The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 215 ■ August 3, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 75 Cents
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2009 death becomes murder case
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Former caregiver living in Georgia returned to Sevier County By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer
5Barnett hoops it up AAU style Pigeon Forge rising junior has played well this summer sports, Page A8
SEVIERVILLE —Sevier County sheriff’s deputies have returned a Georgia woman to Sevier County to face charges she murdered the woman she was supposed to be caring for shortly after the victim included her in a will. Elizabeth A. Ogle, 51, of Chatsworth, Ga., faces a charge of first-degree murder for the Nov.
9 death of 78-yearfrom a fatal dose of morphine. old Betty Rice. Rice’s family became concerned Ogle was arrested when she died suddenly and they in her Georgia learned that just days before she home Sunday, and had added Ogle to her will. was brought the to “I think the family was quite Sevier County on concerned about how all of a Jail on Monday. sudden she died an there were She is being held some issues with a will that had Ogle in lieu of $1 milbeen executed two or three days lion bond. prior to her dying,” he said. Sheriff Ron Seals said invesOgle, who Seals said was Rice’s tigators found that Rice died former niece by marriage, had
Park spokesman gives some pointers
President says U.S. will be out of Iraq “on schedule”
By BOB MAYES Managing Editor
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State
‘Absolute gimickry’ Ramsey hits Haslam, Wamp for using celebs during campaign Page A4
Weather Today Partly cloudy High: 92°
Tonight Partly cloudy Low: 71° DETAILS, Page A6
Obituaries Barbara Storms, 67 Lola Hale, 86 Ray Montgomery, 72 Marie Sisco, 74 Tony Martin, 44 Emma Bowman, 90 DETAILS, Page A4
Index
Corrections Mike Comer has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer at Citizens National Bank. David C. Verble remains president and chief executive officer. An incorrect story headline and front page brief ran in Monday’s paper. The Mountain Press regrets these errors. See story, page A2.
See MURDER, Page A4
No need to fear the bear if visitor acts responsibly
5A promise to disabled vets
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moved into Rice’s home prior to her death, Seals said. Authorities first believed Rice’s death was related to her illness. Dispatchers received a 911 call to her home Nov. 9 and emergency responders found her in cardiac and respiratory arrest. She was taken to a local hospital, but attempts to resuscitate her were not successful.
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A black bear forages for berries near an unoccupied cabin in Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday.
NATIONAL PARK — Despite a couple of recent well-publicized incidents, visitors to the national park have no reason to fear the bear — as long as they act responsibly. One man was killed and two other people were injured while camping near Yellowstone National Park in Montana last week. That came on the heels of an incident at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in May in which a tourist suffered a minor injury after trying to take a picture of small, emaciated bear along Laurel Falls Trail. “About 80 million people a year visit national parks,” park spokesman Bob Miller said Monday afternoon. “That’s a lot of contacts without a fatality.” In May, a tourist from Connecticut was hiking along Laurel Falls Trail when he went off the path to take a picture of a small bear. When the bear started toward him, thinking he had food, the man stepped back onto the trail, but the bear swiped at him, causing an injury that did not need medical attention. Because the bear had caused an injury, however slight, and because it had become human conditioned, the park, per its regulations, had no choice but to euthanize the bear. The tourist, Sean Konover, 26, of Wilton, Conn., now faces a federal petty charge of disturbing an animal, with the case expected to come up this month. He could face 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine. Miller said incidents involving any kind of bear aggression — yet alone a fatality — has dropped significantly over the last decade or so. “Those incidents are rare, especially fatalities,” he said. “ ... They are much less common than they used to be. We used to have about 10 (contacts) a year in the early 1990s. That was fairly routine. “Usually they were food-related. They would swat someone who didn’t leave their picnic table soon enough or it was because the bears were used to having been fed and had lost their fear of humans.” There are ways to minimize ways of provoking bears. And most of it is very simple, Miller said. “If you respond properly, you can scare the bear off, whether it is by hollering or waving your arms, or chunking a rock or a stick and then backing away,” he said. “You should always store food properly at your campsite. Don’t leave greasy foil on the See BEAR, Page A4
Wamp makes final push through county Congressman bids for local votes in governor primary By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — With the gubernatorial primary looming Thursday, U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp (R-Chattanooga) visited town as part of his last push through East Tennessee. Wamp visited local utilities and businesses here before heading to Knoxville for the night. It was his last planned visit to the county before voters will choose among him, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and Knoxville
Mayor Bill Haslam for the Republican candidate for governor. He said he has learned about the issues facing Sevier County after regular visits throughout the long campaign. “Sevier County in many ways is the most unique county in the state,” he said. “Your (director of schools) did well, but you got short-changed on education,” he said, referring to funding for the Basic Education Program that local officials complained left Sevier County schools receiving less money than they should have. If elected, he said he will work to address that and the continual need to improve infrastructure for the area, which is home to the Great Smoky
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U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp visits with Phil Ford at the Sevier County Electric System warehouse as Allen Robbins looks on. Mountains National Park and several of the state’s other top tourist attractions. The Improving 66 project and other infra-
structure improvements Tennessee. are expensive, he said, “The state needs to but will provide as strong make a stronger commita return on the invest- ment to Sevier County,” ment as any project in See WAMP, Page A4
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Comer named executive VP, COO at CNB
SCHS Class of 1945 celebrates 65th reunion
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The Sevier County High School Class of 1945 held its 65th Class Reunion May 22 at the River Plantation Convention Center. Of the 65th class members, 21 were present. This corrects information that appeared in the caption when this picture was published in the Aug. 1 edition. Front row from left: Maisie Shular Gibson, Aureta Lawson Whaley, Charlene Keeler McGaha, Georgia Tarwater, Sarah Mae Dickey Rousseau, Faye Helton Kerley, Ruby Fox Phillips, Iva June Harris Bales, Juanita Smith Cate. Back row from left: Agnes Allen Sartain, Fern Feezell Sims, Helen Henry Houk, Beulah Moon Underwood, Ruth Conner Henderson, Blanch Owen Stott, Paul Cannon, James Lee Butler, Ray Helton, Anna Frank DeLozier Hammer, Jack Denton, Ellen Drinnen Gilbert.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR Editor’s Note: The community calendar is printed as space permits. Items must be submitted at least five days in advance. Only noncommercial, public events held in Sevier County will be considered. To place an item phone 428-0748, ext. 214, or e-mail to editor@themountainpress. com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.
TUESDAY, AUG. 3 Alzheimer’s Support
Alzheimer’s support group meets 6 p.m. at MountainBrook Village, 4282445 Ext. 107.
Kindness Counts
Kindness Counts, formerly Feral Cat Friends, meets 7 p.m.. 654-2684.
Shoney’s in Sevierville. 4293227 or 453-3233.
Active Parenting
Scrapbook Club meets 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and 5:30-10 p.m., Whispering Winds on Snapp Road. 429-3721.
NARFE
National Assn. Retired Federal Employees, 6 p.m., Holiday Inn, Pigeon Forge. 453-4174.
Women’s Bible Study
Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 1 p.m. Ski Mountain Road. 436-6434 for location n 6:30 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC
American Legion
American Legion Post 104 dinner meeting, 6 p.m.; phone 908-4310; Web: www. amlgnp104tn.org
Mothers Day Out
Mothers Day Out, First Baptist Gatlinburg, now enrolling for fall, Tuesdays and Thursdays for ages 1-4 beginning Aug. 17. 436-4685.
Pirate Party
Anna Porter Public Library hosts Pirate Party 4-5 p.m.. 436-5588.
Woodmen Meeting
Woodmen of The World Lodge 101 membership meeting 6:30 p.m. at
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Parenting classes for parents with children ages 6-12 and 13-18 years. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Registration, 5 p.m. Family Resource Center, Aug. 3, 12, 19 and 26. Must attend all four sessions. $25 for one parent, $40 for couple. 428-7999.
Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 9 a.m. UMC Pigeon Forge n 2 p.m. Blue Mountain Mist B&B, Pullen Road n 6:30 p.m. Sevierville UMC, Conference Room
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1,2,3,4 Parents for parents of children birth-5, 5:307:30 p.m. Aug. 3, 12, 19 and 26, Board of Education, 300 Cedar St., Room 17. Registration 5 p.m. Must attend all sessions. $25 one parent; $40 for couple. 4287999.
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Scrapbook Club
7 a.m.-3 p.m. in hospital classrooms.
Kindness Counts will meet at 7 p.m. at pavilion 1, Pigeon Forge City Park.
Farmers Market
Farmers market 8-11:30 a.m., Sevier Farmers Co-Op, 321 W. Main, Sevierville. 453-7101.
St. Paul Lutheran
Events at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1610 Pullen Road, Sevierville (429-6063): n Ten Commandments sermon series, 7 p.m. n Ice cream social following 7 p.m. service. n Bible study: Walk Through the Bible.
Women’s Bible Study
Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 10 a.m. Sugar Tree Road, Wears Valley. 428-4932, n 9 a.m. Wellington Place. 429-5131
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Anna Porter Public Library free showing of “The Young Victoria� at 6:30. 436-5588.
Benefit Event
Sevier County Democratic Party meets at 7 p.m. at courthouse.
Hot Meals
Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:30-6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Sevierville and Kodak United Methodist. 933-5996.
Friday, Aug. 6 JOY Club
Benefit for Leon Williams’ medical and living expenses, 6:30 p.m., off Henry Town Road at Hurst Hollow. Soup bean supper followed by gospel singing. 806-4250, 429-1742, 774-9435.
2010 Pigeon Forge Hospitality Association Benefit Golf Tournament
TOPS
TOPS weight loss chapter meets at 6 p.m., Parkway Church of God in Sevierville. 755-9517 or 429-3150.
River Islands Golf Club
Thursday, August 12, 2010 Shotgun start at 7:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery
Celebrate Recovery, meal from 5-6 p.m. and 6:30 service, Kodak United Methodist Church. Childcare provided.
Right To Life
Sevier County Right to Life meets 5:30 p.m., Pigeon
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The Board of Directors of Citizens National Bank recently announced the promotion of Michael G. Comer to Executive V i c e President and Chief Operating Officer. Comer is a 1982 graduate of West Virginia Comer University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, concentration in Finance. He is a graduate of the National Commercial Lending School in Norman, Oklahoma, the Graduate School of Banking of the South in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and numerous other financial schools and seminars. Comerbegan his financial services career in 1982 for the National Bank of Commerce in Charleston, West Virginia. As a result of a merger in 1986, he performed various functions resulting in serving as an Executive Officer and a member of the Management Team of United Bank-WV. After working with United for over 21 years, Comer was responsible for the West Virginia franchise of Huntington National Bank before coming to work at Citizens National Bank. “Before moving to this area, I wanted to live where other people vacationed,� Comer said. “Then, I discovered CNB’s dramatic history of performance, growth and commitment to the community. I knew I wanted to learn how they were able to achieve these results. I now know these results are due
the efforts of a unique team of very talented people.� In addition to teaching “Lending to Small Business� and “Commercial Loan Structuring� at the Risk Management Association’s (RMA) Commercial Lending Schools at East Carolina University,Comer also serves on its Board of Regents. He frequently is asked to provide presentations to groups and organizations regarding a variety of banking and business topics. Community Involvement includes serving on the Board of Directors of the Greater East Tennessee Better Business Bureau. Comer is a graduate of the 2009 class of Leadership Sevier and is Sergeant-at-Arms of the Sevierville Rotary Club. Comer also serves as a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard and is a member of the Tennessee Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee. “Our Board of Directors and I are extremely pleased to have Mike as an addition to the Executive Management team,� said David C. Verble, president and CEO of Citizens National Bank. “Mike is committed to serving our communities with his active involvement in many organizations in the area.� CNB has served its communities since 1973 and has $880 million in assets. It has 18 branches throughout Sevier, Jefferson, and Knox counties including eight in-store branches offering extended evening hours and Saturday Banking. Visit www.cnbtn.comwww.cnbtn.com to locate its branches.
