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25 Years Ago
Tennessee’s participation in the first-ever Super Tuesday presidential primary brought out a number of voters. But it wasn’t only because the Volunteer State’s favorite son, Al Gore, was on the ticket. County voters handily voted down proposals to add a penny to the sales tax rate and a $10 wheel tax. The taxes were aimed at offsetting the use of Department of Energy funds for the school system. And speaking of schools, Harriman voters decided for the third time in three decades to hold on to the city system a little longer.

Julia H. Daniel will be the guest speaker during the Oliver Springs Historical Society monthly meeting on March 4.

The meeting starts at 6 p.m. in the Oliver Springs Historial Depot at 610 Walker Ave.

Daniel will discuss The Mayme Carmichael School Organization Inc., a nonprofit group.

She will also speak briefly on Carmichael Park and the Oliver Springs Colored School.  

The Romany people — usually referred to as gypsies — are descendants of an ancient  warrior class of northern India.

They traveled west around the year 1000 A.D. Migrating through Persia and Armenia, their travels took them into Europe and, much later, the Americas.

Today, the Roma people are scattered all over the world. Their lifestyle is largely nomadic and greatly influenced by the effect this has had on their culinary ways.

On Feb. 9-10, Carolyn Clemmons along with her son Mel and wife Stephanie spent the weekend in Gatlinburg.

Carolyn’s grandson, Mel Lee Clemmons, was nominated to East Tennessee All State Band. He attends West High School in Knoxville and is a sophomore. He plays the trombone.

The concert was great, and there were about 100 students in the band. Others who attended were Mel Lee’s mother Yana and Sean Powell, sisters Kayla and Seine and grandmother Shanda.

We are very proud of Mel Lee’s accomplishments. Chase and Caden came to see their big brother play, too.