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JDub celebrates at party with Iron Man
REGINA MITCHELL
GT Reporter
RUTLEDGE – The Grainger County
community came together for a
celebration with JoshuaJohn “JDub”
Waldrop. The party took place at the
historic Nance House in Rutledge and
for more than three hours, there was
an overwhelming show of community
support for Grainger County’s local little
hero, JDub.
JDub
began
his
celebration
accompanied by his parents with a
helicopter ride over Rutledge. During
the helicopter ride provided by the
Pitole family, he flew over the streets of
Rutledge and waved at those who were
waiting to help make his party a success.
Once his helicopter ride had ended,
JDub was driven to the Nance House in
the Childhood Cancer Awareness Truck
and began greeting those in attendance
for his party.
It was the family’s wish that a prayer
chain be formed around the block of
the Grainger County courthouse to hold
a moment of prayer on behalf of JDub,
who is battling Hepatoblastoma. Led by
Reverend Joe Graves, the community
surrounded the court house, joined
hands and prayed for JDub and his
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Photo by Regina Mitchell
Iron Man joined JohsuaJohn Waldrop, Kolt Waldrop, Connie Lampkin, Kail Waldrop, Josh Waldrop, Cal Lampkin and Conner Lampkin for
a party for JoshuaJohn at the Nance House in Rutledge, Wed., June 3.
Bean Station awarded
$605,151 multimodal grant
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and
Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner
John Schroer announced Tuesday the award of a $605,151
Multimodal Access Grant to the Town of Bean Station for
the Bean Station Multimodal Access Project.
The project includes construction of a park and ride
lot and approximately one mile of 10’ multiuse path on
State Route 1/US 11.
This project will provide a separated facility for people
currently utilizing the roadway shoulder to walk or bike
from the residential areas to restaurants, the town park,
businesses, senior citizens center and other downtown
destinations. Additionally, the park and ride lot will
provide a convenient and safe location for residents
to park and commute with others to employment
destinations.
“Improving our facilities for walking, biking, and
transit is critical to the continued growth and success
of our towns and cities, and these grants help make our
communities across Tennessee more livable by creating
more transportation options,” Haslam said.
Bean Station Mayor Terry Wolfe said, “I am very
pleased the town of Bean Station has been awarded
the Multimodal Access Grant. I am excited to be able
continue our efforts to improve the downtown area of
Bean Station with community-oriented projects. Grant
dollars such as these help a town like ours, with a small
budget, to be able to grow. The Multimodal Access
Project will help increase the safety of our citizens by
providing them with a safe place to park so they may
carpool and save money on fuel. The multiuse path will
give residents a safe route to walk or bicycle between
residential areas and local businesses. It’s always
gratifying to be able to see our town grow in a manner
that is beneficial to our citizens.”
Examples of projects eligible under the Multimodal
Access Fund Program include sidewalks and pedestrian
crossing improvements, bus shelters, park and ride
facilities and bicycle lanes. Multimodal Access projects
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Cabbage drafted by Minnesota Twins
“I’m floating on
air right now.”
In the past 10
days Cabbage
has worked out
with the Kansas
City Royals, the
Chicago Cubs and
pictured at left,
the Atlanta Braves
at Turner Field in
Atlanta.
– Trey Cabbage
ELMER SMITH
GT Correspondent
NEW YORK – In
the fourth round of
the Major League
Baseball
draft,
held Monday and
Tuesday of this
week in New York,
Grainger
High
School graduate
Trey Cabbage was
selected by the Minnesota Twins.
It is the culmination of a dream that
began when Cabbage was three years
old and played his first baseball. That
dream has been nourished through the
years by his father, Wayne, who imparted
his love of the game and his baseball
knowledge, his mother, Deon and the
remainder of his family, who gave their
full support and encouragement.
“I’m floating on air right now,” said
Cabbage. “It was nerve-wracking. We
watched the first two rounds because it
was something we wanted to do. It was
great because I had met and knew a lot
of those guys and it was fun to watch.
The closer it got to my pick the more
Courtesy photo
Photo courtesy mlb.com
Cabbage was the 72nd ranked player in
the major league draft.
nervous I got. There had been some
other teams that were interested but
everything worked out.”
Cabbage, who started all four years at
Grainger High School under coach Chad
Tate, was known as a hard worker. “He
has an unbelievable work ethic,” said
Tate. “That’s what got him to this level.
I’m so happy for him and his family. It’s
been a dream come true to coach a guy
like that. I’m still trying to process things
right now.”
It wasn’t just a matter of playing
baseball for the Grizzlies and hoping
he would have the opportunity to
play professional baseball. It required
tireless work to upgrade his skills and
a plan that would allow the major league
scouts to become aware of his high level
of play.
To achieve that goal, Cabbage was
involved with summer league ball where
he played on teams that exposed him
to the highest level of competition and
displayed his skills to the major league
scouts who were always in attendance.
Scouts who had followed Cabbage
in the exposure games continued to
evaluate him during his regular season
with the Grainger Grizzly baseball team
with sometimes as many as 18 scouts in
attendance at the games.
Obviously they liked what they saw.
During his senior season, Cabbage
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posted a .495 batting average, a .659
on-base percentage and a .860 slugging
percentage,
which
resulted
from
eight home runs and ten doubles. He
accomplished these numbers despite
the fact that many teams pitched around
him, which resulted in 45 free passes to
first by walks or being hit by pitches. Add
to that 45 runs scored, 27 runs-batted-in
from his lead-off position and 28 stolen
bases and you have a picture of the top
caliber player that Cabbage had become.
Just prior to his graduation, Cabbage
began to work out for major league
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Former jailer sentenced
to eight years
escape, to be served
concurrently.
According
to
Assistant
District
Attorney
George
Ioannides, Sane will
serve six years of his
sentence. Following
his release, he will
Michael Sane
spend two years on
probation.
The charges stemmed from a TBI
investigation at the request of District
Attorney General Jimmy Dunn after
a lockdown of the jail that involved
law enforcement officers from other
counties.
BARBARA WOMACK
GT Correspondent
Photo by Regina Mitchell
Four golfers teed off for a shot at winning a $50,000 prize. Pictured (l-r) are: Larry Johnson,
Chris Hurst, John White and Jeff Pecor.
RUTLEDGE – A former jailer at the
Grainger County Justice Center was
sentenced to six years in prison Monday
as a result of pleas to multiple charges
in December.
Michael Alton Sane pleaded guilty to
three counts of bribery, three counts
of facilitating escape and one count of
introducing drug paraphernalia into the
jail.
Circuit Court Judge Duane Slone
sentenced Sane to eight years at TDOC
on the bribery charges, and six years
at TDOC on the charges of facilitating
BSVFD hosts golf
tournament
REGINA MITCHELL
GT Reporter
BEAN STATION – The Bean Station
Volunteer Fire Department hosted a
fundraiser golf tournament at Clinchview
Country Club in Bean Station, Saturday.
Twelve teams competed for a chance to
win various prizes, including a $1 million
dollar grand prize.
Proceeds raised during the event will
go towards paying the remaining $8,000
balance on a $12,000 company ladder
truck for which the department recently
paid a down payment.
Open house scheduled
at new Washburn gym
BARBARA WOMACK
GT Correspondent
WASHBURN – The public will get
its first look at the new gymnasium at
Washburn School during an open house
June 22, from 6 until 7 p.m.
However, Grainger County Director of
Schools Edwin Jarnagin said the facility
is still only 99 percent complete due to
a delay in shipping of lockers for the
dressing rooms.
As of today (June 9), the lockers are
still on a dock in California,” Jarnagin
said. “I know the community will be
proud and appreciate the Grainger
County School Board and the Grainger
County Commissioners for making this
a reality. It took both groups working
together.”
He added, “Even though we were
fortunate to hold the graduation
ceremonies in the gymnasium, it was
not complete. We had restricted access
to most areas. For the first time, parents,
family and friends sat comfortably for
graduation. This facility will allow many
opportunities for the high school to
host tournaments and allow for more
spectators to attend the games.”
Jarnagin said U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan
Jr. will present a flag and speak at about
6:30 p.m. during the open house.
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Photo by Regina Mitchell
Several members of the community came out to enjoy a free day of fishing.
Bufflalo Springs Trout Hatchery
hosts Free Fishing Day
Children are encouraged to take
part in the week-long event that allows
children ages 15 and under to fish
without a license through Friday, June
12.
With the hopes of encouraging an
interest in fishing and the outdoors, each
year T.W.R.A offers a day of free fishing
during which anyone can fish without
a license at any of Tennessee’s public
waters, T.W.R.A owned and operated
lakes and any state park facilities .
Several members of the community
attended the Free Fishing Day event, as
well as others like it, taking place across
the state.
REGINA MITCHELL
GT Reporter
RUTLEDGE – As part of Tennessee
Wildlife and Resources Agency’s annual
Free Fishing Day, the Buffalo Springs
Trout Hatchery recently held a free
fishing derby for children ages 15 years
and under.
The event, which took place Saturday,
June 6, is part of a statewide T.W.R.A.
effort to introduce children to the
enjoyment and excitement of a day on
the water catching fish. Individuals of
any age were allowed to fish without a
license during Free Fishing Day.
Report states adoption of Insure TN
would have resulted in fewer deaths
report by the White House Council of
Economic Advisers said.
The measure was soundly defeated
in a special session of the legislature
before it convened for its regular annual
session. Efforts to revive the bill failed,
BARBARA WOMACK
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Texas police officer is an off-duty superhero
TRACEY WOLFE
Managing Editor
RUTLEDGE – When a sizable
crowd of approximately 300
people descended upon
the Nance House in
Rutledge for a large
party being thrown
there, Iron Man and
his side-kick, JDub,
were on hand for
crowd control.
There
were
no
disturbances
during the Wed.,
May 3 party, and
the presence of the
two superheroes was
likely the reason for the
crowd’s good behavior.
JoshuaJohn “JDub”
Waldrop was named
Honorary Police Chief
of the Rutledge Police
Department in May and community
members may thank him for
bringing Iron Man to town.
During his days off from
working as a Dallas, Texas police
officer, Damon Cole, takes on the role
of a superhero, either Iron Man or
Superman, and visits with children who
are fighting illness to provide them with
a memorable experience.
Cole said he has worked as a police
officer for 15 years, and it was about
eight years ago when he began trying to
think of a way to get kids to trust him.
He said he has always had a passion for
kids, but found they often got scared
lwhen they saw a police officer. Cole
believes part of the problem with kids’
distrust of the police is that parents will
often use the sight of a police officer to
deter a child from having poor behavior
by telling children if they don’t behave
they will get that police officer to arrest
them.
“I am a very, very big Superman fan,”
he said, “I had a Superman logo sewn
onto my (bulletproof) vest.”
He said when talking to kids he would
tell them he was going to let them in on
a secret, but they couldn’t tell anyone.
Then, he would unbutton the top of his
shirt and allow them to see the Superman
logo. The kids forgot their anxiety about
talking with a police officer and often
asked him questions such as where
was his cape. He told them he couldn’t
wear it with his police uniform because
it would get wrinkled. “They really,
really believe and it’s great,” he said.
“From there on out that kid
will always remember you as
Superman.”
Cole said it is unfortunate
that there are so many NFL
and major league
ball players who
don’t lead by
example. “Kids need a good
role model when they are
young and still believe,” he
said.
Cole began dressing up as
Superman about three years ago and as
Iron Man about a year ago.
“Unfortunately, I don’t look like Clark
Kent, and I wanted the wow factor for the
kids. That’s when I looked into having an
Iron Man suit made for me,” he said.
The suit is made out of hard foam and
has a switch on the hand Cole can use to
raise the face plate on the suit. He said the
kids can’t figure out how he’s doing it and
it just adds to the effect. The chest piece
lights up, as well as the hands, and there
are missiles in the forearm that open up
and a laser in each hand, just like in the
movie.
