There’s a thin line between normal and insane. I think I’m standing on it… which would explain the big blob of crazy on my shoe.
Posted in Hawkins County, Local Characters on Sep 27th, 2007
I suppose this photo will prove some of you wrong on several counts. Contrary to what you may have believed:
Matt Kisber did not go to prison – even though when he was chairman of the powerful state House Ways and Means Committee, he accepted more than $1 million in loans for a company [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 25th, 2007
As I was dropping off the children at school this morning, it occurred to me that if this had been 50 years ago on this very day – it might have been necessary for my babies to be escorted inside by federal troops.
50 years ago, AP reporter, Relman Morin, was standing outside Little Rock Central [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 25th, 2007
I don’t know how it happened – perhaps it can be explained by the rain or the drought, perhaps by magic or maybe even a secret government shrink-ray: but I do know for a fact that Neyland Stadium shrank.
I am not talking about the size of the stadium – but actual seat space. It [...]
Posted in Blog, Hawkins County on Sep 20th, 2007
Earlier today, Joseph Rogers Primary staff manned all entry points to the school and checked parent/student identification before admitting parents through the gates.
Posted in Hawkins County on Sep 20th, 2007
The story of the armed student making threats and the subsequent lock-down of the Hawkins County schools has taken various twists and turns throughout the day.
Parents are understandably confused, anxious and awaiting more information as to who, what and where the threat is. Already, as information is released and rumors told, the school [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 17th, 2007
We have this rule of thumb in my family. If you do not exercise your right to vote, you relinquish your right to complain.
For me, giving up this right is out of the question. There are very few things I’m good at – but complaining is one of them. And I use it far more [...]
Posted in Blog on Sep 17th, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Web site that allows visitors to download music and videos for free is being launched today in the U.S. and Canada.
SpiralFrog.com is supported by advertising. It has arranged to pay record companies a cut of its ad revenue.
It’s hoping to lure music fans who normally flock to online file-swapping networks [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 17th, 2007
Whether we’re talking about the “hateful”and “arrogant” Rob Briley of David Oatney’s World or House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh’s brilliant collegue- you cannot watch the video of his arrest and not feel sympathy for the guy.
Clearly, he is a mess.
And as more information was made available about the lawmaker’s ongoing struggles: there was no real [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 11th, 2007
According to Tribune Correspondent, RAY SNADER –
the Governor’s Task Force on Marijuana Eradication came to Cocke County Monday and found 4,000 to 6,000 plants ranging in height from eight to 15 feet tall. The plants, with an estimated value of $100,000, were transported to the Cocke County Highway Department where they were soaked in [...]
Posted in Hawkins County, Local Characters on Sep 11th, 2007
The Times-News reports that a Hawkins County woman was arrested Friday for allegedly wrapping a dog leash around her boyfriend’s neck Friday and then flogging him with it during an argument.
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