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IN THIS ISSUE NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ Central High gets new principal Jody Goins is the new principal at Central High School, replacing Danny Trent who will be principal at Farragut Middle School. Dr. Jim McIntyre made the announcement last week. Goins has been the principal of Oak Ridge High School since 2009. He joined the Oak Ridge system in 2004, serving as Jody Goins a social studies teacher and assistant principal. School board member Indya Kincannon said, “Central High School needs an experienced, energetic leader who will bring our students to the next level. Dr. Jody Goins fits the bill. I look forward to working with him.” Goins holds bachelor’s, master’s and education specialist degrees, all from Lincoln Memorial University.
Kim Towe to Karns High Kim Towe is the new principal at Karns High School, replacing Dr. Tracy Sands. Towe is currently the principal of the Dr. Paul Kelley Volunteer Academy. She joined the Knox County Kim Towe Schools in 1986 as a special education teacher at the Knoxville Adaptive Education Center. She has also served as a special education teacher at Ridgedale Elementary and Powell High schools. She began her service in administration in 2005 as an assistant principal at Halls High School and was assigned as principal at Ridgedale in 2008. Towe holds a bachelor’s degree in special education from UT and a master’s degree in education administration from Lincoln Memorial University.
HPUD sets evening meeting Hallsdale Powell Utility District board of commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 20, at the district office on Cunningham Road. This is the second evening meeting to give customers a chance to attend.
Singing canceled The singing at New Beverly Baptist Church, set for Sunday, June 23, has been canceled because of illness. The Galloways were scheduled to sing. Info: newbeverly.org or 546-0001.
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Rick Carnes meets Tow Mater By Shannon Carey When Rick Carnes of Clinton Highway Wrecker Service took the podium as the Powell Business and Professional Association’s business spotlight May 11, he said he and a few partners started the company in 1971, right after Carnes graduated Rick Carnes with his Ph.D. He grinned and said, “That’s a Powell High Diploma.” Then, he pointed at a model of Tow Mater, the rust-covered tow truck from the movie “Cars.” He said his first truck made Mater look like a Cadillac or Mercedes. But that was a long time ago. Now, Clinton Highway Wrecker Service runs more than 30 pieces of top-end equipment and serves six different
School board member Kim Severance and Mayor Tim Burchett joke around after the Powell Business and Professional Association meeting. Photos by S. Carey
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Using our gifts from God By Cindy Taylor Did you know that catnip promotes relaxation and reduces fever? Have you ever used pennyroyal as a flea repellent? What about trying a mixture of sweet almond oil and peppermint to keep mosquitoes away? Kathy Burke-Mihalczo says these herbs and many others are gifts from God. Kathy hosted the June meeting of the Noweta Garden Club at her business, Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm. She gave a presentation on the many uses of common, and some not-so-common, herbs along with aromatherapy tips. “For decades we have sustained the fast food movement,” said Kathy. “We are promoting the slow food movement with the use of herbs and natural ingredients to help us appreciate cooking again.”
Noweta Garden Club members JoAnne Hoffmeister, Marjorie Gardner and Wilma Pratt enjoy lunch on the patio at Erin’s Meadow. Photo by Cindy Taylor
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Sheriff’s race starts early and mean By Betty Bean On June 6, 2012, a dozen deputies showed up at Don Wiser’s DUI school to take him to jail. On June 6, 2013, Wiser sent a letter to the county mayor, the law director and every member of county commission announcing his candidacy for sheriff and accusing incumbent Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones of abusing the department’s drive-home vehicle policy by keeping four cars, including a $70,000 Jack Roush R3 Mustang, for his personal use. He also accused Jones of allowing employees who live in surrounding counties to drive Knox County vehicles home overnight. “That was D-Day, Honey. And I’m declaring war,” Wiser said. Jones denied Wiser’s accusations and called the retired Knoxville Police Department investigator a liar. “In looking at the letter Wiser
wrote, the only truthful statement I found was that I do have a marked vehicle at my house because often I ride patrol,” Jones said. “Everything else as far as I know is untrue. And since he stated he is a candidate for sheriff, it is my personal opinion that he is misinformed and as a former law enforcement officer is a disgrace to any man or woman who has ever worn a badge.” KCSO public information officer Martha Dooley released a list of the department’s fleet, which did not include any of the vehicles Wiser mentioned. The county finance office was unable to shed much light on the situation since the fleet list does not report vehicles purchased with drug fund money or seized from drug dealers. When asked if KCSO has a high-end Mustang classified as a drug enforcement vehicle, Dooley refused to comment. “I can’t tell you anything be-
cause we get into safety and security issues,” she said. “Some vehicles are part of drug enforcement and are confidential, with no taxpayer money involved.” This is an argument that goes back to the days when then-County Commissioner Wanda Moody filed a raft of lawsuits against then-Sheriff Tim Hutchison in an attempt to force him to be accountable to county commission for large expenditures. She won on 18 of the 19 points she made, and Hutchison was convicted of criminal contempt for withholding information. Moody’s lawyer, Herb Moncier, says he knows nothing about the current sheriff’s policies, but takes a dim view of the historic “veil of secrecy” surrounding drug fund money. “There’s no secret down there as to who has what car. The problem used to be, they didn’t want any-
body to know what they are doing, because they have more cars than anybody in the world. They’ve got to have insurance on those cars, and all of that’s public information. There may be some limited circumstances as to why a particular person might not want to be identified as driving a particular car, but that’s so limited.” Wiser, who is a state-certified driver’s safety and drug awareness instructor whose students are offenders referred by the court system, shut down his business after being charged with falsely certifying that a student had completed 16 hours of court-ordered safe driving classes. In June, he was charged with tampering with and fabricating evidence, a Class C felony. The case is currently mired in motions, and Wiser says he will work full time on campaigning for sheriff.
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