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Historical Society hosting history fair in Knoxville Saturday
Adoptable pets
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Angelica is a 10-week-old beagle mix waiting for a new home. Sukura is a 3-year-old Himalayan also waiting to be adopted. Adoption fee for cats and dogs is $100 and covers their first set of vaccinations, spay/neuter and microchip. The Gnatty Branch Animal Shelter is open from noon. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
Lohan released from jail, goes to rehab LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan has been released from jail, but she’s not exactly a free woman. The actress was discharged at 1:35 a.m. Monday after serving 14 days of a 90-day sentence for violating her probation in a 2007 drug case, a sheriff’s spokesman said. She is now required to begin a three-month stint in rehab. A prosecutor has said that Lohan cannot be released early and will have to spend the entire time in treatment, reportedly at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The facility and government officials declined to say whether Lohan is a patient there, but paparazzi followed a van that received a police escort to the center after Lohan’s release from jail. Lohan’s abbreviated jail stay was not unexpected, although it was con-
siderably longer than the 84 minutes she spent at the same facility in 2007. The judge said during Lohan’s surrender July 20 that she had no control over how long the actress would be jailed, but she did require her to serve her time at a women’s jail operated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Lohan’s attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, did not immediately return an e-mail message seeking comment. A judge in Beverly Hills had ordered Lohan to report to rehab within a day of her release from jail, but shortened that time last week after conferring with Lohan’s attorney and a prosecutor. Los Angeles sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said Monday that the actress was required to report directly to rehab.
Inmates such as Lohan, 24, who are serving time for nonviolent offenses, typically have their stays reduced due to overcrowding and credits for good behavior. Media have been camped outside the jail since Lohan was booked July 20, catching shots of her mother and sister coming to visit. Holley has also frequently visited Lohan. She was released to a waiting vehicle and did not walk out the front entryway. That avoided a spectacle similar to when Paris Hilton was released after serving a jail stint in 2007. Hilton smiled and slapped hands with deputies who held back the assembled throng of photographers before meeting her parents at a waiting sport utility vehicle.
Conductor ‘Sing Along With Mitch’ Miller, 99, dies NEW YORK (AP) — Mitch Miller, the goateed orchestra leader who asked Americans to “Sing Along With Mitch” on television and records, has died at age 99. His daughter, Margaret Miller Reuther, said Monday that Miller died Saturday in Lenox Hill Hospital after a short illness. Miller was a key record executive at Columbia Records in the pre-rock ’n’ roll era, making hits with singers Rosemary Clooney, Patti Page, Johnny Mathis and Tony Bennett. “Sing Along With Mitch” started as a series of records, then became a popular NBC show starting in early 1961. Miller’s stiff-armed conducting style and signature goatee became famous. As a producer and arranger, Miller had misses along with his hits, famously striking out on projects with Frank Sinatra and a young
Aretha Franklin. The TV show ranked in the top 20 for the 1961-62 season, and soon children everywhere were parodying Miller’s stiff-armed conducting. An all-male chorus sang old standards, joined by a few female singers, most prominently Leslie Uggams. Viewers were invited to join in with lyrics superimposed on the screen and followed with a bouncing ball. “He is an odd-looking man,” New York Times critic Brooks Atkinson wrote in 1962. “His sharp beard, twinkling eyes, wrinkled forehead and
mechanical beat make him look like a little puppet as he peers hopefully into the camera. By now most of us are more familiar with his tonsils than with those of our families.” Atkinson went on to say that as a musician, Miller was “first rate,” praising “the clean tone of the singing, the clarity of the lyrics, the aptness of the tempos, the variety and the occasional delicacy of the instrumental accompaniment.” An accomplished oboist, Miller played in a number of orchestras
early in his career, including one put together in 1934 by George Gershwin. “Gershwin was an unassuming guy,” Miller told The New York Times in 1989. “I never heard him raise his voice.”
KNOXVILLE — The East Tennessee Historical Society will celebrate the region’s history from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in downtown Knoxville. An estimated 6,000 guests will participate in the third annual History Fair. The activities will include a living history timeline, historical and genealogical groups from the region’s 35 counties, and live traditional music. There will be historical craft demonstrations, storytelling and children’s activities, trolley tours to downtown’s historic homes and cemetery, and vintage movies. At the East Tennessee History Center free tours will be offered of the new exhibition Voices of the Land: the People of Tennessee and the current feature exhibition, Vanishing Appalachia: Photographs by Don Dudenbostel, Field Recordings by Tom Jester. Representatives from several organizations will be available. Musicians from the Museum of Appalachia will play music in their tent. The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, Middle Tennessee State University, will have information about plans for the Civil War Sesquicentennial, tours and markers, and battlefield preservation. An iconic story from the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National park is that of Jack Huff placing his mother in a chair and strapping it to his back to make the long climb up Mount LeConte so she could see a sunset. This chair will be unveiled at 11 a.m. as a part the Smokies section of the “Voices of the Land” exhibition in the Museum of East Tennessee History.All events are free. For more information, visit www.eastTNhistory.
Commodities to be distributed at Sevier Fairgrounds Aug. 17 Submitted Report SEVIERVILLE — USDA commodity food will be distributed by Douglas Cherokee Economic Authority at the Sevier County Fairgrounds on Aug. 17. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (closed from noon to 1 p.m.). Proof of household income for the past 13 weeks must be presented. If there is no income, obtain a Statement of Support form at the Neighborhood Center on Old Knoxville HIghway prior to the distribution date. Food Stamp cards may be used to verify income. If food is being picked up for someone other than you, a permission slip must be obtained at the Neighborhood Center and completed to bring to the distribution. For more information call 453-7131.
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If you need a law enforcement officer, it could possibly be a situation of life or death. I know as your Constable I have answered that call. I am proud to say while serving as your Constable, I am credited with saving the life of a former Sevier County Sheriff. I am Trained and Qualified to handle any situation concerning Law Enforcement. “I will continue to serve you effectively and in a Professional manner” I HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. Paid for by George Lawson Treasurer
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OBITUARIES
state briefs Early voting record broken
In Memoriam
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee has broken an early voting record with more than 543,000 people casting ballots before the Aug. 5 primary. With all 95 counties reporting, Secretary of State Tre Hargett said Monday that the number exceeds the 447,910 who voted early for the August 2006 elections, the last contested statewide Republican primary. Hargett attributed the high turnout to three open congressional seats and a highly contested gubernatorial primary, which features three major Republican candidates and one Democratic candidate. Says Hargett: “People are very interested in the future of our state and the future of our country.” The early voting period was from July 16-31.
Barbara Ann Storms
Barbara Ann Storms, age 67 of Sevierville passed away, Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Alder Branch Baptist Church and started the Sevier County Support Group for Parkinson’s Disease. Preceded in death by husband of 44 years, John Robert Storms. Survivors: daughter, Melodie Smith of Sevierville; sons, Bill Murray of PA, and Scott Murray of NJ; 15 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. A part of the Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 service at Alder Branch Baptist Church will be dedicated to Barbara’s memory. All are welcomed to attend. Cremation services provided by McCarty Funeral Directors and Cremation Services, 607 Wall Street, Sevierville, 774-2950.
Lola “Mama Bell” Hale
Ray Montgomery
Gerstner of Sevier ville, Miranda Jane (Sisco) and Clark Gibson of Black Creek, Ga., Celesta Gwen (Sisco) and Steve Brown of Canton, Ga.; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers and sister-in-law, Sidney Smith, Marshall and Elaine Smith; sisters and brothers-in-law, Jeff Smith, Hazel (Smith) and Howard Anderson, Virginia (Smith) and Willie Sisco. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, Sevier ville-Mission Fund, 317 Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862. Funeral service 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Sevier ville with the Rev. Jerry Hyder officiating, eulogies delivered by Keely Sisco and David Goode, music by Johnnie Faye Jackson. Interment will follow in Middle Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends 10-11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
Tony Lewis Martin, 44 of Sevierville, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2010. He was employed by Blalock and Sons. Survivors: parents, Gary and Billie Sue Martin; brother, Keith Martin; grandfather, James Lewis Martin; uncles and aunts: Gene and Sherry Loveday, Glenda Maples, Jim and Neva Martin, Phyllis Wilkins, and Nancy Steadman, Johnny and Donna Martin. Funeral service 7 p.m. Monday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Burkett officiating. Interment 10 a.m. Tuesday in Middle Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Monday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
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As family members learned about the changes to her will, they became suspicious, and asked the sheriff’s department to investigate, Seals said. “Once we got that information we had the body exhumed and had our forensic testing done and bingo ... we found she had high levels of morphine,” he said.
CROSSVILLE (AP) — Bill Haslam and Zach Wamp are drawing on the help of some prominent friends as they hit the trail for the last days of the Republican gubernatorial campaign in Tennessee. Haslam is being joined by University of Tennessee men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl, while Wamp is bringing along bluegrass star Ricky Skaggs in the run-up to the Thursday primary. Rival GOP hopeful Ron Ramsey, meanwhile, is dismissing the move as “absolute gimmickry.” “Who cares who the basketball coach is for?” Ramsey said at a weekend GOP picnic in Crossville. “I’ve got the Gun Owners of America for me.” Wamp, a congressman from Chattanooga, said in a Monday morning Twitter post that as the parent of a UT student and supporter of the school, he believes “Bruce Pearl has no business endorsing candidates for state office.” Haslam said Pearl, who was scheduled to ride on the campaign bus on Monday and Tuesday, asked to participate in the campaign. “Bruce has been saying, ’I’d love to help, give me a way I can really help,”’ Haslam said. “And we said, ’Great!”’
Ray Montgomery, 72, of Kodak, died Saturday, July 31, 2010. Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Connie Rae and Gregg Webber of Toledo, Ohio, Annette MontgomeryGarcia and Ernie Garcia of Kodak; Cynthia and Joe Bell of Maryville; brother, Kenneth Montgomery; sister, Mary Lou Montgomery; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephew. Funeral service 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Baker officiating. Interment will follow in Little Cove Cemetery. The family will receive friends noon- n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com 2 p.m. Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Emma L. Bowman Emma L. Bowman, 90 of n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com Sevierville died Saturday July, 31, 2010. She was a faithful member of Maude Elsie Alder Branch Baptist Church. Smith Sisco Survivors: sisters, Eitha Maude Elsie Smith Sisco, Wilson, Zella Davis, Mildred 74 of Sevier ville, died Harris; brother, Arthur Hill; Saturday, July 31, 2010 at daughter-in-law, Jean Kyle; her home. nieces and nephews. She was a member of First Funeral service 7 p.m. Baptist Church, Sevierville, Tuesday in the chapel of Atchley and owner and tour operator Funeral Home with the Rev. of Good News Travels and Jim Hutson officiating. The famTours. ily will receive friends from 5-7 Survivors: husband, Hollis p.m. Tuesday at Atchley Funeral L. Sisco of Sevierville; sons Home, Sevierville. and daughters-in-law, Alan The family will also have M. Sisco of Gulf Shores, Ala., a funeral service 2 p.m. Phillip R. and Keely (Anthony) Wednesday at Martin-Wilson Sisco of Sugar Mountain, Funeral Home, Lafollette with N.C.; daughters and sons- interment to follow in Bakers in-law, Selena K. (Sisco) Ford Cemetery.
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MEMPHIS (AP) — Increasingly hot weather has set a record in Memphis. The National Weather Service says the overnight minimum temperature at midnight Monday at Memphis International Airport was 82 degrees, breaking a record for the date of 80 set in 1980. It was also the ninth-warmest overnight low ever for Memphis in records that date to 1872 and was the warmest overnight low since Aug. 24, 1982.
