Today's Features

Col. Franklin C. McCauley Jr. of Kingsport has been named by the Tennessee Army National Guard as the 10th commander of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment.

The 278th, headquartered in Knoxville, has a unit that operates from the Rockwood National Guard Armory.

McCauley is presently deputy commander of the regiment.

He follows Col. Jeffrey Holmes who was named commander of the 194th Engineer Brigade in Jackson earlier this month.

With April designated as National Foot Health Awareness Month, the staff of Roane Medical Center, Harriman, is telling patients to keep their feet pampered this year by practicing good foot health maintenance and recognizing signs of common foot conditions.

According to a recent survey by the American Podiatric Medical Association, nearly 72 percent of Americans experience foot pain that prevents them from exercising.

Several free nature walks are scheduled this spring in various areas of the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Reservation.

The walks will help celebrate 2011 as the International Year of Forests by the United Nations. Information available will focus on area efforts to sustainably manage and conserve the reservation's resources and efforts to protect them from invasive plants.

Participants should plan to wear layered clothing, sturdy shoes and bring insect repellant and water.

Marriage licenses granted at the Roane County Courthouse in March:

Benjamin Mark Cooley to Carrie Annette Nelson

Mark Allen Walls to Amanda Leigh Marine Huling

Eric Nathaniel Ross to Brandi Michelle Barnes

Michael William Westover to Jennifer Marie Murphy

Travis McKinley Clayborne to Tasha Jean Forrester

William Adam Godsey to Marybeth Ashley Lovelace

Gary Wayne Jackson to Heather Mae Jackson Harris