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Arnold Smith was one of the smartest kids in West High School’s Class of 1960. Gangly and tall, he had a goofy grin and peered at the world through black-rimmed Buddy Hollyesque glasses. Kids today would probably classify him as full-on nerd. So why is this 70-year-old in jail?
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VOL. 6 NO. 28
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Julyy 9, 2012
Mayberry lives in Karns
See Bean’s story on page 6
March on! Food City head cashier Dee Childress helped coordinate Hardin Valley’s first Independence parade which travelled June 30 from Pellissippi State Community College to Food City at 11501 Hardin Valley Road. The parade was complete with a one-horn band.
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Coffee break Erica Lambert has always had a creative edge. When she went to college, she decided that interior design was where her creative energy would fit best. “I just knew that was what I wanted to do,” says Erica, who is now co-owner of Dixie Lee Greenhouse, 921 Fretz Road. “In the end, I just pushed through to complete my degree, but I realized that what I really loved was what I had been doing all my life: working with plants.”
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See Sherri’s story on page 2
Free, free, free! Tim Burchett says he can give county employees an extra week off work and it won’t cost anything. Sandra Clark wonders how this can be.
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Index Coffee Break A2 Theresa Edwards A3 Government/Politics A4 Marvin West/Jake Mabe A5 Betty Bean A6 Faith A7 Kids A9 Community Calendar A11 Health/Lifestyles Sect B
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Squad car gets 80 ‘smiles’ an hour, owner says By Jake Mabe The reaction to Mark Cawood’s Mayberry squad car coming to Halls was fiercer than any kind of Independence Day firecracker, I’ll tell you that. Cawood, a Karns resident and former Knox County commissioner, drove the customized 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 by the office last Thursday following the news of the death of Andy Griffith. The popular actor’s self-titled 1960s CBS-TV show, set in fictional Mayberry, N.C., is a sweet slice of Americana. A big fan of the series, Cawood found the car in Livingston, Tenn.
He had it painted and said the hardest part to find was the clip that holds the car’s trademark rear antenna in place. He found it at Wade Shields’ electronics store, “back in the ’70s box!” The police light came from Phoenix, Ariz. The rear license plate says “Fife,” named after Barney Fife M.D. (Mayberry Deputy), and the car has a bumper sticker of Barney’s favorite saying, “Nip it in the bud!” Cawood has the car rigged to play the “Andy Griffith Show” theme and blast a Barney Fife siren, too. He’s even got Barney’s hat and motorcycle helmet and a “Bert Miller Merchandise” suitcase along for the ride. Everywhere he goes, Cawood stops traffic. We almost had a fender-bender on Doris Circle last Thursday.
A shot of Mark Cawood’s 1964 Ford Galaxie from its rear side, which he has customized to look like the Mayberry squad car from “The Andy Griffith Show.” Note the “Fife” license plate and the “Nip it in the bud” bumper sticker. Cawood, a longtime “Griffith Show fan” and former Knox County commissioner, brought the car by the Shopper-News office last week. Andy Griffith died July 3 at age 86. Photo by Ruth White
“It gets 80 ‘smiles’ per hour,” Cawood said. He’s taken photos of the squad car’s stops all around town. You can see them on his Facebook page. He even got flagged down when he passed a wedding at the World’s Fair Park on June 30 so the bride and groom could get a photo with the car. Police officers also love to stop him – to get a (camera) shot of the car. “I’m a chronic jaywalker,” Cawood jokes. He gives out stickers to the kids
and brochures to the adults designed by Cawood’s pastor, Steve Higginbotham of Karns Church of Christ. “Andy Griffith was such a great actor, but he was also the creator of great entertainment all around. The show was written not just with jokes in mind, but with smalltown values in mind. Mayberry is the way Halls and Karns and all these communities used to be.” About that time, somebody pulled up sporting a smile and a cell phone. Cawood grinned, too. “Happens everywhere I go.”
Karns welcomes new coaches By Theresa Edwards Karns High School athletic director Jamie Cantrill welcomed three new coaches this week: head baseball coach Matthew Hurley, replacing John Rice who left to coach at Bearden; head softball coach Kristy Hutson and assistant softball coach Christine Sweeney, who are replacing Judy and Rick Siebert who resigned. Cantrill is confident in their abilities to lead the school to continued success in these programs and welcomes them to KHS. The spot of assistant baseball coach is yet to be filled. “We want to make sure we get the right hire, somebody who has a great baseball background with a winning attitude,” said Hurley. Hurley was assistant baseball coach at Bearden High School the previous two years and pitching coach previously for five years at Santa Fe High School in Alachua, Fla. “Hurley has extensive knowledge about the game and we are ex-
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cited for him to join our program,” said Cantrill. Hurley has a bachelor’s degree in criminology with a minor in sociology from the University of Florida. “I’ve decided I’d rather get into teaching, so I’ve been teaching the last six years,” he said. Hurley now teaches language arts and reading at Whittle Springs Middle School. Softball head coach Hutson is from Sunbright, Tenn. She played baseball and softball at North Greenville University where she received a scholarship. Her bachelor’s degree is in business management and she earned a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from LMU. She teaches 7th grade science at Bearden Middle School. Previously, Hutson was a police officer for two years in Greenville, S.C., before moving to Arizona where she did volunteer work at various basketball and softball camps. She also has experience with private softball instruction. “At 32, I have a lot of
Karns’ assistant principal and athletic director Jamie Cantrill welcomes new members of the coaching staff: head baseball coach Matthew Hurley, Cantrill, head softball coach Kristy Hutson and assistant softball coach Christine Sweeney. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com life experience,” said Hutson. “I know that Ms. Hutson has the knowledge and ability to continue the rich history and success of this program. She is a very dedicated individual and we look forward to her leading Karns softball,” said Cantrill. Cantrill was also pleased to hire Sweeney on July 5 as assistant softball coach. Sweeney and Hutson have played softball together for years. “I couldn’t think of a better person to work with as my assistant,” said Hutson.
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Sweeney was born and raised in Florida. She played baseball at ages 5 to 10, followed by softball, and attended UNC Greensboro on an athletic scholarship. She has been coaching Knoxville Blaze Softball for a couple of years, working with girls from KHS. “I’m familiar with the program and the drills they do,” she said. “It feels great (to join Karns). I’m excited. There’s a lot of talent. We’re looking forward to taking it to the next level, hoping to go to State this year,” said Sweeney.
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