The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 292 ■ October 19, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 75 Cents
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Commission confirms Cotter
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Longtime aide officially sworn in as county clerk until ’12 By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer
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SEVIERVILLE — There was applause and there were tears Monday evening as Karen Cotter was unanimously and without opposition chosen by the County Commission to fill the county clerk’s seat until 2012. The move drew a standing ova-
tion that started among the commissioners themselves and quickly spread through the whole room. For Cotter and the staffers in the office, the action Cotter means an end to two months of turmoil that started
with a special audit into mishandling of funds by former Clerk Joe Keener, who resigned at the end of August. “I’m relieved,” Cotter said after the vote. “I feel good. I’m honored and I really appreciate it.” With the full endorsement of the Steering Committee and no one set to contest the appointment, it seemed all but a lock for Cotter.
Still, the petite, 33-year veteran of the clerk’s office conceded she was far from assured about how things would go before the meeting. “I’m nervous,” she said as she sat alone at a conference table in the back of the clerk’s office spinning her cell phone in her hands. The last two months have See cotter, Page A4
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Local officials want Whitaker to stay in cabinet
Learning the ropes
Ex-Dollywood official has been state tourism director since 2003 5Celebrities in the news
By STAN VOIT Editor
Restyled version of Elvis’ “Suspicious Minds” hits the air waves
Local tourism officials are hoping the next governor will keep the state’s tourism director on the job. The Sevierville Lodging Association’s board has v o t e d unanimously to ask the two leading candidates for governor to promise Whitaker to retain S u s a n Whitaker as tourism commissioner. Officials of hospitality groups in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg also want to see Whitaker kept on. The commissioner is appointed by the governor. Whitaker has served as Gov. Phil Bredesen’s only tourism commis-
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Obituaries Emory Brown, 86 Carl Newman, 55 Jim Knight, 91 DETAILS, Page A4
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Corrections Dr. Eric Littleton is not involved in any way in the planned urgent care center in Sevierville. This was reported incorrectly in Monday’s “Mountain Musings” column on the Opinion page. Smoky Mountain Urgent Care will open at 1017 Middle Creek Road on Nov. 1. Four doctors are involved: Michael Rothwell, Carol Parks, Evann Herrell and Robin Huskey. The Mountain Press regrets the error and is glad to set the record straight.
sioner since January 2003. She was marketing director at Dollywood at the time of her appointment. Bredesen was the first governor to make the tourism commissioner a cabinet-level job. “She’s done an outstanding job,” Henry Piarrot, president of the Sevierville Lodging Association and general manager of hotels in Sevierville and Pigeon Forge, said. “She’s basically taken over a job that usually was not treated as seriously as it should be and done an outstanding job. Even if the next governor put somebody excellent in there, there would be a decent amount of transition time, and that would hinder the progress we’ve made.” The Sevierville group’s board voted Monday to send a letSee whitaker, Page A4
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Above, Sevierville firefighter Matt Knowlton begins his descent during a re-certification technical rope rescue course. Instructor Bill Mateny, with Rescue 3 International, is working with the Sevierville City and Jefferson City firefighters in a 60-hour course on all aspects of rope rescue this week. At right, Bill Mateny, left, teaches the firefighters on the needed equipment and procedure to hook onto a rope before they ascend.
Annual luncheon, auction appetizing UW fundraiser By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer
$1.15M SAFER grant should have big impact on SCVFD By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — A new $1.15 million grant should pay immediate dividends for people who count on the Sevier County Volunteer Fire Department for fire protection. The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant will allow the department to give stipends to volunteers who can staff its stations, as well as pay for additional recruitment and retention efforts. Because the department counts on volunteers for staffing, the response time often includes the time it takes for firefighters to get to the station and get to a truck. The grant should
help to change that. “We’ll be able to leave the station in a minute and cut our response time in half,” Chief Matt Henderson said in an announcement on the steps of the County Courthouse. It takes volunteers an average of seven and a half minutes to reach the station; they hope this will eliminate that crucial response time. The department responds to medical calls and traffic accidents as well as fires. It’s seen calls increase dramatically, especially as all local fire departments joined a mutual aid agreement recently. Henderson credited Assistant Chief Michael Huskey for his See scvfd, Page A4
PIGEON FORGE — Don’t have plans for lunch today? Employees and officials with the city of Pigeon Forge are hoping you’ll join them. Those who accept the invitation will have the chance to enjoy hamburgers and hot dogs cooked by municipal staffers, desserts baked by department heads, and entertainment provided by one of the most unique auctions anywhere. Best of all, organizers say, all the proceeds from the $5 charge for the meal will help provide assistance for local folks. The city has held the cookout picnic for at least the last decade as a fundraiser for United Way of Sevier County. This year’s event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at City Park. Those who can’t make it down or only have a limited lunch break can send someone else or swing by themselves to pick up to-go boxes, which they can order to be ready when they arrive by calling 388-8002 or 382-8199. It’s a mission that event organizer Kim Huffaker says is important to both officials and staff in Pigeon Forge. “We fully support United Way because, to us, United Way is so important because it helps everyone,” says Huffaker, who works in the Public Works Department. “They provide that funding to all the different charities around here that help so many people.” The group distributes the cash it collects through its annual fundraising campaign to 17 agencies that provide assistance to local folks, from youth organizations to groups that offer food for the hungry to senior citizens programs. The ticket price will get those who attend their choice of a hamburger or hot dog with sides including slaw See united way, Page A4
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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, oct. 19 United Way Picnic City of Pigeon Forge United Way picnic 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Pigeon Forge City Park. Hamburger, hot dogs, baked bean, chips, drink and dessert, $5. To-go boxes available. Call 388-8002 or 382-8199.
Relay For Life
Relay For Life of Sevier County will meet today at The Inn at Christmas Place; committee at 5:30 and team captains at 6:30. Anyone interested in participating in Relay For Life is welcome to attend.
Angel Food
Angel Food orders: n 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Gum Stand Baptist Church, 3031 Veterans Blvd. 429-2508. n 10 a.m.-4 p.m., First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road. 908-1245
Shape Note Singing
Sevier County monthly Old Harp singing 7 p.m. Middle Creek United Methodist Church. 428-0874.
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
Al-Anon Group
Al-Anon Family Group meets 11 a.m. Pigeon Forge UMC. 428-7617 or 680-6724.
Riverbend Concert
Kenny Evans in concert 7 p.m. Riverbend Campground. Free.
wednesday, oct. 20 Alzheimer’s Benefit
Citizens National Bank hosting Christmas Shopping Bazaar to benefit Alzheimer’s Association from 3-6 p.m., next to CNB’s main office at 130 W. Bruce. Event includes gift-wrapping. 429-7907.
Women’s Bible Study
Garlands of Grace wom-
en’s Bible study: n 10 a.m. Sugar Tree Road, Wears Valley. 428-4932, n 9 a.m. Wellington Place. 429-5131
thursday, oct. 21 Arthritis Exercise
Arthritis exercise classes 9:30-10:30 a.m. Extension office, Mondays and Thursdays in October. 4533695.
Relay Yard Sale
BankEast Relay For Life team holding multi-family yard sale starting at 8:30 a.m. today, Friday and Saturday, 1120 Vista Drive, Seiverville (turn at Weigels on Parkway and follow signs). Rain or shine.
Evening With Arts
Sevier County High School Fine Arts Department presents “Evening with the Arts” variety show, 7 p.m. $5 adults, $2 students, 6 and under free. Proceeds go to the Fine Arts Department.
AARP Driving Classes
AARP driver safety classes noon-4 p.m. today and Friday, Senior Center. Sevier County Democratic Party yard sale 8 a.m.-1 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday, 1655 Rivergate Drive, Sevierville.
APPL Theater
Anna Porter Public Library showing film “Date Night” (PG-13), 6 p.m. Free. 436-5588.
Caton’s Chapel Benefit
Caton’s Chapel Community Club dinner 5:30 p.m., auction 7 p.m., $5 adults, $3 age 12 and under. Proceeds benefit Caton’s Chapel School improvement.
friday, oct. 22
Women’s Bible Study
Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 10 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 8504685.
Hot Meals
Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:30-6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Sevierville and Kodak United Methodist Church in Kodak.
TOPS
TOPS weight loss chapter meets at 6 p.m., Parkway Church of God in Sevierville. 755-9517 or 429-3150.
Kid’s Night Out 6-10 p.m. Pigeon Forge Community Center. Includes bowling, swimming, pizza party and movie. $10 for PFCC members, $15 for nonmembers. 429-7373.
saturday, oct. 23 Blowing Cave Church
Blowing Cave Baptist Church auction benefit. Hamburgers/hot dogs 11 a.m-1:30 p.m.; auction 2-5 p.m. Blowing Cave Road off Highway 411.
Relay Yard Sale
BankEast Relay For Life team holding multi-family yard sale starting at 8:30 a.m. today, 1120 Vista Drive, Seiverville (turn at Weigels on Parkway and follow signs). Rain or shine.
