Extreme Home Makeover: Home Edition are seeking East Tennesseans for next season
Posted in Tennessee on Jun 30th, 2008
Joe Powell has the info.
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 Tennessee on Jun 30th, 2008
Joe Powell has the info.
Posted in Economy on Jun 30th, 2008
According to the Greeneville Sun, the American Greetings Corporation announced this afternoon that it may close its plant in Greeneville.
The Cleveland, Ohio-based manufacturer of gift wrap and greeting cards said it will conduct a study to determine whether the manufacturing and distribution plants in Greeneville and those in Kalamazoo, Mich. can be consolidated, [...]
Posted in community on Jun 30th, 2008
According to the Greeneville Sun, four-thousand tickets for the Saturday, Aug. 23, Baileyton Benefit Barbecue that is being planned to help rebuild Baileyton United Methodist Church have been distributed for sale by some 30 participating Greene County churches.
The church was destroyed by fire last November.
Posted in Blog on Jun 30th, 2008
Don Fenley fills us in on a study conducted by Center for the Digital Future in conjunction with AARP. It takes a look at online behaviors of those age 50+ compared to the under 50 demographic.
Posted in Local Characters on Jun 30th, 2008
J Todd Foster shares a hilarious tale, which is sure to have area readers pointing at poor Michael Owens and asking, “Hey, ain’t you the reporter who got beat up by a girl?”
Posted in politics on Jun 30th, 2008
From the Times-News:
Both 1st Congressional District GOP incumbent David Davis and Republican challenger Phil Roe take hard-line positions on illegal immigration.
Davis indicates he knows exactly what people are thinking on the subject.
Oh really? I wonder if he knows what I’m thinking on this subject right now… and his efforts to address the problem? [...]
Posted in community on Jun 29th, 2008
Rogersville could learn a thing or two from the Mount Carmel crowd.
The H.B. Stamps Memorial Library hosted their summer reading program this past week. This year’s theme was Starship Adventure. And on Thursday, the program welcomed special guests Bruce Campbell and Senator Mike Williams.
I had the opportunity to speak with both Campbell and Williams – and I learned quite a few things. [...]
The Hawkins County Republican Party will host the Grand Opening of their new headquarters on July 21 from 4 until 7 p.m. at 1321 West Main Street in Rogersville. Ms. Cecile advises this will be the location where the public can pick up campaign materials for candidates, which include John McCain, Mike Faulk, Mike Harrison, [...]
Posted in Tennessee on Jun 27th, 2008
Tennessee is one of the five most religious states in the country, according to a survey released Monday, but the Times-News reports the Volunteer State’s faithful aren’t dogmatic in their beliefs, and they’re open to spiritual alternatives.
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Six in 10 Tennessee residents told researchers they believe many religions could lead to eternal life, twice as many [...]