CHATTANOOGA (AP) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee is extending a patient safety program that a hospital association spokesman says has helped reduce patient infections. Blue Cross Blue Shield executives said a $3 million Very hot weather begins August grant will fund the program known as the Tennessee NASHVILLE (AP) — August is beginning with dan- Center for Patient Safety for the next three years. gerously hot weather in Tennessee. Tennessee Hospital Association President and CEO The National Weather Service posted an excessive Craig Becker said in a statement Monday that in the heat warning for a half-dozen counties in the state’s three years since the program started with a $1 milsouthwestern corner. Memphis is in the warned area lion grant there have been an estimated 860 fewer and forecasters say high temperatures at or above 100 cases of hospital-acquired infections or other comdegrees are expected through Thursday. Heat indexes plications. That represents more than $12 million in might soar to 115 degrees. health-care costs avoided. Other West Tennessee counties are under a heat advisory or an excessive heat watch for most of the Longtime AP reporter dies at 82 week and the heat advisory extends into southern NASHVILLE (AP) — Bill Rawlins, who wrote about Middle Tennessee. state government and politics during a 46-year career Midweek temperatures are expected to reach with The Associated Press, died early Monday in 100 degrees in Nashville, the upper 90s in the Nashville. He was 82. Chattanooga area and the mid-90s around Knoxville The last 42 years of his career were spent in and the Tri-Cities. Tennessee, and the final 20 reporting from the state The heat index — the combination of air temCapitol. Part of that time he was the dean of stateperature and relative humidity — is forecast at 108 house reporters. degrees by Wednesday afternoon in Chattanooga. Rawlins, who retired in 1994, had been in poor Meanwhile, the Nashville Area Red Cross announced Monday the opening of a cooling center to health for about a year. Shortly before his retirement, a General Assembly resolution honored his “unswervrun through Thursday morning. ing commitment to fair and accurate reporting.”
Lola “Mama Bell” Hale, 86, of Knoxville died Saturday July 31, 2010 at UT Hospital. Survivors: husband, Jim Hale Sr.; children, Jim Hale Jr. and wife Pam, Jama Hale O’Connell and husband Jim; son-in-law, Aud Berry and deceased but reunited daughter Barbara Berr y; grandsons, Scott Berry and wife Keri, Todd Berry and wife Trudie, Dustin Hale, Robbie Reed and wife Debby, Chad Reed, Chris Galbreath and wife Keri; 10 great grandchildren; sisters, Ollie Hale, Shirley Higginson, Sarah Atkins and Clare Satterfield. Funeral service 7 p.m. Tuesday at Atchley ’s Seymour Chapel, the Rev. Freddie Gibson officiating. Interment 10 a.m. Wednesday in Shiloh Cemetery, the Rev. Ray Williams officiating. Grandsons will serve as pall bearers. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com (577-2807). n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
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are food related, Miller said. The only bearrelated fatality in the national park occurred in 2002 when a woman from Cocke County was killed while visiting the park with her husband. “He had gone fishing and she was sitting by a stream reading a book,” Miller said. “When she started off to their rendezvous point, she came to a foot bridge and there were two bears on the other side. “Instead of waiting for the bears to leave, she diverted and waded across the stream and made a run for it.
But there is no indication it was food related and there is no record of those bears having behavioral problems.” Miller said the park has become much more proactive in preventing bear-human incidents by managing garbage, responding to bear incidents and educating visitors about the best way to avoid confrontations.
After that, Detective John Brown took the information to a Sevier County Grand Jury and obtained a sealed presentment against Ogle. They knew she had returned to Georgia, he said, and they were able to locate her fairly quickly. Once the investigation started, Seals said, he believes family members were able to have Rice’s assets frozen so Ogle couldn’t access them. n jfarrell@themountainpress.com
the weekend with complaints that a campaign mailer by Haslam included a doctored image of him and what he called Middle Eastern imagery. During his visit Monday, he focused on his plans for Sevier County and for Tennessee. n jfarrell@themountainpress.com
Anyone who has an encounter with what they think is a problem bear, should contact the park. “We’re always interested in hearing from visitors about bears and their behavior,” Miller said. “We want to know how the bear is acting.” n bmayes@themountainpress.com
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Gulf seafood declared safe; fishermen not sure VENICE, La. (AP) — Seafood from some parts of the oil-fouled Gulf of Mexico has been declared safe to eat by the government, based in part on human smell tests. But even some Gulf fishermen are questioning whether the fish and shrimp are OK to feed to their own families. Some are turning up their noses at the smell tests — in which inspectors sniff seafood for chemical odors — and are demanding more thorough testing to reassure the buying public about the effects of the oil and the dispersants used to fight the slick. “If I put fish in a barrel of water and poured oil and Dove detergent over that, and mixed it up, would you eat that fish?” asked Rusty Graybill, an oysterman and shrimp and crab fisherman from Louisiana’s St. Bernard Parish. “I wouldn’t feed it to you or my family. I’m afraid someone’s going to get sick.” Now that a temporary cap has kept oil from spewing out of BP’s blown-out well for more than two weeks, state-controlled fishing areas in Louisiana, Florida and Mississippi have slowly begun to reopen. Despite splotches of chocolate-colored crude that wash up almost daily on protective boom and in marshes east of the Mississippi River, Louisiana has reopened those waters to fishing for such finfish varieties as redfish, mullet and speckled trout, and will allow shrimping when the season begins in two weeks. Oysters and blue crabs, which retain contaminants longer, are still off-limits. Smell tests on dozens of specimens from the area revealed barely detectable traces of toxic substances, the Food and Drug Administration said. The state of Louisiana has also been testing fish tissue for oil since May and has not found it in amounts consid-
ered unsafe. InMississippionMonday, FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg said the government is “confident all appropriate steps have been taken to ensure that seafood harvested from the waters being opened today is safe and that Gulf seafood lovers everywhere can be confident eating and enjoying the fish and shrimp that will be coming out of this area.” Similarly, BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles said Sunday that authorities “wouldn’t open these waters ... if it wasn’t safe to eat the fish.” He said he would eat Gulf seafood and “serve it to my family.” Experts say smell tests may sound silly but are a proven technique that saves time and money. Moreover, they are the only way to check fish for chemical dispersants, though FDA spokeswoman Meghan Scott said government scientists are developing a tissue test. It is not clear when it will be ready. Federal scientists say that unlike mercury, which accumulates in some fish, the most common cancercausing compounds in oil are quickly metabolized and eliminated in the bodies of finfish and some crustaceans. The FDA has declined repeated requests to provide information about the toxic substances that were found, but the agency is mostly looking for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, which have been linked to cancer.
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15 pounds or 7 percent. The key difference was in HDL, or good cholesterol: a 23 percent increase from low-carb dieting compared to a 12 percent improvement from low-fat, said Gary Foster, director of Temple University’s Center for Obesity Research and Education, who led the federally funded study. He said the low-carb boost is the kind one might get from medicines that improve HDL. “For a diet, that’s pretty impressive,” Foster said. The findings, published in Tuesday’s Annals of Internal Medicine, are based on a study of 307 adults, two-thirds of them women. Participants were obese but didn’t have cholesterol problems or diabetes. Half followed a low-carb diet modeled after the Atkins’ plan and half went on a low-calorie, low-fat
NEW YORK — Over the long term, a low-carb diet works just as well as a low-fat diet at taking off the pounds — and it might be better for your heart, new research suggests. Both diets improved cholesterol in a two-year study that included intensive group counseling. But those on the low-carbohydrate diet got a bigger boost in their so-called good cholesterol, nearly twice as much as those on low-fat. In previous studies, low-carb diets have done better at weight loss at six months, but longer-term results have been mixed. And there’s been a suggestion of better cholesterol from low-carb eating. The latest test is one of the longest to compare the approaches. At the end of two years, average weight loss was the same for both — about
NATION BRIEFS Rep. Waters faces ethics charge
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel announced Monday that Rep. Maxine Waters has been charged with violating ethics rules, setting the stage for a second election-season trial for a longtime Democratic lawmaker and adding to the party’s political woes. The charges against Waters, a 10-term California congresswoman, focus on whether she broke the rules in requesting federal help for a bank where her husband was a board member and owned stock. She immediately denied the charges. The House ethics committee’s announcement comes just days after it outlined 13 charges against Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., including failing to disclose assets and income, delayed payment of federal taxes and improper use of a subsidized New York apartment for his campaign office. Rangel, the former Ways and Means Committee chairman who has served for 40 years, faces a trial in the fall.
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you understand these rights as they have been read to you, which, by the way, are only good for the next two weeks? The Supreme Court made major revisions to the now familiar Miranda warnings this year. The rulings will change the ways police, lawyers and criminal suspects interact amid what experts call an attempt to pull back some of the rights that Americans have become used to over recent decades.
Tropical depression forms in Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — A depression far out in the Atlantic Ocean was probably very near tropical storm strength Monday and early forecasts put it on a track off the U.S. Atlantic seaboard rather than into the Gulf of Mexico, where BP is working to finally plug its blownout oil well. The National Hurricane Center said the depression, um sustained winds near 35 mph, was expected to strengthen in the next 48 hours and could be a tropical storm today.
CHICAGO (AP) — Jurors at the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich have finished a fourth day of deliberations. Courtroom observers had expected them to ask for transcripts of specific witness testimony Monday. But no such request ever came. Jurors had sent a note Friday asking if it was possible to get transcripts of all witness testimony. Judge James Zagel said they must narrow that request. Some trial participants are on edge as they wait for a verdict. Blagojevich attorney Sam Adam Jr. says he’s had trouble sleeping. Another Blagojevich attorney, Sheldon Sorosky, says his client is dealing with nervous anticipation by going jogging. Blagojevich pleaded not guilty to charges including trying to sell an appointment to President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat.
High court trims Miranda rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — You have the right to remain silent, but only if you tell the police that you’re remaining silent. You have a right to a lawyer — before, during and after questioning, even though the police don’t have to tell you exactly when the lawyer can be with you. If you can’t afford a lawyer, one will be provided to you. Do
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diet. All attended group sessions to help them change bad eating habits, get more active and stick to their diets. The volunteers had periodic checks of their weight, blood, bone density and body composition. After two years, there was no major differences between diet groups, except in good cholesterol. Why the low-carb diet had a bigger effect on good cholesterol isn’t known, the researchers said. As low-carb plans became popular, experts feared the diet would drive up the risk of heart disease because it allows more fat. The latest results suggest those concerns are unfounded, Foster said. In the low-carb group, there was an early rise in “bad” cholesterol, the kind that builds up in arteries. But after two years, both groups ended up with similar improvements to bad cholesterol.
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The Sevierville Police Department, as part of the National Night Out program, will be offering services to several area communities from 7-10 p.m. today. n Gateway: child fingerprinting, child car safety seat checks, and general safety information n Robert S. Howard and Eastgate: child fingerprinting and general safety information. For additional information, contact Sgt. Rebecca Cowan at 8681866 or e-mail to rcowan@seviervilletn.org. n
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The Gatlinburg City Commission will consider its annual budget and property tax levy when it meets at 6 p.m. today at City Hall. The commission also will consider hiring Merit Construction Inc. to clean the wastewater treatment plant digester and demolish a roof; and an agreement with the Board of Education on a water/ sewer project.
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Anna Porter hosts Pirate Party today Anna Porter Public Library, Gatlinburg hosts a Pirate Party from 4-5 p.m. today with stories, games, treasure hunts and prizes. Call 436-5588 for more information.
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Roe staffers to meet with citizens
U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, whose district includes most of Sevier County, will send staff to hold office hours in Sevierville from 9-11 a.m. today and again Aug. 17 at the Sheriff’s Department. Roe’s staff will be available to assist 1st District constituents. n
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Legion picnic scheduled today
Riders 104 is a new group formed by American Legion Post 104 for veterans who enjoy motorcycles. If interested in finding out more, attend the Post 104 annual picnic today at Douglas Dam Overlook picnic area. Legion members will be there starting at 1 p.m. with the meal served at 6. The ride planned from the Post to the picnic has been cancelled. For more information visit http://www. amlgnp104tn.org, call 428-0704 or e-mail to fsholbert@charter.net. n
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Seymour Class of 2000 reunion set
The Seymour High School Class of 2000 reunion will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge. Tickets are $35 per person until July 30 and $45 thereafter. Guests are encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance. The event will include a buffet dinner, music and dancing. Tickets are available for purchase by mail or online through Facebook by searching Seymour High School Class of 2000. Individuals should mail checks to 412 Second St., Seymour, TN 37865. Anyone unable to access Facebook can call 609-6899.
