New Tazewell city government includes a mayor and six aldermen. The Town has a police department and a fire department shared with the town of Tazewell. It also features a small airport with a 5,200-foot runway.
Last week's big losers. ExxonMobil was the biggest Dow loser two weeks ago, after shedding 1.97% of its value. This week the oil and gas company rose 1.01%, while fellow Dow energy play Chevron (NYSE:CVX) was the index's second biggest decliner, losing 2.68%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), which had lost over half its value from its August 2007 peak, began to recover in March 2009 and, four years later, in March 2013, surpassed its 2007 high. The Great Recession's official end date was June 2009.