Drug roundups continue

Seven black men (six from Wytheville, one from Detroit) were arrested in Wythe County Virginia for the aledged selling of crack cocaine from February 2007 to April 2008. According to officals, "These men were responsible for bringing large amounts of crack cocaine into our area." Each could face a life sentence. Ref BHC July 26, 2008

Kingsport police arrested another 10 drug dealers while still seeking four others according to the Kingsport Times-News. (09/10/2008) Police say several have posted bond and are awaiting an initial appearance in court and four are still at large. They fit a pattern I've noted for years of those arrested in this region with ages ranging from 26 to 54, average age 39. Police note that while blacks make up less than 5% of the population, they account for about 40% of the crime. In this case 5 out of 14 are black or 35%. We should note that most of the black community in our area are not criminals.

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Tennessee bankruptcy rate per capita still leads the nation

Tennessee continued its streak of having the highest per-capita rate of bankruptcy filings in the U.S. during fiscal year 2008, as numbers re leased Wednesday showed 6.92 filings per 1,000 people according to The Tennessian August 28, 2008.

The total number of bankruptcy filings rose to 42,893, an increase of 18.6 percent compared with 2007. The eastern district (Tri-Cities region )was up 30.8% from last year. Some expert argue the methods use to tabulate the numbers might be some of the cause. To quote, "there's no clear reason why the state has persistently led the nation in bankruptcy filings...the bulk of those were for Chapter 13, a court filing under which a person's debts are restructured...Tennesseans repay about $160 million to creditors, out of about $6 billion paid annually in the U.S."

The 6th District includes Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee the total came to 167,561, up 21.2 percent in the past year. The 9th District, which includes California, Arizona and Nevada, which are among the states hardest hit by the housing meltdown had a whopping 60.9%. increase.

Related:
Economic Crisis in East Tennessee
Tennessee bankruptcy rate continues to lead nation
2008 Kids Count report: poverty on the rise in Tennessee, press ignores the reason why
Why your college degree is worthless in Tennessee

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