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Killed soldier had just been deployed NASHVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee soldier killed in a bomb blast had been deployed to Afghanistan only a short time before he was killed. The military said Spc. Michael L. Stansbery, 21, of Mt. Juliet died Friday when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device in Kandahar province. John Jankowich, a family friend who spoke Monday on behalf of the family, said Stansbery joined the Army immediately after graduating from Wilson Central High School in 2007. Jankowich said Stansbery
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talked about wanting to be a soldier since he was in elementary school. “There’s a letter on the refrigerator that he wrote,” he said. “He wrote in that letter in elementary school, ‘I want to grow up and be a soldier and go overseas and fight for people that can’t fight for themselves.”’ His father was a Marine, and his grandfather fought in World War II, Jakowich said. “Both his mother and his father encouraged him in whatever he wanted to do,” he said. “That doesn’t mean they weren’t scared. They knew the risks that went with it.”
Stansbery did one previous deployment to Iraq and then was assigned to Fort Campbell earlier this year. He deployed to Afghanistan as a cannon crew member with the 101st Airborne Division in June. “He gave the full measure of his life and his dedication to protect all of us and that he did it willing,” he said. “They are very very proud of him.” He is survived by his parents, Michael L. Stansbery Sr. and Tammy Stansbery, and his sister, Michelle. No funeral arrangements have been set yet.
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“It’s death by a thousand cuts. For the past 20-25 years, as the court has turned more conservative on law and order issues, it has been whittling away at Miranda and doing everything it can to ease the admissibility of confessions that police wriggle out of suspects.” — Jeffrey L. Fisher, co-chair of the amicus committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, as the Supreme Court made major revisions to the now Miranda rights warnings this year
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On Aug. 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, on a voyage that took him to the present-day Americas. On this date:
In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr went on trial before a federal court in Richmond, Va., charged with treason. (He was acquitted less than a month later.) In 1943, Gen. George S. Patton slapped a private at an army hospital in Sicily, accusing him of cowardice. (Patton was later ordered by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to apologize for this and a second, similar episode.)
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Here come the new judges on “American Idol,” maybe. With Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres out of Fox’s hit singing contest, the network could announce their replacements Monday to the Television Critics Association. The network is presenting its 20102011 shows to the association’s summer meeting in Beverly Hills. Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler were the reported front-runners for the vacancies. Meanwhile, the fate of judge Kara DioGuardi remained uncertain. If she’s out and the two newcomers join Randy Jackson, the show would be back to its original three-judge panel. Auditions for the new season that starts in January are in progress.
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Fight for marriage a challenge I woke this morning in Elgin, Ill., and pointed the nose of the rental car toward Madison, Wis. My leg of the National Organization for Marriage’s 23-city “Summer for Marriage” bus tour began last Friday in Columbus, Ohio, and ended at noon on Tuesday with a rally on the statehouse steps in Madison. Earlier this month, in Providence, R.I., several hundred very angry and very morally selfconfident protesters stormed the podium, trying to shout down NOM president Brian Brown, and failing in that endeavor, satisfied themselves with hurling insults and threats at small children. We’ve taken to showing the video to cops in other tour stops in advance, just to make sure they know what could happen. In Columbus, our folks were a little concerned, but the cops reassured us: “Nothing like that is going to happen here.” Sure enough, when one young firebrand urged the crowd to storm NOM’s podium in Columbus, the cops made it clear that was a very poor idea. There’s a certain ritual quality to this exercise of American democracy, on both sides. The Providence outrages may cut down on the number that physically show up for marriage, but they also helped dramatically swell the crowds joining NOM’s new virtual bus tour at www.marriagetour2010.com. For the first time, we brought our own videographer along, making us far less dependent on the mainstream media. Similarly, pro-gay marriage folks spend $35,000 to hire a camera to follow us around. Kind of flattering, really, if a little silly. Looking across the square in Columbus toward the counter-protesters, I saw a group of young people full of passionate zeal that flamed into fierce, hot anger at those who dare to disagree with them. “Hate is not a family value,” they shouted. And from the podium, I agreed. “Hate is not a family value,” I told the marriage supporters. “And the 62 percent of Ohioans who came together across lines of race, creed and color to protect marriage as one man and one woman in the Ohio Constitution are not haters, and it’s just wrong for anyone to call them that.” It’s good to get out of the bubble, to come face-to-face with those with whom we passionately disagree. In Indianapolis a few days later, I looked across from the east steps of the Capitol, past the protesters to the magnificent Civil War memorial, a fountain topped by an obelisk in a piazza that spoke deeply of the city fathers’ grand and cosmopolitan ambitions, and of trials we can only imagine. The protesters I can see are mostly young, and caught up in the drama in their mind. If they are to be the moral heroes, who is the villain? In their own heads, these young folks are joining a great civil rights drama. They missed the original civil rights movement; they missed the ‘60s; even the sexual revolution is just old hat, something their mamas did. This is their moment, here on the streets of Indianapolis or Columbus or Madison -this is their Selma. Only instead of a pack of cops with dogs and hoses determined to strip them of their rights, backed up by an angry potential lynch mob, there’s just me, a plump middle-aged woman, speaking for millions of Americans who believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. “Marriage deserves its unique status because these are the only unions that can make new life and connect those children in love to their own mother and father,” I tell them. “We love you, Maggie! We forgive you, Maggie! Jesus forgives you, Maggie!” the kid with a bullhorn shouted, trying to drown out our own speakers. They were an ambivalent group, trying briefly to raise the higher angels of their natures, like Martin Luther King Jr. But then so few of us are Martin Luther Kings. “Maggie sucks! Maggie sucks!” they chanted. Because, after all, they are just American kids. From the podium I spoke again. “We will fight for marriage, and we will win!” Our crowd cheers. And then I added, “We will not forget that those who disagree with us on this issue may agree on many other things. They are our fellow citizens, our neighbors, our friends, our family members.” God bless America. — Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, is known for her conservative social policy analysis of social trends and conditions. (C)2009 Maggie Gallagher.
Editorial
Happy holiday State giving everyone a sales tax break on back-to-school items Everyone loves a holiday. It can be the traditional kind of holiday — Valentine’s Day, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s. It can mean going on holiday — perhaps a getaway weekend to the beach, traveling to visit a relative or going to a tourist spot not related to Sevier County or the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. And then there’s the holiday the state is offering everyone this weekend. From 12:01 a.m. Friday until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, it’s the annual sales tax holiday. Basically, the holiday is designed to give consumers a break on back-to-school items — big-ticket items such as homes, cars, appliances and the like aren’t included. There are three areas where the sales tax holiday comes into play — clothing costing $100 per item or less; school supplies costing $100 or less per item; and computers costing $1,500 or less. “Our sales tax holi-
day not only helps families save on their back-to-school shopping, but is a benefit to all Tennesseeans,” says state Revenue Commissioner Reagan Farr. Indeed. Examples of exempt clothing items include shirts, dresses, pants, coats, gloves and mittens, hats and caps, hosiery, neckties, belts, sneakers, shoes, uniforms whether athletic or nonathletic, and scarves. Examples of school supplies that are exempt include binders, book bags, calculators, tape, chalk, crayons, erasers, folders, glue, pens, pencils, lunch boxes, notebooks, paper, rulers and scissors. Examples of art supplies that are exempt are clay and glazes, acrylic, tempera and oil paints, paintbrushes for artwork, sketch and drawing pads, and watercolors. For computers, exempt items include central processing units, along with other
components including monitor, keyboard, mouse, cables to connect to components and preloaded software. ipads are eligible for tax exemption; video games and consoles are not. Anyone with questions can go online to www.tntaxholiday.com or they can call the sales tax hotline toll press at (800) 342-1003. That state also offers assistance via e-mail at Salestax. Holiday@TN.gov. Clearly, that while this was designed in the back-to-school cost-saving spirit, it is something everyone can take advantage of. Who among us couldn’t use a new pair of pants, shirts, a dress or pair of shoes? And if you’re thinking about getting a new computer for, say a thousand dollars, the sales tax savings is significant. Everyone deserves a holiday now and then. And taking one from sales tax even for a weekend is especially nice.
Political view
Public forum Pigeon Forge needs Robinson as representative of citizens
Editor: Tony Rast was on target in his letter about the city of Pigeon Forge. Randal Robinson was elected because residents and businesses are tired of city government running amuck by a select few of the inner circle. Not to say these individuals were not once resourceful, but it’s time for new blood to meet today’s new challenges. In a meeting I attended, I heard an argument to allow commercial zoning for a property owner because another on the same street had been given the status about five years earlier, though that person had not started construction. At what point does a residential street stop commercial growth, the city paid attorney was asked. In the same meeting was discussion of the new tax to aid area schools. The commissioners ran that by the city attorney, only to find later that taxes belong to the state and would be illegal to direct to schools. So the mayor and commis-
sioners decided to let the state decide. Once again the city-paid attorney contributed to the people and businesses of Pigeon Forge having unnecessary taxation. As for an earlier article claiming Randal Robinson was abusing his positional power by making a request before the commission in a personal matter, he supposedly made his request before becoming a commissioner and later when elected, but not his position to make his request and he offered to pay costs. This is unlike another commissioner from Sevier County that wants to get gravel and mud from a foreclosed development out of his way. Sure wish he would move next to me so he could push Jonas Smelcer to clear my roadway and I wouldn’t miss so much work. Randal Robinson is an asset to the voters, a statue standing firmly for the citizens’ mistrust of city government. Time to get on with business the way it needs to be. Ask yourselves why, unlike other cities in Sevier County, the Department of Tourism is really the Chamber of Commerce but can’t be called that and a private businessman’s
chamber can. Why we have mypigeonforge. com as the tourism Web site instead of pigeonforge.com. “Business as usual” has cost the taxpayers, it has cost businesses, and unnecessary costs will continue if people like Randal Robinson are not supported and joined in the fight. As a retired Navy veteran and civilian, I have worked with computers over 30 years. Yes, the Web site takes skill, and 10 years ago there were few having the skill sets needed to manage Web marketing for Pigeon Forge. This is no longer the case. There are over five people in the area that can do better with much less. USDM and Bohan have gotten comfortable in their multi-million dollar contracts. It is time to separate the pieces and bid them out. If the city can’t, then a board of like-skilled volunteers needs to review such contracts so as to aid the city in reducing its costs and taking these professionals out of their comfort zones. Charles Rhodes Seymour
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NFL GRIDIRON
Get ready, CJ still wants Dickerson’s mark, MVP By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE — Chris Johnson has his sights set on making NFL history. So what if Eric Dickerson couldn’t do it. Neither could O.J. Simpson, Barry Sanders, Terrell Davis nor Jamal Lewis. That doesn’t bother the Tennessee Titans running back. Johnson missed out on Dickerson’s all-time NFL rushing mark in 2009 and fell short of being named the league’s MVP. However, Johnson did become the sixth man to run for at least 2,000 yards, and he’s back wanting even more history still looking for Dickerson’s record of 2,105 yards rushing, MVP and to become the first man ever to run for 2,000 yards more than once. Missing out last year has simply made the man who says he’s the NFL’s best running back want more. “I’m shooting for 2,500, but I’ll be happy with anything over the record,” Johnson said. Johnson wasn’t very happy back in January when he didn’t even receive a vote for MVP. Every All vote was split among four quarterbacks. He was voted The Associated Press’ 2009 NFL
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Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson, center, laughs with quarterback Vince Young, left, and tight end Bo Scaife, right, during NFL football training camp on Saturday in Nashville. Johnson led the NFL in rushing with 2,006 yards last season and was the AP 2009 Offensive Player of the Year. Offensive Player of the Year, but Johnson believes he can force the vote by running his way past Dickerson. “A player never did
it twice, back-to-back,” Johnson said of topping 2,000 yards rushing. “I don’t think they would have a choice.”
