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Jonesborough BMA looking to vote on fluoride issue in next meeting
After a few months’ hiatus from the fluoride issue, Jonesborough officials expect to get back into the discussion in their February meeting. The question of whether or not to continue fluoridating the town’s water supply was presented at the board’s April meeting last year. After public outcry slamming both sides of the issue, the board […]
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Kingsport sticking with fluoride
KINGSPORT — The city of Kingsport has added fluoride to its water system since the early 1950s, an action taken like many communities across the country to help improve the dental health of residents. And while two local governments are considering removing fluoride from the water treatment process, Kingsport has no plans to change course. A […]
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Rogersville looking to eliminate fluoride from drinking water
ROGERSVILLE — In years gone by, fluoride as an additive to public drinking water was widely championed as a major ingredient in the prevention of cavities in children. Recent studies, however, have shown that the overall beneficial effects are negligible and, in some cases, could even be detrimental to some people’s health, as well as […]
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Rogersville begins process of removing fluoride from water treatment
ROGERSVILLE — Water superintendent Sean Hatchett told the Rogersville Board of Mayor and Aldermen Tuesday studies have shown that putting fluoride into public water has little effect on the oral health of those who drink it. Fluoride, does, however, cost the Rogersville Water Department $40,000 annually to add to the city water supply. It also […]
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State Health Department Sends Fluoride Letter To DeKalb Doctors
The Tennessee Department of Health has sent notices to doctors in DeKalb County because the local utility district has voted not to include fluoride in the water treatment process. The DeKalb Utility District board reportedly voted unanimously to exclude fluoride from the process at its new plant. The utility reportedly mailed notices out with bills before […]
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DeKalb Utility District Board Decides Against Use of Flouridation
As the launch date draws near for the new water treatment plant, the DeKalb Utility District Board of Commissioners has decided against fluoridation of the water supply to their customers. DUD Manager Jon Foutch told WJLE Wednesday that the recent decision by the board was unanimous but that before any action was taken, notices, as […]
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Hixson Utility District weighing 4 reasons to kill fluoride injections
While the science about the benefits of fluoride remains in debate, four simple reasons exist for elimination of the chemical from public water supplies. We put fluoride in water, intending to build enamel in children’s teeth. But fluoride is a program of mass medication with no dosage control among the recipients. Drinking more glasses of […]
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Fluoride Outcry Explodes In Hixson As Water Wars Seep To City
The board of a sleepy water district in Chattanooga is doused Friday under a cataract of opposition to fluoride that sloshed routine business to the back of the agenda. Hixson-area residents angered at the industrial acid in drinking water say Hixson Utility District is playing with the health of its customers by continuing the chemical […]
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Should Jonesborough make a decision now on fluoride?
Jonesborough officials have decided to wait until after the town’s Nov. 8 election to take up further debate on keeping fluoride in the municipal water supply. Mayor Kelly Wolfe told Press staff writer Jessica Fuller scheduling conflicts and vacation plans make a vote on the issue unlikely before the holidays. “At this point, we have considered […]
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Group begins battle to take fluoride out of Knoxville drinking water
One side calls it extremely harmful to our health, while the other hails it as a major medical achievement. Fluoride has become so ingrained in America since the early 1960s that it is nearly impossible not to ingest it in some form or fashion constantly on a daily basis. Ashley Graham-Smith of Powell is on […]
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