Cole said he learned about JoshuaJohn
“JDub” Waldrop from his Facebook page,
Prayers for JoshuaJohn. One of Cole’s
friends tagged him in a post on the page
and he said he began to read about JDub.
He quickly posted to the page, and said,
“I just learned of JoshuaJohn and my
heart immediately went out to him and his
family. My name is Damon Cole and I am
a Senior Corporal with the Dallas Police
Department in Texas. I do a program on
my own time and own money called heros,
cops & kids where I dress up as Superman
and Iron Man for kids. I would love to get
in touch with JoshuaJohn’s family to see
if he would like a visit from Superman
or Iron Man or both. It would be a great
honor to make him and his family happy.
Photos by Regina Mitchell
Damon Cole, dressed as Iron Man, holds JoshuaJohn Waldrop during a party held at the
Nance House in Rutledge, Wed., June 3.
My prayers are with you and your family
little buddy.”
Within a day, he said, he was in contact
with JDub’s mom, Connie Lampkin.
He said it was a bit of a challenge to
try to schedule his visit around JDub’s
treatment schedule and they spent about
three weeks trying to work out a date.
During conversations with Lampkin, she
mentioned to Cole that JDub had never
had a party and had always wanted one.
They immediately decided to make Iron
Man’s visit into a party for JDub. Cole did
a bit of research and came up with three
possible venues for the party. Lampkin
chose the Nance House and the party
planning began. Several businesses and
community members donated food for the
event. Cole said, “We had more food and
beverages than we knew what to do with.”
Cole arranged to visit with children at
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital during
the morning hours and then be present for
JDub’s party later that afternoon.
He said it worked out great.
Cole praised ETCH for its willingness
to allow him to visit patients. “I can’t
say enough good things about East
Tennessee Children’s Hospital,” he said.
He said hospital representatives took him
from room to room, allowing Iron Man
to visit with children with their family’s
permission.
He said they don’t do that kind of thing
at the Dallas hospitals. “I’ve never seen
anybody do it like East Tennessee does.
Every hospital needs to take their lead.”
Cole is part of a group of Dallas police
officers called Heroes, Cops and Kids who
dress up as superheroes to act as positive
role models for kids in the community.
But he alone takes on the effort and
expense required to visit kids facing
difficult illnesses. “I actually seek kids that
are going through tough challenges like
cancer and stuff like that,” he said.
He could ask others to join him in his
mission but, he said, “I’m not a big fan of
waiting for someone else to do something.
I make sure I follow up with what I tell
anybody that I’m going to do.”
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Obituaries
SANDRA (LOWRY) MILLER-WOLFE,
69, passed from this life on May 30, in
Knoxville. After battling back from many
health issues, she is finally at peace.
Sandy was born on Christmas Eve 1945 to
Phyllis (Pollett) Lowry and Lloyd Lowry
in Holdrege, Nebraska. She attended
Alma Public School and considered her
schoolmates as some of her lifetime
friends. She lived many years and had
some great friends in Republican City,
Nebraska. In the mid 90’s, she moved to
Tennessee to be near her daughters and
extended family. She married her loving
husband, Kieth Wolfe in 2001 and enjoyed
the rest of her days in Rutledge. She is
survived by her husband, Kieth Wolfe; her
daughter Angela Miller and her partner
Kim Kobs; daughter Saij (Barbi) MillerWildsmith; and grandsons Ethan and
Ezra, all of East Tennessee; her brother
and sister-in-law Dan and Cheryl Lowry of
Florence, Arizona; niece Shanna Hauver
& family of Holden, Massachusetts; and
niece Jenny Larson & family of Colorado
Springs, Colorado; stepson Eric Wolfe
with children Dane, Dennis and Breanna
of Rutledge; and stepdaughter Vicki
Fooerg of Florida. A celebration of life
took place on June 3 at her Catholic
mission church. In lieu of flowers, Sandy
would have loved any donations to go
to her church’s building fund: John Paul
II Catholic Mission Building Fund, 7735
Rutledge Pike, Rutledge, TN 37861.
Arrangements by Cremation Options, Inc.
(865) 6WE-CARE or (865) 693-2273.
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VIRGINIA (GINNIE)
WILHOIT, 91, of
Strawberry Plains,
passed away Monday,
June 8. She was a
member of Washington
Pike United Methodist
Church. Ginnie was
a faithful member of
the United Methodist
Women and the Christian Fidelis Sunday
School class. She was preceded in death
by husband of 58 years, D.C. Wilhoit;
parents and eleven brothers and sisters.
She is survived by daughters, Sharon
(Vernon) Wise and Connie (Phil) Whitson;
grandchildren, Dylan Whitson, Trevor
(Caroline) Whitson, Wesley (Abby)
Whitson, Elizabeth Wise, Cynthia (Greg)
Lampkin and Spencer (Brandi) Wise;
great-grandchildren, Lily and Mason
Lampkin, Caroline, Zoey, and Cecelia
Whitson and Henleigh and Hartley Wise;
sisters-in-law, Margaret Humphries, Clara
Byrd and Vonda Wilhoit; brother-in-law,
Jack (Freda) Wilhoit; and several nieces,
nephews, and friends. The family wishes
to express its deepest love and gratitude
to the staff at Tennova Hospice for the
love and care given to Ginnie and her
family. The family will receive friends
from 5 until 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at
Washington Pike United Methodist Church
with the funeral service to follow at 7:30
p.m. with Rev. Dr. Pat Polis officiating.
Family and friends will meet 10:45 a.m.
Friday, June 12 at Eastview Memorial
Gardens for an 11 a.m. interment. In
lieu of flowers, memorials may be given
to Washington Pike United Methodist
Church, 2241 Washington Pike, Knoxville,
TN 37917, or Tennova Healthcare Auxiliary
Hospice Fund, 7447 Andersonville Pike,
Knoxville, TN 37938. Arrangements by
Bridges Funeral Home, 5430 Rutledge
Pike, (865) 523-4999.
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JAMES HOWARD PARKER, 91, of
Titusville, Florida, passed away on
June 2 in Johnson City. Jim was born on
November 15, 1923. He served in the Navy
aboard the USS Beaty in WWII and in
the Korean Conflict. A native of Florida,
he graduated from Carson Newman
University in 1952 and continued on to
receive a graduate degree in education
from George Peabody College. He began
his teaching career in Knoxville and
taught for many years in Titusville,
Florida. He was married to Mary Green
for a few months short of 65 years. He
will be remembered by his spouse, Mary;
his sister, Kathryn Hill (Jack); brother,
Norman Parker (Annice); children,
Jan Parker Hinson (Danny) and Jimmy
Parker (Lindy); grandchildren, Andrea
Parker Horner (Bryan), Joshua Hinson
(Carla), Hannah Hinson Gathagan (Matt),
Meredith Parker Greene (Andrew), Griffin
Shaulis; great-grandchildren, Nolan,
Adelyn and Hadley Horner; and countless
other friends and family who were blessed
to know him. He was preceded in death
by his parents, Howard and Cenus Parker;
by his beloved daughter, Nora Parker
Shaulis (David); his brother, Calvin Parker
(Harriett); and brother-in-law Jack Hill. A
funeral will be held on Wednesday, June
10, with the family receiving friends at
1:30 pm and service at 2 p.m. at Buffalo
Baptist Church, Rutledge. The family
requests in lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be given to Buffalo Baptist
Church youth ministry, 8458 Indian Ridge
Rd, Rutledge, TN 37861; buffalobaptist@
hotmail.com. Arrangements by Farrar
Funeral Home in Jefferson City,
(865) 475-3892.
www.farrarfuneralhome.com
MARVIN GLENN DAUGHERTY SR.,
64, of Mascot, passed away Thursday,
June 4. He was preceded by the love of
his life, Pattie Daugherty; mother and
father, Gladys and Charles Daugherty;
brothers, Junior and Bobby Daugherty;
sister, Judy Pruitt. He is survived by
son, Marvin “Bubba” Daugherty and
wife Didi; daughters, Joy Daugherty
and Pam Daugherty; brother, Tommy
Daugherty and wife Donna; sisters,
Joyce Collier and husband Bill, Linda
Holbert and husband Mickey, Libby
Taylor and husband Robby and Oddie
Gibson; grandchildren, Corey, Trey,
Brad, Caleb; and great-grandchild,
Caden. Family received friends from 4
until 6 p.m. Saturday, June 6 at Bridges
Funeral Home, 5430 Rutledge Pike,
(865) 523-4999.
www.bridgesfuneralhome.com
BETTY FAYE ACUFF
DOWLING, 71, passed
away Thursday, June 4.
She was of the Baptist
faith. She retired from
Shannondale Health
Care after 33 years. She
is survived by husband
of 50 years, Robert
Dowling; daughter and
son-in-law, Kathy and David Dowling Jr.;
granddaughters, Kaitlyn and Kristin.
Funeral services were held at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, June 9, at Bridges Funeral Home.
Pam Neal officiated. Family and friends
will meet 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 10,
at Greenwood Cemetery for an 11 a.m.
interment. The family received friends
from 5 until 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bridges
Funeral Home, 5430 Rutledge Pike,
(865) 523-4999.
www.bridgesfuneralhome.com
Property Transfers
Don and Joann Roberts sold to Terri and
John Ryan 8.436 acres in Rutledge for
$21,500.
Brian D. and Stacy Brubaker sold to
Johnny T and Melanie Hatfield lot 9 in
Monta Vista Estates subdivision in Bean
Station for $141,000.
Cindy and Bradley Roberts sold to Mark
E. and Janet C. Roberts 14.070 acres more
or less in Blaine for $84,000.
Ermon T. Bullen Jr., Michael Wayne Bullen
and Patricia E. Hensley sold to Sammy
and Carrie Helton a parcel in Washburn
for $115,000.
Melissa and Brandon Smith sold to Alan
K. Lunceford Jr. a parcel in Rutledge for
$170,000.
Smiley Elmo and Sue K. Clapp sold to
Steve and Nancy Dean lots 4,5,7 in the
Collins Property subdivision in Blaine for
$195,000.
Raymond and Katherine E. Nemeth Jr.
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sold to Yolonda Hope Meier 3.250 acres
more or less in Washburn for $7,000.
Erin Duke Arnwine Weaver and Erin Duke
Weaver sold to Elizabeth O. Sheppard
lots 78,79 in W L Callaway’s Cherokee
Lake subdivision in Rutledge for $25,000.
Jawrell W. and Michelle C. Cook sold to
Amy F. Baer lot 9 in the Black Fox Harbor
phase 1 and 2 subdivision in Washburn
for $195,000.
Walter C. and Rhonda Hobbs sold to
Ronnie and Lorenda Gray lot 10 in the
Howerton subdivision in Rutledge for
$15,000.
Laura E. Hogan sold to Ward A and
Stacy L. Hass II. a parcel in Rutledge for
$235,000.
Regina Collins, Randel Collins and Brisha
Collins sold to Shelia S. and John W.
Bailey a parcel in Thorn Hill for $12,000.
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— BEAN STATION —
Adriel Missionary Baptist
Barnards Grove Missionary Baptist
Bean Station Baptist Temple
Bean Station Church of God
Bean Station First Baptist
Bean Station Worship Center
Central United Methodist
Community Chapel
Missionary Baptist
Crossroads Missionary Baptist
Faithful Baptist
First Independent Freewill Baptist
Heath Chapel
Holston Valley Old Regular Baptist
Lakeshore Missionary Baptist
Mary’s Chapel United Methodist
Morning Star Missionary Baptist
Mountain View Baptist Church
New Beginning Baptist Church
New Hope Pentecostal Church
New Life Baptist Church
New Prospect Missionary Baptist
Noeton Baptist
Noeton Primitive Baptist
Riverview Missionary Baptist
Rock Haven Missionary Baptist
Rocky Summit Missionary Baptist
Valley View Missionary Baptist
Old Mountain View Independent
Freewill Baptist
— BLAINE —
Bashert Baptist
Block Springs Baptist
Brown New Hope Baptist
Byerley’s Chapel Baptist
God’s Little Mission Baptist
Highland Springs Baptist
Indian Ridge Baptist
Lea Springs Baptist
Little Valley Baptist
Mouth of Richland Baptist
New Freedom Missionary Baptist
Red House Baptist
Your Friends. Your Neighbors. Our Family.
