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TRW Automotive in Rogersville is in the process of calling back hourly employees, who were temporarily laid-off early last year,  for the purpose of a plant-wide permanent layoff of approximately 40-50 workers,  which will begin next week.  The local factory will eliminate it’s third shift, and remaining workers will be shifted to the floor to [...]

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Kingsport Times News reports that a Hawkins County volunteer firefighter’s home was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon, leaving him, his girlfriend and their 3-year-old son homeless.
Johnny Maddox, member of the Striggersville Volunteer Fire Department and Hawkins Couty HAZ-MAT team, arrived at his mobile home shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday to find smoke pouring from the [...]

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Vince Staten announced in his Sunday KTN column that Glen Moody is closing Moody’s Bible Bookstore on Fort Henry Drive and heading back to school to get a second doctoral degree… while still working toward the first. 

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All Rogersville Park and Rec basketball games will be canceled. Likewise, all team photos, which were scheduled for this date (2/2/09) will be postponed.
The Boys and Girls Club of Rogersville will be closed this afternoon.
No, Aunt Mildred will not be having her Gin Rummy party. She afraid ya’ll might fall on the steps [...]

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Hawkins County Schools will be dismissing at 12:30PM.

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Hawkins County Schools will be on a 2 hour delay on Wednesday, January 21, 2009.  Check here for other closings and delays.

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Later, I may add the part where the head popped off the baby Jesus doll and the boys started playing catch with it.

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On Tuesday when the election results were in, Obama won. The earth didn’t move. No voices rang from the heavens singing “Glory Hallelujah” or “Holy Shit, Ya’ll Done Messed Up” The lame didn’t walk. The blind didn’t see. The seas didn’t part. The moon didn’t [...]

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I just surfed over to CNN to catch up on the news and was rather shocked by a report that seven people were shot and critically wounded at a Unitarian church in Knoxville, Tennessee today.
KAG is following the story at WBIR. Go there.
UPDATE: The suspect in this morning’s shooting has now been identified as [...]

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Pam Wiggins of Church Hill is recruiting volunteers.  Your mission, should you accept: show support and provide comfort, through that ultimate symbol of comfort — the handmade quilt, blanket or throw — for wounded American soldiers.
Head to Times-News for more information.

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