturyLink are sponsoring the annual telephone book recycling contest to assist residents in disposing of old phone books. Clubs, church groups, businesses, industries and individuals are invited to enter the contest by collecting phone books and taking them to the Partnership, 115 Academy Street, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Participants must complete an entry form before placing the phone books in the recycling bin. The group or individual that brings in the most phone books to be recycled will receive $150 with a $50 award for second place. Deadline to enter is July 27. Results will be announced Friday, August 3.
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July 27:
Teacher Supply Depot
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The Teacher Supply Depot will be open on Friday, July 27, 1-4 p.m. in Medical Office Building 2 at Laughlin Memorial Hospital. Greeneville and Greene County public school teachers are invited to shop the depot for free school supplies. All teachers must bring proper identification to enter the depot and members of the Greene County Youth Council will be on hand to assist with shopping and delivery of items to the vehicles. For more information or to make donations to the depot, contact Kelly Burrell at 638-4111 kburrell@greenecop.com.
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Economic Development News
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Industry Appreciation Reception
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More than 125 sponsors, elected officials,  industrial leaders and board members attended the Partnership's annual Industry Appreciation Reception Thursday evening, June 14, at the General Morgan Inn. Chairman Chuck Whitfield helped welcome more than 20 members of local industry followed by a presentation by Congressman Phil Roe on pending legislation in Washington that affects business and industry. Both Mayor Broyles and Mayor Daniels also attended. The Partnership extends its appreciation to the sponsors of the event, including Title Sponsor Rodefer Moss & CO, Andrew Johnson Bank, @Work Personnel, Atmos Energy, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon, C&C Millwright, Cintas, Consumer Credit Union, East Tennessee Iron & Metal, Elwood Staffing, GCS Partnership, Greeneville Astros, Greeneville Collection Service, Greeneville Light & Power, Greeneville Sun, J. L. Jacobs & Associates, Landair, Laughlin Memorial Hospital, Marsh Petroleum, Mountain States Health Alliance, Professional Vending, Ready Mix USA, Rentenbach Constructors, Ron's Millwright, Scepter Greeneville, Inc., South State Contractors, Summers-Taylor, Inc., Takoma Regional Hospital, Tennessee Electric Company, Transport Technologies, Tri-Cities Regional Airport, Tusculum College and Hampton Inn.
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Population Growth in Greene
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Greene County is growing! According to Applied Geographic Solutions, the company that provides demographic data for GreeneCountyProspector.com, population estimations show that Greene County now has more than 70,000 residents, and that number is expected to rise to more than 75,000 in the next five years.
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Tourism Keeps Busy
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The Sports Council had a very busy week last week! On Wednesday, Greeneville hosted the Appalachian Athletic Conference Council of Presidents annual meeting that included 14 presidents touring facilities and meeting people in our community. Wednesday through Friday of last week, Greeneville welcomed Hal Yost from Amateur Athletic Union Golf as he toured Link Hills Country Club in preparation for the AAU National Golf Tournament that will take place July 19-22. If your organization, church or civic club knows of any sporting events that are searching for host sites for tournaments, please contact Tammy Kinser at tkinser@greenecop.com. Tourism's focus is to put "heads in beds" and it is quite obvious by the success that the Sports Council has had with the NAIA Golf Championships, that sports definitely benefit the local economy.
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Last Chance To Get Ad Space
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The Tourism Department is wrapping up two major projects to promote our community. First of all, ads will be finalized for the 2012-2013 Greeneville Visitor Guide by this Wednesday, June 20, and we will also finish advertising for the new "Tourism Relocation Welcome Bags" at the same time. If you are interested in promoting your business to thousands that request visitor/relocation/retirement information on this area, contact Tammy Kinser at tkinser@greenecop.com. This is a very inexpensive advertising opportunity.
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Tourism Thanks Host Families
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The Sports Council hosted its NAIA Host Family Appreciation Reception on Wednesday, June 6, at the Greeneville Parks & Recreation building. The room was filled with families that shared ideas of what they did with their teams such as preparing goodie bags, taking them on trips to the lake, inviting them into their homes for meals, and much more. The council would like to express its thanks and appreciation to those who gave of their time and money to make the 145 lady athletes feel welcome in our community. Special thanks to Applebee's, McDonald's, Food City, Stan's BBQ and Betty Scott for donating food.
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