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Today's News

  • Retired teachers get treat from Bowers chorus

    Lily Taylor, fourth-grader, sings alongside the rest of the Bowers Elementary Chorus at the Roane County Retired Teachers luncheon at Kingston Community Center last week. The group of fourth- and fifth-graders also recently performed in the Roane State Community College Choral Concert at the Princess Theater.

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  • Home burns while family Christmas shops
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  • Roane gives 1,500 boxes to Operation Christmas Child

    Roane Countians are making a difference in the lives of more than 1,500 needy children this Christmas with gift-filled shoeboxes.

    Through Operation Christmas Child, Roane County volunteers prepared more than 1,500 shoebox gifts filled with toys, school supplies, hygiene items and notes of encouragement.

    Although the area collection of the gifts is finished, the shoeboxes’ journey to children has only begun, said a release from Samaritans Purse, which oversees Operation Christian Child.

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  • New at North Rockwood

    The Rev. Michael Turner of Georgia has been elected as new pastor of North Rockwood Baptist Church.

    His first Sunday in the pulpit was Nov. 16.

    He and his wife, Arah, have an 18-month-old daughter, Layla.

    Turner succeeds the Rev. Ben Whittenbarger, who retired in August after 30 years as North Rockwood Baptist pastor.

    The church is at 1300 N. Gateway Ave.

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  • Service to help those with losses

    Kingston United Methodist Church will have “A Service of Light in the Midst of Darkness,” a special service for those who have experienced loss in the past year.

    The service will start at 7 p.m. Dec. 21 in the church sanctuary at 212 W. Church St.

    “For many of us, Christmas is a difficult time of the year,” said Sue Lynn Johnson, the church’s minister of congregational care. “It is a time focused on family times, remembering both persons and events that have been part of our lives in the in the past.”

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  • Neighbors to share memories of Obed

    The Obed Wild and Scenic River host another “Memories of the Obed” program on Dec. 14.

    The program, beginning at 1 p.m., will feature Sonny Human and Judge Mike Davis, long-time residents of the area.

    Memories to be shared include logging in the park area, fishing and hunting, and life in general along the Obed River in years gone by.

    This free program will be in the Obed Visitor Center at 208 N. Maiden St. in downtown Wartburg.

    The program explores the unique river-related memories of area individuals.

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  • ‘Clogging Around the Trees’ set

    More than 50 area dancers will perform during this weekend’s “Clogging Around the Trees” in Harriman’s Princess Theatre.

    The doors will open at 5 p.m.

    Admission is $5.

    Dancers with the South Eastern Clogging Co. and Bowers Elementary will perform during the holiday event.

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  • Babahatchie striking up for free Christmas concert

    Babahatchie Community Band will have its free Christmas concert on Dec. 16 in Harriman’s Princess Theatre.

    The concert starts at 8 p.m., after the city’s Christmas parade.

    “I think this is the most music we have prepared for a concert, plus we will have two special guests with us on stage this year,” said Babahatchie member Alison Westrich.

    Sandy Wells will lend her vocal talents to “Grown-up Christmas List,” “The Christmas Song” and “White Christmas.”

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  • Scholarships available to FFA members

    Monty’s Plant Food Co., a Louisville, Ky.-based manufacturer of plant and soil enhancement products for the agriculture industry, is accepting applications for five $1,000 college scholarships.

    The awards will be made in conjunction with the National FFA Organization to high school seniors who are members of FFA.

    To be eligible, FFA members must

    • Live on a family farm in Tennessee or other eligible state.

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  • Register kids for Homeschool Friday museum programs

    Registration is underway for upcoming Homeschool Friday Programs for grades K-6 beginning in January at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge.

    Programs for homeschool students in grades K-2 are one-hour classes from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; grades K-6 take two-hour classes from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

    Program fees for grades K-2 are $7 for the public and $5 for museum members; 3-6 grades pay $12, with museum members paying $9.

    Fees include the classroom program and museum admission for one student and one adult with the program.

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