— JOPPA —
Higher Ground Independent
Missionary Baptist Church
Joppa United Methodist
— RUTLEDGE —
Avondale Baptist
Blaine’s Chapel
Blue Springs Baptist
5430 Rutledge Pike • (865) 523-4999 • www.bridgesfuneralhome.com
Buffalo Baptist
*non-licensed funeral personnel
Evelyn Foster *
Sheila Bailey*
Cedar Grove United Methodist
Central Point Baptist
Dry Valley Missionary Baptist
Locust Grove Baptist
Old Fashion Church
Church at Rutledge
Mount Eager Baptist
Fairview United Methodist
Pentecostal Church at Poor Valley
Church of Christ at Mountainview
Needham Chapel Oak Grove
Liberty Missionary Baptist
Promiseland
Clinchdale Baptist
Powder Springs Missionary Baptist
Mount Pleasant United Methodist
Rutledge Baptist
Freedom Chapel Missionary Baptist
Puncheon Camp Missionary Baptist
Oak Hill Missionary Baptist
Rutledge United Methodist
Free Spirit Chapel
Salem Primitive Baptist
Pleasant View Missionary Baptist
Shiloh United Methodist
Free Worship
Washburn Baptist
Thorn
Hill
Baptist
Southside
Baptist
Grace Missionary Baptist
Thorn
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Missionary
Baptist
St.
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Catholic
Mission
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Head of Richland Baptist
Sunrise Baptist
Buffalo Trail Baptist Church
— WASHBURN —
Helton Springs Baptist
Liberty Baptist Church
Beeler’s Chapel United Methodist
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Tampico Baptist
Zion Baptist
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Bridge Port Missionary Baptist
Living Waters Church of God
— THORN HILL —
Central View American Christian
Mitchell Springs Baptist
— HAWKINS COUNTY —
Beech Grove Missionary Baptist
Dutch Valley Baptist
Narrow Valley Baptist
Calvary Baptist Church
Cedar Springs Missionary Baptist
Elm Springs Baptist
New Beginning
Hawkins County Lutheran Worship
Clinch Valley American Christian
Fairview Baptist
New Bethel Baptist
Community
Coffey’s Chapel Missionary Baptist
Glory Bound Baptist
New Corinth Baptist
James Chapel American Christian
Cornerstone Baptist
House of Prayer
New Blackwell Baptist
Church
Dotson’s Campground
Johnson’s Chapel
Noah’s Chapel
Open Arms Mission
United Methodist
Liberty Hill Baptist
Oakland Baptist
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Arrest Reports
June 1: Taylor Austin Banner,
20, Morristown, was arrested and
charged with possession of drug
paraphernalia. Dustin A. Cansler,
25, Greeneville, was arrested
and charged with violation of
probation. Kevin Eugene Dalton,
32, Thorn Hill, was arrested
and charged with failure to
appear. Dustin Ray Mabe, 25,
Surggoinsville, was arrested
and charged with driving on a
suspended license.
June 2: Brandon Carroll Booker,
36, Corryton, was arrested and
charged with failure to appear.
Wesley Ray Warwick, 56, Blaine,
was arrested and charged with
aggravated domestic assault.
June 3: Raymond Eugene
Gallagher III, 42, Maryville, was
arrested and charged with driving
on a revoked license, violation
of the implied consent law and
DUI. Gary Wayne McIntosh,
32, Tazewell, was arrested
and charged with violation of
probation. William Travis Wilder,
29, Knoxville, was arrested and
charged with public intoxication
and possession of drug
paraphernalia.
June 4: Brian Keith Hogan, 35,
Lawrenceburg, was arrested
and held for Lawrence County.
Cassandra Danielle Lane,
30, Blaine, was arrested and
charged with failure to appear
and violation of probation. Paul
Edward Long, 31, Morristown,
was arrested and charged with
failure to appear. William Russell
Lynch, 43, Bean Station, was
arrested and held for court.
Elijah Don Morgan, 37, Blaine,
was arrested and charged with
vandalism. Adam Todd Tucker,
36, Loretto, was arrested and
held for Lawrence County.
June 5: Leslie Owen Brooks, 37,
New Market, was arrested and
charged with theft of property
more than $1,000. James
Randall Bryan, 33, Knoxville,
was arrested and charged with
violation of probation. Steven
Milas Gideon, 31, Corryton,
was arrested and held for court.
Bradley Matthew Harville, 30,
Thorn Hill, was arrested and
charged with driving on a revoked
license. Trey Allen Harville, 37,
Thorn Hill, was arrested to serve
time per the judge. Timothy
Shane Osborne, 35, Rogersville,
was arrested and charged with
possession of drug paraphernalia,
simple possession of a schedule
VI drug and driving on a revoked
license. Jeremy Dale Shelton, 26,
Clinton, was arrested and held
for court. Cody David Keil, 29,
Mooresburg, was arrested and
charged with public intoxication.
June 7: Michael James Colegrove,
21, Bean Station, was arrested
and charged with two counts of
burglary, aggravated burglary,
theft of property more than
$1,000 and vandalism. James
Eric Greene, 49, Rogersville, was
arrested and charged with driving
on a revoked license, second
offense and leaving the scene of
an accident.
June 8: Tracey Margaret Huff, 50,
Blaine, was arrested and charged
with DUI and failure to display a
drivers license.
Weekly Planner
Submissions for the weekly planner are published based
on available space and publication is not guaranteed. The
deadline for inclusion of items in the weekly planner is the
Friday prior to the publication date, with no exceptions.
Wednesday, June 10
Grainger County FCE members will hold their annual
picnic Wednesday, June 10 at 11 a.m. at the Grainger
County Park, Lakeshore Drive, Rutledge. Members are
encouraged to attend and bring a covered dish.
Thursday, June 11
Bean Station football and cheerleading sign-ups will be
held every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at Bean Station
Elementary School, beginning Thursday, June 11 until
Thursday, July 2 from 6 until 7:30 p.m. Boys and girls
ages 5 through 13 are encouraged to signup. For more
information, call coach Will at (423) 839-3719.
The Blaine Senior Citizens dinner will be held Thursday,
June 11 at 11:30 a.m. at Blaine City Hall. Everyone in
encouraged to bring a covered dish and attend. For more
information, call (865) 828-3860.
The Grainger County Retired Teachers Association will
meet Thursday, June 11, at 1 p.m. at the Down Home
Restaurant in Rutledge. All retired teachers are encouraged
to attend. For more information, call (865) 993-2545.
Friday, June 12
A benefit yard sale will be held Friday, June 12 and
Saturday, June 13 at the home of Joann Dalton in Thorn
Hill. Proceeds will go for the upkeep and repairs of McDanill
and Dalton Cemetery. Anyone who has family there is
encouraged to attend. For more information, call (865)
767-2231.
The Grainger County Election Commission will meet in
their office Friday, June 12 at 4 p.m. for the purpose of
budget preparation. The meeting is open to the public.
Glorybound Baptist Church at Petticoat Junction in
Washburn, Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13 will be
canceled in the event of rain.
Saturday, June 13
The Third District Community Association will hold a
country breakfast Saturday, June 13 at the Indian Ridge
voting building from 7:30 until 10 a.m. Cost for the
breakfast will be $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 years
and under. The community is encouraged to attend.
Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, Highway 131,
Thorn Hill, will begin itsVacation Bible School, “Blast to the
Past,” starting with the kickoff, Saturday, June 13 from 4
until 6 p.m. with classes to follow starting Monday, June 15
through Friday, June 19 at 7 p.m. Reverend Terry Williams
encourages everyone to attend.
Sunday, June 14
The Betterway Quartet will be singing at Clinch Valley
American Christian Church in Thorn Hill June 14 at 11 a.m.
The community is encouraged to attend.
New Life Baptist Church in Bean Station will be hosting
Heart to Heart singers Sunday, June 14, at 11 a.m. Pastor
Jimmie Hubbard encourages the community to attend.
The McCoy Family and Friends Bluegrass Picnic will
take place Saturday, June 20, from 6:30 p.m. until dusk
at Grainger County Park in Rutledge. Nicholas Greene and
The Heavy Hearted as well as Anthony Bales and The Blue
Grass Professionals will be featured. The event will take
place rain or shine. Donations will benefit Appalachian
Outreach. Bring your own food, beverages, blankets or
chair. No alcohol is allowed in the park.
Washburn Public Library will host the annual Summer
Reading Program every Friday afternoon in the month of
June. The community is encouraged to come by and register
their children for the program.
Wednesday, June 24
The Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority Head Start
Programs are currently seeking children for their centers
in Grainger County. Head Start serves 3 and 4 year old
children. It is a comprehensive program that provides
health services such as physicals and referrals for follow-up
treatment, dental care and treatment, speech therapy, social
services support, referrals and many more services. The
program also provides a nutritional program which provides
two-thirds of the daily nutritional needs of the children.
The program is designed for preschoolers who meet certain
eligibility requirements set by federal guidelines. For more
information or to enroll a child, please contact Reva Moore
at (865) 828-6123 or Linda Cole at (865) 992-8146.
The Mouth of Richland Creakers Seniors will meet June
24, at 11:30 a.m. at the Mouth of Richland Church. There
will be a light lunch at 11:30 a.m. Ed Hooper will be the
speaker. Ed has written several books about East Tennessee.
He has also produced films on the Medal of Honor Veterans.
The community is encouraged to attend this free event.
Sunday, June 28
Rutledge High School Class of 1975 will be having its
40 year class reunion at Grainger County Park, June 28,
at 2 p.m.. Hamburgers and hotdogs will be served at 4
p.m. “Cooter” Daniel will be providing the music. All class
members, former teachers and staff are encouraged to
attend and bring lawn chairs, games and side dishes. For
more information, call Bruce McDaniel at (865) 591-6098
or Karen Greenlee Hall at (865) 705-0456.
Saturday, August 29
Freedom Chapel Baptist Church, Helton Road in Bean
Station, has canceled its fifth Saturday night singing.
The next singing will be August 29. Pastor Jeff Broyles
encourages the public to attend.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Grainger County Health Department and University of
Tennessee Extension will offer 6 weeks of free diabetes
classes on how to deal with the disease and also about
the impact on their lives starting Monday, June 29 from
1:30 until 3:30 p.m. For more information, call Cassie
Wanamaker, Health Educator at (865) 983-4582, Extension
144.
Dandridge Police Department will host Tennessee
Handgun Permit Classes on Saturday, June 13 and Saturday,
June 27, at 8 a.m. To register, call (865) 397-8862 ext. 26
or (865) 356-7423.
Free Diabetes Classes will be held at Blaine City Hall for
anyone living with diabetes. Family members, friends, or
caregivers are invited to attend. The classes will be taught
in 6 weekly sessions from Monday, June 29 until Monday,
August 3, from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. No testing will be
administered, only instructions.
The Cabbage Cemetery, a community cemetery in the
Black Fox area of Grainger County, is in need of donations
for the mowing and maintenance fund. The Cabbage
Cemetery is a charitable organization and all donations are
tax deductible. Donations may be sent to Bennie Capps,
P.O. Box 91, Maynardville, TN 37807. Donations are also
needed for the Hamilton Cemetery to maintain and to keep it
from becoming overgrown once again with briars. Donations
can be sent to the Hamilton Cemetery Fund, in care of
John Cabage, 740 Cabbage Cemetery Road, Washburn, TN.
Thanks in advance to everyone who can help.
