DeMarCaTionVille

You know my life kinda resembles a bad Hee Haw skit.

If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.

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A group of approximately six parents, with a few occasional drop-ins, picketed outside Hawkins Elementary School to protest the fact that 4th grade science teacher, Veleka Setsor, is still in the classroom.   (More photos here)

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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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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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Ellis J. Barrett, 84, of Hawkins County died last Sunday (Oct. 12, 2008).
You probably don’t know Mr. Barrett, but he was a veteran of the U.S. Army, World War II. He was a machine gunner serving from 1943 through 1946 with the 41st Division, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Company D. He served as an infantry [...]

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Shortly after Heritage Days, people took to the nets complaining that Mike Faulk had folks out slapping his stickers on poor, innocent children (Hey, it worked for Phil Roe) and that he was acting as a greeter at the Price Public Soul Food Dinner.  The dinner, which was held during the festival, was a fund [...]

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Senator Michael Williams ate lunch at the Pig & Chick last Friday. I know because I was there. In fact, I harassed Williams for the duration, and I didn’t feel bad about it at all. As a constituent blogger, it’s my job to nag my elected officials while [...]

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UPDATED: Number of lay-offs today is 8 9 employees, and the 11% reduction in salaried workers has been touted as Phase I. Waiting to hear what Phase II entails.
Despite gushing about their 2nd quarter earnings, the reality is – two months ago, the TRW Automotive plant in Rogersville cutback to a four-day work [...]

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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.

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Times-News has a video report featuring Hawkins County’s newly appointed Historian Rodney Ferrell and his determination to document the history of American Indians in Hawkins County.  Go watch it here.

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