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 Uncategorized on Apr 30th, 2008
After playing outdoors yesterday, the boy and his sister quietly slipped inside and headed straight to the playroom. Their heads were bent together in secret discussion. These discussions are usually followed by the sound of shattering glass, a minor explosion, a fist fight or some other noise which indicates destruction. So, with the mommy trouble [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 30th, 2008
WBIR reports the Bean Station man accused of attacking his family last Saturday is now in custody.
Posted in Blog, Local Characters, Tennessee on Apr 30th, 2008
JS Moore follows up his first book Understanding Apples with the newly released Gathering Leaves.
Both books are collections of short stories steeped in Appalachian culture, local lore and tales of the common man. For Moore’s follow-up, folks from around the region contribute their talents and tales, including Herbie Williams who shares stories of [...]
Since the croc danger reports have started popping up again, the mommy alerts have been hitting my inbox by the dozens.
While I certainly appreciate the FW:FW:FW: concern for my children’s feet and the overwhelming desire to ensure their tiny toes remain intact – fact is we’ve heard these escalator horror stories since 2006.
During the first [...]
Posted in Blog on Apr 29th, 2008
After deciding to abandon the state grant awarded in 2006 for a county park and recreation director, the Hawkins County Board of Commissioners voted yesterday to appoint fellow Commissioner and Park and Rec Board Chairman, Kenneth Long, as Parks Supervisor.
Long has been supervising renovations at Laurel Run and St. Clair Parks since former director Ernie [...]
Posted in Blog on Apr 28th, 2008
Rumor has it Corporal Keith (Long) of the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to the Holston River early yesterday morning to reel in some skinny dippers.
Apparently, the naked folks were shocking the fishermen – and given the early morning hour, the Sheriff’s Department likely thought it wise to eradicate all unlawful nudity before the [...]
Posted in Blog on Apr 28th, 2008
Earlier this month when pizza delivery guy James William Spiers III, 38, of Des Moines, fired multiple shots at an alleged robber who is accused of putting a gun to Spiers’ head, the incident made big news.
The news wasn’t that Spiers’ was nearly robbed. We’re accustomed to pizza delivery guys getting robbed. Eh, [...]
Posted in Blog on Apr 28th, 2008
WATE reports the Grainger County man who police say shot and stabbed five of his family members Saturday, including his own son, may have been spotted in the Tazewell area.
Officers say a man matching the description of William Randall Crawford, 34, fled into a wooded area after he was spotted behind Discount Fabric Store on [...]
Posted in Blog on Apr 28th, 2008
According to Clint Brewer @ the City Paper, there is perhaps no other Tennessean watching the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination more closely than Harold Ford Jr.
The former Congressman’s path to political redemption and a comeback likely rests inside the walls of a potential Democratic White House under either Sen. Hillary Clinton or Sen. [...]
Posted in Blog on Apr 28th, 2008
From the Rogersville Review:
Although the Hawkins County Commission’s Budget Committee routinely meets the third Monday of each month, Commissioner Virgil Mallett suggested this month’s meeting was a violation of the Tennessee “Sunshine Law.”
Before the meeting began Mallett questioned where the notice for the April meeting was posted or how the notice was publicized.
“I never received [...]
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