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A VIEW from LICK SKILLET: If Trump has no respect for office, why should we?

Gentle Reader: Sad to say, I must start this column as I did last week, with the recognition of the death of a lovely lady. I am not sure if Minnie Love was born in Emory Gap, but she was living there from my first memories, and if memory serves aright, she was one of my customers when I became a newspaper delivery boy for the old Knoxville Journal.

The Wave crashes Silverdale Seahawks

By Steven Ardary

newsroom@roanecounty.com

Led by quarterback Jason Taylor, the Midway Green Wave unveiled a new offense in Tuesday night’s scrimmage against the Silverdale Seahawks putting up 42 points on 40 offensive plays and defeating the Seahawks 42-7.

Taylor started the scoring by connecting with wide receiver Zane Moser on a 58-yard slant pattern. Taylor also showed his quickness, evading much of the pressure from the Silverdale defense.

Police hurt on the job

Two lawmen with separate municipal police departments have been injured in recent days while working roadway incidents.

Both men are sergeants with their respective departments.

Oliver Springs Police Sgt. Charlie Graham was struck while working a wreck on Thursday. Three days later, Kingston Sgt. Jerry Singleton had his left knee fractured when a vehicle fled the scene.

No further suspects in homicide

By Damon Lawrence and Cindy Simpson

Sam Northern, a man described as a prime suspect in a homicide investigation, was found dead inside his Harriman Housing Authority apartment Tuesday afternoon.

Harriman police said Wednesday that no wrongdoing is suspected in Northern’s death.

“There are no signs of foul play,” Chief Derek Pacifico said. “No signs of trauma or anything to indicate that this is a homicide.”

Northern was 55 years old.

Kingston water interconnect pays off for hospital

A water interconnect installed to assure Kingston’s water supply came in handy during a recent water problem at Roane Medical Center.

An accidental breach of a water line between Harriman and Midtown a few weeks ago resulted in a loss of water to the medical center.

“The hospital doesn’t have water storage,” said Kingston City Manager David Bolling.

Roane Central Utility District general manager Bob Creswell said his engineers went to work right away to get the water back to the hospital in less than an hour.

INSIDE the First AMENDMENT: ‘Freedom’ is the best response

By Gene Policinski

Let them march in Charlottesville. Let them speak.

Hate-propagating neo-Nazis and bottom-dwelling white supremacists — the dregs of our open society — have and should have First Amendment rights to speak and march in public.

We need to see them for what they are: a disappointing collection of the disaffected; some parading around in silly costumes, often ignorant of the real meaning and history of the symbols they display, carrying torches meant as much to intimidate as to illuminate.

Kingston tunes up for season

The Kingston Yellow Jackets played host to the Clinton Dragons Tuesday evening in what will be the only scrimmage for Kingston until the Roane County Jamboree more than a week away.

Because of inclement weather the week before, the scrimmage with Clinton has been the only time Jacket fans have gotten a peek at what to expect from their team this season.

The scrimmage itself was a fast paced affair with the teams trading off series after series. The starting point changed periodically with an emphasis on game situations.

Skinny dipping

Both man and beast are looking for relief from the August heat — and a deer found a way to cool down with a swim in Watts Bar Lake.

Cash, drugs seized in stop

Two people are facing felony drug charges following a traffic stop in Rockwood on Tuesday.

Seth L. Sherrill is charged with manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of methamphetamine and manufacture, deliver, sell of schedule II drugs.

Melissa Ann Flood is charged with manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of methamphetamine.

According to the report, Rockwood Police Department Deputy Chief John Mayes stopped Flood’s vehicle under suspicion she was driving on a suspended license. Sherrill was a passenger in the car.

Harriman hopes to pave under new budget

Harriman’s first reading of the fiscal year 2018 budget does not include a property tax or fee increase.

The $7.5 million budget may not include new revenue in the form of taxes, but the city still hopes to tackle some things like paving, namely paving left over from last year’s paving cycle.

“It is streets we didn’t get to last year that were part of the ongoing paving project. Then the Margrave Drive we are doing with federal funds,” said city manager Kevin Helms.