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  • RSCC, Chattanooga State team up for concert

    The Roane State Community College Music Department will present Requiem by Gabriel Fauré on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Kingston.

    The Roane State Concert Choir and the Chattanooga State Community College Concert Choir are teaming up for the performance.

    A $10 donation is suggested.

    The concert will feature Edie Johnson, organ; Fred Pogue, piano; Mary Ann Fennell, violin; Charles Barber, baritone; and Amanda Peavyhouse, soprano.

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  • Stansbury’s pencil drawing wins over viewers at ’10 Country Fair

    Jesse Stansbury’s pencil drawing was voted Viewers Choice in this year’s Kingston Country Fair.
    Roane County Family and Community Education Clubs were in charge of the competitions, which generated 187 entries.
    Best of Show entries were Minnie Beth Wright’s pickled okra and Christina Andrews’ crochet.
    Winners in each division and category with entries are:
    Division A: Needlework
    • Class 1, Afghan — Barbara Ricker, first; Martha Barding, second.

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  • Three generations win

    Three first-place winners in this year’s Kingston Country Fair spanned as many generations in Mary Jane Jakubowski’s family.
    A quilt machine-pieced by Jakubowski and machine-quilted by her daughter, Cathi Gundlah, took top honors in Division B, Class 7.
    Gundlah’s “Magnolia Summer” hand-applique quilt was awarded the blue ribbon in Division B, Class 4.
    Jakubowski’s granddaughter, Angela Petrocelli, took first place with her counted cross-stitch piece in Division A, Class 9.

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  • Get ready to 'fill 'er up' for United Way's Pump Day

    Roane County residents can support United Way while getting a fill-up Nov. 3.

    That’s when the Roane County United Way will have its annual Pump Day at Rocky Top Markes in Kingston, Harriman and Rockwood.

    Rocky Top Markets will donate 5 cents for every gallon pumped that day to the Roane County United Way.  

    A goal of $400,000 has been set for the 2010 United Way campaign.   

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  • Look Back: A Little Something From Our Files From the Week of Oct. 27

    25 Years Ago
    Kingston artist Tom Wilson was commissioned by the Rockwood Homecoming ’86 Committee to paint a mural of the old Rockwood railroad depot on the side of A&B Shooters Supply building on West Rockwood Street. When finished, it will be impossible for Front Avenue passersby to miss.

    10 Years Ago

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  • Renaissance Terrace plans bevy of events

    An Oct. 28 health fair kicks off a number of upcoming events for Renaissance Terrace of Harriman.

    The health fair, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the center on Patton Lane, provides the public an opportunity to hear about services offered by various area health-care providers.

    Free health screenings will also be offered.

    The center’s third annual fall festival will be the same day — from 4 to 7 p.m.

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  • Roane Medical Center to honor county's women Thursday

    Roane Medical Center, Harriman, will recognize the women of Roane County on Oct. 28 in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

    Area women are welcome to stop by the Women’s Center of Roane Medical Center for a free gift and tour of the facility.

    The staff is also available to schedule mammograms for women still needing their annual exam.

    The Women’s Center is at 307 Devonia St., Harriman.

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  • 'Many Moods of Christmas' to be Roane Choral holiday concert

    “The Many Moods of Christmas” will be presented by Roane Choral Society at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 in the Roane State Community College theater on the main campus in Roane County.

    Tellico Village First Baptist Church choir members will also perform in this event.

    Classic carols arranged by Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett will be presented. The choral group will be accompanied by members of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.  

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  • REACH $31,000 toward goal

    Operation REACH president Bobby Collier said city police and firefighters raised $5,858 during road blocks this past weekend.

    Collier said that brought the total raised so far to around $31,000.

    REACH is an acronym for Roane Enriches Another Child’s Holiday. The annual program takes less fortunate children Christmas shopping. Collier said the goal this year is to raise $125,000.

    The Roane County Sheriff’s Office plans to raise funds for REACH this week by turning the old county jail in Kingston into a haunted house.

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  • Kingston library now responding to texting

    Patrons of the Kingston Public Library may now receive text-message alerts concerning overdue items or the availability of books or other materials.

    The library began the new text-message service in October.

    The new service also allows patrons to send text messages to the library at 466-8901 to renew books, ask a reference question and reserve a book.

    Contact the library at 376-9905 or directorkpl@comcast.net — or text message the library at 466-8901 for details.

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