Sharon, TN News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/tennessee/sharon/ Sharon, TN News States struggle to meet needs of growing ESL population http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/tennessee/sharon/content/c0d1c4abac2c0e8f0528eb784dbe853e.html In the past 10 years the number of Tennessee schoolchildren learning English as a second language has increased by more than 200 percent How is Tennessee helping them succeed City shelter matches pets with people http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/tennessee/sharon/content/8fd37d2ab659607169453d2ed28b7b67.html MT JULIET Sharon Bachelier never imagined how much two tiny fourlegged additions to her family could bring everyone together Obama makes peace in Middle East a goal http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/tennessee/sharon/content/572e1f46ea749ef49e61a3a138167746.html After days of silence on the Gaza conflict Barack Obama promised Tuesday to hit the ground runningon achieving a broad Middle East peace deal State ranks 29th in ESL student benchmarks http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/tennessee/sharon/content/60ad625400070ae5feaf040026a8f95a.html In the past 10 years the number of Tennessee schoolchildren learning English as a second language has increased by more than 200 percent Hamilton County: School system offers teachers updated buyout proposal http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/tennessee/sharon/content/e18dc0d966f2d06aa963df5470de5a45.html Trying to lure additional wouldbe retirees public school officials made slight changes to a proposed buyout plan before presenting it Monday to eligible employees MLK Celebration kicks off Jan 14 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/tennessee/sharon/content/b75c38e2caea8fdb44370218306e422e.html Blount County's Martin Luther King Celebration Committee is proud to announce the schedule of events to honor Dr King's memory and to celebrate his birthday Sting reels in 'big catch' One of McMinn's most wanted fugitives http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/tennessee/sharon/content/e3a919199021f35dad09bbf52fe9be8b.html A man wanted for allegedly stealing fuel from underground tanks at area convenience stores was captured in Monroe County this week and is believed to be linked to a major fourcounty theft ring Arrests reported by the Office of Inspector General for alleged http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/tennessee/sharon/content/e42e17982ecf01342385cb8961361858.html The OIG often rounded up and charged several people on the same day or went after couples abusing the system At least two people were charged three times just in 2008 Lois Jeanne Watson of Knoxville was indicted in Anderson County in October on two counts of TennCare fraud and two counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud for presenting a pharmacy with a forged prescription for the painkiller oxycodone using TennCare to pay for the medication In Knox County Watson was charged with six counts of TennCare fraud two counts of acquiring or obtaining a controlled substance by fraud for presenting forged prescriptions for the painkiller Percocet using anther person's TennCare card as payment She had also been arrested in Morgan County in January for TennCare fraud identity theft and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud for using the personal ID of a TennCare member to obtain a prescription for Percocet