Not only has a running back never run for 2,000 twice in a career, the other five to top that mark never even came close the next
season. Sanders came closest in 1998, running for 1,491 yards on eight more carries than in 1997. Dickerson played two fewer games in
1985 than he did in 1984 in setting the rushing record. Davis’ season ended in 1999 after four games. The Titans have designed a few plays to take advantage of having Johnson in the same backfield with Vince Young, something that only happened in the final 10 games last season. But aren’t defenses going to be more prepared for Johnson? “It’s hard to get faster,” coach Jeff Fisher said. Johnson is working with a new position coach after Kennedy Pola left July 24 for Southern California, leaving Fisher to promote Craig Johnson from quarterbacks coach to assistant head coach and running backs assistant. The assistant coach compares Johnson’s situation to the late Steve McNair trying to improve after leading the Titans to the AFC championship game after the 2002 season. McNair wound up sharing the MVP award with Peyton Manning in 2003. The coach sees room for improvement from the 5-foot-11, 191-pound Johnson because film study showed he missed more big runs in 2009. “Maybe if he made a quicker cut here or a slower cut there. Again, we’re being See CJ, Page A9
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE HARDBALL
Haynesworth starts and stops, again doesn’t pass By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. — This time, Albert Haynesworth started but had to stop. The two-time All-Pro defensive tackle tried to take the Washington Redskins conditioning test again Monday morning, but he pulled up after three backand-forth sprints because he felt some irritation in his left knee. Haynesworth isn’t allowed to practice until he passes the test, which consists of two timed 300-yard back-and-forth shuttle runs performed 3 1/2 minutes apart. Each back-and-forth sprint is 50
yards, so Haynesworth completed about half of the first part of the test before stopping. “That’s one of the reasons he’s not out there practicing with the team,” coach Mike Shanahan said. “You’ve got to be in certain shape to go through a practice, and that knee after three sprints back and forth couldn’t go any further.” Haynesworth failed the test on the first day of training camp Thursday after taking an extended bathroom break in the middle of it. He failed again Friday when he didn’t post a sufficient time, See OUT OF SHAPE, Page A9
AAU HOOPS
Barnett hoops it up AAU style Cobey Hitchcock/The Mountain Press
Smokies’ short stop Jonathon Mota (18), right, gets West Tenn second baseman Matthew Lawson (2), left, in a pickle Sunday evening at Smokies Park. Tennessee won 6-4.
Smokies down Jaxx 6-4 By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer SEVIERVILLE — The Tennessee Smokies used the long ball to continue their 2010 success against the visiting West Tenn Diamond Jaxx in a 6-4 win at Smokies Stadium on Sunday evening. Tennessee outfielders Brandon Guyer (8) and Matt Spencer (12) went yard with three- and two-run shots respectively, leading Tennessee to the Southern League’s best overall record at 64-41, 22-14 in the second half. “We got big home runs from Guyer and Spencer that gave us a little cushion,” said first-year Smokies manager Bill Dancy. “When you get a three-run and a two-
run home run, and all of the sudden you’ve got five runs on the board, it makes it a little difficult (for the other team).” Guyer’s shot came in the bottom of the second inning to give the Smokies a 3-1 edge. Tennessee never trailed again. Spencer’s two-run shot came in the bottom of the sixth to break a close game open, giving the Smokies a 5-2 edge heading into the seventh. Things didn’t always look so rosy for Tennessee in Sunday’s sweltering heat. The Smokies committed four defensive errors in the top of the first inning, but starting RHP Rafael Jose Dolis helped to limit the West Tenn damage to just one run in the mistakeprone opening frame.
“You’d like to not see all those mistakes, especially four errors in an inning,” said Dancy. “But the fortunate thing was, we got away with only one run. “That could have been a big inning for (West Tenn), and that could have been the ball game. But we held together and battled back. “I think Dolis did a good job. We ran his pitch count up on him in the first inning because of those errors, but I thought he did a really good job.” Tennessee RH middle reliever Kyle Smit (1-0) picked up the win with 2-2/3 innings of one-hit work, and Smokies RH reliever Marcos Mateo (S, 4) — who was promoted to Class AAA Iowa on Monday — earned the save by recording the final two outs in the top of the ninth.
By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer PIGEON FORGE — Rising Pigeon Forge junior Andy Barnett is expected to be a team leader this coming Tigers hoops season, and judging by his play in summer AAU ball, he’s more than ready to fulfill all suppositions. The 6-foot-3 Barnett has averaged 10 points per game this summer — a nice accomplishment on a team that splits court minutes between 12 players — for the successful Tennessee Ice 16U AAU team out of Knoxville. The Ice not only finished as the AAU state runners-up after losing an overtime championship heartbreaker a few weeks ago in Nashville, but the team also ended the summer hoops season with a top-32 finish at the AAU national tournament in Orlando, Fla., last week. “We’ll be counting on Andy to be one of our top-three scorers this coming season,” said Pigeon Forge head basketball coach Jonathan Shultz. “And before it’s all said and done, I look for Andy to finish as one of the top-five scorers in Pigeon Forge school history. “I was excited to see (the Ice) almost win the state championship Cobey Hitchcock/The Mountain Press file and to do so well at nationals. It gave Pigeon Forge rising junior Andy Andy the chance to go up against Barnett (20), right, goes up for two points against Carter last See BARNETT, Page A9 prep season.
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critical. When you get to the level he is at, you’re talking about the small things, but the small things make a big difference. That is my charge for him ... to find those small things, and even if it’s 2 percent better, that will make a difference,� Craig Johnson said. Johnson stayed away from the Titans this offseason wanting a longterm deal bringing him at least $30 million in guaranteed money. With the NFL in the final year of the current labor deal, the Titans wouldn’t do that. They did shuffle some money due in 2012 that Johnson already had earned with his play into his paycheck for 2010. That made him happy enough to report on time for camp. Receiver Nate Washington, who stayed in contact with Johnson during the offseason, said the running back expects perfection from himself. “He’s not complacent with his season last year or any success he’s had in the past. He wants to continue building off it. His personal success is what it is, but he’s looking forward to a Super Bowl just like everybody else in this locker room is,� Washington said. Some credit for Johnson dreaming big goes to an unusual person: Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson. He insists he’s the better running back, but he shared his thoughts with Johnson. “I view myself as the best running back and the best player that’s going to play this game. I told him to be able to accomplish those things you have to envision (and believe) in yourself, or it’s not going to happen,� Peterson said. Johnson watched Peterson in the playoffs and calls himself a fan who’s glued to the TV whenever the Vikings running back plays. But the man who fumbled only three times on a combined 408 carries or catches calls himself the NFL’s top rusher and is determined to cut back even on those mistakes to avoid hurting his team more than he helps. Fisher noted people scoffed a bit a year ago when Johnson first announced he wanted to run for 2,000 yards and win the MVP award. Not that Fisher is worried about getting Johnson to 2,000 again this year. “Help us win more games would be very realistic,� Fisher said. A playoff berth would be a good substitute for that CJ2k again goal. “I come up short and we make the playoffs, it’s no problem.� ——— AP Sports Writer Jon Krawczynski in Mankato, Minn., contributed to this report.
Division I and Division II type basketball players.� And now that the AAU season is over for Barnett, he doesn’t intend to rest on his laurels until the high school season starts. “I recently got invited to play in the fall (Pilot) Rocky Top League, so I’ll be playing in that during football season,� said Barnett. “And I plan to be working out and playing basketball almost every day at the (Pigeon Forge) Community Center, and I’ll be trying to get as many (Tigers) players as I can to join me.� Playing in arguably the toughest basketball district in the state regardless of classification, Barnett will be counted on to help the Tigers compete against the likes of Fulton, Gatlinburg-
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Pittman, Knoxville Carter and Austin-East. The competition he faced this summer season has prepared Barnett for all such challenges. “This summer has been a big learning experience and a bunch of fun,� said Barnett. “It’s going to help me tremendously (this coming prep season) after playing against these Division I (type) players in AAU.� Team goals aside, Barnett intends to leave a lasting legacy at Pigeon Forge. “I’m trying for the 1,000 points, and I want to lead the (school’s all-time) rebounds and assists,� said Barnett. “I’m thinking about college, but at the same time, right now I’m focusing more on just getting ready to help my high school team the best I can and accomplishing my goals.� chitchcock@themountainpress.com
SOUTHERN LEAGUE HARDBALL
Carolyn Kaster/AP
Washington Redskins’ Albert Haynesworth spins his helmet on one finger at the NFL football team’s training camp at Redskins Park on Monday in Ashburn, Va. The two-time All-Pro defensive tackle did not take the Redskins’ conditioning test for the third straight day Monday. He won’t be allowed to practice until he passes it.
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er required to take the test, having boycotted the team’s offseason conditioning program. For Shanahan, the knee problem helps vindicate the coach’s decision not to have him practice. “Hopefully with treatment it gets better and he gets in football shape,� Shanahan said. “And he’s out there ready to play with his teammates.� Shanahan again said he is confident Haynesworth will eventually pass the test. The coach was asked how long the saga can drag on, and whether there might be a point in which he might put Haynesworth in pads anyway — even if the test isn’t passed. “Possibly,� Shanahan said with shrug. “You’ll just have to stick around.� “It’s like someone sprained an ankle,� the coach added. “If you sprain an ankle, you can’t run. If you can’t run, you can’t practice. He’s got to get in football shape.�
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then didn’t attempt it Saturday or Sunday because his knee was sore. Unlike previous days, when he was mostly exiled from his teammates during practice, Haynesworth for the first time looked like a regular injured player at training camp. He walked onto the field at the start of practice in his No. 92 jersey with no pads and stayed for the entire session, watching the various drills while holding a play sheet. He wore a baseball cap but also brought his helmet, which he repeatedly tossed playfully in the air. Afterward, he stayed for what has become a daily ritual — a solo session with defensive coaches to walk through some of the plays. Haynesworth is the only play-
Guyer wins Hitter of the Week award SEVIERVILLE — Tennessee Smokies outfielder Brandon Guyer was named Monday by the Southern League as its “Hitter of the Week,� for the duration of July 26 –August 1. The award is Guyer’s first of the season, and the ninth league award to a Smokies player. Guyer has paced the Smokies offence this past week with a .524 batting average (11-for-21), belting one home run with one triple and three doubles, driving in eight. He hit a three-run
home run in Sunday’s 6-4 win over the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, helping the Smokies to their fourth straight win. The 2010 season has been a breakout year for Guyer. He ranks in the top five in many Smokies offensive categories, including runs (47), hits (79), doubles (22), triples (5), home runs (8) and batting average (.310). The Herndon, Va., native was drafted by the Cubs in the fifth round of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
SEC GRIDIRON
Vols veterans, newcomers to split KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee coach Derek Dooley and his staff plan to split up the Volunteers for their first few fall practices. When the Vols report for practice Wednesday, the veterans will drill as one unit in the afternoon and newcomers and inexperienced players will practice together at night. The entire team will practice together on Saturday and don pads for the first time on Sunday. Dooley has scheduled 21 practices before the team begins preparing for its Sept. 4 opener against Tennessee-Martin. All practices are closed to the general public. The first-year coach will address the media in a preseason press conference on Tuesday.
