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Today's News

  • Animal shelters mend relations

    A short while ago Rockwood officials decided to end the city’s contract with Roane County Animal Shelter.
    City officials were upset they were getting billed for animals other than those brought by their animal control officer.
    That relationship has now mended, with Rockwood officials wanting to make a new contract with Roane County to deal with any overcrowding that may occur at Rockwood Animal Shelter. They hope to get approval of a new contract that would limit the animals the city paid for to those brought in by the animal control officer.

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  • Gospel singing to boost reunion

    A gospel music benefit for 24th annual Dudley Evans Family Singers Reunion will begin at 6 p.m. Sept. 8 in Walnut Hill Baptist Church at 106 Birch St., Harriman.

    The Evans Family, Southland Quartet, Crimson River, Gracesong and Dave Raby will be featured.

    The Singers Reunion, which typically helps benefit community services, will be Sept. 20-21 at Roane County Park, Midtown.

    Friday’s event will feature The Freemans of Nashville, with Heirline of Chattanooga headlining on Saturday.

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  • The Garden Gate: Discover the pleasant fruits of Egypt

    The pomegranate is one of the most ancient fruits. It is mentioned in 14 books of the Bible and listed in many other ancient writings.

    Pomegranates are native to Asia, from northern India to the Levant, where they have been cultivated since prehistoric times.

    They are common in Israel, Egypt and along both shores of the Mediterranean Sea. They grow wild in Syria, Lebanon and in parts of Africa.

    In the Bible, pomegranates are termed “the pleasant fruits of Egypt.”

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  • Regional favorite James Rogers to give benefit concert for Kingston Police Explorers

    Perennial favorite East Tennessee entertainer James Rogers will be in concert in Harriman next week in a performance to benefit Kingston Police Explorers Post 376.

    The concert will begin at 8 p.m. Sept. 14 in the Princess Theatre.

    Rogers, a Chattanooga native, is a versatile musician who made a regional name for himself as a performer at Dollywood and in Pigeon Forge.

    In the 1980s, he was a favorite performer on the main campus of Roane State Community College, often performing in the student lounge for special events.

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  • On vacation with the Roane County News ... in Holmes County, Ohio, Amish country

    Phyllis Johnson of Harriman, accompanied by the Roane County News, took a trip to Amish country in Holmes County, Ohio, while visiting with her sister.

    The Roane County travelers accompanied Johnson’s sister Jean, nieces Linda, Jane and Vicki, great-niece Chloe and friends Lori, M.J. and Lydia to several shops, and they saw a number of horse-drawn carriages and had lunch prepared by Amish cooks.

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  • Acting minister to speak at homecoming

    “Are You Covered?” from Psalms 91:3-4 will be the theme of Sevier Drive Church of Christ’s 2013 homecoming.

    The homecoming service will be at 3 p.m. Sept. 8 in the church at 1014 Sevier Drive, Harriman.

    Dinner will be served after the evening worship service.

    The church’s acting minister, Bro. Glynn Whitaker, will be the speaker.

    Whitaker, the youngest of nine children, was born in Suffolk, Va., to Arthur and Alma Whitaker.

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  • Concert proceeds to help buy uniforms, equipment

    Proceeds from the James Rogers concert on Sept. 14 will enable Kingston Police Explorers Post 376 to purchase uniforms and needed equipment, adviser Larry Cox said.

    Cox and Cathy Rakestraw are Kingston police officers who oversee the Explorers’ daily activities.

    The post is made up of youths whose ages range from 14-20. They are a part of the Boy Scouts of America and work partly under their guidelines.

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  • OUR OPINION: We applaud Sen. Alexander’s efforts to lead

    We were glad that Roane County’s Tea Party was not formally listed among other Tea Party groups who declared their intentions this summer to oust U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee from office in next year’s Republican primary.

    In these divided, divisive times, Alexander — a Republican — has shown leadership and courage by attempting to reaching across party lines and actually serve the people. Apparently, that’s where many Tea Partyers draw the line.

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  • Bonuses for county workers?

    Elected officials will be allowed to grant employee bonuses if a resolution calling for such passes the Roane County Commission next week.
    “I hope it passes, because the county employees deserve it,” Circuit Court Clerk Kim Nelson said. “All of my deputy clerks work hard, and I would like to see them rewarded.”
    The commission meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at the courthouse in Kingston.
    The budget committee voted 4-0 on Aug. 28 to recommend the employee-bonus resolution to the full commission.

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  • NET GAIN

    Andrei Dume spent Wednesday’s good weather netting for gizzard shad off the old campground bridge of off Hwy. 70 in Caney Creek. Dume, a Kingston resident, planned to use the shad as bait for catfish.
     

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