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Jeff Bobo at the Times-News reports:
Hawkins County school system maintenance supervisor Ralph Hurd was arrested Thursday morning, as a result of being named Monday in sealed Hawkins County grand jury indictments stemming from an investigation into the theft of school property last year.
Hurd, 68 … was indicted on two counts of official misconduct and [...]

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Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission voted last week on the 2008-2009 duck season. Those commissioners representing East Tennesee (Mike Chase, Gary Kimsey and Rogersville’s Buddy Baird) are blasted by Bob Hodge for “hanging their constituent duck hunters out to dry.” All three voted in favor of limiting Tennessee hunters to one hen mallard per [...]

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One of the mommy friends called me a few days ago. She’d read online that the Hawkins County school system was shifting to biometric IDs to track lunch accounts: she thought we should protest.
Huh?
I’d heard the cafeterias were shifting to biometric identification. The school system had solicited public comment [...]

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In a courtroom packed with angry citizens, the Hawkins County Commission restored funding to the County Library System (preventing loss of state-funding and materials) and managed to avoid increasing taxes for the sixth consecutive year in a row.
The bad news is – balancing the budget required a 10% cut across the board in all county [...]

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The Church Hill Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to ban fund-raising roadblocks in the city – after a minor accident scared the dickens out of  a Volunteer High student, a driver…. and probably the city attorney.
Last month, neighboring Mount Carmel limited the number of fund-raising roadblocks to six per year — one per month [...]

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The Times-News reports that the Carter County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the theft of $40,000 in cash.  Karen Whaley said the cash had been hidden in a bucket in a shed behind her parent’s residence. The bucket had not been locked or otherwise secured.

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Unlike most internet savvy people, I’ve not fully embraced Twitter. I recognize the value of microblogging. I am equal parts amazed and intimidated – but let’s face it. I am not a good tweeter. I don’t check-in regularly. I don’t twitter… er tweet… update regularly. [...]

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WBIR reports: The Knoxville Fire Department is confirming a shooting at Central High School on Jacksboro Pike in Knoxville. It happened just after 8 a.m. There is no word at this point of injuries. At least one person has been taken into custody. Students that need to meet up with their parents [...]

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