Rutherford County, TN—Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker recently received the Historic Preservation Medal presented by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR).This medal is the most prestigious award the National Society presents to individuals who have done extraordinary volunteer work in historic preservation for a long period of time. According to NSDAR, fewer than 30 are presented each year throughout the entire United States.“Mr. Tucker&rsq .
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Boy Scout Troop 289 in Clarksville has gone well above and beyond supporting the youth Americanism programs and Scouting by recently starting chartering three Scout troops.
Boy Scout Troop 289 is all boys and just recently won the Spirit Stick at the 100th anniversary of Middle Tennessee’s Council Boxwell Scout Reservation. This year Post 289’s Scout program was advanced more by post Scouting chairman Douglas Kirby by starting two more troops. One is primarily a STEM program troop, and the other is a Scouting BSA troop for all-girls, which gives the post charter over four Scouting units.
What was also a great surprise was when their sister American Legion Auxiliary CSM Gary W. Crisp Unit 289 adopted an all-girls BSA troop also, Troop 21 which is known to be the first girl troop in Cogioba District; the Middle Tennessee Council and the City of Clarksville has already made history with their first girl Eagle Scout.
The Trail of Tears District Boy Scouts honored Kenneth âCoonâ Victory with the Smyrna âGood Scout Awardâ for his service to the community and raised $10,000 in donations at their annual luncheon last week.
About 40 people gathered inside the Smyrna Train Depot to support the Scouts and celebrate Victoryâs receiving of the highest honor for citizenship of the Middle Tennessee Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Victoryâs wife, Esther, and daughter, Smyrna Mayor Mary Esther Reed, were also in attendance.
The council has been giving out the award to a distinguished community member each year since 2017, according to Trail of Tears Senior District Executive Phillip Heikkinen. This year, Victoryâs name was one of the first to come up in the discussion of nominees.
Boy Scouts of America plan to exit bankruptcy would pay abuse survivors an average of $6,000 each Cara Kelly, USA TODAY
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Boy Scouts of America is proposing to pay roughly $220 million toward a trust to compensate tens of thousands of former members who say they were abused as scouts, according to a statement from the committee that represents survivors in the case.
Another $300 million may come from a voluntary contribution from local councils, the Boy Scouts said in court documents filed Monday, but the local organizations have given no formal commitment.
The number is a fraction of the $1 billion of the organization s estimated value, and a sliver of the value of its subsidiaries, including local councils as well as various trusts and endowments, which USA TODAY estimates could exceed $3.7 billion.
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Boy Scouts of America is proposing to pay roughly $220 million toward a trust to compensate tens of thousands of former members who say they were abused as scouts, according to a statement from the committee that represents survivors in the case.
Another $300 million may come from a voluntary contribution from local councils, the Boy Scouts said in court documents filed Monday, but the local organizations have given no formal commitment.
The number is a fraction of the $1 billion of the organization s estimated value, and a sliver of the value of its subsidiaries, including local councils as well as various trusts and endowments, which USA TODAY estimates could exceed $3.7 billion.