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Why did we do it?
The answer is simple. We believe that the treasures of
few years ago, the staff are written on the faces of living in Hawkins County are truly of the newspaper that my people who make this hidden in those moments of everyday the wife, Dee Ann, and I own county’s world turn. existence, tucked inside the dayin Alabama were sitting From Mooresburg to around brainstorming Allandale, from Bulls to-day events that often go untold, about ways we could Gap to Clinch, we tried unnoticed, and unappreciated. promote our county and to capture in pictures The stories that are written on the to do so in a very different, evidence of who we are faces of the people who make this very fun, and very positive and what we do. way. The photos are of county’s world turn. “We should do a ‘Day Hawkins County folks at in the Life’ of our county,” work and play, and every Dee Ann suggested. “Start making pictures at place in between. midnight one night and go 24 hours, non-stop, In short, it’s who we are. photographing everyday people doing what they But before someone says, “you didn’t include do everyday.” this or that”, I must tell you that it was not our So we did. intent to attempt to photograph every business, It was a huge undertaking that our staff had every profession, every historic site, etc. That is far never attempted before. But we did it and, in the beyond the scope of this or any other publication. end, it remains one of the most popular special And, just so that you know, all of the photos in editions that paper ever did. this special edition were made spontaneously. When I came to Hawkins County in the fall Our staff members were absolutely awesome in of 2013 as the new publisher and editor of The this project, and was our friend Sheldon Livesay, Rogersville Review, the staff and I were likewise who graciously contributed many snapshots. sitting around talking about ways in which we To all we owe a huge debt of gratitude. could do something similar on a local level: to I might add that our one-woman graphic give readers a little “slice of life” here in Hawkins design staff, Freda Turbyfill, did an outstanding County. Something that would be 100% good, job of taking all of the photos and arranging them 100% positive, and 100% about Hawkins County into print form. Thank you, Freda! and its people. We would also like to thank the businesses, Thus, the Review’s very first “A Day in the Life professional clinics and others who supported this of Hawkins County” was born in the spring of special publication with their advertising. Please 2014. take time to patronize their places of business and In order to truly showcase life in our neck of the to offer your own thanks for their participation. woods, we decided to rotate the seasons, with the Most of all, we would like to thank all who so 2015 edition focusing on a summer day; 2016 on a kindly allowed us to come into their “world” and fall day; and the 2017 edition focusing on a winter make pictures as we tried to capture this day in day. images. We set Friday, October 14 as our 2016 “Day in We were welcomed by so many who were just the Life” photo shoot and with cameras in hand as excited about this special project as we were, as — and lots of hot coffee to keep us awake! — evidenced by the smiles you will see on faces that beginning at 12:01 a.m. that morning our staff hit appear in the photos inside. the roads. Thank you to everyone who contributed, in any For 24 hours, through the cities, back roads, way, to this “family photo album” of one day in mountaintops and valleys we travelled ... and the life of our county. when we had finished, we had covered more For those of you who live here, we hope you territory than anyone thought was possible, enjoy this one-of-a-kind special edition that is all capturing snapshots from nearly every nook about US and OUR home county. and cranny of Hawkins County, and covering For those of you who are visitors here and may a plethora of “everyday” activities that we all be thinking about moving here, we hope that participate in but so many times take for granted. through these photos you will immediately come Why did we do it? We believe that the treasures to realize that Hawkins County is a GREAT place of living in Hawkins County are truly hidden in in which to live, work, or retire. those moments of everyday existence, tucked So come on, get onboard this train as it pulls inside the day-to-day events that often go untold, out of the station on a one-of-a-kind 24-hour tour unnoticed, and unappreciated. The stories that through Hawkins County!
12 a.m. - 11:57 p.m. October 14, 2016
12 Midnight As the clock in front of First Community Bank, on West Main Street in Rogersville, struck midnight on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, Review staffers began fanning out from one end of the county to the other to chronicle one full 24-hour, “Day in the Life of Hawkins County�.
Our day begins ...
12:18 a.m.
Rogersville firefighter and city dispatcher Tony Robinson moves equipment from one of the city’s older fire engines in preparation for the delivery the following week of a brand-new truck.
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Staff members at Wellmont’s Hawkins Co. Memorial Hospital work through the night to attend to the needs of patients. Pictured are: Shannon Hogan (X-ray), Misty Nimely (RN), Sandra Miskus (ER Registration), Dr. Neha Barakam, M.D., Terri Ann Gibson (RN), Chelsea Ashley (RN), Chelsey Willis (PCT), and Tammy Guerasso (RT).
