Over the past few days, aggressive toxin-spewing spiders, a strange nocturnal critter and a non-native man-eating fish have all been discovered in this area.
Tag Archive 'Animals'
Shelter Seeks Info on Starving Dogs
Posted in Blog on Apr 24th, 2008
I found this photo in the Citizen Tribune and it nearly made me sick.
The dog in the photo at the right is now named “Heavenly.”
According to Rocky Farr of the Grainger County Humane Society, she weighed a mere 27 pounds when she walked up on a local woman’s Avondale Hollow property last Thursday.
The following day, [...]
Better off with Butterball
Posted in The South on Mar 26th, 2008
According to the Citizen Tribune, two men learned Monday that hunting wild turkey out of season can be expensive.
Approximately one month ago, William Chandler Day of Hawkins County and Heath Bryant of Knoxville were traveling along Fowler’s Grove Road in the Bybee community of Cocke County when they spotted a flock of wild turkeys in [...]
Note to self: poke suitcase with long stick before reaching inside
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 25th, 2008
(AP) A high school coach emptying his luggage after a team trip to South Carolina was bitten by a small rattlesnake that had somehow gotten into his bag, authorities said.
Andy Bacas was stable condition at Inova Fairfax Hospital, fire officials said.
Bacas … told authorities he felt a sharp pain on his hand Monday when he [...]
What Had Happened Was… (The Legislative Tomfoolery Begins)
Posted in Tennessee on Jan 19th, 2008
As stated before, I’m not pleased with this anti-environmental bill Jason Mumpower is pushing. In fact, after reading this (bill .pdf) and this, I wanted to call the Donkey folks and suggest they kick `im again.
I’ll admit – I might be overly sensitive about the issue because I live downstream from the Eastman. [...]




