Thanks Randy

This sounds interesting for some. Wonder why the "Rockwood" employment ad is placed in Crossville? Did I just miss it here? :)

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(in the premium jobs section on the right) or here directly: Link...

The company hiring: Link...

Sought for Felony home invasion and murder in Crab Orchard Nov. 7.

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Update: Cofer has been arrested... Link...

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Boy..We just keep messing up around here...

...Rogers noted the list Randolph compiled had no one under the age of 40 on it.

"I really don't know how the program works," Randolph responded. "I don't know where it starts (in the database)."

Randolph also conceded that half of the jurors summoned were incorrectly instructed to appear at 8:30 p.m. Rather than 8:30 a.m.

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By Ray Collett

Hello Readers,
The Vol's football season is finally winding to a close. It has really been a long, long season. Hopefully Bruce Pearl, and Pat Summitt can rejuvenate our interest again until spring training starts again. Is Coach Tom Pemberton interested in the Vol's head coaching job? Guess I will have to ask him..
Kendall Morgan's memories that he sent me about Rockwood's 1947 team sure sparked some interested and an email from Jim Archey (Class of 1949) that I want to send out to you. Here is what Jim had to say..( all the way from Florida.)

Cheese...picked up some Kraft Cracker Barrel Extra Sharp Cheddar the other day (it was the best this store had).

Looking forward to a late snack, last night I rounded up my favorite cheese slicer (the little cutting board and wire knife), some water crackers, and an adult beverage.

The ritual of preparation is often as enjoyable as the meal....

The wounds are deep for both sides of this sad and divisive epic. Let's hope we some rational and unemotional resolution this time.

Unlike the defense, however, the state must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. The state failed to do so when Leon Houston was tried in July. Special Judge James “Buddy” Scott declared a mistrial after the jury announced it was hopelessly deadlocked.

Rocky's trial starts today...

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Mrs. Creek and I have four different views on this, just between the two of us. Help me out here, teachers. You thoughts?

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The report is two fatalities. This is a confusing intersection but there's no reason for anyone to be driving fast enough for there to be a fatality:

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Update: With names...http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/nov/08/110808webroane/

This is a great sports County, and with American football almost done, we look forward to hitting some of the high school basketball games and seeing the Roane State Raiders play. So who wants to fill us in on the Bball teams areound the County?

Oh yeah...Kingston 20, Seymour 14 and Midway 46, Cosby 34

We could compare the press conferences of the Last President, only there weren't any at this point in his administration.

Who are we?

I had several people tell me I shouldn't put my Obama sticker on my car because it might get vandalized. Sure, there were some incidents but not many. I never had a problem and in fact...I had several people come up to me and say they liked Obama.

Check THIS out.

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There's a lot to be inferred from these numbers.

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Last night the County Ethics committee voted to recommend to the full County Commission to submit changes for approval to the State Ethics Committee that will roll back our local Ethics Committee duties to more closely match the orginal Legislative intent.

A good old fashion "Punkin Chunkin'" yields teamwork and friendship in friendly Roane County rivalry. And there's the physics, mechanical engineering, and project management aspects.

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Even though Kingston Mayor Beets originally placed the topic of energy conservation on the City of Kingston Council's agenda, he is opposed to creating a standing energy committee with citizen members.

At the last Kingston City Council work session I was rather disappointed to see little enthusiasm for Councilman Williams' proposed Energy Conservation Committee. Mr. Williams proposal was to create a standing committee to conduct a comprehensive audit of the City's energy consumption that would have included not only gas and electric usage but gasoline and diesel consumption as well.
The on-going committee would have been comprised of three City employees from different departments , three citizens and a Council chairperson.

Council seemed to feel that an ad hoc committee to study the situation on a one time basis might have merit but that a standing committee was not necessary.

Considering that no comprehensive energy study has ever been done in Kingston, it's a pretty good bet that considerable tax dollars could be saved. Interestingly, Mr. Williams seemed to be the only one aware of a State program that provides interest free loans to municipalities for the purchase of energy conserving lights, fixtures, etc.

I hope this issue will be revisited!

Just some venting....

If everyone really wants to UNITE this country, let's start with dropping the adjective some use when describing themselves. If you were born in America or even a naturalized citizen, you are an AMERICAN, period. Why do people insist on "separating" or "dividing" themselves from the populace by adding "Irish", "Hispanic", "African", "Native", etc in front of their title of AMERICAN.
WE ARE ALL AMERICANS, I see no need in breaking it down any further. To me it only fuels a segregation-type stance.
I have no problem with recognizing Obama as the first BLACK President, but it rubs me the wrong way to hear him described as the first African/American President.

“In a lot of these places where we were dealing with these legislative races, the margin was 2 to 1 and worse. I think of someone like Becky Ruppe who I thought ran a great campaign and has a great story. She had counties in her district where McCain had 73 percent of the vote. That’s not a head wind that’s a howling gale blowing at you. Those kinds of things are very tough.”

Thanks for the run, Becky. I hope Morgan County appreciates how effective you've been for your County. I was hoping we could tap into your energy and work ethic, but it was not to be.

Good luck in whatever you do.

Steve

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Ok, back to work on local issues,. These folks do good work for our County with little fanfare and no compensation. There are several topics that local folks should want to know about:
Howie Rose on our top ten hazards, and Bob Giltnane updates on KRB.

so... Here's the ERB meeting agenda:

Roane County Environmental Review Board

November 6, 2008

6:00 P.M. (Criminal Court room, Roane County Courthouse)

Call me gullible, call me naïve, call me a turncoat, or call me selfish for deep down inside I cannot help feeling very hopeful that this election represents true change.

I bet many others who did not vote for the victor share my feelings….

I wrote in a name for State Representative, but the results do not indicate that...why? Did they just award all the votes to Mr. Ferguson? I voted early and had a paper ballot. Makes me wonder if the rest of my ballot counted.
Can anyone from Election Commission shed some light?

Who is in charge of correcting the time on this site? It is still on DST.

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From what I know about the internal polls, Ken will have to win Rhea County by a landslide in order to win. It could happen, but...

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Well, maybe, but I'm enjoying this evening. The first exit polls are about to fly and I can't wait.

So...I expect there are a lot of us enjoying a libation this evening. What are you drinking and how much have you had so far?

I'll start:

One glass of Windy Ridge Cab from Laura's (There'll be more...soon)