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Today's News

  • Liquor sales defeated in OS; Calfee holds onto strong lead with 96 percent of votes in

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    President and Vice President of the United States

    Electors for MITT ROMNEY and PAUL RYAN 14,719

    Electors for BARACK OBAMA and JOE BIDEN 6,014

    Electors for VIRGIL GOODE and JIM CLYMER 72

    Electors for JILL STEIN and CHERI HONKALA 50

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  • Beginning 2 End Events now open in Kingston

    Beginning 2 End Events celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting event at The Roane Alliance to provide a chance to hear about their new event-planning business in Kingston.

    Taking part in the celebration are, from left, Paulette Ray, Kim Harris, Beginning 2 End Events owners Christina Branham and Jennifer Tipton, Nikki Bradley, Darrell Williams of The Roane Alliance, Marilyn McCormick and Jan Treadway.

    Branham and Tipton also discussed how they can help throw a wonderful event from beginning to end.

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  • Enrichment credit union kicking off Gloves of Love

     Enrichment Federal Credit Union’s Roane County Branch will soon begin collecting gloves, hats and scarves for school children in Roane County through its annual Gloves of Love campaign.

    Many children go to school without warm coverings for their heads and hands, and the credit union aims to keep the children warm during the cold months of the year.

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  • Leadership Roane County Class of 2013

    Leadership Roane County recently announced members of its class of 2013.

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  • Barger new to RSCC Foundation

    Roane County business leader Eric Barger is the newest member of the board of directors for the Roane State Community College Foundation.

    Barger is vice president of C.R. Barger & Sons Inc., a Roane County company founded in the early 1960s by his grandparents, C.R. and Mary Barger.

    A 1994 Harriman High School graduate, Barger completed his associate’s degree at Roane State in 1997 and then earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Tennessee Technological University.

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  • How does United Way divvy up funds?

    Roane County United Way is extremely grateful to all the volunteers who have served and continue to serve on its funds allocation review panels.

    “For those who may not know, the United Way uses a very rigorous process for determining how your contributions will be divided among our community partners,” said Deborah Alexander Davis of the Roane County United Way. “This process ensures contributions are allocated to best meet the needs of Roane County residents across six service areas.”

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  • Program aims to protect voter rights

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Perry H. Piper will lead the efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s office, in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program, for the upcoming Nov. 6 general elections.

    Piper has been appointed to serve as the district election officer for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

    In that capacity, he is responsible for overseeing the district’s handling of complaints of election fraud and voting rights abuses in consultation with Justice Department Headquarters in Washington.

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  • Harriman Happenings: Nov. 5

    God gave us a wonderful day Sunday as the women of St. Mary’s Baptist Church celebrated our annual Women’s Day.

    The theme was “Women of Faith.” Sister Joann Palmer was the worship leader for the morning worship service.

    Music was provided by different tapes, which were great. Our theme song was “Have Faith in God.”

    Sister Elfredia Williams was our speaker. Her message was great.

    Our afternoon worship leader was Sister Sheila Hall.

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  • Polk Salad Fest, Pageant end reign

    The popular springtime festival at Harriman’s David Webb Riverfront Park is being retired.

    David Webb, the park’s namesake, has helmed the festival since its inception in 2008, when it spun off from the initial Miss Polk Salad pageant.

    “We are trying to encourage him to do things for himself. He’s 76 years old, and he needs to be having some fun,” said Webb’s daughter, Debbie Mee.

    “We just want him to have more time with family. It is hard for him, but he knows it is the best thing.”

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  • Relay for Life gears up for '13

    Roane County’s Relay for Life exceeded its 2012 goal of $52,000, instead raising around $60,000.

    With that in mind, and a goal of increasing the number of teams, coordinators for the American Cancer Society fundraiser have set an even higher goal next year of $75,000.

    “The kind of overall theme of Relay is ‘dream big, hope big and Relay big,’ so in Roane County we’re planning big,” said chairwoman Fran Puckett.

    Kickoff is 5:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in Rockwood First Presbyterian Church.

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