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Today's News

  • Ham radio operators to meet for Field Day

    Roane County amateur radio operators will give a public demonstration of emergency communications during annual Field Day exercises June 22-23  at Fort Southwest Point , Kingston.

    Despite the Internet, cellphones, email and modern communications, whole regions of the world find themselves in the dark. Tornadoes, fires, storms, ice and even the occasional cutting of fiber-optic cables leave people without the means to communicate.

    In these cases, the one consistent service that has never failed has been amateur radio.

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  • The Garden Gate: Breathe easier by ramping up your daily intake of garlic

    Garlic is a member of the Alium family, which includes onions, leeks, shallots and chives.

    It is related to the flowering Amaryllis — the name of which is derived from the ancient Latin word for garlic.

    As a genus, garlic includes several hundred species, some of them native to most of North America. It is also native to central Asia and was introduced to the rest of the world by early immigrants.

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  • Tighter security at Secret City Fest

    Visitors to the Secret City Festival will experience tighter security measures and maybe a few delays when entering the concerts this year, all in the name of safety.

    No backpacks or coolers will be allowed into the concert site, and all bags will be subject to search.  Visitors should expect delays if carrying in anything that needs to be searched.

    Organizers suggest festival attendees only bring their concert tickets, money for food, an ID to buy or consume beer and a chair for the concerts.

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  • Fishing Report

    Caney Fork: Fishing is good. Several trout are being caught in period of no flow, while fishing with flies. Some nice browns have been caught near Carthage while using spoons and spinners.

    Center Hill: Fishing is good. Water temperature is 81 degrees; lake is stable. Several bass are being caught at night on spinnerbaits and jigs while fishing points in 10 feet of water. Walleye fishing is fair, while trolling night crawlers and using crankbaits on flats in 10-15 feet of water. Bluegill fishing is good on crickets around bluffs in 15 feet of water

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  • ACAC enjoys Greeneville

    By CHIP FISCHER
    Special to the News

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  • Dixie Youth tourneys start Friday

    Friday night will be a big night for area youth league baseball players as the start of Dixie Youth postseason play begins in two age groups.
    A total of two Dixie Youth west sub-district tournaments will begin with teams from Roane County playing in  Rockwood and Spring City.
    A Tournament
    The Dixie Youth A sub-district tournament for ages 5-6 will take place in Rockwood.
    A total of seven teams will battle it out in Rockwood with a total of three games being played on Friday.

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  • Hoops galore at Roane State camp
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  • Marriage licenses: Dec. 5-31, 2012

    Marriage licenses granted at the Roane County Courthouse from Dec. 5-31:
    • Gerald Wayne Boatwright to Chasity Lynn Hill Herrell

    • Richard Anthony Simpkins Jr., to Amy Marie Thorburn Spiker

    • Joshua Paul Gibbs to Katrina Luanne Moser

    • David Roger Jordan to Melissa Lynn Hensley

    • Mark Franklin Gibson to Crystle Renee Clark Rodriguez

    • Travis Justin Moore to Christina Nichole Cox Moore

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  • Births: April 30-May 22, 2013

    Babies born at Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, to Roane County parents:
    April 30 — Jackie and Bryan Scarborough, Rockwood. A boy, Riley Maddox, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Grandparents: Christopher Scarborough and Emmy Scarborough; Glen and Emmalyn Diaz.

    May 1 — Cora and John Michael Walker, Kingston. A boy, Aiden Riley, 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Sibling: Maelee Jolene. Grandparents: Jane Walker; Allen Walker; Eddie Ray Jordan II.

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  • General Sessions Court: Dec. 17, 2012-Jan. 3, 2013

    Editor’s Note: Readers are cautioned that some names may be the same as, or similar to, other members of the community.
    Dec. 17 — David Z. Isham, speeding. Bound over.

    • Kenneth G. Ladd, driving while license suspended. Guilty.

    • Ruby K. Laymance, theft of merchandise shoplifting. Guilty.

    • Tabitha Leeann Monroe, theft of merchandise shoplifting. Guilty.

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