SCOREBOARD t v s p o rt s Today
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. WGN — Chicago White Sox at Detroit WNBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Washington at Atlanta
l o ca l g o l f Bent Creek Golf Course Men’s day results through Wednesday. Championship Flight: 1. Chick Steadman 2. Two-way tie between U.L. Bolton and Marty Ring First Flight: 1. Terry Ogle 2. Two-way tie between Jerry Schwartz and Russ Holland
p r o ha r dba l l National League East Division
Atlanta Philadelphia Florida New York Washington
W L Pct GB 59 45 .567 — 57 48 .543 2 1/2 53 52 .505 6 1/2 53 52 .505 6 1/2 46 59 .438 13 1/2
St. Louis Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago Houston Pittsburgh
W L Pct GB 59 46 .562 — 59 47 .557 1/2 48 58 .453 11 1/2 46 59 .438 13 45 59 .433 13 1/2 36 68 .346 22 1/2
Central Division
West Division
W L Pct San Diego 61 42 .592 San Francisco 61 45 .575 Colorado 55 50 .524 Los Angeles 54 51 .514 Arizona 39 66 .371
GB — 1 1/2 7 8 23
——— Sunday’s Games Arizona 14, N.Y. Mets 1 Cincinnati 2, Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 6, Washington 4, 11 innings Houston 5, Milwaukee 2 St. Louis 9, Pittsburgh 1 Colorado 8, Chicago Cubs 7 San Diego 5, Florida 4 San Francisco 2, L.A. Dodgers 0
Monday’s Games Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Houston at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati (Leake 7-2) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 6-9), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Dickey 7-4) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 10-9), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Halladay 12-8) at Florida (West 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Narveson 8-7) at Chicago Cubs (Diamond 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Houston (Norris 3-7) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 9-4), 8:15 p.m. San Francisco (J.Sanchez 7-6) at Colorado (Cook 4-7), 8:40 p.m. Washington (Olsen 3-2) at Arizona (J.Saunders 0-0), 9:40 p.m. San Diego (Latos 11-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 3-8), 10:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. San Francisco at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Houston at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. American League \East Division
New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore
W L 66 38 65 39 60 45 54 51 32 73
Pct GB .635 — .625 1 .571 6 1/2 .514 12 1/2 .305 34 1/2
Chicago Minnesota Detroit Kansas City Cleveland
W L 59 45 59 46 52 52 45 60 44 61
Pct GB .567 — .562 1/2 .500 7 .429 14 1/2 .419 15 1/2
Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle
W L 61 44 54 53 52 52 39 67
Pct GB .581 — .505 8 .500 8 1/2 .368 22 1/2
Central Division
West Division
——— Sunday’s Games Cleveland 5, Toronto 4 Boston 4, Detroit 3 Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 0 Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland 1 Kansas City 5, Baltimore 4 Minnesota 4, Seattle 0 L.A. Angels 4, Texas 1 Monday’s Games Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Buehrle
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Cleveland at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
Southern League North Division
W L Pct. GB x-Tennessee (Cubs) 22 14 .611 — Huntsville (Brewers) 20 16 .556 2 Carolina (Reds) 18 18 .500 4 Chattanooga (Dodgers) 16 19 .457 5 1/2 West Tenn (Mariners) 15 21 .417 7
South Division
W L Pct. GB Mobile (D-backs) 21 14 .600 — x-Jacksonville (Marlins) 20 16 .556 1 1/2 Montgomery (Rays) 18 18 .500 3 1/2 Mississippi (Braves) 16 20 .444 5 1/2 Birmingham (W. Sox) 13 23 .361 8 1/2
x-clinched first half ——— Saturday’s Games Huntsville 5, Mississippi 0 Jacksonville 3, Carolina 1 Tennessee 9, West Tenn 1
Birmingham 6, Chattanooga 1 Montgomery 5, Mobile 4, 15 innings Sunday’s Games Huntsville 2, Mississippi 1, 10 innings Carolina 8, Jacksonville 5 Tennessee 6, West Tenn 4 Chattanooga 6, Birmingham 2 Mobile 5, Montgomery 1 Monday’s Games Carolina at Huntsville, 8 p.m. Birmingham at Jacksonville, 7:05 p.m. Mobile at Mississippi, 8:05 p.m. Tennessee at Montgomery, 8:05 p.m. West Tenn at Chattanooga, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Carolina at Huntsville, 8 p.m. Birmingham at Jacksonville, 7:05 p.m. Mobile at Mississippi, 8:05 p.m. Tennessee at Montgomery, 8:05 p.m. West Tenn at Chattanooga, 7:15 p.m.
Pigeon Forge Hospitality Association (PFHA) New Member Benefit Insurance Program The Pigeon Forge Hospitality Association is pleased to announce that an employee benefits insurance program is now available to all Active and Allied members in good standing. This program was designed in conjunction with our Allied partner, Barnes Insurance Agency. The program has been designed to afford coverage for employer groups that have full-time, parttime and seasonal employees. All plans can be offered on a voluntary basis (employee paid) with the exception of our group health insurance program. Insurance programs available. Group Health Insurance (Employer Contribution Required) MULTIPLE INSURANCE CARRIERS AVAILABLE
Our Lifestyle Health Plans
30009899 s 1UALITY !FFORDABLE (EALTH "ENElT 3OLUTIONS FOR %MPLOYERS with 2 to 500 Employees (plans offered through various A Rated carriers) s 'UARANTEED SAVINGS ON HEALTH CARE COSTS COMPARED TO traditional coverage
*Lifestyle Health Plans are administered by Medova Healthcare ~ Group Dental Coverage and Group Vision Coverage ~ Limited Benefit Medical Plans (3-plan Options - Coverage is Guaranteed Issue) ~ Critical Med - Lump Sum Benefit Plan for Catastrophic Conditions
s )NTEGRATED EMPLOYEE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AT NO additional cost s )NCENTIVES TO EMPLOYEES FOR HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IMPROVEMENTS s #USTOMIZED PLANS OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF DEDUCTIBLE choices for each employee
~ Patient Plus Card - Network access to hospitals, Doctors, Pharmacies, Eye Care providers, Dentists, 24 Hour Nurse Line ~ And much more
For more information about this exciting new member benefit, please contact Ken Coffey, Vice President of Employee Benefits at Barnes Insurance Agency 865-908-5000 or by email - kencoffey@biatn.com
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Our fast paced rental company is in need of team players. Must be self motivating with knowledge of basic computer programs and be willing to have a flexible working schedule from day shift to nights. Must provide exceptional customer service while conveying company objectives, complete daily procedures, meet sales goals, multi task and work well with other depts. Competitive pay & Benefits. Mountain Rentals of Gatlinburg 436-9274 Ext. 2862 or 2853. Help Wanted-Seasonal production line workers needed. Non-smoking establishment. Apply in person MondayThursday 9am-4pm Classic Cookie 1830 Jack Delozier Dr, Sevierville. No phone calls please Gatlinburg OPC needed. Great Locations- Call Now(865)661-0900.
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"Full Time Service Coordinator" Now accepting applications for a position that includes maintenance dipatching and guest/owner services for a busy cabin rental company. Schedule to be Thursday through Monday 9am-6pm (Tues/Wed off). Competitive pay based on experience, paid vacation, insurance & a retirement plan. REQUIRED SKILLS include excellent customer service, attention to detail, good written and verbal communication skills and computer knowledge. Applicants must be team players with positive attitudes. Microsoft Word, Excel and Access experience necessary. Background check will apply. Applications can be faxed to 436-8885, emailed to deb@jacksonmountain.com or dropped off at East Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Interviews will be scheduled by appointment only. EOE HATCHER'S DRY CLEANERS Presser needed. Mon.-Fri. Please apply in person 126 Church St., Sevierville. PF Part Time Office Recptnst Deal w/ Public Well - Send Resume' - PO 1420 Kodak, TN 37764 SALES CLERK $10/hr. Lid'l Dolly's Light #4, PF Smoky Mountain Popcorn located at Walden's Landing in Pigeon Forge will be opening soon. We are hiring a popcorn cook and clerks. Will train. High School students may apply. For more information, contact Chester Crowley at 803-5319 You may fax your resume to 932-1664 or email to chestercrowley09@comcast.net. WAREHOUSE & STOCK $10/hr. LID'L DOLLY'S LIGHT 4 PF
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Conveniently located, high-end salon seeking highly motivated professional hair stylists. Call 429-1663 to schedule an interview.
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Retail Help
Now accepting applications for Associate Manager at Big Lots Store #220 Sevierville.
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Hotel/Motel
Houseman Needed to transport linens and supplies to various places throughout the resort. Full-time, year round position with benefits. Must have valid driver's license. Tree Tops Resort of Gatlinburg. 865-436-6559 Music Road Hotel & Inn now hiring all departments with experience. Please apply in person 303 Henderson Chapel Rd. Now hiring full and part time housekeepers. Tree Tops Resort of Gatlinburg. 865-436-6559. Now Hiring dependable drug free reservationist for busy cabin company. 2-10 pm shift. Call 436-3475 for interview. Experience a must.
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Restaurant
Smoky Mountain Pancake House, 4050 Parkway, is now hiring. Apply in person Mon-Fri between 11-12.
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Elderly Care
Seeking Live-In Caregiver for widow needing Safety Care, Meals, Light Cleaning. Large second floor suite with private bath. All utilities, Direct TV included and negotiable salary. Must have valid Drivers License. Beautiful home in Seymour on Boyds Creek. Call Kimberly at 865-898-4464
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Unfurnished Apartments
Queen size log bed with matt/box. $550 Call 865-335-7228
Mountain View Townhome apartment for rent. 2BR 1.5BA. Newly remodeled with hardwood flooring & new carpet. Located in Gatlinburg. $695 mth, 1st mth rent + security deposit required. For more information call 865-868-0449 Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm or 865-356-3015 after hours & weekends.
For Sale
All Appliances 24 hr. Maintenance
New 4pc.
Bedroom Group
Dresser, mirror, 4 Drawer chest, headboard. $399 Cagles Furniture and Appliances
453-0727
0563 Misc. Items for Sale
A-1 pre-owned dryers, washers, ranges & refrigerators. All with warranty. Cagles Furniture and Appliances
453-0727 2 Burial Lots at Smoky Mountain Memory Garden Pigeon Forge $1000.00 each OBO
Call David 865-382-1844
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Unfurnished Apartments
Near Hospital 2BR/1.5BA $550 month Some Pets
774-2494 or 386-1655
Nice 1 & 2BR Apts. 10 miles east of Gat.
865-430-9671 or 423-276-5678
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2 BA & 2 BA
Quiet country setting 2BR/1BA, stove, ref., D/W disposal/micro., W/D hook-up, club house/pool/picnic area 24hr. maint. Year lease, behind S.C.H.S. Great spacious place to live. Dogs ok with deposit.
428-5227 FINCHUM PROPERTIES Leasing 1 & 2 BR apts. Hardwood floors, plus many extras, 1 year lease, no pets. TVA energy efficient
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CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN SEVIERVILLE 2 bedroom 1.5 bath townhomes
Call 428-5161
NICE, CLEAN 1 BR / 1 BA IN SEVIERVILLE $380.00 + DEPOSIT NO PETS 865-712-5238 Townhouse Newly Updated 2BR/1.5BA Covered Parking 7 $ #ONN s MTH
#ALL 1 & 2 BR avail. Some Pets OK. 50 s 7!4%2 ).#,5$%$ Murrell Meadows 1/8 mile from Walters State College Allensville Road s Walk to lake 2EASONABLE 2ATES s 654-7033
Kodak
2BR 2BA, 1 level No pets. 1 yr lease. $600 mth/$550 dep.
865-932-2613
Large 1BR. Water & appliances furnished. No pets. Ref. $450 + dep. 680-3078
RIVERWALK-Sevierville
Come See Why We Have Been Voted Best In Sevier County Year After Year. 1 BR/1 BA – 784 Sq. Ft. 2 BR/2 BA – 1114 Sq. Ft.