Pioneer Day
Jones Cove Elementary School Pioneer Day 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with carnival games, hayrides, auction items, food and entertainment.
arrests Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
u Alvin Anthony Boggs, 42, of Buford, Ga., was charged Oct. 17 with domestic violence assault. He was released on $2,500 bond. u John Boyd Dellinger, 36, of Dandridge, was charged Oct. 18 with vandalism. He was being held in lieu of $1,000 bond. u Joshua Lynn Gibson, 27, of 1437 Sugarloaf Mountain Road in Seymour, was charged Oct. 18 with reckless driving, driving while revoked and unauthorized use of automobile. He was released on $2,500 bond. u Adam Lewis Harper, 31, of Dandridge, was charged Oct. 17 with theft of property worth $1,000 to $10,000. He was released on $2,500 bond. u Catherine Marie Howard, 26, of Knoxville, was charged Oct. 16 with theft of property worth $1,000 to $10,000. She was released. u Fred Jackson King, 54, of 604 Eastgate Road in Sevierville, was charged Oct. 17 with theft of property worth $1,000 to $10,000. He was released on $1,500 bond. u Christopher Louis Kraus, 38, of 355 Tittsworth Springs Road #19 in Seymour, was charged Oct. 17 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. He was being held. u Christine Lynn Marshall, 45, of 5626 Mathis Branch Road in Cosby, was charged Oct.
18 with driving while revoked. She was released on $1,500 bond. u Jorge Pleigo Martinez, 43, of 307 McMahan Ave. Apt. 44 in Sevierville, was charged Oct. 18 with driving without a license. He was released on $1,000 bond. u Catherine Marie Pyrtle, 41, of 621 Sugar Chapter 7 ,
SEVIERVILLE — This week the contractor will continue five-minute stoppages on Highway 66 through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily, to pull overhead utility cable across the highway from King Street to Boyds Creek Highway. AT&T and Comcast crews are working on site and may be pulling wire across 66 next week as well. Progress made last week includes paving up through the layer of asphalt on the new outside lanes from Gist Creek Road to Douglas Dam Road; construction of the sidewalk in front of retaining wall No. 1; installing storm drain and utilities north of Jaguar Drive (Flea Trader Paradise); installation of gas lines; fine grading the base stone north of Douglas Dam Road (Highway 338) and south of
Allensville Road; and constructing sections of curb and gutter. For Phase 2 of the Highway 66 project from Douglas Dam Road ( Highway 139) to south of the I-40 interchange, the contractor will continue five-minute stoppages as needed weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. as clearing and grading operations continue. Progress made last week includes installing traffic control devices; continuing clearing operations; initial treatment of one sinkhole and preparations for another; commencement of rock and dirt fill along southbound and northbound SR-66. The contractor is preparing traffic control measures to implement work zone speed limit change from 45 mph to 35 mph throughout the work zone. For questions regarding the project, call 429-4509.
Relay Yard Sale
Kid’s Night Out
American Business Women’s Association meets at Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge. Networking 6 p.m. followed by a buffet dinner for $13. Lori Brandel at lori.brandel@suntrust.com or call 323-4642.
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Democrats Yard Sale
BankEast Relay For Life team holding multifamily yard sale starting at 8:30 a.m. today and Celebrate Recovery Saturday, 1120 Vista Drive, Celebrate Recovery free Seiverville (turn at Weigels meal 5 p.m., meeting starts on Parkway and follow at 6 p.m. Kodak United signs). Rain or shine. Methodist Church. Visit crkodak.com or 933-5996. Alzheimer’s Fundraiser Alzheimer’s Fundraiser DAR Meeting 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today and Great Smokies Chapter Saturday, MountainBrook DAR meets 10:30 a.m. at Village, 700 Markhill Drive home of Julia Mitchell, 417 Sevierville. Crafts, food Alderman Road. Mitchell to and fun outside, rain or present musical program. shine. www.greatsmokiesdar.org.
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Five-minute stoppages continue through Friday on Highway 66
Hollow Road in Pigeon Forge, was charged Oct. 16 with DUI, simple possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was released on $5,000 bond. u Janice Sue Roberts, 60, of 604 Eastgate in Sevierville, was charged Oct. 17 with theft of property. She was released on $1,500 bond.
trainer’s corner
Don’t put personal happiness on hold for the holiday season The time to care is at hand. What to care about, you may ask? Yourself. In my profession it’s around the holidays when people put their own personal happiness on hold for others. That’s all fine and good, but you are left unhappy and unfulfilled come the new year. What do you do? It’s quite simple. 1. Make a time for yourself. Don’t let anything interrupt this time. It belongs to you and is your exact time to better who you are. No matter if you exercise, read or just run some errands. This time is yours. Deduct 30 minutes to an hour for you. You will find that this makes you more productive the rest of the day. Everybody wins. 2. Don’t be scared to say no. We all love to make everyone happy. It’s a human instinct to feel great when important in the completion of a matter. Who doesn’t love to feel like you “saved the day”? It’s imperative to let others take care of their problems at
times. Trust me they will feel this same satisfaction and you can get to your own issues. Gaining control of your health is a day-today process. Honestly, I have to deal with the same issues daily. It’s just being a human being. We all have to deal with different circumstances but the reality is still the same. A funny saying going around the gym is, “The future is a consequence of the present.” It’s funny because of its
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Horton Foote Festival set for Carson-Newman Oct. 28-30
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The campus crew in charge of UT recycling has been collecting record amount of material on game days. On Saturday, the crew will face its biggest challenge yet.
Alabama a big game for UT Knoxville, Recycling Submitted Report KNOXVILLE — No matter what happens on the field, the University of Tennessee has been claiming a big victory this football season. UT Recycling, the campus crew in charge of recycling, has been collecting record amounts of material on game days. On Saturday, the crew will face its biggest challenge yet. As the football team battles Alabama on the field, UT Recycling will be battling the Crimson Tide and other universities off the field in the EPA Game Day Recycling Challenge in which universities fight to see who recycles the most. “That particular game is a big one both for UT Knoxville and for UT Recycling,” said Jay Price, environmental coordina-
tor. “We will be upping the ante by composting leftover food and putting out even more than the 925 recycling bins we already have.” UT Recycling set a record at the Florida game by collecting eight tons of material, putting it on target to gather its goal of 50 tons this season. Last year, UT Recycling collected 35 tons for the season. The effort is part of the university’s Make Orange Green environmental initiative. “Fans are really starting to get into recycling. They’re seeing more bins in more places and really starting to use them. They’re understanding that recycling should be a part of their tailgate, a part of their game day tradition,” said Price. UT Recycling took steps to make it even easier to recycle at the stadium: n There are now 500
recycling bins in tailgating areas, up from 125 last year. n There are 300 bins inside the stadium, up from 100 last year, and 120 bins in the sky boxes. n The crew is seeing an uptick in volunteers. n UT Recycling has garnered interest by adding recycling games in Volunteer Village. Price hopes to win the Game Day Recycling Challenge and meet the 50 tons of material goal. Price estimates UT Recycling could be able to recycle half the waste from game days. For more information on UT Knoxville’s sustainability efforts, visit environment.utk.edu. For more information on the EPA Game Day Recycling Challenge, visit www.epa.gov/wastes/ partnerships/wastewise/ challenge/gameday.
WSCC career fair set for Nov. 17 Submitted Report WHITE PINE — Walters State Community College invites area businesses to participate in the Lakeway Area Career Fair from 9 a.m.-noon Nov. 17 at the Walters State Great Smoky Mountains Expo Center in White Pine. This year’s theme is “Invest in Your Future.” More than 1,100 high school seniors are expected to attend. The seniors visit booths. Businesses and postsecondary institutions may reserve a booth by contacting Bowen at (423) 585-
6806. A $65 registration fee is required, and participants are encouraged to respond by Oct. 25. The career fair serves students in 10 counties, including Sevier. “This is a great opportunity for the students to learn about the jobs available in this area before they graduate. Soon, these students will be entering the work-
force or choosing college majors. After attending the career fair, they know what options are available in this area,” said Roxanne Bowen, a counselor at Walters State who puts the fair together. “The fair gives businesses a chance to meet with students now to let them know what each has to offer. These students are the workforce of the future.”
JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman College’s Horton Foote Film Festival, scheduled for Oct. 28-30, will feature “Tender Mercies,” the 1983 Oscar-winner that garnered statues for Robert Duvall (best actor) and Foote (best original screenplay). Special guests for the second biennial festival will be Tess Harper and Allan Hubbard, who played mother and son Rosa and Sonny Lee. The three-day conference includes scholarly papers and presentations on Foote, the Texan whose work includes the screenplays of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Of Mice and Men” and “Trip to Bountiful.” A Friday evening screening of “Tender Mercies” will be followed by a discussion among Harper, Hubbard and leading Foote scholars, including Jerry Wood, who directs the center named for the honoree. The consensus among scholars is that Foote has been under-appreciated by the masses because his plays and original screenplays are viewed as regional and perhaps lack the action/high-drama element that tends to draw large audiences. And yet the acclaim for his work is univerisal. Critic Roger Ebert, who includes “Tender Mercies” in his list of the all-time great movies, has noted of the dramatist and the film, “Above all a great playwright, (Foote) could hardly write a false note. The downto-earth quality of his characters drew attention away from his minimalist storytelling; all the frills were stripped away. When interesting people have little to say, we watch the body language, listen to the notes
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The works of Horton Foote will be featured during CarsonNewman’s annual Horton Foote Film Festival Oct. 28-30.
in their voices. Rarely does a movie elaborate less and explain more than ‘Tender Mercies.’” Beyond “Tender Mercies,” the festival will examine other films of Bruce Beresford, an Australian director who is also known for “Breaker Morant” and “Driving Miss Daisy,” and films that feature Harper. Scholars and session leaders include Marion Castleberry of Baylor University, documentarian Keith McDaniel and Dixon McDowell of the University of Southern Mississippi. Harper went to the “Tender Mercies” casting call with experience gathered from working
in children’s theater, at theme parks, and in local productions. She hoped for a minor part, but caught the eye of Beresford, who has said he thought the Arkansas native possessed just what was needed for the female lead. It was her first feature and set the course for later work that has included the role of Chick Boyle in “Crimes of the Heart” and being featured in such films as “Daddy’s Dyin’ ... Who’s Got the Will?” and “No Country for Old Men.” Her television work has included “Christy,” “Early Edition,” “Law and Order SVU” and “Crash,” a Starz network spinoff of the hit film. Hubbard, like Harper, made his debut in the film. He was discovered in his hometown of Paris, Texas, as production staffers visited schools to audition boys for the role of Sonny. Beresford has noted that Hubbard too was chosen because of his ability to play a part he had known all of his life. Like the character he was chosen to play, Hubbard’s own father had died a few years earlier. He acted a bit following “Tender Mercies,” but returned to his hometown where he is a Christian musician and the victim witness coordinator for the district attorney’s office.
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obituaries In Memoriam
Jim Knight Jim Knight, age 91 of Seymour, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010. Known by the nickname “Midnight,” he was a longtime employee of ALCOA and a deacon at Knob Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Ramah Burchell Knight; children, Irene Baldwin and husband J.R., Edward Knight; grandchildren, Randy Baldwin, Greg Baldwin and wife Amanda, Sandy Headrick and husband Wayne, Lee Knight, Ed Knight and wife Sarah; great-grandchildren, Lee Knight, Jake Baldwin, Alex Baldwin, Ava Headrick, Cheyenne Knight; and special friend, Janie Barker. Memorials may be made to Big South Fork National River and Recreational Area, 4564 Leatherwood Road, Oneida, TN 37841. Please designate your contribution to the “Jim Knight Fund.” The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Wednesday with a funeral service beginning at 7 p.m. officiated by Rev. W. A. Galyon in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Interment 11 a.m. Thursday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
Carl Richard Newman Carl Richard Newman, 55, of Sevierville, died Sunday, Oct.17, 2010. Survivors: wife, Melissa Gregg Newman; sons, Richard Todd Newman and Kevin Lynn (Liz) Newman; step-son, Billy Frazier; step-daughter, Masie Frazier; brother, Howard Ronald Newman, sister, Dorthy Laymon; 4 grandchildren; brothers-in-law, William (Wanda) Gregg, and Jimmy (Linda) Blazer; sisters-in-law Buffy Accord, Marcella Groms, Janie Bryant; father-in-law, Hugh Gregg, mother-in-law, Ella Gregg; nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Monday, Oct.18, 2010 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Fred Gregg officiating. Burial will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 at Open Door (Phillips) Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made toward funeral expenses. Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at www. manesfuneralhome.com.
Emory G. Brown, 86, of Knoxville, died Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010 at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. He was of the Baptist faith and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired from KUB after 25 years of service. Survivors: son, David Brown and wife Cathy; two grandsons; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Floyd H. Brown and J.D. (Jake) Brown; sisters, Louise Fuson and Ola Bell Reed; nieces, nephews and many other family members and friends. Graveside services 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, with the Rev. J.C. Newman, officiating, at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens. To share your thoughts and memories, go to www.woodhavefh. com. Woodhaven Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens is honored to serve the family of Emory G. Brown.
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ter to Republican Bill Haslam and Democrat Mike McWherter, saying it would be “unwise to slow the momentum created by her leadership in promoting Tennessee.” Ray Ogle, general manager of The Inn at Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge and a member of the Tennessee Tourism Roundtable, said Whitaker has “led the charge to continue the growth of tourism and to raise Tennessee’s rankings in tourism.” Whitaker has told local officials she would be willing to stay on. McWherter, the Democratic nominee for governor, indicated in a spring tourism forum at Dollywood he likely would keep Whitaker. And the mayor of Knoxville? “Mayor Haslam is focused on winning the Nov. 2 election,” campaign spokesman David Smith said Monday, “but he certainly understands and appreciates the fact that the tourism industry is the second largest industry in Tennessee, employing 180,000 people. If he is fortunate enough to become governor, Bill will make sure he surrounds himself with competent and capable leaders who are experts in their field.” Tom Headla, president of the Pigeon Forge Hospitality Association, said some former governors have made the naming of a tourism chief a political appointment without regard to the person’s credentials or experience. Bredesen changed that, and Whitaker has responded with a number of programs she started or backed, such as the Civil
By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer The man involved in a May incident that led to a black bear in the Smokies being euthanized has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the matter. Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesman Bob Miller confirmed the federal misdemeanor charge of disturbing an animal against Sean Konover, 26, of Wilton, Conn., was dropped by prosecutors in Knoxville. “We did hear that is the case,” Miller said late Monday. Reports indicate it was information from the National Park Service’s investigation into the matter that prompted Assistant U.S. Attorney Ed Schmutzer to ask U.S Magistrate Judge Bruce Guyton to dismiss the case against
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been something of a roller coaster for Cotter as she has moved for the second time in her tenure with the clerk’s office from chief deputy clerk to clerk, the first time coming with the 1992 death of former County Clerk Paul Atchley. She survived being one of 30 applicants seeking the post and two votes before the County Commission, along the way being sworn in to the job twice, a fact that brought some levity to Monday’s proceedings. “For the second times in two months you have been
Konover. While Miller confirmed the federal agency investigated the matter and turned its information over to the prosecutors, he didn’t know what the probe found or what led to the decision to drop the charges. According to park officials, Konover was hiking the Laurel Falls trail in the park when he stopped with a group of other visitors to take pictures of a bear that had become accustomed to human interactions. The bear had been habituated to not fear people over time after it found litter to be a steady stream of food and learned that hikers wanted to get its picture more than to do anything scary. Though park workers were regularly patrolling the area after getting reports about the bear’s friendliness, hoping to have the opportunity to re-
elected county clerk and I’m getting ready to swear you in again,” County Mayor Larry Waters said after the vote. “So, I think you’ve sworn enough for this job.” Waters pointed out Cotter’s lengthy tenure in the office as he expressed his faith in her ability to execute the job in a way that can restore the county’s faith in the office. “Karen has been here a little bit longer than me and there aren’t many people who can say that,” joked Waters, who was recently elected to his ninth fouryear term. “I know she will do an excellent job. She’s a person of great integrity, honesty and dedication to her job in that office.”
instill the fear of humans, they never got the chance before the fateful May 12 encounter. On that day, the bear approached the shutter-clicking assembly Konover was part of. Konover claims he didn’t approach the animal and even tried to back away before it came close enough to snap at his foot. The incident left the man with minor wounds, but sentenced the bear to death, the punishment for any bear that approaches a human too closely or injures a person. Schmutzer’s comments in recent reports indicate it was the fact Konover didn’t approach the bear and that hikers before him created the atmosphere in which the bear no longer feared people that prompted him to seek the dismissal.