St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic, a free mobile medical clinic, will
be at the Northside Community Center (behind the school
in Washburn), the first Wednesday of every month, from
10 a.m. until 2 p.m. St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic will provide
primary care, urgent care, chronic conditions, patient
education and disease prevention. Dental care, vision care,
contraception, narcotics or pain management, pregnancyrelated services, screenings for disability or workmen’s
compensation will not be provided by St. Mary’s Legacy
Clinic. Bring all medications (vitamins, pills in bottles and
supplements) with you during the visit.
Every Tuesday at noon there will be an Al-Anon meeting
at Bean Station Town Hall, located at 785 Main Street in
Bean Station. Al-Anon is for anyone who has been affected
by someone else’s drinking or drug use.
Cabin and tent spots are available for rent at River Place
on the Clinch. For more information, call (877) 483-7211
or visit www.riverplaceontheclinch.com
Every fourth Monday is knife trade night at the Ag
Pavilion, 280 Bryan Rd., Rutledge. There is no charge for
vendor set-up. Free coffee is available. No guns allowed.
Anyone interested may buy, sell, trade and tell tall tales.
For more information contact Anthony at (865) 765-4365.
The Thorn Hill Volunteer Association will meet the fourth
Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All citizens are encouraged
to attend. For more information call (865) 767-2522.
Valley of Independence Volume 2, (as well as volume
1) is available for purchase at Citizens Bank & Trust of
Grainger County and the office of Grainger Today. DVDs are
available at a cost of $10 each.
AA meetings will be held every Wednesday and Sunday at
7 p.m. at the Mooresburg Community Center.
The Northside Senior Program meets every third
Wednesday of the month at noon at the Northside Community
Center. Anyone of any age is welcome and encouraged to
come and bring a potluck dish. For more information call
Janet at (865) 497-3816.
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Monday, June 15
New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church will hold
Vacation Bible School Monday, June 15 thru Friday, June
19, from 6:30 until 8:30. For more information and
transportation assistance, call (865) 566-8290. Reverend
Randy Beeler encourages the public to attend.
Dr. Timothy Gunnin is proud to offer
3D technology right here
in Rogersville. This revolutionary computer-aided design and
ceramic restorations system lets Dr. Gunnin produce your crown
while you wait. Often in just 90 minutes!
Noeton Baptist Church will host its Vacation Bible
school, “Journey Off The Map”, starting June 15 from 6
until 8:30 p.m. Classes for all ages will be offered and Rev.
Scott Howerton encourages the community to attend.
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Dr. Gunnin is dedicated to providing all of your family’s dental needs.
Tuesday, June 16
Call 423-272-5353 today for your appointment!
The Grainger County 911 Board will meet Tuesday, June
16 at 7 p.m. in the Justice Center’s Chancery Courtroom.
Following the regular monthly meeting, the session will
begin with a fiscal year 2015-2016 budget hearing. Both
meetings are open to the public.
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Saturday, June 20
Noah’s Chapel Church in Rutledge will be having a benefit
singing Saturday, June 20 at 6 p.m. Proceeds will go to
benefit Cas and Beverly Lakins who lost their belongings to
a house fire. The community is encouraged to attend.
TIMOTHY GUNNIN, DDS
DDS: University of Tennessee
School of Dentistry
Member: American Academy of Cosmetic
Dentistry, Academy of General Dentistry
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A reunion will be held Saturday, June 20, beginning at
12 p.m. at the Harville Cemetery behind Fairview Methodist
Church in Thorn Hill. A covered dish lunch will begin around
12:30. Donations for the upkeep of the cemetery would be
appreciated. For more information, call (865) 767-3784.
Donations are needed to go towards the upkeep of the
Rufus Coffey Cemetery. Donations can be sent to Alvin
Coffey P.O. Box 207, Bean Station, TN 37708.
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Photos by Regina Mitchell
Chamber of Commerce member Jennifer Little, Pam Patterson, Stacie Winstead, Peyton
Seals, Tasha Seals, Sara Patrick, Debbie Robbins, Preston Seals, Briana Williams and
State Representative Jerry Sexton attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at Forever Young,
in Bean Station.
The Forever
Young boutique
will offer a
variety of
womens and
girls’ fashions.
Forever Young holds
ribbon cutting ceremony
REGINA MITCHELL
GT Reporter
BEAN STATION – A ribbon cutting
ceremony was held at Forever Young, a
new clothing boutique in Bean Station,
Friday, June 5.
Owner Tasha Seals said the new
woman’s boutique, which opened its
doors May 23, will offer a variety of
items for women sizes 0 to XXXL and
little girls sizes 0 to 14. Along with a line
of fashionable clothing, the shop will
also offer clothing accessories, jewelry,
touches of home decor and a variety of
scented candles.
In celebration of the event, every
shopper that made a purchase the day
of the ribbon cutting ceremony received
a free manicure and refreshments.
Seals said she was very pleased with
the amount of shoppers visiting her new
shop to date and is optimistic that her
shop is in a good location to become
successful and provide women’s and
girls clothing at reasonable prices.
Take Charge of Your Diabetes
Program Workshop scheduled
RUTLEDGE – The Grainger County
Health Department and University of
Tennessee Extension will be offering
a free Take Charge of Your Diabetes
Program Workshop, beginning June 29.
The six-week program is designed
for people with diabetes and caregivers
to learn the basic skills necessary to
self-manage their diabetes and work
effectively with their health care
professionals.
Diabetes is a complicated disease
that can strike fear, confusion and
helplessness in diagnosed people and
caregivers. People with diabetes must
deal not only with their disease, but also
with the impact this has on their lives and
emotions. A self-management approach
to diabetes education gives people the
knowledge, tools and confidence to
take day-by-day responsibility of their
diabetes care.
The Take Charge of Your Diabetes
Program is conducted by two leaders
certified by Stanford University Diabetes
Self-Management
Program
master
trainers. Classes will be held every
Monday from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m.
For more information, or to sign up for
the program, contact Cassie Wanamaker,
Health Educator at (865) 983-4582
Extension 144.
GRANT from GT1
will be funded 95 percent by TDOT, with
five percent funded with local matching
funds. Total individual project costs will
not exceed $1 million.
“Our
responsibilities
as
a
transportation
agency
go
far
beyond building roads and bridges,”
Commissioner Schroer said. “Providing
safe access for different modes of
transportation ultimately creates a more
complete and diverse network for our
users. These projects are also extremely
cost effective, which allows TDOT to
make improvements in more areas across
the state.”
HICKMAN – Lady Grizzly rising
senior Ashlyn Hodge has been named a
member of the 2015 Tennessee Softball
Coaches All-State AA team.
Hodge, who is a three-sport star at
Grainger High School, got a late start in
softball as she was a starter for the Lady
Grizzly basketball team which advanced
to the final four in the state basketball
tournament, which was concluded last
March.
Although Hodge, who played center
field and catcher when needed, started
late, she quickly found her groove and
ended the season leading the Lady
Grizzlies in batting average as she had
50 hits in 105 at-bats for a .476 average
for the year. Add to that her walks
and Hodge tied for the best on-base
percentage with Kimberlyn Thomson
as both finished the
season with a .528
OBP. In addition to
leading the team in
hits, she was also the
leader in doubles with
12 and triples with six,
scored 33 runs and 25
RBIs.
Ashlyn Hodge
Hodge, a starter
in all three sports,
softball, basketball and volleyball, leans
toward basketball and softball as her
favorite sports. She feels that her most
important contribution to the Lady
Grizzly softball team is putting the ball
in play and getting on base to give her
teammates an opportunity to drive in
runs.
“I’m excited about making all-state,”
said Hodge. “I wouldn’t have been able to
do it without the help of my teammates,
my coaches and my parents.”
Washburn teacher chosen
for SCORE Fellowship
BARBARA WOMACK
GT Correspondent
NASHVILLE – Washburn kindergarten
teacher Meka Wilhoit has been chosen
as one of 26 Tennessee educators to
receive the State Collaborative on
Reforming Education (SCORE) 2015-16
Tennessee Educator Fellowship.
The nonpartisan advocacy and
research organization also tapped
an experienced teacher from Shelby
County Schools to lead the program in
its second year.
“I was very excited to hear that Meka
Wilhoit was selected as a Tennessee
Educator Fellow for the 2015-2016 school
year. This opportunity is a great honor
for Meka, Washburn School, Grainger
County Schools and the entire county,”
said Director of Schools Edwin Jarnagin.
“The experience will allow her
to network with other educators,
administrators, community leaders and
policy makers and will allow growth of
her professional knowledge base. We
hope to capitalize on Meka’s experience
by allowing her to lead professional
learning communities in our system in
the next few years.”
SCORE President and CEO Jamie
Woodson said, “Teachers are the most
important in-school factor for increasing
student success, and their insight is
crucial to developing the policies and
practices that can sustain and accelerate
student growth in Tennessee. The
Tennessee Educator Fellowship equips
and empowers classroom teachers to
advocate for their students and their
profession.”
The new class includes teachers
with more than 300 years of combined
teaching experience and represents
elementary, middle, and high schools
in urban, suburban and rural systems
across Tennessee. They teach math,
English, science, social studies, history,
government, engineering and robotics,
music and junior ROTC.
SCORE was founded in 2009 by former
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.
CABBAGE from GT1
scouts and that activity intensified in the
three weeks that followed. During this
time he had worked out for a number of
major league teams which include the
Toronto Blue Jays, the Minnesota Twins,
the Miami Marlins, the Boston Red Sox,
the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Texas Rangers
and the Houston Astros. In the past 10
days Cabbage has worked out for the
Atlanta Braves at Turner Field in Atlanta,
the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman
Stadium in Kansas City and topped that
off by working out for the Chicago Cubs
at historic Wrigley Field.
The result of all his work was that
Cabbage was chosen as the 110th player
in the 2015 major league draft of all the
high school seniors and college juniors
in the country and will now become
part of the Minnesota Twins baseball
organization.
The next step for Cabbage will be
going to Florida to play with the Twins
Florida State League team, the Fort Myers
Miracle. It’s possible that Trey might then
move to the Twin’s Elizabethton team in
the Appalachian League near the end of
this summer or at the beginning of next
season.
“We’re very happy,” said Trey’s father,
Wayne. “It was nerve wracking and it’s
a sense of relief that we’re going to the
Minnesota organization. We have talked
with those guys since last summer. They
are a good organization with good people
and we’re tickled to death.”
INSURE TN from GT2
Wolfe said, “I would like to thank Sen.
Frank Niceley and Rep. Jerry Sexton
for supporting this grant.” Niceley
(R-Strawberry Plains) and Sexton (R-Bean
Station) represent Grainger County in the
Tennessee General Assembly.
The Multimodal Access Grant was
created in 2013 and TDOT has been able
to fund 27 projects through a competitive
grant process.
For more information about the
Multimodal Access Grant, project
guidelines, and applications, visit http://
www.tdot.state.tn.us/publictrans/fund.
htm.
but supporters have not given up on
bringing it back in 2016.
Had it passed, it would have made
the state eligible for millions of federal
dollars for up to two years.
The study says of the county’s 2010
population of 22,657 citizens, 1,608 would
be in line for benefits.
The council’s report said the objective
for state adopting the program would
be to expand Medicaid benefits to nonelderly individuals whose income falls
below 138 percent of the federal poverty
level. Tennessee is one of 22 states that
have not yet adopted the plan. The study
said Tennessee’s Medicaid rolls would he
expanded by 179,000 people in the year
2016.
The economic benefit to the state
in 2016 would have been $1.77 billion,
according to the report. It would have
reduced uncompensated medical costs
by $140 million. Also, 20,000 to 35,000
fewer people would be borrowing
money to pay for out-of-pocket medical
expenses.
The report also says if Tennessee
would adopt the expansion, there would
be 150 to 300 fewer deaths each year.
