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Candidates seek a variety of paths for Rockwood

By JENNIFER RAYMOND

jraymond@roanecounty.com

In the race for Rockwood City Council, three seats are up for grabs.

People vying for these seats are Bobby Anderson, Peggy Evans, John C. Evans, Harold Ishman, Robert Pawley, Bill Thompson and Stan Wassom.

Issues include ways to cut costs and tighten budgets and bringing in more business and industry.

Peggy Evans suggests looking at all aspects of a budget.

“You can always trim a budget,” Peggy Evans said.

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City's appearance at center of Harriman council race

By CINDY SIMPSON

csimpson@roanecounty.com

Seven candidates are hoping to be one of the people filling four seats on Harriman City Council.

Incumbents J.D. Sampson and Chase Tedder, as well as Buddy Holley, Luther Manning and Elvis Turpin, are hoping to fill one of three full terms.

Randy Ellis and incumbent Lonnie Wright are competing for the unexpired term of former Councilman Mark Powers.

A popular issue in Harriman is the historic city’s appearance.

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Updated: Constable ouster case postponed after lawyer arrested at courthouse

By TERRI LIKENS

tlikens@roanecounty.com

An attempt to oust Roane County Constable Mark Patton from office ended in a last-minute postponement Tuesday after a scuffle between his attorney and courthouse officials.

Lawyer Chris Cawood was taken into custody at about 9 a.m. on the first-floor landing of Roane County Courthouse during a shoving incident with a court bailiff and Constable L.K. “Butch” Barding.

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Big changes in TVA response under EPA

By TERRI LIKENS

tlikens@roanecounty.com

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new role overseeing the TVA ash spill cleanup are coming with an independent health study and a renewed sense of urgency.

The moves were announced at a county long-term recovery board meeting struggling to deal with issues created by the disaster at TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant on Dec. 22, 2008.

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Is Midtown Drive-in the next to go?

By TERRI LIKENS

tlikens@roanecounty.com

Forget the latest Terminator movie on the big screen this weekend.

The real spellbinder at the Midtown Drive-in is whether the operation can stay open much longer.

The audience has largely stayed away this season, so much so the owner and manager are worried about the future.

Is the problem the gloomy economy?

The spate of cool, wet weather?

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Officials butt heads over need for jail employees, tax increase

By DAMON LAWRENCE

dlawrence@roanecounty.com

Officials have different opinions about the number of new employees the Roane County Sheriff’s Office needs to operate the new jail.

The views were expressed last week during a budget committee discussion about the sheriff’s proposed jail budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year.

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Cawood said sheriff's office violated his rights

By DAMON LAWRENCE

dlawrence@roanecounty.com

A public apology and $10,000.

Those are some of the things attorney Chris Cawood asked for in a letter he addressed to Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton.

The overture stems from Cawood’s arrest at the courthouse last week.

Cawood represents Constable Mark Patton. The two men entered the courthouse shortly before 9 a.m. May 19 for Patton’s ouster trial.

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Prepare for county property tax increase

By DAMON LAWRENCE

dlawrence@roanecounty.com

Aunt Tessy is an imaginary figure Roane County Executive Mike Farmer often invokes when discussing property tax issues.

She was on his mind again Wednesday.

“Aunt Tessy is going to have to pay more taxes if this budget’s passed,” Farmer said.

The county’s budget committee voted 3-1 to approve a request by Sheriff Jack Stockton for 12 additional full-time jailers. The cost for those new positions is $550,243.

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HEAT may be disbanded in favor of industrial board

By CINDY SIMPSON

csimpson@roanecounty.com

Members of the Harriman Economic Advisory Team may get a new role.

Harriman Mayor Chris Mason said he would like to see the large committee disbanded and some of its members used as a pilot Harriman Industrial Board.

Such a move might enable the city to do things it cannot currently, such as offer tax incentives and other breaks for industries interested in Harriman.

“They don’t have a purpose right now,” Mason said of HEAT members.

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One killed in Friday crash west of Rockwood

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