Cotter vowed to live up to the expectations imposed on her by both the commissioners and the citizens. “I’ll do my best to operate the office in a way that you all would expect it to be done,” Cotter said. Among those who are certain Cotter will live up to that promise are those who will back her up in the office. Several of those staffers have been there for every part of the saga that led to her getting the job. They were the ones releasing the tears Monday evening, a sign of joy and one other emotion they shared with their new boss. “I’m relieved,” Probate Clerk Jamie Sullivan said. “She definitely deserves it.” Karen Hatcher, the dep-
uty clerk who is next in line to fill the chief deputy seat Cotter is now vacating, agreed. She has worked with Cotter since before she took over the top job after Atchley’s death. She said the last two months have been “heartbreaking” and she hopes Cotter’s ascension will mark a new day for the office. “We’ve been totally behind Karen,” Hatcher said. “I think the commission showed they are, too. They trust her and feel she’s the right choice.” “I think they all have faith she’ll do the right thing,” Sullivan added. “We’re absolutely, 100 percent certain she will.” n dhodges@themountainpress.com
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War Trails project and annual tourism summits attended by the governor and other officials. “I don’t know anybody who doesn’t speak highly of her,” Headla said. “What I’m afraid of is that whoever is successful in getting elected will succumb to political pressure and put somebody in there who may have some experience, but not the experience Susan has. With the programs she’s got going, it would be silly not to keep her and follow through on those programs.” Jackie Leatherwood, a member of the Gatlinburg Hospitality Association, endorsed Whitaker personally, while noting the association has not taken a stand. “I’d love to see her stay on,” Leatherwood, GM of the Greystone Hotel at the Aquarium, said. “I think she’s done a tremendous job.” The letter from the Sevierville Lodging Association praised Whitaker and her team for their efforts to grow tourism in Tennessee. The letter points to her television commercials, the state’s web site and Tennessee’s 13 welcome centers. “As Tennessee’s Tourism Commissioner, Susan Whitaker has taken the reins of a job that has historically not been taken very seriously and turned it into an important and effective position,” the letter says. “Even the best of replacements will take considerable and valuable time changing administrations,” the Sevierville letter says. “This break in direction and message will cost our industry precious dollars at a time when every single nickel counts.” n svoit@themountainpress.com
work on the grant, which comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security. The grant calls for stipends to firefighters who staff the station, as well as stipends for responding to calls, Huskey explained. He hopes to use the recruitment and retention funds to help the county’s other volunteer departments as well. Where volunteer fire departments once had firefighters who served for decades, it’s become difficult to keep firefighters around for a few years, he said. The recruitment efforts could help the department pay for membership drives, as well as efforts to keep veteran personnel active.
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and baked beans, as well as a drink and desserts. Among those baked offerings will be cakes prepared by heads of the city’s various departments, each of which — the cakes, not the employees — will be judged to determine which amateur chef reigns supreme. In addition to the culinary offerings, the event will also feature the auction for which it is perhaps best known. On the auction block will be a number of city officials, with those who are willing to pay top dollar winning the opportunity to have those folks work in their business for half a
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Volunteers from the Sevier County Volunteer Fire Department and members of its Explorer post were on hand Monday for the announcement the department obtained a $1.15 million grant that will allow it to pay stipends to volunteers. Congressman Phil Roe, who presented the check, said the SAFER grants represent a commitment to rural fire departments nationwide. “Volunteer fire departday. In the past, that has meant city leaders doing everything from answering phones to shoveling horse manure. Up for bids this year are City Manager Earlene Teaster, Assistant City Manager Eric Brackins, Mayor Keith Whaley, Vice Mayor Kevin McClure and Department of Tourism Director Leon Downey, Huffaker says. “Everyone always enjoys the auction,” she says. “Of course, the city employees really enjoy the whole event. I think they like having the people in the community come in and have a good time with them.” And the folks at United Way apparently enjoy it, too. “We really appreci-
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with their commitments to work and family as well as their volunteer work. “It really means a lot to us,” he said.
ate the city stepping up and doing this each year,” United Way Executive Director Tom Newman says. “Not all cities participate at this level, so
it really means a lot to us. The best part is, it’s a really good lunch that the city employees make.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President Barack Obama is asking big donors to help embattled congressional Democrats prepare for a final two-week push to Election Day. The president was to raise money for the Senate Democratic campaign committee Monday night at a private event in Rockville, Md., a Washington suburb. Guests were paying the maximum of $30,400 a ticket to listen to him speak at a reception at the home of Rajeev and Seema Sharma. Obama has been campaigning and fundraising around the country as he works to limit Democratic losses on Nov. 2 that could cost his party control of the House and maybe even the Senate. Later this week he heads West for a four-day campaign swing that includes stops in Seattle, San Francisco and Las Vegas.
isode multi-camera comedy will premiere in January on CMT. Asner, who turns 81 next month, is beloved for his signature role as cranky journalist Lou Grant. His return to TV follows recent successes for two fellow cast-mates from the legendary â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mary Tyler Moore Showâ&#x20AC;?: Betty White on TV Landâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hot in Clevelandâ&#x20AC;? and Cloris Leachman on Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Raising Hope.â&#x20AC;?
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MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Intelligence officials say American missiles have killed seven people in a militant stronghold near the Afghan border. Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attack struck the Datta Khel region of North Waziristan. The officials provided no further details of the strike, and did not give their names because their agency does not allow them to. The United States has stepped up missile attacks on al-Qaida and Taliban targets inside northwest Pakistan over the last two months. There have been 17 strikes this month, according to an Associated Press count.
NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Four men snared in an FBI terrorism sting have been convicted in a plot to blow up New York City synagogues and shoot down military planes. A jury reached the verdict Monday in federal court in Manhattan after deliberatSuper typhoon ing for more than a week. Prosecutors had kills at least 3 accused James Cromitie CAUAYAN, Philippines of hatching the scheme (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The strongest with a paid FBI inforcyclone in years to crash mant he met at a mosque into the Philippines killed north of New York city in at least three people Newburgh. They also said Monday, leaving a wasteGunman shot at Cromitie recruited his land of fallen trees and anyone moving three co-defendants to fire power poles and sending heat-seeking missiles at FORT HOOD, Texas thousands scampering to cargo planes. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A gunman who safety in near-zero visibilThe informant helped appeared to be trying ity. A retired general said make hundreds of hours to hit any Army personbracing for the onslaught of surveillance tapes that nel who moved during a was like preparing for were played at the trial. deadly rampage at Fort war. Hood last year fatally shot The defense argued the Super Typhoon Megi, government entrapped their blowing across the northa pregnant soldier who clients. had recently returned ern Philippines, was foreA judge denied a request cast next to head toward from Iraq, a military court for a mistrial last week heard Monday. China and Vietnam, where Spc. Jonathan Sims said after a juror came across a recent floods unrelated document in an evidence he had been talking to a the storm have caused 30 binder that shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have female soldier when the deaths. first volley of gunfire rang been there. The juror was out. She had just told him she was expecting a baby and was preparing to go home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The female soldier that was sitting next to me was in the fetal position. She was screaming: â&#x20AC;&#x2122;My baby! My baby!â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sims told the Article 32 hearing to determine if Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan will stand trial in the Nov. 5 shootings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the worst attack on an American military base. Hasan, a 40-year-old American-born Muslim, AdkZ! EVe! CVccn! has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated BVbVl! 7^\ EVeVl murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. Addressing the hearing via video link from Afghanistan, Sims said he later saw nurses performing first aid on the woman, but that her eyes had rolled back and he knew she was dead.
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Investigators are on the scene of a double murder at the U.S. Post Office in Henning on Monday. Two women were shot and killed Monday during a possible robbery attempt, authorities said.
Two workers killed in post office shooting By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press Writer HENNING (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Two gunmen opened fire Monday at a post office in a rural West Tennessee town that was home to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rootsâ&#x20AC;? author Alex Haley, killing two workers during what a survivor and authorities described as an attempted robbery. The shooting happened Monday morning at the post office in Henning, the Lauderdale County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department said. Officers were searching for a maroon Chevrolet Malibu with two men inside, and no arrests have been made. District Attorney Mike Dunavant said the case involved â&#x20AC;&#x153;disturbing violenceâ&#x20AC;? but did not elaborate. The post office, which sits between a self-service car wash and a coinoperated laundry called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? in this town of about 1,200 people, often has residents coming in to pick up their mail. Home
delivery isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provided in Henning, some 45 miles northeast of Memphis. Beth Barnett, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Service, said that five people usually work in the post office but that she was not sure how many were there at the time of the attack. Mary Hammock, who works at a nearby market, said Monday afternoon that she had been in the post office about 8:25 a.m. and noticed it was not as loud or busy as normal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew something didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel right because it was real quiet,â&#x20AC;? she said. She returned to the market and heard police sirens about 15 minutes later. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I might have been real close probably to losing my life,â&#x20AC;? she said. Around midday, plainclothes investigators were scanning the area along a railroad track that sits behind the post office. Lines of yellow police tape kept people away from
the building as a crowd gathered nearby, some sitting in chairs, waiting for more information about what happened. Crime scene investigation trucks were parked outside, including one from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Ella Holloway, who lives within walking distance of the post office, said she knew one of the women killed. Holloway said she would be greeted by the womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smile when she went to the post office to buy stamps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was a real nice person,â&#x20AC;? Holloway said. Tony Burns, a state employee at the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville, said his sister-in-law is a postal service worker who was assigned to the Henning office Monday. She told him that the shooting happened during a robbery attempt, but that she escaped unharmed. The sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department also said earlier in the day that the incident may have been a robbery.