$545 to $735
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429-4470 www.seviervilleapartments.com
JACUZZI TUB IN MASTER BATH VERY NICE, PIGEON FORGE
Townhome for rent 2BR/2BA $645 month includes water/sewer 908-6789 0620
Homes for Rent
2 Homes For Rent: Each one 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath. One is near Five Oaks Mall and the other is near the Old Mill. No pets, 1 year lease, $800/mo. Call Mark between 7:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. 865-453-5500. 2BR/1BA , 2 car garage on 1 acre with garden spot. $800 mo + dep. 865-216-7104 3BR 1.5BA 2 car carport. $1000 mth. 1st & last. No pets. In Gatlinburg. 865-599-9882. 3BR 2BA with 2 car garage + storage, nice yard. NEW, never occupied. Located near interstate & Hwy 66. $995 mth + dep. No pets. 865-368-6799 3BR/2BA, 10 mi. east of Gat. No smoking, washer/dryer. $725/mo. Call 865-436-0144 or 239-826-5303. Belle Meadows Available in Aug. 3BR 2BA w/ 2 car garage Approx. 1800 Sq ft. $1200 865-429-2962 Charming home in Wears Valley 3/2, $800-$900 mth, furniture w/ storage on site. 865-963-5524 Field Crest Subdivision 3BR/2BA w/2 car garage Large lot, approx. 1500 sq ft. $1,095 mo. 865-429-4470 Gatlinburg, 3BD/2BA, large storage building. 1 yr lease, $850/mo, first & last + $500 damage dep. 865-603-0813
New Homes for Rent 3BR/2BA starting at $700 - $850 & $1000 per month.
865-850-3874
Home For Rent 3BR/1BA w/carport Trolley access, dryer hkps. $725 865-429-2962 House for rent off Douglas Dam Rd. Close to new Sev convention center and Dumplin Creek Dev. 2BR/1BA, no pets inside or out, landlord provides lawn maint. & monthly pest control. $650/mo, first mo + $400 damage dep. References needed, call 865-428-4752 M-F 7-4.
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3 BR / 2 BA WITH GARAGE IN KODAK AREA
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Quiet & convenient 2BR, 1BA Farmhouse. Bonus room, country kitchen, screened porch. Includes mowing. No pets. $700 mo. First, last & deposit. Call Rebecca 865-621-6615.
Homes for Rent
Sevierville 3BR 1BA w/garage. $750 mth $750 dep. 865-680-8313 Small House in Seymour: 3BR/1BA, LR, kit., laundry room. Located on deadend street. Quiet neighborhood. NO PETS! No smoking. $650/mo. $500 deposit + 1st & last mo. rent required. References req. Call 865-577-3869.
Condominiums for Rent Want to Live in Luxury?... Call Today! 0625
3BR/3BA Executive Condos in Sevierville, 3100 sq. ft. swimming pool, pets welcome, loaded with all amenities.
Call 865-428-5161
Gatlinburg furnished outstanding 2 Bedroom 2 bath condo. Pool, cable, no pets. References required. $850 Month, 1 year lease. 865-228-3861.
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Rooms for Rent
Private Motel Room Great for 1 person! 1 bed, full size frig. microwave, cable TV $120 weekly $50 deposit s 'ATLINBURG
Gatlinburg/Dudley Creek
Rent by the week, month, or year. Furnished, plus elec., cable & w/ sewer included. Call for appt.
865-429-2962
Gatlinburg Rooms for Rent Furnished All Utilities, Cable and Tax included
$100 per week 865-621-2941
DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE 428 Park Rd.
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Includes All Utilities.
Free Wi-Fi, Cable, Laundry, Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.
405-2116
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Business Places/ Offices
Affordable Office Space for rent in busy complex 800 sq.ft. with nice layout. Semi furnished. Three offices & conference room. Also, break room w/fridge. $550 mth. Call 865-388-5455 for more info.
OFFICE SPACE
$650 month 5000 sf Warehouse $1500 month
865-850-3874 GATLINBURG: OFFICE or SHOP, 1600 to 800 SF, water incl., sign space 621-3015. Retail Space Available. Hwy 66. 6800 sq ft. $4000 mth. Available August 15th. Contact 865-414-5959 SHOPS FOR RENT. ELKS PLAZA 968 Parkway, Gatlinburg. 865-436-7550.
NICE OFFICE WITH WAREHOUSE BAY SEVIERVILLE REASONABLE RENT
453-6289 or 548-6838 0675
Mobile Homes for Rent
1BR mobile home. Also 40 footer with room built on. 865-654-8702 2 Bedroom by the lake. $350 month. Please call 865-621-5021 3BR 2BA, Central H/A, city utilities. No pets. New Center area. $550 rent $500 dep. 865-748-1520 or 865-453-3441
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Mobile Homes for Rent
2 & 3BR mobile homes for rent Must have refs. No Pets. Call for info
428-3096
$950.00/MO. + DEP. NO PETS.
865-712-5238
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Quiet 2BR, 2BA Stove, Refrigerator, Dishwasher. Mowing included. No pets. Close to Sev. $575 mo. First, last & deposit. Call Rebecca 865-621-6615
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Storage, Indoor/ Outdoor 10X10 or 10X20 SELF STORAGE Convenient Location! 411 South, left on Robert Henderson Rd., 1/4 mile on right at Riverwalk Apts.
429-2962
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Homes for Sale
NO BRAINER. Pristine Home Panoramic views galore, Kodak. 4BR/3BA Almost an acre $181,400. Bethany Fitzgerald Remax Prime Properties. C 865-765-1563 Off 865-428-1828 ask for Bethany.
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Condominiums for Sale
4 New condos for sale $10,000 down. $189,000. Owner financing available. 865-654-3667 or 865-429-5065
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Lots & Acreage
Lot 17 in Wildbriar 1.3 Acres. All utilities underground, paved road, city tax appraisal $245,000. Will sell for $68,000. Call John 865-654-5615.
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Mobile Homes for Sale
3Br/2Ba D/W with land! Call to Qualify
865-258-0149 New Double-wides Single-wides Trades Welcome ,AND (OME s 0ACKAGES Call to Qualify
865-566-1733
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Motorcycles
1980 HONDA, CM2. Beautiful bike, 9800 miles, $1500. Call 865-365-7202.
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Cars for Sale
2001 MUSTANG $5500. AC, DVD. One owner since new. Well maintained. 365-7202. Turn your junk cars into cash. 865-908-6207
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ABANDONED VEHICLE YEAR: 1994 MAKE: Suzuki MODEL: Sidekick VIN: 253TA01CXR6401810 NAME: Roger's Transmission ADDRESS: 2275 Douglas Dam Rd CITY: Sevierville STATE: TN ZIP CODE: 37876 7/27, 8/3 ABANDONED VEHICLE YEAR: 2008 MAKE: Mazda MODEL: B2300 VIN: 4F4YR12D68PM04820 NAME: Roger's Transmission ADDRESS: 2275 Douglas Dam Rd CITY: Sevierville STATE: TN ZIP CODE: 37876 7/27, 8/3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of BETTY LEE WEBB Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 27 day of JULY 2010, Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of BETTY LEE WEBB, deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County,Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred. All persons indebted to the above Estate must come for-
against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within The Mountain Pressfour months from the date of the 0955 Legals first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred. All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once. This 27 day of July, 2010. (Signed) Geraldine Shultz Hazel Richardson Co-Executors Estate of BETTY LEE WEBB By: none Attorney By: Joe T. Keener County Clerk 8-3-10 8-10-10 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID WYNN BROWN Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 29 day of JULY 2010, Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of DAVID WYNN BROWN, deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County,Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred. All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settle0955 ment with the undersigned at once. This 29 day of July, 2010. (Signed) Mona Collette Administrator
Sale at public auction will be on
months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their Tuesday, August 3, 2010 claim will be forever barred. 0955persons indebtedLegals 0955 Legals All to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settleINVITATION TO BIDDERS ment with the undersigned at once. The City of Gatlinburg is acThis 29 day of July, 2010. cepting sealed bids on the purchase of specialized fertilizers (Signed) and turf chemicals for the GatMona Collette linburg Golf Course for a peAdministrator riod of one (1) year. Estate of DAVID WYNN BROWN By: none Attorney By: Joe T. Keener County Clerk 8-3-10 8-10-10
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AARON RENTS MINI STORAGE 1315 Dolly Parton Parkway Sevierville, TN 37862 Phone 865-428-1314 Fax 865-908-9598 PURSUANT TO DEFAULT PROVISIONS, CHP. 717, PUBLIC ACT OF TN., CONTENTS OF LEASED SPACE #A-21. The POSSESSIONS OF NATHAN SNYDER WILL BE SOLD TO SATISFY THE OWNER'S LIEN. THE ENTIRE CONTENTS SHALL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC SALE TO THE HIGHEST OFFER ON THE SITE OF AARON RENT'S MINI STORAGE. AUGUST 15 BEGINNING AT 9 A.M. UNTIL SOLD. RIGHTS RESERVED TO REJECT ANY & ALL BIDS.
Specifications may be obtained from Robert L. Holt, Treasurer, 1230 Parkway East, Suite 2, P.O. Box 5, Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738, Telephone Number (865)436-1404. If you would like specification emailed to you, just email roberth@ci.gatlinburg.tn.us and request them. Technical questions should be referred to Jeff Rumph, Superintendent, Gatlinburg Golf Course, Dollywood Lane, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863, Telephone Number (865)453-3638 Bids shall be received at Gatlinburg City Hall until 2:00 p.m., August 19, 2010 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids must be sealed with the bidder's name, address, bid opening time and date and the quotation "Fertilizers & Turf Chemicals Bid" stated plainly on the outside. No bid may be withdrawn for thirty (30) days. The City of Gatlinburg reserves the right to waive informalities, to accept or reject any bid and/or any part thereof and to accept the bid deemed in the best interest of the City. 8/3
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INVITATION TO BIDDERS The City of Gatlinburg is accepting sealed bids on the purchase and/or rental of work uniforms for various departments for a period of twenty-four(24) months. The City of Gatlinburg reserves the right to extend the agreement and additional twenty-four (24) months. Bids will be received at City Hall until 2:00 p.m., August 19, 2010, at which time they will be opened publicly and read aloud. No bid may be withdrawn for thirty (30) days. Bids shall be sealed in an opaque envelope with the bidder's name, address, the bid opening time and date and the quotation "Bid on Uniforms" stated plainly on the outside.
Address bids and/or inquiries to Robert L. Holt, Treasurer, 0955 Gatlinburg City Hall,Legals 1230 Parkway East, Suite 2, P.O. Box 5, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, Telephone Number (865)436-1404. Email is roberth@ci.gatlinburg.tn.us. The City of Gatlinburg reserves the right to qualify bidders, to waive any informalities, to accept/reject any/or all bids and to accept the bid deemed most favorable to the City of Gatlinburg. 8/3
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Address bids and/or inquiries to Robert L. Holt, Treasurer, Gatlinburg City Hall, 1230 Parkway East, Suite 2, P.O. Box 5, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, T0955 elephone Number (865)436-1404. Email is roberth@ci.gatlinburg.tn.us.
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HUD PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-669-9777, The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275. Legals
The City of Gatlinburg reserves the right to qualify bidders, to waive anyhaving informaliWHEREAS, default been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed ties, to accept/reject any/or allon April 24, 2006, by Robert A. Sosa and Tina M. Sosa to Gregg Murphy, Trustee, appears bids andastosame accept theof record bid in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Instructions No. 2520, Pagefavorable 604, (“Deed Trust”); and deemed most toofthe WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to HSBC Bank City of Gatlinburg.
USA, National Association, as Trustee for Deutsche Alt-B Securities Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AB3 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates; and 8/3 WHEREAS, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for Deutsche Alt-B Securities Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AB3 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Owner and Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Thursday, August 12, 2010, commencing at 2:00 PM at the steps of the Main entrance of the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: Situated in Fourth (4th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lot 4 of the Boardly Hills II, as shown by a map of record in Map Book 27, Page 398, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is here made for a more particular description. Subject to the restrictions of record in Misc. Book 223, Page 116, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Subject to the reservations, restrictions, easements, right of way, building set-back lines, notes and other matters as shown on the map of record in Map Book 27, Page 398 in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Being the same property conveyed to Robert A. Sosa and wife, Tina M. Sosa by Quit Claim Deed from Tina Sosa, dated March 3, 2004, and of record in Book 1921, Page 639 in Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.
Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Patrick L. Saxton and Tami G. Estate of Saxton,WYNN Husband and Wife as Trustees of The Patrick L. Saxton and Tami G. Saxton Living Trust, to Title DAVID BROWN Enterprises, LLC, Trustee, on January 31, 2007 at Book Volume 2728, Page 113 conducted by Shapiro &
Kirsch, By: noneLLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register’s Office. Owner of Debt: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee under Pooling and Servicing Agreement Attorney
dated as of June 1, 2007 Equifirst Loan Securitization Trust 2007-1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1 By: Joe T. Keener The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to County Clerk all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Described property located in the Fourth (4th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: 8-3-10 Lot 22 of Rock Gardens Subdivision, as the same is shown by plat of record in Map Book 32, Page 75 in the 8-10-10 Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property.
The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as sole nominee for American Home Mortgage and AmSouth Bank/First Investment Services OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
The street address of the above described property is believed to be 178 Red Bud Lane, Sevierville, TN 37876, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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Sale at public auction will be on September 2, 2010 at 10:00 AM local time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Brad Ackerman and, Maria Ackerman, to Quality Title, Inc., Trustee, on March 16, 2007 at Book Volume 2776, Page 583Instrument No. conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register’s Office. Owner of Debt: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as purchaser of the loans and other assets of Washington Mutual Bank, formerly known as Washington Mutual Bank, FA (the “Savings Bank”) from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, acting as receiver for the Savings Bank and pursuant to its authority under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1821(d). The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Described property located in the Thirteenth (13th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:Lot 4011 of Starr Crest Resort 2, Phase 4, as the same appears of record in Large Map Book 7, Page 25, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property.Subject to Water Line Easement and Agreement of record in Volume Book 2465, Page 73, in the said Register’s Office.
Under and by virtue of a contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed on October 8, 2003 by Margaret G Lovell by her Attorney-in-Fact Jack D. Bean to BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, Lender and BB&T Collateral Service Corporation, Trustee(s), which was recorded on January 2, 2004, in Book 1869, at Page 32, Sevier County, Tennessee Register of Deeds. , default having been made in the payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, Branch Banking and Trust Company, (the Owner and Holder), appointed the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Sevier County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and , , notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on at the usual and customary location at the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: SITUATED in Eleventh Civil District (11) of Sevier County, Tennessee, and within the corporate limits of the City of Gatlinburg, and being known and designated as all of Condominium Unit 5205 in The Gatlinburg Summit Horizontal Property Regime, as shown on the Plat of record in Map Book 24, page 296 in the Sevier County Register’s Office, to which plat specific reference is hereby made for a more particular description. The Gatlinburg Summit is a Horizontal Property Regime established pursuant to Tennessee Code, Annotated, 66-27-101, et seq, and as same may be amended by the Legislature. TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO an undivided interest in the common elements, vote, common surplus, and a liability for the common expenses and other assessments appurtenant thereto and as set forth and delineated in the Master Deed of Gatlinburg Summit Horizontal Property Regime, and recorded in Deed Book 336, page 511, and as amended in Deed Book 337, page 347, Deed Book 334, page 445, and Deed Book 348, page 618, all in the Sevier County Register’s Office. Subject to restrictions, easements, conditions, map notations, and all other issues of record in Book 336, page 511, Book 337, page 347, Book 334, page 445 and Book 348, page 618. BEING the same property conveyed to Margaret G. Lovell, Single by General Warranty Deed from Ricky A lan Davis, Single, dated September 3, 2002, recorded September 4, 2002 in Instrument Book 1514, page 103 in the Sevier County Register’s Office. Parcel ID Number: Said property is commonly known as
Current Owner(s): Other Interested Party(ies): The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1959 Starr Ridge Drive, Sevierville, TN 37876, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid property taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. This office is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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Dear Annie: I am married to a man four years my junior who seems locked into the idea that I am cheating on him. I am not, although I’d have good reason: He is hardly ever around and pays little attention to me. We have two children, and I gained a lot of weight during the pregnancies. Recently, I began exercising and watching my diet to improve my health and have almost returned to my pre-wedding weight. I feel better about myself, as I had become depressed. Now when I dress up, he assumes it’s not for him but to get the attention of other men. When we were dating, he kept pressuring me to lose weight, even though I was slim. He had little sexual interest in me once I became pregnant, but now he can’t get enough. He claims it’s unrelated to my weight loss. He says he “just figured out” that our love was meant to be. This isn’t our only problem. He also belittles my intelligence. When I make statements, he often challenges me or tells me I must not have understood what I heard. I’m miserable, but everyone tells me I have to stay for the kids and try to make it work. I don’t even know where to start in order to be happy again. I am 35 with two small children and feel stuck. Who would want me? -- Trapped Dear Trapped: We know we sound like a broken record, but please get counseling. He has worn you down and made you feel unattractive and
worthless. You have two young children, and for their sakes, you should make every effort to see whether the relationship can be saved before giving up. It would be best if your husband goes with you, but if not, go without him. The right counselor will help you understand your situation and find ways to deal with it. Dear Annie: My wife left me 12 years ago for the richest man in town. We have a daughter who is to be married in the near future. I am also remarried, and we have a young child. My former wife is planning the entire wedding, and the reception will be an expensive endeavor, as they seem to have unlimited funds. Our financial situation is quite the opposite. Due to a workplace accident, I am on disability. Am I obligated to pay half of the total wedding costs even though I have no say in the planning? I fear it will cause great hardship on my family. -Worried Dad in Iowa Dear Iowa: You are not obligated to pay more than you can afford. Decide what amount you are willing to part with. Then inform your daughter that as much as you would like to give her the moon, this is all your budget will allow. (We strongly urge young couples to help pay for their own weddings and stop bankrupting their parents
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for one day’s festivities.) Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Sad Mom,” whose 10-year-old daughter was snubbed by a classmate having a birthday party. I was in 5th grade when a boy in my class invited everyone to his birthday party except me. My mother then shared a secret. She said the boy’s parents were nice people, but the mother wanted to be much closer and my mom wasn’t interested. His mother chose this cruel way to strike back. Mom told me to say I had “family plans” as an excuse should anyone ask about my absence. That fall, we threw a Halloween party. Mom said, “This is our chance to get even. We will invite this boy. Always take the high road.” I remembered that much longer than the pain of the original slight, and the older I got the prouder I was to have such a mother as a role model. -- Lucky Daughter in West Lafayette, Ind. Dear Lucky: Your mother sounds like one smart, classy lady. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast. net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators. com.
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Obama: Iraq ending ‘as promised and on schedule’ By JULIE PACE Associated Press Writer ATLANTA — President Barack Obama declared Monday that the Iraq war was nearing an end “as promised and on schedule,” touting what he called a success of his administration though it comes amid persistent instability and uncertainty in Iraq. Obama cited progress toward meeting his deadline of withdrawing all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of this month. A transitional force of 50,000 troops will remain to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide security for ongoing U.S. civilian efforts. Under an agreement negotiated in 2008 with the Iraqis, all American troops are to be gone from Iraq by the end of next year. “The hard truth is we have not seen the end of American sacrifice in Iraq,” Obama said in a speech to the national convention of the Disabled American Veterans. “But make no mistake, our commitment in Iraq is changing — from a military effort led by our troops to a civilian effort led by our diplomats.” The main focus of Obama’s appearance was
the move toward fulfillment of Obama’s campaign promise to end the Iraq war, a position that perhaps most defined his 2008 candidacy and was key to his base of support in the liberal wing of his party. With pivotal congressional elections approaching, the White House wants to highlight the progress as a success story. Monday’s speech was only the first in a series of such events planned for this month, with others to be headlined by the president as well as Vice President Joe Biden and other administration officials. “The message is, when the president makes a commitment, he keeps it,” White House spokesman Bill Burton told reporters traveling with Obama to Georgia on Air Force One. But the rhetoric comes amid deep concerns about Iraq’s stability. U.S. officials have stepped up the pressure on Iraqi leaders to overcome a political impasse that has prevented the formation of a new government for the nearly five months since parliamentary elections that did not produce a clear winner. In a reminder of Iraq’s fragility, two bombings and a drive-by shooting
killed eight people there Monday. With such attacks remaining a daily occurrence, especially in Baghdad, questions persist about the readiness of Iraqi security forces to take over for the Americans and tamp down insurgents. Obama said, “Violence in Iraq continues to be near the lowest it’s been in years,” but figures released by Iraqi authorities over the weekend — dismissed by the U.S. military as too high — showed July to be the deadliest month for Iraqis in more than two years. At the same time Obama has drawn down forces in Iraq, he has increased the U.S. commitment in Afghanistan, ordering a surge of 30,000 additional troops for the 9-year mission there. But with casualties on the rise, fresh concerns have arisen — with some saying the Afghanistan war should be ended and others questioning Obama’s plan to begin winding it down as soon as next July. Critics say such a timetable will embolden the Taliban and other extremist groups in the region. With such debate and low public support, the White House has launched
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Veterans listen and take pictures as President Barack Obama speaks about Iraq and Afghanistan on Monday at the Disabled American Veterans national convention in Atlanta.
a fresh effort to paint the Come September, when there will 146,000 troops U.S. goals in Afghanistan the Iraq drawdown is com- on the ground, down from as modest: keeping the plete, the White House says 177,000 in January 2009. region from being a haven for terrorists. “We face huge challenges in Afghanistan,” Obama said Monday. “But it’s important that the American people know that we are making progress and we’re focused on goals that are clear and achievable.” Despite the increase in Afghanistan, there are fewer U.S. troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan now than there were when Obama took office last year.
Pakistani flood survivors salvage little they have CAMP KOROONA, Pakistan (AP) — Relief efforts in Pakistan’s floodravaged northwest picked up pace Monday, but survivors complained about government inaction — a worrying sign for authorities seeking public support for the fight against militants in the region. Around 300 people blocked a major road in the hard-hit Nowshera district to protest at receiving little or no aid, witnesses said. Other survivors returned to devastated villages, wading through waist-high water to salvage chairs, plates and other possessions — a wall clock,
a battered fridge — from beneath mud and debris. “We have nothing, we are just depending on the mercy of God. Nothing left except this wet wheat,” said Marjan Khan, sorting through piles of the grain laid out on wooden beds. Scores of bridges, roads and buildings have been washed away by the torrents, which were triggered by exceptionally heavy monsoon rain. The floods are the worst in a generation, and weather forecasters say more rains are due to fall south and central Pakistan. The death toll was at least 1,200 on Monday,
with up to 2 million survivors requiring assistance. The northwest is the epicenter of Pakistan’s battle against al-Qaida and the Taliban. Alongside military and police operations, the government — with the support of the West — is trying to improve its services and living standards there to blunt the appeal of militancy. The Swat Valley, which has yet to recover from a major Pakistani army offensive against the insurgents just over a year ago, is one of the areas worst affected by the floods. Large parts of the upper valley, reached by a river-
Suicide car bomb kills 6 kids in Afghanistan KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bomber blew himself up next to a police truck bringing a southern Afghan official to work early Monday, killing six children nearby, officials said. The blast went off at about 9 a.m. local time near a market area in Dand district to the west of Kandahar city, according to the official who was targeted — district government chief Ahmadullah Nazak. “I dropped down. Then I heard a second explosion,” Nazak said. “It hit our car, but it didn’t injure me.” The Interior Ministry originally said five children were killed in the blast, and Nazak said a sixth had died by early afternoon.
A bodyguard who was driving with Nazak was wounded, he said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, though it fits the pattern of Taliban attacks targeting government officials in the south. As additional U.S. forces have poured into southern Taliban strongholds in Kandahar and Helmand provinces, insurgents have mounted a counter-campaign of bombings and assassinations aimed at those affiliated with the Afghan government. Militants attacked a second government official in the east the same day. The convoy of a presidential adviser was hit by a remotecontrolled bomb hidden in a rickshaw as it was driving through Jalalabad city.
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