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Grainger TODAY
GT9
JDUB from GT1
family. Graves prayed for the full
recovery of JDub. He also prayed for
strength for the family to continue to
battle with his illness and for members
of the community who continue to show
support for the family. He thanked them
on behalf of the family, for their support
in past.
Following the prayer, Iron Man made
ehis appearance and began his visit with
sJDub and his guests. He took a short
time to demonstrate the features of his
Iron Man suit, as well as those of his
Superman car.
The
evening’s
events
included
trefreshments donated by Pizza Plus,
Subway and Olive Garden, face painting
,and a bounce house for the children.
Vehicles from various county emergency
services and the big trucks of Clinton
Highway Towing were on hand for
inspection by the community. The Life
eExpress train provided free rides.
Due to their strong religious beliefs,
it was the family’s wish that a church
service also be held. Entertainment was
provided by various groups of singers,
as well as a sermon presented by Rev.
Graves.
Senior Corporal Damon Cole of the
Dallas Police department appeared as
Iron Man for the event. Cole said his
portrayal of popular heroes began three
years ago, but in recent months he had
amped his effort to create believable
characters for children suffering from
various illnesses. Cole said he had
personally paid for his Dodge Charger
with its $15,000 of custom alterations
that include custom paint, display and
sound system, along with L.E.D lights. He
said the car is his personal vehicle and
is his only means of transportation. Cole
said what he did, he did for the children.
He said, “It is all about the kids’
happiness, just like tonight is all about
JDub.”
Cole said while making the drive from
Dallas to Rutledge he saw dark clouds
in the sky and was concerned that the
weather would take a bad turn,“but as
the helicopter lifted JDub into the air for
his helicopter ride, the clouds parted and
the weather turned out to be just perfect
for JDub’s party.”
Photos by Regina MItchell
IRONMAN from GT3
And he’s willing to go all out to leave
kids awestruck.
Cole’s ride is a 2012 Dodge Charger
that he purchased in a plain silver color.
He said he always wanted to customize
it and he began by having it wrapped in
flat black.
He said he wanted it to have a
Superman theme, but he didn’t want to
just go to the parts store and buy the
typical available stickers.
He found a shop to do the custom work
he wanted and piece by piece, slowly
but surely, the car began to take the
shape of the Superman car he wanted.
The interior has been customized
and includes a Superman dome light.
Superman logos light up on both sides
of the car and the trunk lid lights up
red, with Man of Steel on it. He had a
command key made that when inserted
into the side of the trunk, actives red
neon lighting inside the trunk. There is
a custom Superman logo on the floor of
the trunk and neon lights underneath
the car. Red and blue halos surround the
headlights and a projector displays the
superman logo on the ground from both
car doors.
Cole said he has so much invested in
the vehicle’s customization he wouldn’t
be able to just replace it. He said he will
likely rebuild or replace the engine to
keep the car going when the time comes.
Cole said he didn’t know how much
dressing as a superhero would effect the
children he visits.
“You make a lasting impression on
these kids. I never in my wildest dreams
thought dressing up as a superhero
would have such an impact on these
kids,” he said.
Recently, he said, the Dallas Police
Department did something for a little
Damon Cole uses a Superman logo on
his bulletproof vest to help kids feel
comfortable speaking with him.
boy named Jack who had a love for the
Avengers and Iron Man. Jack’s brain
cancer had affected his brain in such a
way that it had taken his ability to speak.
The DPD swore Jack in as an honorary
Dallas police officer and during the
event, Cole asked his family if they had
seen the new Avengers movie. He said
the family told him they hadn’t, but
were probably going to take Jack to
see the movie the following weekend.
Cole later sent an email to Jack’s aunt,
offering to have Iron Man escort Jack
from the parking lot into the movie
theater. The day before the family
went to see the movie, Cole said Jack’s
mother contacted him and took him up
on his offer. He spoke with the theater’s
manager to get the manager’s approval
Courtesy photos
The customized Superman Charger is Damon Cole’s daily driver.
and met the family in the parking lot to
escort them inside.
Jack passed away last Monday, Cole
said. Tuesday, Jack’s aunt reached out to
him to tell him Jack had really enjoyed
meeting him and seeing Iron Man. He had
made such an impact on Jack, the family
invited him to attend the funeral, dressed
as Iron Man.
Cole said other than traveling to
Rutledge to visit with JDub, he has
traveled such a distance one other time,
to Smithton, Illinois to visit with a boy
named Bryce, who is a Superman fan and
who had been diagnosed with stomach
cancer. He said he planned his visit so
that he could visit Bryce’s school as Iron
Man, as well as visiting him at home later
as Superman.
Cole said his visit with JDub in
Rutledge was “an amazing experience. I
am very honored and pleased to do what
I could. It was 10 times better than I could
have ever imagined.”
While Cole has a gofundme page, he
doesn’t advertise it. He said he doesn’t
want people to think he does what he
does to make money.
“The only time I will give it out is when
someone sends me a private message.
Then I will send it to them. They can post
it if they want, but you will never see
me out campaigning for funds. If people
believe in what I am doing and they
would like to contribute, I’m not going to
argue with them, but I’m never going to
ask if anyone will help me with what I’m
doing,” he said.
GT10
Grainger TODAY
June 10, 2015
LT1
June 10, 2015
Serving Grainger, Hawkins and Surrounding East Tennessee Counties
Three paths of the
Wilderness Road from 1769-1840
KEN COFFEY
GT Correspondent
A
ccording to Tom Roach’s book, The History of Grainger County,
centuries ago a wild herd of buffalo discovered Cumberland
Gap. This “Buffalo Trace” slanted across four states, keeping
away from lowlands or marshes where the buffaloes’ vast
weight would cause them to sink as the mastodons had in
Kentucky salt licks centuries earlier. The buffalo had discovered
Cumberland Gap, the point where Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia
came together. This buffalo trail came through Bean Station and up
Hog Hollow, across Clinch Mountain and on to Cumberland Gap.
This route later become became known as the Wilderness Road.
The first route was only a pack trail that climbed countless ridges,
ran through valleys and crossed rushing streams.
In 1769, the Great Wilderness Road ended at Long Island in
Kingsport. The British government ordered that no one go any
further, but in 1769 Daniel Boone, along with six axe men, extended
the Wilderness Road from Long Island. This route followed the
present-day Highway 11, paralleling the Holston River to Bean
Station, then following Highway 25E to Cumberland Gap. Postal
services on this Wilderness Road opened in 1792 on a regular basis
from Bean Station through Cumberland Gap to Danville, Kentucky.
Frontier settlers considered these postal riders heroes and waited
eagerly for their arrival for news from settlements along the trail.
In the early 1800s, the Wilderness Road was a toll road. Marshall
Courtesy photos
WILDERNESS ROAD See LT2
Wagon Road (1797 - 1840) on south Clinch Mountain for 1.5 to 2 miles west and back east to
Hog Hollow.
Rob Ray, Truman Coffey and Mike Beck observe the cut stone laid along the old wagon
road.
First Trail, 1769 - 1797, is mostly like the path Daniel Boone traveled into
Kentucky in 1769 with six axe men. It is also the path Long Hunter Knox used
to take 500 settlers into Kentucky in the 1780s.
After 1774, an extension of the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road was blazed westward
from Cumberland Gap into Kentucky and Tennessee territories, carrying settlers coming
from Pennsylvania through Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas. From the Wilderness
Road, permission of Mrs. Robert L. Kincaid.
Living TODAY
LT2
JUNE 10, 2015
WILDERNESS ROAD from LT1
Scarce Jr., owner of some of this Clinch Mountain property, told
me his grandfather, Anderson Scarce, worked collecting money
for the toll road. Livestock drovers from Kentucky followed this
road and its branches into the southeastern states and this is how
the base of Southern Clinch Mountain got its name, Hog Hollow.
A journey through Grainger County in the early 1780s by settlers
from Virginia and North Carolina would help put Bean Station and
the crossroads on the historical map. The party left Abingdon,
Virginia with 300 people and was joined at Bean Station by another
200 settlers from North Carolina. These settlers did not take the
route Daniel Boone took in 1775. Instead of going northwest from
the blockhouse to follow Boone’s road to Cumberland Gap, the
party took an open path through Carter’s Valley on the Holston to
the newly established Bean’s Station, fifty miles directly west of
Long Island, now Kingsport.
At Bean’s Station, Col. James Knox would take control of these
early settlers, leading them on this trip through the wilderness.
Knox selected armed men who had no family obligations and
divided them into advance and rear guards. He placed the families,
women and children and a long line of pack horses between these
armed groups. As they could proceed only in single file, the line
extended for nearly two miles along the trail. The party came
upon Clinch Mountain, north of Bean’s Station and moved slowly
up the steep mountain. Many pack horses were unable to make
the climb.
From 1775 to 1796 this wilderness trail was only a horse path.
No wagons passed over it during this period when more than
200,000 people made their way into the Blue Grass State. Most
likely, the early settlers traveling across Clinch Mountain went
straight up the mountain in a small valley that passed through
Bean’s Gap and north to Thorn Hill.
Lawmakers in Kentucky were needing all those folks traveling
the crossroads at Bean’s Station. In order for this to happen, a
wagon road from Cumberland Gap to Bean’s Station was built.
While talking to my friend Jack Ritter, who had researched this
wagon road by talking to families in the area where the road was
built, he told me the Allens, Goins, Browns and Cooks told him
stories of this historical road that had been passed down from
their ancestors.
One story is how Hog Hollow got its name. The livestock
drovers from Kentucky would bring herds of hogs across Clinch
Mountain and due to the stress of climbing and going down the
steep mountain many of these hogs would die when they got to
the bottom of the mountain.
In 1863, Kentucky had 5,968 miles of stagecoach routes used
for mail routes. Changes in mail routes were being made with the
improvements of turnpikes. At that early date, Lexington was
provided with mail service to the south. The little settlement of
Bean’s Station was an important stop in the stagecoach days when
United States mail was carried by this method. Bean’s Station was
important to this mail route because it was the crossing point of
the Baltimore to Nashville stage route and the road from Kentucky
to the Carolinas and Virginia. In 1834, a stage from Bean’s Station
to Lexington, Kentucky operated three times a week, carrying
freight, mail and passengers. During the Civil War, soldiers told
stories about how hard it was to get across Clinch Mountain.
For different reasons the Wilderness Road on the south side of
Clinch Mountain changed three times. From 1775 until 1796 it was
traveled only by foot and horseback. From 1797 until 1840 it was a
wagon road and after 1840 it was a stagecoach route.
I recently had the pleasure of visiting the paths of the Daniel
Boone Trace and the historical wagon road, along with Thurman
Coffey, Rob Ray, Hamblen County Historian Jim Claborn and Civil
War Historian Mike Beck. I would not recommend this trip to any
explorers because most likely the property owners wouldn’t want
individuals trespassing on their land. The mountain is also very
steep and the path in Hog Hollow is impassable.
Also, there is a possibility of an encounter with Mr. Copperhead
or Mr. Rattler.
Courtesy photos
Wagon Road, 1797 - 1840
Truman Coffey, Jim Claborn and Rob Ray take a moment to rest by a tree growing in the Wagon
Road path.
Stagecoach Road, beginning in 1840
Hog Hollow
June 10, 2015
Grizzly Basketball Camp Living TODAY
Photos by Elmer Smith
Pictured above are the sixth through ninth grade participants in the Grizzly basketball
camp held last week in the Grainger High School gym.
LT3
Pictured above are the second through fifth grade participants in the Grizzly basketball
camp held last week in the Grainger High School gym.
Car Show Photos by Robert Turner
Blue Springs Baptist Church hosted its annual car show and fish fry, Saturday, at Blue Springs
Baptist Church, in Rutledge. For additional photos, see Facebook.com/graingertoday.