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U.S. Rep. Phil Roe will send staff to hold office hours in Sevier County from 9-11 a.m. today at the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department. Roe’s staff will be available to assist 1st District constituents. n
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Chris Devaney, chairman of the State Republican Party, will speak to the Sevier County Republican Party at 6 p.m. today in the County Commission chambers of the courthouse. A resident of Chattanooga, Devaney worked on the campaign and staff of former Sen. Fred Thompson and, as executive director of the Tennessee Republican Party, played an important role in helping to elect Bob Corker. Devaney was elected chairman of the state’s Republican Party in May 2009. He began a career in journalism with NBC Radio News, but left journalism to work for the U.S. Senate Republican Conference.
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The Department of Children’s Services will be conducting a “Tailgate for Teens” event to promote foster parenting from 1-6:30 p.m. Friday in the Home Depot parking lot. Persons are encouraged to attend and wear their favorite team colors. The event is open to the community to raise awareness of Sevier County’s need for resource families, with specific focus on fostering teens. There will be food, a children’s game area, face painting, activity and community agency booths for all ages, child ID fingerprinting, giveaways and more.
4 inducted into Songwriter Hall of Fame NASHVILLE (AP) — Four composers, including pioneering songwriter Stephen Foster, have been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Also inducted at Sunday’s ceremony that celebrated songs spanning genres and centuries were Pat Alger, Steve Cropper and Paul Davis, The Tennessean reported. “If there was a way to calculate the emotional effect their songs have had on our lives, it would blow our minds,” said
Roger Murrah, the chairman of the Songwriters Hall. Foster is often called the father of American music and was known for enduring tunes from the 1800s, including “My Old Kentucky Home,” “Beautiful Dreamer” and “Oh! Susanna.” The group Mockingbird Sun and Grammy-winning Americana singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale performed in Foster’s honor. “Most of the songwriters in this room stand on the bones of
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Stephen Foster,” said Tamara Saviano, who co-produced a Grammywinning tribute to Foster. Davis, who died in 2008, wrote hits including “Cool Night,” “Bop,” “I Go Crazy” and “Love Me Like You Used To.” Hall of Fame songwriter Paul Overstreet inducted Davis. “I really understood after working with him what a musical genius was all about,” Overstreet said. “It didn’t seem like he was guessing. It just seemed like he knew
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what to do.” Garth Brooks, whose version of Alger’s “Unanswered Prayers” became a signature hit and who called Alger “a great, great writer,” sang for Alger. Alger’s signature compositions also include “Goin’ Gone” and “Small Town Saturday Night.” “I remember doing ’Unanswered Prayers’ for the first time, at the Bluebird (Cafe),” Alger said. “There was an ovation after the first chorus. That was a special one.”
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Committee and team captains for Relay For Life of Sevier County will meet today at The Inn at Christmas Place. Committee members will meet at 5:30 p.m. followed by the team captains meeting at 6:30. Anyone interested in volunteering on the committee or forming a team in welcome to attend. For more information, call event chair Robin Kurtz at 908-5789, or by e-mail at rkurtz@ tnstatebank.com GATLINBURG
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nation/world quote roundup “I can understand why the purist may be cautious and hesitant, but the new album is a unique way to bring Elvis’ music to a whole new younger audience.” —Tom Cording, vice president of media relations for Legacy Recordings as a retooled version of Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” hit the air waves Monday
“People are exhausted. Many people have not even returned to their flooded homes from previous flooding, while many others who returned home several days ago were forced to be evacuated again.” — Disaster official Nguyen Ngoc Giai as up to 31 inches of rain hit portions of Vietnam
“It sounds like prosecutors want to show that he came back when it was more crowded so he could have more victims. They’re also trying to show that the defendant had an intent to kill and was of his right mind, rather than just randomly shooting.” — Richard Stevens, an attorney who defends military cases but is not involved in the Fort Hood massacre case
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Voters mad, so it’s best to listen up Another GOP political earthquake: Christine O’Donnell beat Mike Castle in Delaware’s Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat, fair and square. The results shocked everyone, especially the GOP establishment. “Dark horse” does not begin to describe how inconceivably unlikely O’Donnell’s bid appeared to all of us, just a few months back. I myself spoke at a panel in Pennsylvania last spring, and Christine O’Donnell was just a face in the audience. She introduced herself and said she was running for the Senate against Castle. The idea she might beat him never crossed my mind. The National Republican Senatorial Committee immediately announced that it now considers the race “unwinnable” and will not fund O’Donnell’s campaign. Karl Rove called her “nutty.” It is certainly true her primary victory makes winning this seat less likely, and she may well turn out to be a poor candidate. This is a dangerous moment for the GOP, but not in the way the GOP establishment thinks. Here’s the truth: O’Donnell didn’t really beat Castle in a fair fight. She beat him in an unfair fight where the odds were heavily stacked against her by a GOP establishment that demonstrated its fear of the voters by plowing money into electing an annointed candidate in a GOP primary for an open seat. From the politicos’ point of view, it was a no-brainer. But then the voters had their say. O’Donnell’s victory represents a powerful backlash by rank-and-file Republicans. The GOP elites signaled their distrust and dislike of the GOP base, and the base repaid them with a shellacking. The natives are restless out there, and they do not trust the GOP Washington establishment any more than they trust the Democratic establishment. How the men who run the GOP respond to this insurrection, which has now toppled anointed GOP candidates in states from Florida to Alaska, will be key to the GOP’s long-term future. The temptation for the professional pols will be to respond to the electorate’s unreasonableness with evermore aggressive efforts to disown the base. In particular, it is clear that many professional pols and GOP elites do not like the social issues, while GOP voters are united around them. Ask Bill Binnie, New Hampshire’s $6 million man. A self-financing outsider candidate, he had surged to within single digits of the lead in the race for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate. But by election night, after voters found out he was pro-gay marriage and pro-abortion, he sank to a distant third in an epic battle between two pro-life, pro-marriage candidates, Kelly Ayotte and Ovide Lamontagne. In New York state, the fearsome Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender machine, which promised a “bloodbath” against Dems who voted down gay marriage in the state Senate, is looking more like declawed cat than a terrible tiger. State Sen. Ruben Diaz, D-Bronx, was their marquee fundraising target, and he swept to re-nomination by a huge margin, as did another target, state Sen. Shirley Huntley, D-Queens. Pro-gay marriage forces will try to claim state Sen. Bill Stachowski, D-Buffalo, as a scalp, but his sweeping defeat by a 40-point margin in the primary makes it pretty clear that his vote against gay marriage in a conservative district was probably not the tipping point. It also makes a GOP pickup of the seat more likely. (Political action committee Fight Back New York’s day-after boast that it was “two for two” because it somehow toppled convicted girlfriend abuser Hiram Monserrate is even more pathetic.) (Full disclosure: The National Organization for Marriage, of which I am chairman, was involved in several of the above-mentioned races.) The professional pols don’t like temper tantrums by voters, which introduce an unpredictability into a poll-tested process they can’t enjoy. But trust me, when a party’s voters are mad, the professionals had better listen. — 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. Distributed by Universal Press Syndicate.
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School Bus Safety Week good time to be mindful of the rules You see them mornings and afternoons on the roads and byways of Sevier County. The local school system has dozens of school buses carrying thousands of school children to and from classes day after day, week after week. Those who drive those buses are dedicated, conscientious people who want to do a good job and keep kids safe, even in what can be difficult and trying circumstances. National School Bus Safety Week runs through Friday, a good time to remind everyone of the importance of school bus safety awareness and education. “Riding the school bus is one of the safest modes of transportation; it’s when children get on or off the bus that causes concern,” said Tennessee Department of Safety Commissioner Dave Mitchell. “That is why it is critical for parents, teachers, and school administrators to stress the importance of crossing in view of the school bus driver, and to instruct children on
other safety tips that will keep them out of harm’s way.” Each day, some 480,000 school buses transport more than 26 million children to and from school and school-related activities, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. An average of 19 school-age children die in school transportation-related traffic crashes each year — five occupants of school buses and 14 pedestrians. Most of those killed are children 5-7 years old. The “danger zone” for a school bus is the area 10 feet around the vehicle; the two most dangerous places are the front and the right rear tire area of the bus. Children must take care when boarding or leaving the school bus by following these simple rules: n Always remain in direct eyesight of the bus driver. n Be alert to traffic. Check both ways before stepping off the bus. n Make eye contact with the bus driver,
and wait for the bus driver’s signal before crossing the street. n Walk in front of the bus; never walk behind the bus to cross the street. n Never go under the bus to retrieve something you’ve dropped. n Get to the bus stop in plenty of time. In Tennessee and in every state, drivers must stop when the stop arm is extended and red lights are flashing. From Aug. 1 through Sept. 30, state troopers wrote 343 citations to drivers as part of THP’s Back to School Enforcement Campaign. A total of 126 of those drivers were ticketed for speeding in a school zone. In 2009, troopers issued 5,445 citations in school zones across the state. Of those citations, 973 were speeding violations, while one citation was handed out for passing a stopped school bus. Let’s redouble our efforts to keep children safe and to obey the rules surrounding school buses, both for passengers as well as motorists.