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In downtown Rogersville, William Phillips and Kevin Keeton were busily marking off spaces along Main Street for booths in preparation for that weekend’s annual Rogersville Heritage Days celebration.
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At Waffle House in Allandale, Diwayne Robles, Casey Greene, Sabnna Hensley and Becca Stokes were busy serving hungry customers in the early morning hours.
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Carolyn Cox and Angie Miller are ready to serve up hot biscuits and other breakfast goodies to customers at Hardees in Rogersville.
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Rogersville Post Office staff member Eileen Carmack helps unload the morning delivery truck bringing mail from the USPS’ distribution center in Knoxville.
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Liza Gibson and Linda Edwards are busy preparing biscuits for breakfast at Scotchman in Rogersville.
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Chasity Baker (foreground) and son Colt Baker order breakfast at the drive-through at McDonalds, in Rogersville.
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Raiven Pearson and Brianna Hurley are ready to serve breakfast customers at Bojangles on Hwy. 66 South in Rogersville.
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Allison Mahon serves customers at Lakeview Grocery on U.S. 11W.
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Debby Drinnon gasses up her car at WalMart.
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Kelly Buckner works at the gas station of the Rogersville WalMart.
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Mike Paden stocks produce at WalMart in Rogersville.
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J.R. Henard buys a breakfast drink from Hayley Everage at Marathon Market, Rogersville.
Brooke Willis does her laundry at Dirty Dudz.
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Darcie Mink and Brock Williams stock cookies at Food City in Rogersville.
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Bud Kincaid makes sure everything is in tip-top shape at Dirty Dudz laundry and Rub-a-Dub car wash on East Main Street in Rogersville.
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Longtime Morning Show co-host Tom Davis banters with listeners on WRGS Radio in Rogersville. Co-host Charlotte was also present but declined to have her photo made at that early morning hour!
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Lisa Johnson and Angel Gulley put the icing on bakery goods at Food City, Rogersville.
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Ramon Llamas stocks Coca ColaÂŽ products at Food City, Rogersville.
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Alex Lawson and Matthew Ball awaiting customers at Hawkins Co. Farmers Co-op, Rogersville.
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7:56 a.m.
Darrell Gilliam hitches a rented Bobcat to his truck at Hawkins Co. Farmers Co-op as Co-op Associate Terry Jones helps.
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Patricia Jennings checks meds for residents at Signature Healthcare, Rogersville.
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Longtime volunteer Faye Thacker helps with breakfast at Signature Healthcare.
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Dr. James “Andy� Straley, DVM, (left) and Veterinary Assistant Chrystal Crino (holding Becky, the office cat) at work at the Church Hill Veterinary Hospital.
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Angela Buttry, supervisor at Signature Healthcare, greets folks with a smile.
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Kourtney Helton and Chaplain Greg Graybeal pose as they start the day at Signature Healthcare.
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Kirstie Poole (left) and Yvette Winegar (right) setting up for a yard sale in the parking lot of the former Mountaineer Restaurant in Church Hill.
8:35 a.m.
Mack Reeves schedules service for a customer at Royston’s of Rogersville.
8:30 a.m. (Background photo)
East Hawkins County, seen here from Wellington Boulevard in Allandale Estates, was bustling with commuters headed to work in Kingsport around 8:30 a.m. From this vantage point the curvy ridges of Bays Mountain and the high peaks of Western North Carolina’s High Country can be seen in the mid- and backgrounds.
8:37 a.m.
Elvis Seal works to repair a truck at the Hawkins Co. Highway Department Shop on Flora Ferry Road.
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8:38 a.m.
Jeff Wolfe works on his first car of the day at Royston’s of Rogersville.
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Larry Hickman and Jeffrey Coffey work on repairs to another vehicle at the Highway Department Shop.
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A City of Kingsport Street Department employee slows traffic on Netherland Inn Road for the installation of a new section of the city’s Greenbelt near Rotherwood Mansion and Big Elm Road. The Greenbelt project will begin its expansion across the North Fork of the Holston River and into Hawkins County by the end of 2016.
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Student workers Erin Tipton and Madison Lockhart begin their workday at ETSU Kingsport-Allandale.
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Justin Brown puts a transmission back together at Royston’s of Rogersville.
9:01 a.m.
A freight train rounds the bend in historic Bulls Gap.
9:13 a.m.
Bill Haskins, Caretaker and Curator of the Bulls Gap Railroad Museum, sets an engine on the tracks of a huge model train landscape now being set up at the facility, located at 153 South Main Street.
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9:15 a.m.
The computer lab in McCune-Welch Hall, better known as ETSU at Kingsport-Allandale, was busy Friday morning at 9:15 a.m. Pictured left to right are Kali Kennedy, Jonah Short, Brittanie Hubbard, Erin Tipton, and Madison Lockhart.
