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Property deed transfers in Roane County from April 20-26:

From Julia Maxine Payne to Julia Maxine Payne and Marion Lucille Platt by quit-claim deed, Dist. 5, Abels Valley Road, $50.

From Rhonda C. Swallows to Richard D. Brooksbank and Donna T. Brooksbank by warranty deed, Dist. 3, Edgewater Estates, Lot PT31, $450,000.

From Samuel J. Furrow to Clarence O. Myers and Judy W. Myers by warranty deed, Dist. 4, 1.108 acres, State Hwy. 72, $20,000.

Rockwood officials approved a 3-percent across-the-board pay raise for city employees upon first reading of the 2011-12 budget last month.

The proposed increase in pay comes without an increase in the city’s property-tax rate of 75 cents per $100 valuation.

Also up for a raise — one of 10 percent — is Rockwood Municipal Airport manager Danny Collins. A contractor with the city, the raise will up his take-home pay to $35,000 a year.

Harriman resident Mike Burger sets sail on his Hobie Cat Getaway in Watts Bar Lake.

He’s among the East Tennesseans who have sought refuge from the late spring heat wave on the water.

The area’s waterways, pools and splash pads will continue to get a workout: forecasters are predicting temperatures in the 90s until Friday, with few chances of rain.

But be careful out there: air-quality alerts were issued over the weekend.

A candidate for Rockwood City Council is also a member of the Roane County Tea Party.

If elected on Tuesday, Ron Harwell insists he won’t just be serving the interests of those in the city who share his Tea Party views.

“The Tea Party is about being conservative,” he said. “There’s conservative Democrats, just like there’s conservative Republicans, and our party is open to all conservatives, not just the Republican Party.”