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Editor: We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the kindness and honor shown to our family during the passing, funeral and burial of our brother, Rodger Brackins. The love, admiration, kindness and caring were amazing. We thank Sevier County Ambulance Service, Andy Wilson and Randel Whaley for caring for Rodger on his last trip to the hospital. We are thankful for the staff of Mercy West and Mercy Residential Hospice for their love shown during Rodger’s last two weeks. The staff’s caring and friendliness went above and beyond. Dr. Richard Lee and his staff have been amazing during the last 3 1/2 years. God has truly blessed our family. The Mountain Press did an excellent job with tributes paid to Rodger during the week of his death. We were grateful for the kind words. We were honored with several friends and
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To the many residents of Sevier County that stopped your vehicles along the route or stood on the sidewalks, we thank you for the honor shown to our brother as he took his final ride to Wears Valley. At the graveyard, a tunnel was formed to carry Rodger through. Lifestar flew over twice during the graveside services. What an amazing sight to see as so much love and respect. Brent Norvell played Taps. Randel Whaley said a magnificent prayer. The 21-gun salute was presented, and Rodger’s final calls were given across the police and fire radios. “Amazing Grace” was played to end the service. Our lives will never be the same; however, we are so thankful for all the love, honor, respect, and kindness shown during Rodger’s illness and death. May God richly bless all the people who help make our lives so special. Chris Ogle John Brackins Larry Brackins Pigeon Forge
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Sherraine Villalobos gets a head on a corner kick from Alexis Conner. Moments later Paris Bentley directed the ball into the goal to give SCHS a 3-0 lead. PREP SOCCER
Bearettes smash Cocke County; G-P knocks off A-E in Lady Eagles’ season ends with loss Cobey Hitchcock/The Mountain Press
G-P sophomore Shyanna Arnwine (2), right, moves the ball through traffic Monday against A-E. G-P won 12-0.
1st round of 3A/AA By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer
GATLINBURG — The No. 2-seeded Gatlinburg-Pittman Lady Highlanders soccer squad got off to a good start in the district tournament with a 12-0 win over the visiting Austin-East Lady Roadrunners on Monday night. The Lady Highlanders had handled A-E 8-0 during a regular season clash, but G-P coach Whit Helton allowed his team to run up the score on Monday night for a good cause.
“Our girls had some extra scoring incentive,” said Helton, following the win. “I told the girls for every goal they score, the soccer team will donate $10 to Relay for Life. “That’s why I let the score get a little out of hand.” With Monday’s win, the Blue-and-Gold ladies will next host district and county arch rival Pigeon Forge Lady Tigers at 5 p.m. tonight for the second round of the district tournament. G-P defeated the Lady See G-P SOCCER, Page A9
SEVIERVILLE — The Bearettes first game of the of the District 2-AAA tournament was a cakewalk. It’ll be nothing but a challenge from here on out. The Bearettes bombed Cocke County 7-0 Monday night at home, and they’ll travel to Morristown’s Frank Morino Park tonight to face South-Doyle in the tournament’s second round. The winner of that match will play Thursday night against the winner of Morristown West vs. Jefferson County for the district title. Monday night SCHS coach Bobby Norwood didn’t like his team’s effort, despite the one-sided win. “Effort tonight was subpar to
Lady Tigers dominate Carter, 8-0
say the least,” Norwood said. “It’s hard to come back against Cocke County after playing them earlier (a 10-0 SCHS win) and knowing what you can do to them. “I hope it was just us looking ahead to the South-Doyle game.” SCHS jumped out with three first-half goals. Heather Kyker scored the first on an assist by Haley Fox, who added her own just minutes later on an assist from Paris Bentley. Bentley got her first goal of the night as the end of the first half neared on a corner kick from Conner. In the second half Bentley, Conner and Fox each scored to make it 6-0, and Adrienne Aumell ended the scoring capping an assist from Kelsey Fisher.
Loss to Jeff County ends Seymour’s 2010 SEYMOUR — A 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Jefferson County Lady Patriots ended Seymour’s season Tuesday night. “It was a very up and down season,” Seymour coach Drew Payne said. “We were a pretty inconsistent team, which you can pretty much say for all the teams in our district and our region.” Injuries took a big effect on the Seymour team as the season wore on. “We had three torn ACLs,” Payne said. “And went from 21 on the roster to 13 that could play tonight.”
PREP VOLLEYBALL
SCHS volleyball drops first region match By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor
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Pigeon Forge’s Autumn Wilkinson, center, fires off a shot against visiting Carter on Monday afternoon in the first round of the district tournament. Wilkinson finished with a goal and an assist in an 8-0 win over the Lady Green Hornets. Pigeon Forge’s Kelsey Brooks led the team with four goals and an assist. Clare Johnson, Olivia Frost and Callie Clabo also had a goal apiece in the win. The Lady Tigers travel to G-P 5 p.m. tonight.
MORRISTOWN — The Sevier County Bearettes volleyball team ended their most successful season to date with a painful loss to defending state champion Dobyns-Bennett Monday night in the Region 1-AAA Tournament 25-21, 25-9, 25-9. In the first game of the match the Bearettes played well, doing what they needed to do to stay competitive. “The first game we got after them and held our own, but they raised up a level of play, and we didn’t match their intensity,” coach Billy Ward said. “We played great defense and
we hit the shots that we needed to play in the first game, unfortunately we didn’t control the ball very well.” The second game was where the tide turned, as D-B reeled off 14 straight points. “We couldn’t break their serve, and we weren’t able to take an offensive attack, we were just giving them free balls and they kept bringing it back hard.” Things didn’t get any better in the third game, and the Bearettes’ good season came to an end. “We finished 26-12, and that’s the best record we’ve ever had at Sevier County High and it’s the farthest we’ve ever advanced. There are a lot of pluses to take away from this (season).”
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE BASKETBALL
Vols picked 4th in SEC East at basketball media days The Southeastern Conference announced its preseason media poll and All-SEC Team Monday, and Tennessee guard Scotty Hopson earned second-team All-SEC inclusion while the Volunteers were picked to finish fourth in the Eastern Division behind Florida, Kentucky and Georgia. A native of Hopkinsville, Ky., Hopson has started 66 of UT’s 71 games over the previous two seasons. As a sophomore last year, he led the Vols in 3-pointers made (52) and minutes played (27.7 mpg) while ranking second on the team in scoring with 12.2 points per game.
He scored a career-high 25 points in backto-back games against UNC Asheville and East Carolina last season. Hopson scored Bruce Pearl a team-best 17 points to lead Tennessee to a thrilling upset of top-ranked and previously unbeaten Kansas on Jan. 10, and he also hit the game-winning jumper against Florida on Jan. 31. A career .344 shooter from 3-point range, Hopson is major-
ing in Communications and is one of Tennessee’s most active student-athletes in local community service efforts. Hopson is coming off an active summer during which he attended the NCAA Career in Sports Forum, the LeBron James Skills Academy and also competed with the USA Basketball Men’s Select Team. Florida was the choice to win the 2011 SEC regular-season championship in voting by a select panel of both SEC and national media members. Each SEC school selected media members that cover their team, and additional writers from across
the nation were selected by the conference office to form the voting panel. Florida was the media’s favorite to win the East with 110 total points (13 first-place votes), ahead of second-place Kentucky’s 95 points (three firstplace votes). Georgia (72 points) and Tennessee (71 points) were separated by just one point, while Vanderbilt and South Carolina rounded out the top six. In the West, Mississippi State’s 118 total points (18 first-place votes) were ahead of Ole Miss’ 84 points (two first-place votes). Alabama was picked third with 82 points. Arkansas, LSU and
Auburn round out the top six in the West. Georgia junior Trey Thompkins was the choice of the media for SEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year with 18 votes. Ole Miss senior Chris Warren (one vote) and Kentucky Freshman Brandon Knight (one vote) also received votes in the Player of the Year voting. Thompkins, Warren and Knight were joined on the AllSEC first team by Georgia junior Travis Leslie and Vanderbilt junior Jeffery Taylor. Arkansas’ Marshawn Powell See SEC HOOPS, Page A9
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 â&#x2014;&#x2020; The Mountain Press TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS FOOTBALL
Vols hope bye week better prepares them for Bama By BETH RUCKER AP Sports Writer
his foot. Placekicker Daniel Lincoln could return too after sitting out two games with a groin injury. Even players who werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hampered by an injury in Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 41-14 loss to Georgia on Oct. 9 were still glad to get a break after facing three ranked opponents in a five-game stretch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My legs were starting to feel heavy,â&#x20AC;? tailback Tauren Poole said. The off week also gave Dooley a chance to prepare a few more players for more significant roles on the field. One of those players is freshman quarterback Tyler Bray, who so far has only taken some late snaps in a 50-0 win over Tennessee-Martin and in Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blowout win. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to play him. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll try to play him early,â&#x20AC;? Dooley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get to halftime and we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, but sometimes, you never know how the
game goes.â&#x20AC;? One thing the coach doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plan to do is replace kickoff and punt returner Eric Gordon, whose fumbled punt return and kickoff return against Georgia led to two touchdowns for the Bulldogs. The fumbled kickoff return was a fixable mistake â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gordon was switching the ball to his other hand when he shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the freshman has otherwise done well with his returns. He also doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get too complicated with his schemes against the Crimson Tide (6-1, 3-1) and his former boss at LSU, coach Nick Saban. Teams get into trouble during their off weeks by adding so many new schemes and twists to their playbook that players get overwhelmed, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes you can overcoach them,â&#x20AC;? Dooley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You feel like you have
all this time and you put in all these plays and got all these great schemes and you go out there and we look terrible. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen it work, and then sometimes you grind them so hard in the bye week that they come out flat.â&#x20AC;? Dooley is reminding the Vols that their best chance to beat Alabama, who is favored by more than two touchdowns, is to play as aggressively as possible and play with sound techniques. The coach spent some time absorbing the film of South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 35-21 win over Alabama, and he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see many shortcomings in the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw their opponent play a great football game,â&#x20AC;? Dooley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They really were energized. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see Alabama playing poorly. I saw a team really playing a great game. It takes a real special effort to do what they did.â&#x20AC;?
