Lewisburg Police Chief Named TACP President

Forbis First Lewisburg Police Chief to Hold Post

Lewisburg Police Chief Chuck Forbis was sworn in as President of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) during the association’s annual conference on August 8, 2014 in Chattanooga to become the first Lewisburg Police Chief to hold this position.

The TACP is an association that brings the state’s chiefs of police together to discuss best practices, a legislative agenda for law enforcement in Tennessee and to also provide training for all chiefs of police in the state. Forbis has served as 2^nd Vice President and was named 1^st Vice President at last year’s conference before being elected to take the presidency of the association for a one-year term 2014-2015.

“It is an honor to serve this association to represent all of the police chiefs in Tennessee and to be the first from Lewisburg,” said Chief Forbis. “Hopefully, this will begin a long line of Lewisburg Police Chiefs to hold this position in the future.”

Forbis will now direct the association that meets six times annually and offers all the state’s chiefs of police a valuable resource to better perform their duties. He expects to continue serving the association following his term as president by first serving on its board of directors and then a post as one of the association’s committee chairs.

Forbis was joined at the annual TACP conference to receive this honor by Lewisburg City Manager Randall Dunn, wife Rhonda and Councilman Steve Thomas.

From Left to Right – Councilman Steve Thomas, Police Chief Chuck Forbis, Rhonda Dunn and City Manager Randall Dunn pose for pictures following Chief Forbis’ swearing in. 

“First of all, I am happy for Chief Forbis and to recognize him for this honor,” said City Manager Dunn. “When you realize that most of the police chiefs that have been president of this association have come from metro areas of the state, you see how great an honor this is. Lewisburg is fortunate to have someone with Chief Forbis’ qualifications serving as our Chief of Police.”

Lewisburg Police Chief Chuck Forbis addresses the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police following his swearing-in as association President. 

“Chief Forbis has brought a new degree of professionalism and community service to our department,” said Councilman Steve Thomas. “It is honor for the whole city for him to be recognized by his peers.”

TN Promise Begins in Marshall County

Mentors Wanted in Marshall County
The Tennessee Promise is both a scholarship and mentoring program that will begin in the fall of 2015.

It will provide students a last-­‐dollar scholarship, meaning the scholarship will cover tuition and fees not covered by the Pell grant, the HOPE scholarship, or TSAA. While removing the financial burden is key, a critical component of Tennessee Promise is the individual guidance each participant will receive from a mentor who will provide guidance and assistance as the student enters higher education.

In addition, students will be required to complete eight hours of community service per term enrolled, as well as maintain satisfactory academic progress (2.0 GPA).

To make this program work for the students of Marshall County, mentors are being sought who can:

• Invest 10-15 Hours Annually assisting 5 to 10 high school seniors with post-secondary success
• Be 21-years-old or older
• Pass a Background Check

To become a Mentor for the program, an individual will:

• Apply online at www.tnachieves.org by November 1, 2014
• Complete Mandatory Mentor Training by December 15, 2014
• Attend Two (2) Assigned Mandatory Team Meetings
• Contact Students At Least Once Every Two Weeks from January through December

If you are interested in helping our young people take advantage of this program to succeed in their post-secondary career plans, please contact Mike Wiles at (931) 993-6109 or mike.wiles@marshallcountytn.com.

Please consider becoming a part of this important program and to help Marshall County join the rest of the State of Tennessee in achieving Gov. Bill Haslam's Drive to 55 campaign.

TCAT – Pulaski Forms Partnership to Make Routsis Training Available to Plastics Industry

Technical Training for Injection Molders, Parts and Mold Designers

The Tennessee College of Applied Technology – Pulaski is pleased to announce the addition of a

series of plastics training courses from Routsis Training, the premier training provider in the

plastics industry, to its comprehensive Advanced Manufacturing Education program. The

college was able to offer this training through a partnership with local economic development

agencies and industry. The Giles County Economic Development Commission, Lewisburg

Economic Development Commission, Marshall County Joint Economic and Community

Development Board and Magneti Marelli provided funding to assist TCAT – Pulaski in the

purchase of the online training program.

The partnership was spearheaded by Advanced Manufacturing Education program instructor

Dino Owen who saw a need among the regions 130 plastics related manufacturers. “Offering

these industry-leading training courses is part of the overall strategy of expanding the college’s

programs to address all of the plastics industry training needs,” said Mr. Owen. The decision

was based on the extensive training materials that Routsis offers for injection molding (over 100

training courses) as well as part design and mold design. The Routsis Training platform is

available online, anytime, on demand.

The training from Routsis Training benefits all manufacturing personnel, from tool and die and

operators to process technicians and material handlers and includes instruction using the

industry’s best practices with an emphasis on safety. The design – based training enables

engineers to update their design practices for plastics parts, and to save time and money in mold

procurement.

Overall, the plastics industry is the second-largest manufacturing segment in the U.S. according

to SPI, the plastics industry trade organization. Nearly 45,000 Tennesseans are employed within

the chemicals and plastics sector. The plastics training partnership led by the Tennessee College

of Applied Technology – Pulaski represents a commitment to prepare and maintain a qualified

workforce to further strengthen this important industry segment.

Routsis training is used in more than 3000 companies, including over 100 learning centers and

educational institutions worldwide that use its interactive training programs as part of their

standard curriculum. Routsis also is endorsed by the Society of Plastics Engineers. For more

information contact Dino Owen at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology – Pulaski at

931-424-4014.