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 Hawkins County on May 27th, 2008
The Northeast Regional Health Office reports seven cases of Hepatitis A have been confirmed in the Mooresburg community of Hawkins County and vaccinations will be offered to all residents of the area on Wednesday and Thursday, May 28 and 29. The Hepatitis A vaccinations are being offered at no charge at the Slate Hill [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2008
Well, it’s fractured.
Following a Tarzan-type incident on the tire swing, Mr. Smartypants makes his first trip to the ER in `08. Accident-free until April: this is quite an improvement over last year.
Smartypants, who is a seasoned pro at emergency treatment, was very cooperative and brave. He followed instructions. He didn’t complain [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 23rd, 2008
Eyewitness News reports people in Tennessee and fifteen other states have sick from eating cantaloupe.
A salmonella outbreak has been linked to cantaloupes from a manufacturer in Honduras. So far, fifty people in sixteen states, including tennessee, have gotten sick from the melons. Fourteen people are fighting the illness in hospitals.
Symptoms of salmonella include nausea, vomiting, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 29th, 2008
The Times-News reports, following a visit to Wise and Dickenson Counties in VA, a young man from Northeast Tennessee contracted bacterial meningitis and died Monday after returning to his home in Knox County.
Dr. John Dreyzehner, director of the Cumberland Plateau and Lenowisco Health Districts stated: “We have identified and contacted almost all the individuals known [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 11th, 2008
ScienceDaily reported a few days ago: “People who drink moderate amounts of alcohol and are physically active have a lower risk of death from heart disease and other causes than people who don’t drink at all, according to new research. People who neither drink alcohol nor exercise have a 30-49 per cent higher risk of [...]
Posted in Hawkins County, Local Characters on Jan 11th, 2008
Stats:
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital
“Wish We Had A Brand New MRI”
Rogersville, TN
Views: 9,727 Votes: 4,509
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital recently participated in a national contest among small community hospitals to win a Siemens MRI unit worth about $1.5 million.
Voting ended December 31, and the winners will be announced January 18th on the Siemens [...]
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