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SEC HOOPS
Tigers 4-0 in a regular season battle at Gatlinburg this year. Pigeon Forge enterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contest as 8-0 firstround winners over the Carter Lady Green Hornets, also on Monday night. The Lady Highlanders built a 5-0 lead by intermission against A-E on Monday. Freshman Micki Werner got things started about 30 seconds into the match with an unassisted goal. The A-E kept fighting and held the G-P lead at 1-0 for nearly half of the first half, but sophomore Karsen Sims made it 2-0 off a freshman Courtney Malone assist with about 20 minutes until intermission. That set off a flurry of goals, including a Malone score off a freshman Claire Ballentine assist, an unassisted goal by sophomore Kasey Sumeriski and a score by senior Francis Guillen off a junior Ariana Hansen assist to make it 5-0. G-P added seven more scores in the second half, including two apiece by Sumeriski and freshman Haley Hooker, and one each for Sims, freshman Haley Hooker and sophomore Ashley Day. Malone added three assists in the second half, and Thomas and Sumeriski also each had a second-half assist.
led All-SEC second team honors and was joined by Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Boynton and Parsons, Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s JaMychal Green and Hopson. Points were compiled on a 6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for each division. Each media member also voted for one team as an overall conference
champion and a five-player All-SEC Team. The 2010-11 SEC Media Preseason Poll tips off SEC Basketball Media Day Thursday at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama. The 2010-11 regular season begins Nov. 12, with conference play set to begin Jan. 8. The 2011 SEC Tournament will be held March 10-13 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga.
KNOXVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tennessee coach Derek Dooley is glad his Volunteers had a week off to both work on fundamentals and rest before preparing for No. 7 Alabama. He also knows a bye weekend wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily translate into better play from his struggling team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It can be an advantage because you can obviously have more meeting time, you have more time to work some fundamentals,â&#x20AC;? Dooley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The disadvantage is you get out of your routine. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a lot longer from (playing at) the game speed and the tempo, and so sometimes teams come out early and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Whoa man, it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been this fast in a while.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dooley is banking on the bye week being a positive for the Vols (2-4, 0-3 Southeastern Conference),
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Tennessee freshman quarterback Tyler Bray, pictured here in the Orange and White Game, will play against Alabama, according to head coach Derek Dooley. who desperately needed some extra time off from the grind of the season to heal a few nagging injuries that have only contributed to the youthful squadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s struggles. Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thin offensive line, which has given
up 14 sacks in three games, could use some help, and Dooley is hoping tackle Dallas Thomas will be back to 100 percent after an ankle injury and that guard JerQuari Schofield can play in a limited role after breaking a bone in
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Gatlinburg Round Robin Tennis winners Hannah Capps of Gatlinburg (left) and Ronnie Bargo of Sevierville (right) were the winners in the Gatlinburg Round Robin Tennis Tournament held Oct. 10 at Mynatt Park in Gatlinburg. Another Round Robin will be held Sunday, Oct. 17, at 3 p.m. Players are asked to bring a dessert or appetizer to share. Call Gatlinburg Tennis Director G. Webb at 865-368-3433 or the Tennis Office at 865-436-3389 to register for a guaranteed spot.
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ORNL Federal Credit Union is seeking a part-time teller for our Sevierville Branch. Banking or retail experience preferred. Must have a strong sales and customer service focus as well as excellent communication skills. Must be goal and team oriented. Part-time benefits are available. Please fax resume to 865-425-3303, email staffing@ornlfcu.com or complete an application at our Sevierville Branch. Please include salary requirements. EOE Papa John's seeking Manager with experience. Call 865-428-7600 ask for Mike SALES CLERK $10/hr. Lid'l Dolly's Light #4, PF The Salvation Army is in need of paid bell ringers. Please call 908-4010 or come by the office at 806 W Main St to fill out an application. WAREHOUSE & STOCK 10/hr. LID'L DOLLY'S LIGHT 4 PF
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Seeking marketing and public relations manager for The Great Smokey Mountain Lumberjack Feud. Ideal candidate would have extensive tourism background, dynamic personality, and solid history in marketing. Duties would include all aspects of marketing a start up entertainment venture, public relations, design, and development of ticketing system. Group sales, marketing partnerships, lodging vouchers and charity/volunteer programs. Please submit resume to info@lumberjacksports.com
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Hotel/Motel
Regan Resort Inn in Gatlinburg on Main St. is hiring 2nd shift Desk Clerks & 3rd shift Auditors. Apply in person between 7am & 3pm.
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Restaurant
Now hiring for all shifts. Apply online at: apply.bojangles.com.
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Child Care
Mature Christian Lady to care for toddler. Great pay for right person. 257-5138
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Business Opportunity Candy Vending Business
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Queen size mattress set. Still in plastic. $175.00 865-429-0744
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Bedroom Group
Dresser, mirror, 4 Drawer chest, headboard. $399 Cagles Furniture and Appliances
453-0727
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For Sale
A-1 pre-owned dryers, washers, ranges & refrigerators. All with warranty. Cagles Furniture and Appliances
453-0727
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Unfurnished Apartments
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.
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CROSSCREEK 2BR/1BA townhome $470.00 per month 2BR/1.5BA garden $545.00 per month 865-429-4470 GATLINBURG-TROLLEY RT-1BR. dep req. No pets. Water inc. 865-621-3015
Kodak- 2 & 3 BDR, 2 BA Available Some w/ garages
$500-$750 Mo. + Dep.
NO PETS (865) 932-2613 Nice Res Area Off Hwy 66 2BD/2BA $875, Free util & Laundry facility. Pets welcome. 1 yr lease, 1st & last. 865-742-2839 Traditional townhouse 2br 1.5ba Smoke free & pet free. $525 mth + $525 dep. Call 865-428-5781
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NICE, CLEAN 1 BR / 1 BA IN SEVIERVILLE $380.00 + DEPOSIT NO PETS 865-712-5238 3 BR Apartment for rent in Kodak, $650/mo + deposit. Call Barbara 865-368-5338 A GREAT LOCATION 1 block off pkwy near Walmart. 2BR, 2BA, Carport & patio. A non-smoking environment & no pets please. $550 mo, yr lease. 453-5396.
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Furnished Apartments/Houses
1BR/1BA Apt. Wood/tile floors. Grt closets. $650. Dandridge. No smoking. 865-382-1981 Furnished 2BD/1BA Apartment. Quiet Location. PF Area. No Pets. $500 mo Ref req & checked. Call after 4pm, leave message. 865-306-1246 Walk to Trolley, Large 1 or 2 Bedroom/1 Bath, Furn or Unfurn, Washer & Dryer, Only $200 Dep. Call 865-789-1427 Weekly Special! Big Bear Suites. I-40 exit 407. Weekly rates start at $199. 865-225-1719
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Homes for Rent
1 BDR in Cosby beside Park, very private, $350 mo. 1st & last. Call (423) 487-3505 1100 Sq. Ft. House. 1 BR + loft. Beautiful view in Pigeon Forge. $800 mo. 865-696-6900 3 BDR/ 2 BA Newer home, great location in Sevierville. Great room, large laundry room, $850 Mo. 1st & last month + $400 Damage Dep. 202-9340 or 429-4978 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath. 1 car garage on the river near Five Oaks Mall. No Pets. 1yr lease. $800/mo. Call Mark between 7:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. 865-453-5500.