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Honor Rolls
Students making Gold Honor Roll at WASHBURN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL with all A’s for the fourth nine
weeks are: First grade, Aubrey Branson, Paisley Brooks,
Chess Creekmore, Leah Dalton, Chase Davis, Braden
Hatfield, Hannah Williams, Storm Carpenter, Spencer
Archer, Jenna Dalton, Ebany Hill, Abigail Epperson, Evie
Monroe; second grade, Ava Dalton, Tyler Gulley, Natalie
Harville, Katie Ritter, Saylor Clay, Konner Kincaid,
Gabe Keohane, Kenley Brown, Johnna Hedge, Rylee
Coffman; third grade, Megan Beeler, John Coffey, Lilly
Cook, Garrett Davidson, Ashley Gass, Callie Nicley, Tyce
Proffitt; fourth grade, Drew Branson, Ethan Hooper,
Nathan Reece; fifth grade, Emma Dalton, Zane Hentnick,
Blair Nicley, Kayley Reed, Nathaniel Barnard; sixth
grade, Haley Wolfenbarger, Madison Harvey, Emery
Coffey, Adam Collins, Cheyenne Hemenway, Lindsey
Moore; seventh grade, Adison Haun, Blake Cotter,
Lorelei Larrison, Ruthie Tolliver, Brooke Rogers, Delaney
Blankenship, Jasmine Allen; eighth grade, Noah Waller,
Abby Reed, Noah Nicley, Sierra Bailey.
Students making Silver Honor Roll at WASHBURN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL with all A’s and B’s for the
fourth nine weeks are: First grade, Joseph Graves,
Matthew Harville, Hayden Long, Aliana McLaughlin,
Yareni Navarez, Landry Coffey, Chaz Creekmore, Logan
Dalton, Bindi Hankins, Colton Torra; second grade,
Addisyn Bailey, Kahlyn Gregg, Tanner Johnson, Chase
Lacko, Sklyar Laws, Taylor Middleton, Sam Perry,
Trinady Atkins, Alysia Delph, Macy Hill, Samuel Smith,
Lydi Delle Larrison; third grade, Kylah Beeler, Lia Duda,
Evan Hentnick, Olivia Milligan, James Savage, Garyson
Wolfenbarger, Reagan Beeler, Ethan Dalton, Coleman
Edwards, Spencer Harrell, Carley Lawson, Dominique
McLaughlin, Kylie Nicely, Dakota Nicley, Megan Reed;
fourth grade, Zoey Hoskins, Kalynne Wood, Shelby
Creech, Rachael Richey, Logan Wolfenbarger, Samantha
Lacko, Billy Graves, Landon Hamic, Jace Nicley, Zavoy
West, Paige Wilder; fifth grade, Zack Davis, Mikya
Larrison, Kathryn Dalton, Bella Crook, Grace Nicely,
Mason Dalton, Bethany Hedge, Alex Davidson, Tori
James, Tori Coffman, Dylan Arnold; sixth grade, Cassi
Bailey, Sara Hill, Izic Wolfenbarger, Lacey Beeler, Dylan
Nicley, Emily Kincaid, Devin Farmer, Drew Farmer,
Madison Hopkins, Patience Ratliff; seventh grade,
Colton Nicley, Jaqueline Soto, Paula Atkins, Cody Coffey,
Cara Kincaid, Cynthia Garcia, Rikelle Bowlin, Abigail
Baz, Katelyn Graves, Willow Wyatt, Alex Wilder, Liryn
Thomison; eighth grade, Leslie Case, Matthew Nicley,
Christian Jarnigan, Eadie Allen, Joseph Wilder, Steva
Black, Austin Hemenway, Breanna Scearce, Austin
Coffman, Sierra Kivett, David Conant, Abby Cox.
Students making Gold Honor Roll at RUTLEDGE
MIDDLE SCHOOL with all A’s for the fourth nine weeks
are: Seventh grade, Trey Robinson, Ijah Sutton, Josie
Harbin, Kele Lawery, Shannon Slabaugh, Makenzie
Brown, Victoria Morgan, Abbey Hodge, Luke Jones,
Tanner Phillips, Jordan Scearce, Hunter Sexton, Peyton
Blake, Lyndzee Purkey, Makaylee Kitts, Breana Lane,
Meredith Hodges, Neely Yates, Callie Myers, Ashton
Bryse, Judd Morgan, Tate Wieber, Jama Seal, Kaden
Kincer, Kaci Bartley, Peyton Roach, Zach Byrd, Sadie
Bowers; eighth grade, Audrey Hightower, Eli Bradson,
Brett Wolfenbarger, Winter Warren, Jake Myers, Darcy
Lakins, Macey Longmire, Isabelle Stratton, Cole Arnwine,
Alonnah Brewer, Haley Greenlee, Cameron Brown, Clay
Crider, Chandler Morgan, Sali Perry, Hannah Turley,
Erica Wolfenbarger, Hannah Kelley, Taylor Sandifer,
Cody Cox, Alazia Lane, Ethan Banks, Madison Brown,
Abby Ward, Hannah Mills, Natalie Wagner, Jessie
Bonnell, Layla Mincey, Jordan Howerton, Kayla Cole,
Emily Ward, Jessie Sales, Leah Mitchell, Ally Collins,
Jeb Moore, Logan Moody, Haylie Davenport, Rebekah
Purkey, Hunter Davis, Alexis Vesser;
Students making Silver Honor Roll at RUTLEDGE
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nine weeks are: Seventh grade, Hannah Watson, Terri
Smith, Tiger Hurst, Miquel Venegas, Sarah Baldwin,
Myla McAnally, Makenzie Bennett, Josh Crews, Blake
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Will fireworks show be a dud?
Rogersville 4th of July
Celebration suffers
major financial blow
ROGERSVILLE – The Rogersville
4th of July Celebration Committee has
announced it has fallen on hard times.
According to chairman and chief
fundraiser Dr. Blaine Jones, over the
course of a few days last week, $35,000 in
sponsorships were suddenly lost.
Coupled with approximately $20,00025,000 in sponsorship losses over a twoweek span in April the committee is faced
with some major decision making.
And this is happening just a few weeks
away from the scheduled celebration.
“We have seen some hard times in the
past several years but nothing like this”
said Jones. “When you are counting on
sponsorships to follow through and then
suddenly the bottom falls out, you have to
go back and visit your budget and make
cuts where necessary unfortunately.”
One of the cuts being looked at is the
ever popular Kids Zone where thousands
of kids come each July 4 to play for free
on ten or so inflatables, water slides,
water balloon wars and the like.
A second and even bigger cut would
be the renowned Rogersville 4th of July
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Participants in last year’s Rogersville 4th of July Celebration.
Explosion of ethics complaints hits mayor’s office
CAROLYN POYTHRESS ELDER
HT Correspondent
ROGERSVILLE
–
Ethics
complaints against Hawkins County
commissioners have exploded this
week. Complaint forms against two
District 2 commissioners, one District
3 commissioner and all three District 7
commissioners have been processed by
County Mayor Melville Bailey’s office.
He said Monday afternoon two more
complaint forms were picked up last
week but have not been returned to the
office.
Rogersville resident Jeannie DeWitt
filed complaints dated May 18 against
District 2 Commissioners Fred Castle
and B. D. Cradic, along with District 3
Commissioner Gregg Fletcher. Hawkins
County Ethics Complaints forms consist
of three pages for information. DeWitt
alleges on the form that April 27 the
three commissioners met at Randall’s
Restaurant in Church Hill where they
interacted with each other and the
restaurant customers in a way that
violated three sections of the Tennessee
Open Meetings Act. She turned in 23
pages of documentation with each
complaint form and claims to have a
supporting taped telephone conversation
with Commissioner Castle in a bank
safety deposit box.
None of the three District 7
commissioner complaints were filed by
the same individual.
Bulls Gap resident Charles E. Johnson
filed a complaint form June 1 regarding
an interaction with Commissioner Mike
Herrell. Johnson alleges Herrell asked
if Hawkins County EMS could place an
ambulance at the Bulls Gap Fire Station.
The complaint states Johnson refused to
grant the request because “they owed the
fire department $4,000 from the last time
they were there.” Johnson also states
in complaint, “I think he was showing
favoritism for HCEMS,” and attached the
print out of three Facebook messages
from Herrell from May 4, 5 and 6. In one of
the messages Herrell requested a copy of
the bill, whic,h Johnson said Herrell was
going to try to have paid. Johnson does
not say by whom.
Rogersville resident and E911 Director
Gay Murrell filed an ethics complaint
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Photo courtesy Chris Edmonds
Photo courtesy Chris Edmonds
Pictured with Cherokee High School’s new mobile computer lab for its robotics program
are: (from left) Cherokee Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher Jeff Hobbs, Austin
Adams, Matt Reeves, Hunter Richards, Cherokee CTE secretary Sandy Trent, Josh Clark,
Hunter Henley, Logan Alvis and Chris Edmonds, LEAP project manager.
Pictured with Volunteer High School’s new mobile computer lab for its new robotics
program are: (from left) Adrian Smith, Volunteer CTE Principal, Hunter Jackson, Cameron
Edison, Trevor Hunt, Colvin Horne, Bailey Campbell, Madison Pressnell, Kaitlyn Price,
Summer Fugate, Austin Boozer and Chris Edmonds, LEAP Project Manager.
LEAP grant funding new high school programs
BILL JONES
HT Correspondent
ROGERSVILLE – Cherokee and
Volunteer High Schools received $30,000
mobile computer labs for their robotics
programs, May 14, thanks to a Labor
Education Alignment Program (LEAP)
grant awarded to the Grainger, Hawkins
and Hamblen County school systems
last December.
And the same grant will be used to
fund new industrial electricity education
programs that will be launched at
Cherokee and Volunteer High Schools
in cooperation with Tennessee College
of Applied Technology (TCAT) campuses
at Phipps Bend and Morristown this fall,
school officials said.
Wayland Seaton, the Hawkins County
School System’s Career and Technical
Education (CTE) director, said the new
mobile computer labs will be used to
expand the existing robotics program
at Cherokee High and launch a similar
program at Volunteer High beginning in
August.
Beginning with the 2015-16 school
year, both Cherokee and Volunteer High
Schools will have “complete” robotics
programs thanks to the LEAP grant,
according to Seaton.
He noted that the new mobile
computer labs will “run the software” for
the two school’s robotics programs. “The
computers we had were not big enough
to run the software we needed (for the
robotics program),” Seaton said.
He noted that Hawkins County’s share
of the $998,000, three-county LEAP
grant also will pay for equipment for
new industrial electricity programs at
Cherokee and Volunteer High Schools
beginning this fall, according to Seaton.
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June 10, 2015
Photos by Bill Jones
Sheriff Ronnie Lawson, left, and Hawkins County EMA Director Gary Murrell, right, confer at the scene at 7:30 a.m., Thursday, June 4. Woman dies in June 4 fire
BILL JONES
HT Correspondent
ROGERSVILLE – A 35-year-old woman
died early Thursday, June 4, after a fire
swept through the 5274 Highway 11W
apartment building where she lived.
Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie
Lawson identified the victim as Krissy
Gale Davis, 35, of 5274 Highway 11W,
Apartment 4.
“On June 4, at approximately 2:05 a.m.,
Hawkins County 911 received a call of a
fire at 5274 Highway11W, Rogersville,”
Sheriff Lawson wrote in a news release.
“Responders arrived and found heavy
smoke and flames coming from the
building, which contained apartments
and a business (Discount Vapors). The building, which is located
adjacent to the Daystar Assembly of God
church was once a motel and had been
converted into an apartment building
and also housed Discount Vapors, an
electronic cigarette retailer, according
to Sheriff Lawson.
“An unresponsive female (later
identified as Davis) was located in
apartment 4, which was where the
smoke and flames were originating
from,” the sheriff wrote in a June 4 press
release. “The female was transported
to Hawkins County Hospital Emergency
Room by Lifeguard Ambulance Service
where she was pronounced dead.”