9:17 a.m.
Arthur Gomez prepares to move a yard shed at Quality Storage Barns.
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Bulls Gap Town Recorder Lorraine Heck is ready to help local citizens with town-related business.
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Officer Raymond Owens mans the security desk at the entrance to the Justice Center in Rogersville.
Hawkins Co. Clerk of Courts Randall Collier working on a day off at the Clerks Office.
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At Campbell’s Hometown Pharmacy, in Bulls Gap, the staff was at work filling prescriptions and helping folks with other needs. Pictured are: Teresa Morrisett, Jessica Williams, Autumn Whitehead, and Pharmacist Brad Campbell.
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Katianne Blair working on her day off at the Juvenile Court Clerk’s Office.
Phillip Trammell, Sr., a Hawkins Co. Convenience Center operator, staffing the Rock Hill Convenience Center on Hwy. 70 North.
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Lacy Morelock (standing) helps Ellie, Mason, Sadie, and Sydney Higgins play a giant game of checkers at Church Hill Public Library.
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Dana Parker didn’t waste time at 10 a.m., preparing autumn decorations in the children’s area of Church Hill Public Library.
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Marty Dobbins explains an investment procedure to office manager Melissa Peeples at Edward Jones, Rogersville.
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Hawkins Co. Gas Utility staff members Ellen McMillian (seated), Eleanor Davis, Stella Logan, Freddie Evans and Kim Hardesty.
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Hannah Courtney Carpenter poses at Rogersville Produce with a table stacked high with colorful, fresh pumpkins grown by area farms.
10:38 a.m.
Melanie Sizemore and Toni Morris-Stewart check in patients at Rogersville Animal Hospital.
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Rogersville Policeman Andy Banks on routine patrol in City Park.
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Larry and Kathy Maysilles bring Max in for a procedure at Rogersville Animal Hospital.
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Gary Moore, Mabel Daughtery and Polly Moore serve lunch at 11 a.m. in the cafeteria at Church Hill Senior Citizens Center.
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Lisa Harris examines Snow at Rogersville Animal Hospital.
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Dr. Lee Windham checks Snow’s “vitals” at Rogersville Animal Clinic.
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Freddie Kammer, pictured here on an asphalt roller, was part of a paving crew with Hawkins Co. Road Superintendent Lowell Bean’s department that was working on a section of Poor Valley Creek Road.
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Barbara Holodneck and Megan Russell give their morning to volunteer at the Of One Accord food pantry.
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Peggy McMurry and daughter, Emelee, make a donation drop off at The Shepherd’s Center.
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Nancy Stiles and Brenda Lawson volunteer to sort clothing items at The Shepherd’s Center.
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Elizabeth Hollingsworth (who was spending a week from Florida) and Patty Durand price clothing at The Shepherd’s Center.
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Opal Haygood and RosaLea Hancock interview people needing food at the Of One Accord food pantry.
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JayJay Johnson, doing one of his many good deeds for the day, brings mail an copies of The Rogersville Review to Debby Tapp at The Shepherd’s Center.
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Richard Yowell (Manager), Debbi Davidson, Joyce Manis and Summer Kenner awaiting Friday paychecks at Civis Bank, Rogersville.
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Janice Baker gets a perm for the weekend from Ann Dewitte at The Looking Glass in historic downtown, Rogersville.
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Beth Metz, Jim Nelms and Pam Jenkins getting set up for Rogersville Heritage Days.
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Linda Moore and Irene Webb enjoy a beautiful day watching the setup activities for Heritage Days.
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Sheldon Livesay and Nancy Barker help downtown during Heritage Days setup.
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Knoxville visitors Allen and Pamela Stoutt were in town for Rogersville Heritage Days.
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Spencer Graves, Scottie Henry, Bert Russell, Jerry Davis and Dustin Chapman help the Heritage Association get ready for the weekend’s Heritage Days events.
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Surgoinsville Police Officer D. Mitchell prepares for his afternoon shift.
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Bridgette Browder and Carlton Greene at US Bank in Rogersville.
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Olivia Snodgrass, Abigail Daniels, Sandy Lakins, Sarah Gunter and Beverly Christopher are ready for a great weekend at LuElla’s in historic downtown Rogersville.
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Bailee Alvis, Ainsley Antrican, Katie Sullivan and Reannon Wilkcsz -- members of Heritage Lites -- volunteer to sell water to Heritage Days visitors.
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Roy Harbin has some fine homegrown tomatoes for sale at the Farmer’s Market in Bean Station.