New 3 BDR/2BA home, 2 car garage with opener, in upscale neighborhood with great location & view + storage. $900 Mo. + Dep. 865-368-6799 3BR/1BA, kitchen/living rm, frig, range, oven, A/C, deck, covered porch, W/D hook-up, new paint/carpet, priv/secluded. Lease req, pet ok, 1st, last, dep req. $795, Gat. Immediate! 436-9811
Homes & Apts. $640-$1000 mo.
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W/D, stove, refrigerator, central Heat & Air, $700 MO. + Sec. Dep. Ref & Credit Check No Pets (865) 453-4028 or (865) 771-5043
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Asphalt/Concrete
Lowest Prices on Sealcoating and HOT crackfilling
865-719-2340 1048
Cleaning Service
Susanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cleaning Service
865-850-3874 0625
Condominiums for Rent Want to Live in Luxury?... Call Today! 3BR/3BA Executive Condos in Sevierville, 3100 sq. ft. swimming pool, pets welcome, loaded with all amenities.
Call 865-428-5161
Great! 3/2 fully furn, tvs, FP's, lots of amenities. $995 mo. 1st, last, dep. 352-275-4889
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Duplexes for Rent
Near the River! 2BR/1BA duplex New carpet/ vinyl $525.00 per mo. 865-429-2962
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Rooms for Rent
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Gatlinburg/Dudley Creek
Rent by the week, month, or year. Furnished, plus elec., cable & w/ sewer included. Call for appt.
865-429-2962
DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE 428 Park Rd.
near trolley stop
Includes All Utilities.
Free Wi-Fi, Cable, Laundry, Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.
405-2116
Gatlinburg Rooms for Rent Furnished, all Utilities, cable, tax included $100 per week Rooms with Kitchens $120 per week
865-621-2941
Rooms for Rent Low Weekly Rates $110.00 plus tax
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Business Places/ Offices
3 Offices- 510 ($450), 846 ($550) & 1356 ($1000) sq. ft. S. Blvd. Way. (865) 933-6544 Nice Office with Warehouse Bay. Sevierville Reasonable Rent 453-6289 or 548-6838
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Fence Installation
STANLEY FENCING
Chain Link Fences Wood Fences Ornamental & Vinyl
All work guaranteed. Licensed and insured.
865-254-3844
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Handyman
We fix anything, no job too small! Free Estimates
Mobile Homes for Rent
3BR/2BA $500-$700/mth Boyds Creek Area No pets. 908-8629
2 & 3BR mobile homes for rent Must have refs. No Pets. Call for info
428-3096
Price's Camper Lot's For Low Income For Rent (865) 654-8702
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Homes for Sale
1,250 Sq. Ft. 3/2 Log Cabin, Wears Valley on 3/4 + acre, HT, FP, WD, great location $199,900. (865) 640-7803 2 New homes 3 BR 2 BA, double garage, one on large level lot in Grandview, $149,000. On on nice lot Murphy Farms close in. $157,000. 654-6505 or 654-8184. 4BR/3BA wrap around deck in PF. Hot tub. Range, refrig, micro, W/D. Bought new Jan 08. $190,000. 731-297-3875
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Condominiums for Sale
2 New condos for sale. Owner Financing Available. $189,000, 1,700sf Living, 2 car gar, Jacuzzi, Fpl, Hardwood, All Appl. 865-654-3667 or 865-429-5065
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Mobile Homes for Sale
CLAYTON IN SEVIERVILLE MOVING SALE 20 HOMES MUST GO MOVING TO ALCOA HWY THE NEW CLAYTON SUPER HOME CENTER
865-970-7355
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Motorcycles
1980 HONDA, CM200. Beautiful bike, 9800 miles, $1395. Call 865-365-7202.
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great finds with the Classifieds.
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Off-Road Vehicles
2004 Hurst Trailer 6x12, good cond. $800 & 2004 Yamaha 660 Grizzley 4x4, runs good. $2800. Sold together or separate. 865-436-7073
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of EVA MARIE SOMMER Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 6 day of October 2010, Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of EVA MARIE SOMMER 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 settlement with the undersigned at once. This 6 day of October, 2010.
Estate of RICHARD DAVID HUBBS Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 6 day of October 2010, Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of RICHARD DAVID HUBBS 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 settlement with the undersigned at once. This 6 day of October, 2010. (Signed) Michael Lee Hubbs Executor
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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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Cabins Home Repair Cabin Pressure Washed Caulked, Sealed, Stained Tile & Hard-wood floors Carpentry Repairs
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2001 MUSTANG $4995. AC, DVD. 160K, one owner since new. Well kept. 365-7202. 2003 Subaru Forester, 1 Owner, 116,000 Miles, Moon-Roof, Heated Seats, Many Extras. $6,900. Please Call: (865) 453-7514
1966 Ford Galaxy. 289 Auto. $2200. Call 865-607-6542.
Comm., and Residential Glass repair, Showers, Doors, Insulated Glass
24 Hour Emergency Service
Cars for Sale
1991 CADILLAC BROUGHAM 179000 miles. Burgandy . Air conditioning. Leather Seats. Power Windows. Power Locks. VERY NICE RIDE, DEPENDABLE, LOOKS GREAT AND RUNS GREAT! MANY GOOD MILES LEFT! MUST SEE!. $4500 OBO 865-466-1139..
1966 Chevrolet Elcamino, All original $5,500 (865) 908-0584 or (865) 850-3846.
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4 very nice homes, $400-$550. Kodak + Sevierville. No pets. 865-740-2525
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Business Places/ Offices
Retail space for rent. $1200 mo. approx 900 sq ft. Next to very active retail shops on Dolly Parton Pkwy. 865-868-0449.
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2 BDR/ 2.5 BA
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Lawn/Landscape/ Tree Svc
STANLEY LANDSCAPING Aeration, Reseeding, Tree and Shrub Trimming, Stump Grinding All work guaranteed. Licensed & insured.
865-254-3844
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Lawn/Landscape/ Tree Svc
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Lawn/Landscape/ Tree Svc
Yard Mowing & Weedeating, Yard Clean Up, Hauling Trash & Brush, Trees Cut & Removal & Trimmed
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Dear Annie: My relationship with my 22-year-old daughter, “Lana,” has become impossible. She is a total slob. She lived here over the summer and did exactly one load of laundry. It was not uncommon to come home and find dishes in the sink because she “didn’t have time” to empty the dishwasher. Her clothes and shoes were everywhere. My husband paid rent on her college apartment so she could keep it while she worked here for the summer, and she decided to use her own money to take a week long vacation. She didn’t pay her car insurance (my husband did), and she spent a fortune on clothes. Lana says she is entitled to “downtime” when she’s here. Well, I’d like some of that, too. I think I am enabling Lana to continue her selfish, childlike behavior. My husband simply says, “That’s how she is,” as if I’m supposed to roll over and accept it. Here’s the problem: Lana is in her final year of college and next summer will be returning for a semester of student teaching. I do not want her living here. She has no respect for our home or us. We want Lana to be a responsible, considerate adult. I have spoken with her countless times about our expectations, and she continues to defy us. I know she has a good heart, but the anger and resentment are eating me up inside. My husband gives in every time, and I don’t think he is doing her any favors. I wouldn’t mind helping Lana financially if
she showed some appreciation and made an effort to grow up. I can’t continue like this. What do I do? -- Loving and Missing All at the Same Time Dear Loving Mom: We agree that you are enabling your daughter to behave like a spoiled brat because there are no consequences to her inconsiderate behavior. Lana should know that if she lives at home, she must contribute to the housekeeping and pay a reasonable amount of rent. If she doesn’t agree, she can live elsewhere. And your husband needs to support your efforts to help Lana become independent. Dear Annie: I love my wife more than when I met her 35 years ago. We rarely disagree on anything. She shows her love in many ways -managing the household, doing things with me and for me, and providing a sterling example for our two children. One way she chooses not to show love is through intimacy. I can’t remember the last time she initiated lovemaking. Most of the time, my advances result in rebuffs. In bed recently, she explained that if I didn’t stop “pestering her,” she would have to relocate. I am starting to feel like a groper. Do I need to find a way to turn off my motor? -- The Thrill is Gone
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Dear Thrill: Your wife might appreciate that, but it is not the optimal choice. Many women lose interest in sex after menopause, but a regular sex life is healthy for both men and women, and especially for a marriage. Explain to your wife how much it would mean to you if she could make the effort to be intimate. You also can seek the assistance of her doctor or a counselor who could hopefully get her to understand why this is so important and offer specific suggestions. Dear Annie: This is for “Not Liking Mother in Connecticut.” There is something she can do for her disabled sister who lives with Mom. She can call Adult Protective Services in her sister’s state. If she mentions her concerns of possible abuse, APS will send someone to evaluate the situation and speak to the sister without the mother present. -Pennsylvania Dear Pennsylvania: We hope she is willing to do whatever is necessary to ensure that her sister is properly cared for. 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.