The building was heavily damaged by
the fire, according to Lawson.
“The Tennessee Department of
Agriculture’s Bomb and Arson Unit was
called to the scene and is assisting with
determining the cause and origin of the
fire,” Lawson noted in the press release
issued Thursday afternoon. “The body of
the victim was sent to ETSU Department
of Forensic Pathology for an autopsy.”
Fire departments that assisted in
fighting the fire were: the Striggersville
VFD, the Carter’s Valley VFD, the Stanley
Valley VFD, the Goshen Valley VFD,
the Persia VFD, the Lakeview VFD, the
Bulls Gap VFD and the Surgoinsville
VFD. The Hawkins County Emergency
Management Agency also responded to
the scene to assist, the sheriff noted.
Left: A fire truck stands by near the scene of a fatal Thursday morning fire off Highway
11W just east of Rogersville. Above: Fire damage to the building.
Changes ahead for
property tax
relief program
ROGERSVILLE – Hawkins County
Trustee Jim Shanks and staff want
qualified taxpayers to know about some
new changes to the property tax relief
program for elderly, disabled or disabled
veteran homeowners.
The Tennessee General Assembly has
passed new eligibility requirements that
will go into effect July 1 for the tax year
2015. These changes will allow more
than 140,000 Tennesseans to benefit from
the $35 million dollars in state funding
that has been set aside for this important
program. Key changes for elderly or disabled
homeowners include:
The maximum market value on which
tax relief is calculated will be on the first $23,000 of the applicant’s primary
residence. The previous value limit was
$25,000.
The combined 2014 annual income for
the applicant, applicant’s spouse and
all other owners of the property cannot
exceed $28,690.
Key changes for disabled veteran
and qualified widow(er) homeowner’s
include:
The maximum market value on which
tax relief is calculated will be on the
first $100,000 of the applicant’s primary
residence. The previous value limit was $175,000.
Eligibility for new applicants in tax
year 2015 will include an income limit. The applicants, applicant’s spouse and
all other owners of the property annual
income from all sources cannot exceed
$60,000.
Determination of disability will be
provided by the Veterans Administration
through use of consent forms (F-16 or
F-16S) available at the county trustee’s or
city collecting official’s office.
It is important for disabled veterans
and qualified widow(er)s to note that
applications currently on the program
will not have an income limit.
Eligible homeowners can begin
applying for tax relief after they receive
their 2015 property tax notice. You can
apply at the Hawkins County Trustee’s
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Church Hill man charged
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BILL JONES
HT Correspondent
CHURCH HILL – A Pine Street man
was charged June 3 by a Church Hill
Police Department detective with theft
more than $10,000 and vandalism more
than $10,000 in connection with a June
2 incident in which a Cadillac sport
utility vehicle was allegedly stolen from
a Church Hill residence and driven into
the Holston River.
“On June 2, at approximately 3:50
a.m., Sgt. Brian Boggs of the Hawkins
County Sheriff’s Office responded to the
Christians Bend (Hawkins County) boat
ramp (on the Holston River) regarding
a partially submerged vehicle,” Church
Hill Police Chief Mark Johnson wrote in a
news release issued June 4. “The vehicle
was recovered (by the sheriff’s office)
and the tag came back registered to a
Church Hill resident.”
A Church Hill officer subsequently
went to the residence (of the registered
owner), woke the owner, and the owner
Badly injured dog
abandoned
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BILL JONES
HT Correspondent
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[Jesus] said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone
would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep
and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and
grow, he does not know how.’ Mark 4:26-27
confirmed that her
2008 Cadillac Escalade
($31,000 value) was
missing, according to
Chief Johnson.
“The owner stated
that she had left
her
pocketbook
containing a spare set
Tyler Denison
of keys in her vehicle
when she arrived
home at approximately 11 p.m. the
previous night (June 1),” Chief Johnson
wrote. “During
the
course
of
the
investigation, Tyler Reece Denison
was developed as a suspect. A family
member brought Denison to the CHPD
(on June 3) for questioning. However, he
declined to answer questions without
an attorney present. At that point,
Denison was arrested and transported
to the Hawkins County Jail for booking.
Detective Daniel Byington is handling
the investigation and is the prosecuting
officer.”
ROGERSVILLE – A Hawkins County
sheriff’s deputy was told by a Hawkins
County Humane Society volunteer
that someone had left a badly injured
pit bull dog chained to a fence at the
HCHS animal shelter, on Highway 11W,
overnight.
“On June 2, I responded to the
Humane Society in reference to an
animal complaint,” Deputy Dedrick
Helton wrote in a report he filed about
the incident.
“Upon arrival, I spoke with the
complainant who informed me that a
pit bull had been left there overnight
chained to a fence by an unknown
person(s). After walking over to where
the dog was located, I observed that
the dog was left in horrible condition.
The pit bull will need either medical
attention or to be euthanized.”
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JUNE 10, 2015
Church Hill crash injures two
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BILL JONES
HT Correspondent
CHURCH HILL – Two people were
taken by ambulance to a Kingsport
hospital following a 6:25 a.m., June 4,
collision between a compact car and a
compact pickup truck at the intersection
of U.S. Highway 11W and Silver Lake
Road.
Trooper
Jason
Maxey,
who
investigated the accident for the
Tennessee
Highway
Patrol,
said
witnesses told him it took place when a
1999 Honda Civic that was being driven
north on Highway 11W by Christopher
Ramey, of Gate City, Virginia, failed to
stop for a red light at Silver Lake Road
and collided with a 1992 Chevrolet S-10
pickup truck that was being driven south
on Silver Lake Road by Paul Johnson, of
Church Hill.
“Witnesses say there was a car in
front of Mr. Johnson that went through
the red light and Mr. Johnson went to
follow,” Trooper Maxey said. “Mr. Ramey
failed to stop for the red light and
collided with Mr. Johnson’s truck.”
Both drivers were injured in the
collision
and
were
subsequently
Susan Archer
transported by ambulance to Welmont
Holston Valley Medical Center in
Kingsport for treatment of their injuries,
according to Trooper Maxey.
Johnson appeared to be the more
seriously injured of the two, the trooper
said.
No charges had been placed as of
Thursday afternoon, June 4, according
to Trooper Maxey, who said the accident
investigation was then still continuing.
The intersection of Highway 11W and
Silver Lake Road has been the scene of
numerous accidents in recent years,
including at least one fatality, officers
said.
John Hale
Photos by Bill Jones
Two people were taken by ambulance to a Kingsport hospital following an early morning, twovehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 11W and Silver Lake Road in Church Hill,
Thursday, June 4.
Mona Light
Additional drug charge
placed after crack falls
out of woman’s bra
BILL JONES
HT Correspondent
CHURCH HILL – Three Kingsport
residents were arrested June 6 after
police responded to a report of a
possible burglary in progress at an East
Main Boulevard residence.
Church Hill Police Chief Mark
Johnson wrote in a June 9 news release
that no one was charged with burglary,
although the suspects were charged
with criminal trespassing and assorted
drug violations.
“On June 6 at approximately 5:45 p.m.,
Church Hill officers Chip Whitaker and
Isaac Hutchins responded to a possible
aggravated burglary call at 943 E. Main
Blvd,” Johnson wrote in a news release.
“As officers arrived, the suspect vehicle
(a tan 2004 Ford Taurus) was attempting
to leave the residence and was blocked
in by officers.
“Three suspects occupied the vehicle.
Upon completion of the investigation,
officers learned that two suspects
waited in the vehicle while Susan
Dinane Archer, 51, of 4000 Skyline Drive,
Kingsport, went into the residence.”
The CHPD news release said Archer
stated to officers that she went into the
residence through an unlocked back
door, although she may actually have
entered through an unlocked window.
However, nothing was reported missing
and no one was charged with the
aggravated burglary as the victim did
not wish to pursue charges, according
to Johnson’s news release, which noted
that suspect Archer and the victim are
acquaintances.
Archer, according to the news
release was charged with possession of
schedule I drugs (heroin) with intent to
deliver, possession of schedule II drugs
(crack cocaine), possession of drug
paraphernalia (a glass smoking pipe with
black residue), possession of untaxed
whiskey (moonshine), introduction
of narcotics into a penal facility and
tampering with evidence.
The introduction of narcotics into a
penal facility charge was placed after
crack cocaine allegedly fell from her bra
during a booking search at the Hawkins
County Jail, according to Johnson’s news
release.
“When the crack cocaine fell from her
bra, Archer picked it up from the floor
and stuck it in her mouth,” Johnson
wrote in the news release. “Church Hill
officer Kevin Grigsby was able to retrieve
it from her mouth.”
Two other occupants of the tan Ford
stopped by police near the East Main
Boulevard residence the afternoon of
June 6 also were charged by Church Hill
Police.
John William Hale, 50, of 1305
Watauga St., Kingsport, who was
allegedly the driver of the car, was
charged with criminal trespassing,
driving on a suspended drivers license
and possession of drug paraphernalia –
a glass pipe.
Also charged was Mona Michelle
Canipe Light, 52, of 108 Marietta
St., Kingsport, who was allegedly a
passenger in the car. According to the
CHPD news release, Canipe Light was
charged with possession of schedule
IV
drugs
(Alprazolam),
criminal
trespassing; and public intoxication.
Church Hill officer Chip Whitaker
charged Hale and Archer and Church Hill
officer Kevin Grigsby charged Canipe
Light, according to the news release.
HT Correspondent
WASHINGTON – More than 3,500
residents of Hawkins County would have
been eligible for medical benefits if the
General Assembly had adopted Gov. Bill
Haslam’s Insure TN plan last winter, a
report by the White House Council of
Economic advisers says.
The measure was soundly defeated
in a special session of the legislature
before it convened for its regular annual
session. Efforts to revive the bill failed,
but supporters have not given up on
bringing it back in 2016.
Had it passed, it would have made
the state eligible for millions of federal
dollars for up to two years.
The study lists the county’s
population as of the 2010 census as
56,833. Six percent, or 3,521, would be in
Photo by Bill Jones
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June 10, 2015
Arrest Reports
June 2: Jodi Kay Arrington,
30, Rogersville, was arrested
and charged with failure to
appear. Marta Lea Simmons,
27, Mt. Carmel, was arrested
and charged with aggravated
assault and vandalism. Richard
Wayne Lane, 58, Church Hill,
was arrested and charged with
arson and vandalism. Alan Leroy
Mead, 36, Mohawk, was arrested
and charged with violation of
probation.
exchange. Jamie Allen Lipe,
39, Rogersville, was arrested
and charged with two counts of
burglary, three counts of auto
burglary and theft more than
$500. Tori Leandrea Fann,
22, Rogersville, was arrested
and charged with violation of
probation. Tyler Reece Denison,
19, Church Hill, was arrested
and charged with theft more than
$10,000 and vandalism more
than $10,000.
June 3: Tammy Leigh Begley,
37, Surgoinsville, was arrested
and charged with domestic
assault. Kenneth Edward Teaster,
34, Rogersville, was arrested
and charged with domestic
assault. David Shaun Bernard,
39, Rogersville, was arrested
and charged with maintaining
dwelling for drug use, unlawful
drug paraphernalia uses and
activities and three counts
of simple possession/casual
June 4: Jeremy Austin Byrd,
19, Church Hill, was arrested
and charged with auto burglary
and theft more than $500. Terry
Burchfield, 51, Surgoinsville,
was arrested and charged with
violation of probation. Joshua
Wayne Russell, 34, Mt. Carmel,
was arrested and charged with
aggravated burglary, forgery and
theft more than $500. Danielle
Alinda Trent, 32, Church Hill,
was arrested and charged with
theft more than $1,000 and
vandalism. Stacey Lynn Davis,
46, Mooresburg, was arrested
and charged with possession
of a schedule III drug. Angela
Renee Ballard, 24, Rutledge,
was arrested and charged with
manufacturing, sale or delivery of
a controlled substance.