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The Kingsport Leadership Class -- Rob Arnold, Tramara Darrell, Jenny Kontos, and Keith Hickey -- are ready for the big Chili Cook-off.
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Heritage Lites Lorryn Alvis, Mallie Cole, Brittany Nielsen, Kimber Smith, Laura Grace Jenkins and Chloe Cooper sell t-shirts for Heritage Days.
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Cindy Rutledge, Nancy Davis, Laura Barrett, Ashley Fields, and Leigh Sells-McNeil -- the Hawkins County Clerk’s “TagHags”.
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First Community Bank sponsors the hot and spicy Chili Cook-off -- Keith Hickey, Jackie Charles, Steve Waller, Stephanie Potts, Allana Ward, Debbie Price, and Melissa Collier.
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April Albright with Brayden and Corinne, Seth Belcher, and Joanne Brooks at Civis Bank’s entry into the Chili Cook-off.
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Rick Katzia and Tonya Strunk -- of Homestead Honey -welcome folks to their booth.
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Hawkins Co. Bonding Company’s Chili Cookoff team -- Melissa Collier, Brandy Morgan, Rebecca Franklin and Shannon Evans.
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Jodi Fugate and grandchild at Children’s Costume Contest.
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State Farm’s Megan Barnette, Sherry Price, and Jessy Wilson at the Chili Cook-off.
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Larry Bass III and Allie Bass pay tribute to the late Kim Williams, an awardwinning songwriter from Hawkins County whose hit country songs were recorded by the likes of Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Randy Travis, and Brooks and Dunn, just to name a few.
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Julia Rose Stevenson wearing her grandmother’s Indian Princess outfit.
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The Big Red Valley: Tinsley Gladson, Landry Gladson, Anna Horton, and Parker Horton.
Farm girl Carrie Ruth Lawson.
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Emma Kate Rasnick and Morgan Mounts.
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Little Chief in training.
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Little Preacher takin’ a snooze.
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Hometown Heroes Caleb Rimer and Daniel Newson.
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Nancy Barker and Lori Bradley.
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Alma Hale Patey and Westley.
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Zaden’s Express: Laura and Zaden Mayes.
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Children’s Costume Judges Steve Starnes, Lisa Lemons and Debbie Price.
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Charles Sharits snaps a picture with his phone.
5:19 p.m.
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Teresa Haywood (right) gives Fred Grillot and Pam Mayo a guided tour of Rogersville’s historic and soon-to-berenovated St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church. One of the structure’s beautiful stained glass windows can be seen in the background.
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6:36 p.m.
Darlene Britton and Holly Jaynes.
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Heartbreakers Gigi McDaniel and Chloe Baugh sell Mobuck memorabilia.
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6:57 p.m.
Kimberly Brewster and Wilma Rhea serve in the concession stand.
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6:59 p.m.
Sandra Lewis, Cherokee boosters vice president, serves pizza at concession stand.
7:00 p.m.
CHS cheerleaders Hailey Ball, Chloe Cooper, Kendyl Wilson and Ainsley Antrican and Kampbell Wilson (back) conduct little girls cheer camp registration.
7:03 p.m.
WRGS announcers Tom Underwood, Jay Phillips and Chuck Charles deliver the Cherokee pre-game report.
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7:02 p.m.
Renee Trent arrives to cheer on the Chiefs.
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Referee crews and ball boys review duties during pre-game.
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7:09 p.m.
Cherokee Athletic Director Andrew Morgan conducts his pre-game routine at Big Red Valley.
7:08 p.m. (Background photo) Cherokee coach Cody Baugh (white) runs pre-game drills.
7:10 p.m.
Color Guard members Johnny Pearson, Heather Whitt, Abigail Berndt and Hunter Rogers await the national anthem ceremony.
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7:14 p.m.
Cherokee Principal Thomas Floyd meets with former Cherokee and current Greeneville Principal Patrick Fraley before the CHS game against Greeneville.
7:16 p.m.
Ghouls and girls have fun prior to the start of the game.
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7:17 p.m.
As several participate in the horror movie theme, Cherokee student section awaits kickoff.
7:22 p.m.
The Cherokee marching band performs the national anthem.
7:28 p.m. (Background photo)
Cherokee flag corps contribute to the pregame pageantry.
7:24 p.m. The zebras arrive.
7:26 p.m.
Cherokee cheerleaders display the player entrance banner.
7:30 p.m.
Cherokee students and cheerleaders get rowdy.
A good day’s end. October 14, 2016
11:57 p.m.
Just three minutes shy of 24 hours later, our long day’s journey ended where it began ... on Rogersville’s historic Main Street.
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