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, Local Characters on Oct 23rd, 2008
Several of the Joseph Rogers Primary School teachers tried out a new profession this past Tuesday (10/21).
They donned their aprons and went to work at McDonald’s for McTeacher’s Nite.
School staff (including Principal Charlotte Webb) worked the Rogersville location from 5-8pm and retained 20% of all sales made during that time. I think they raised around [...]
Posted in Hawkins County, Tennessee on Oct 20th, 2008
According to the Times-News, Alice Snodgrass’ request to join the Drink It and Sink It! recycling program received unanimous approval from the Hawkins County Board of Education. The program, which is sponsored by Southeast United Dairy Industry Association (SUDIA) and Goodwill Industries, must now be approved will by the school principals at [...]
Posted in Hawkins County on Oct 3rd, 2008
Mere days after your bomb threat (while there’s a serious accident in front of your school and helicopters, fire engines and police are zipping all around) you might want to lay off the fireworks.
I realize it’s Homecoming, but large booming sounds combined with sirens make the locals nervous.
Posted in Hawkins County on Aug 27th, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Hawkins County, The South on Aug 16th, 2008
Because this is a small Southern county and ya’ll know how we do here: I give to you the 2008 Hawkins County’s Fall Social Calendar.
Posted in Hawkins County on Jul 29th, 2008
Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released the NCLB Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Results.
According to the report, the Hawkins County system and most of its schools are in good standing. However, two schools within the system have been identified as “High Priority” (which means the school has missed one or more of the [...]
Posted in Hawkins County, Local Characters on May 21st, 2008
Posted in Hawkins County on May 12th, 2008
According to Tri-Cities.com, the families of five Hawkins County students have named a former teacher and the Hawkins County Board of Education as defendants in a $65 million lawsuit.
Kingsport police arrested Clinch School teacher and coach Michael Noel last June. He’s awaiting trial for sex crimes against two children. In a lawsuit filed earlier [...]
Posted in Blog on Apr 28th, 2008
From the Rogersville Review:
Although the Hawkins County Commission’s Budget Committee routinely meets the third Monday of each month, Commissioner Virgil Mallett suggested this month’s meeting was a violation of the Tennessee “Sunshine Law.”
Before the meeting began Mallett questioned where the notice for the April meeting was posted or how the notice was publicized.
“I never received [...]
Posted in Blog on Apr 24th, 2008
You haven’t truly “done the Knoxville Zoo” until you’ve attended with a group of Kindergarteners. Only then will you discover the hilarity of a rhinoceros peeing or learn that butterflies don’t like snort noises and camels poop four whole times during the camel ride.
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