June 5: Horacio Oracio, 53,
Morristown, was arrested and
charged with failure to appear.
Sarah E. Daniels, 30, Rogersville,
was arrested on attachment
for child support. Frederick
Parker Ohme, 19, Church Hill,
was arrested and charged with
failure to appear and criminal
impersonation. Kenneth Edward
Teaster, 34, Rogersville, was
arrested and charged with
violation of probation. Johnny
Trevor Parson, 28, Rogersville,
was arrested and charged with
failure to appear. Richard
Matthew Leach, 46, Rogersville,
was arrested and charged
with failure to appear. Elicia
Dannielle Absher, 38, Church
Hill, was arrested and charged
with violation of the light law,
driving on a suspended drivers
license and DUI. Johnnie Edward
Howard, 46, Rogersville, was
arrested and charged with
domestic assault.
June 6: Mona Michelle Canipe
Light, 52, Kingsport, was
arrested and charged with public
intoxication, criminal trespassing
and possession of a schedule
IV drug. David Paul Way, 60,
Thorn Hill, was arrested and
charged with DUI and violation
of the implied consent law. April
Michelle Dinkens, 40, Church
Hill, was arrested and charged
with failure to appear. Lewis
Lee Russell, 41, Rogerville, was
arrested and charged with driving
on revoked drivers license,fourth
offense, violation of registration
law and violation of the financial
responsibility law. Mary Lee Tina
Russell, 39, Rogersville, was
arrested and charged with failure
to appear and two counts of
violation of probation.
June 7: Desmond Quintin Lawson,
21, Church Hill, was arrested
and charged with possession
with intent to deliver a schedule
VI drug and possession of drug
paraphernalia. Erica Krisie Lea
Matthews, 24, Rogersville, was
arrested and charged with failure
to appear. Debbie Sue Merrill,
44, Bulls Gap, was arrested and
charged with driving on a revoked
license, violation of the financial
responsibility law and violation of
the registration law.
June 8: Shyanne Christian
Davenport, 18, Church Hill,
was arrested and charged with
violation of probation.
Weekly Planner
Submissions for the weekly planner are
published based on available space and
publication is not guaranteed. The deadline
for inclusion of items in the weekly planner
is the Friday prior to the publication date,
with no exceptions.
Wednesday, June 10
Hawkins County E911 Board Members
will meet Wednesday, June 10 at 4 p.m.
at the Hawkins County E911 office, Main
Street, Rogersville.
Saturday, June 13
Lakeview Missionary Baptist Church will
host its Vacation Bible School, “Circus of
Faith,” with its kick off Saturday, June 13
at 1 p.m. with bar-b-que, games and family
fun. Classes will be held from Monday, June
15 through Friday, June 19 at 6:30 until
8:30 p.m. Pastor Bill Johnson encourages
the public to attend.
Mooresburg Community Association
will host an Ice Cream Social, Saturday,
June 13, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at
the Friends and Neighbors Thrift Store on
11 W in Mooresburg. The community is
encouraged to attend.
Tuesday, June 16
The Lady Chiefs Basketball Camp will be
held Tuesday, June 16 through Thursday,
June 18 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. A free
t-shirt will be given to each camper that
preregisters by June 10. The cost for the
camp is $60 and any child between the
grades k through 8 are encouraged to attend.
Registration the day of the camp will begin
at 8:15 a.m. Campers can be preregistered
by contacting Coach Jason Lawson by email
at jason.lawson@hck12.net.
Thursday, June 18
The Rogersville Men’s Prayer breakfast
will be held Thursday, June 18 at the
Price Public Community Center. Biscuits
and coffee will be served at 6 a.m. Guest
speaker Mark DeWitte will lead the program
of devotion, scripture and prayer beginning
at 6:30 a.m. The community is encouraged
to attend.
Saturday, June 20
The Hawkins County Cancer Support
Group will host its annual Golf Tournament
Saturday, June 20, at 9 a.m., sharp. Team
and Wednesday mornings. Each route makes
about 10 stops and takes an hour or less.
Assistance with fuel expenses is available.
Anyone who would like to volunteer should
call (423) 923-1488.
Thursday, June 25
AA meetings will be held every Wednesday
and Sunday, at 7 p.m., at the Mooresburg
Community Center. Tennessee State Representative Phil Roe,
M.D. will hold office hours at the Hawkins
County Court House Thursday, June 25 from
9:30 until 11:30 a.m. Roes’s staff will be
available to assist First District constituents.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Open Arms Mission located at 208
Calvary Church Rd. in Mooresburg, will have
Sunday School at 4 p.m. and services at 5
p.m. each Sunday. Wednesday’s services
will be at 7 p.m.
Every third Tuesday at 9 a.m., the Mobile
Food Pantry will be at Open Arms Mission
on Calvary Church Road.
Anyone who has an hour a week to spare
and would like a local volunteer opportunity
in Mooresburg, please consider delivering
meals to seniors in town. There are two
delivery days available, Monday afternoons
studying industrial electricity in high
school and can continue their studies
at TCAT campuses at Phipps Bend and
Morristown. “They will end up with
certification for industry,” he said.
Students, he said, will take courses in
10th, 11th and 12th grade. “The 12th grade
course will be dual-enrollment,” Seaton
said. “They also will get credit from
the TCAT for the industrial electricity
courses they take in high school.”
LEAP is one of three initiatives created
by Governor Bill Haslam’s Drive to 55
Alliance, according to Chris Edmonds,
TCAT at Morristown LEAP project
manager.
“The objective of Tennessee LEAP
is to eliminate skills gaps across the
state in a coordinated manner by
encouraging
collaboration
across
education and industry,” said Edmonds.
“The educational partners in the
‘Strengthening the Lakeway Links’
LEAP grant are the Tennessee College
of Applied Technology Morristown,
Grainger County School System, Hawkins
County School System, Hamblen County
School System and Walters State
Community College.”
Edmonds noted that a LEAP Grant in
the amount of $988,000 was awarded in
December of 2014. “I am very excited about working with
Hawkins County Schools on this project,”
Edmonds added. “The Leap Grant will
have a tremendous impact on the Career
and Technical Education(CTE) classes
offered at both Cherokee and Volunteer
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Mr. (Steve) Starnes (Hawkins County
Director of Schools) and his staff fully
understand that ‘Better Jobs equal Better
Lives’ and the pathway to obtaining
that goal starts with well-equipped
CTE programs. The delivery of two
$30,000 mobile computer labs is just the
beginning of accomplishing the mission
of the Labor and Education Alignment
Program.”
Hawkins County Schools CTE Director
Wayland Seaton noted that “seven or
eight” similar LEAP grants have been
awarded across the state. “The purpose (of LEAP grants) is to
prepare students for the workforce and
for schools to work with industry,” Seaton
said. “Industry has been involved with
us as we develop programs. In fact, the
curriculum that we’re using for industrial
electricity was developed by the TCATS.
Students at Cherokee and Volunteer will
be taking the same course that adults
take at the TCAT center in Morristown.”
He noted that students will have the
option to pursue up to four different
certifications at TCAT campuses after
completing the high school portion of the
program.
Seaton also said another component
of the new program will teach students
the “soft skills” they need to succeed in
industry in addition to technical skills.
“It’s a complete package that will have
them ready when they finish high school
to go to work or go on to post-secondary
education and then into employment,” he
said.
Effects & Fireworks Company, are friends
of ours and they are an awesome couple
to work with. We have been in contact
with them and have told them to be ready
to either do a very scaled back show or
no show at all and they are willing and
able to do that for us,” Jones stated.
“Obviously, we would like to have some
major sponsors step forward and offer
their support where we do not have to
cancel either of these greatly important
parts of our celebration.”
Adjustments had been made for
the earlier $25,000 loss but when the
committee lost the more recent $35,000
amount, things went to the “next level of
scurrying” to either secure new funds or
make cuts in the show, Jones confided.
“If we could get some major support
in the form of donations or sponsorships
within the next week or so, we could make
the show go on as originally planned. If
we don’t acquire the funding very soon,
then we will go with Plan B which will be a
really slimmed down version of our usual
event.” The celebration will be hosting
The Swon Brothers and Big Daddy Weave
in free concerts Saturday, July 4, in the
The Friends and Neighbors Thrift Store,
next to the Mooresburg Post Office, will
now be open from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Expecting God’s Help Prayer Group
meets at Mooresburg Elementary School
each Monday, at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is
invited to attend.
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June 10, 2015
River
Mile ran
June 2
HT5
RANDY BALL
HT Correspondent
CHURCH HILL – The runners of
the Skelton Racing Series gathered at
Laurel Run Park in Church Hill Tuesday
afternoon, June 2, for the “River Mile.”
Four one-mile races were held (girls,
boys, men and women). The girls winner
was Taylor Roy of Jonesborough (6:24).
Austin Kirkpatrick (5:40) of Rogersville
won the boys’ race. Breanna Roy (5:44)
of Jonesborough won the women’s open
race while Andy Brockmyre (5:14) of
Bristol, Virginia was the top finisher in
the men’s open race. The next event in
the Skelton Racing Series is the Phipps
Bend 5k, June 27.
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The start of the women’s race.
Boys winner Austin Kirkpatrick
Girls winner Taylor Roy
Action beside the Holston River.
Hawkins County Runners - Men and Women Combined
Place Name
7 Ben Lindley
11 Anthony Forster
14 John Pevy
16 Luke Jarnigin
17 Charlie Lipe
18 Jennifer Hoard
23 Jim Jones
27 Mike Jarnagin
28 Chris Henson
31 Tony Borghetti
37 Anita Jones
39 Tiffany Long
44 Tracy Jarnagin
Bib# Sex
633 M
607 M
640 M
638 M
635 M
588 F
610 M
639 M
609 M
602 M
590 F
592 F
636 F
Age
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39
26
15
50
37
66
42
43
73
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St Div/Tot Time
Rogersville TN
2/3
6:01
Church Hill TN
3/3
6:45
SurgoinsvilleTN
1/1
6:49
Rogersville TN
2/2
7:03
Rogersville TN
2/3
7:07
Bulls Gap
TN
2/5
7:08
Rogersville TN
4/5
7:31
Rogersville TN
4/5
7:49
Rogersville TN
5/5
7:52
SurgoinsvilleTN
1/2
8:15
Rogersville TN
2/2
8:46
Bulls Gap
TN
4/5
9:00
Rogersville TN
3/4
11:37
Pace
1:31
1:42
1:43
1:46
1:47
1:47
1:53
1:58
1:58
2:04
2:12
2:15
2:55
Hawkins County Runners - Boys and Girls Combined
Place Name
1 Austin Kirkpatrick
4 Lora Cardenas
5 Emma Houck
6 Anna Houck
7 Roman Borghetti-Metz
10 Sabella Borghetti-Metz
17 Kyrie Andes
18 Rebekah Andes
21 Clayton Houck
22 Tucker Houck
Bib#SexAge
641 M 12
624 F 14
626 F 9
625 F 9
646 M 9
647 F 9
618 F 10
619 F 9
630 M 7
631 M 10
City
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Church Hill
Rogersville
Rogersville
Rogersville
Rogersville
Church Hill
Church Hill
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Time Pace
5:40 1:25
6:46 1:42
7:01 1:46
7:03 1:46
7:04 1:46
7:31 1:53
8:34 2:09
8:40 2:10
9:27 2:22
9:36 2:24
The start of the men’s race.
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June 10, 2015
Any Make or Model
It’s Worth 5...
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$5,000 Towards the Purchase of a Brand New Nissan*
*Only One Trade-in Per Purchase. Offer valid on trade-ins towards purchase of a brand new in stock Nissan. Tennessee residents must pay sales tax plus
destination fee; $499 fee and rebates included. Cannot be combined with any other offer or special pricing.See dealer for details. Offer expires 6-30-15.
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