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GUIDEBOOK EDITION 2017

DISCOVER Hawkins County VOL. 7

In Flanders Fields A look at Hawkins County’s soldiers in World War I — page 25

Rogersville in Bloom — page 17

Restless Heart

to perform in Rogersville’s 4th of July Celebration — page 21

Persia General Store

continues to serve generation after generation — page 34

Limitless Leisure Hawkins parks offer endless opportunities for residents, visitors — page 48

Live and Love

Father Bart Okere emphasizes oneness in the community — page 41

Hawkins Habitat

looks for new homeowners, volunteers — page 44

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Rogersville Main Street Browse our unique DOWNTOWN SHOPS and enjoy our LOCAL CUISINE!

Mountain Star Mall

Local Artists Gallery

Kyle House Reflexology

Hale Springs Inn McKinney’s Restaurant & Tavern 110 W. Main • 272-5171

209 S. Depot • 272-4910

Green Boomerang

The Shepherd’s Center

Carter K Boutique

Miss Bea’s Perk and Pies

LuElla’s Gift Market

Heritage Antiques Gallery

122 E. Main • 272-7800

111 W. Main • 272-7771

118 S. Church • 293-3359

Sunshine Sandwich Shop 109 N. Church • 293-3088

Sweet Tooth Catering & Café 114 E. Main • 921-7400

r Joicnomoumunitryations! celeb ROGERSVILLE IN BLOOM April 17 - May 26, 2017

124 E. Main • 921-7656

109 S. Church • 272-6555

Eclectic Arts

213 E. Main • 736-4555

Flowers by Wanda

1120 E. Main • 272-3735

A TASTE OF ROGERSVILLE

Main Street, Rogersville • May 19, 2017 www.rogersvillemainstreet.com

CRUISE-IN ON THE SQUARE May through October www.rogersvillemainstreet.com

Merle Norman

207 E. Main • 921-0703

117 E. Main • 272-7656

Oh Henry’s Restaurant 201 E. Main • 272-0980

306 E. Main • 272-4626

119 E. Main • 293-3166

Buds n’Blooms Maggie Mae’s Pet Salon

307 Depot Street • 358-3245

Wendy’s Simple Treasures

Family Home Center

211 S. Depot • 293-3400 / 293-0745

212 Main • 921-3244

Sparkles Boutique

301 E. Main • 357-5032

JULY 4TH CELEBRATION

TRUNK or TREAT

HERITAGE DAYS

CHRISTMAS PARADE

July 4, 2017 www.rogersville4thofjuly.com October 13, 14, 15, 2017 www.rogersvilleheritage.org

Main Street, Rogersville October 31, 2017 Main Street, Rogersville December 2, 2017

107 East Main Street, Suite 100 • Rogersville, TN • 423-272-2186 • Fax 423-272-8751

www.rogersvillemainstreet.com

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FEATURES INSIDE:

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Discover Hawkins County is published annually by Hawkins County Publishers, Inc. P.O. Box 100 | Rogersville, TN 37857 www.discoverhawkinscounty.com 423-272-7422

Restless Heart to perform in Rogersville’s 4th of July Celebration

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Publisher & Editor

Joel Spears

Managing Editor

CONTRIBUTORS Jim Beller Contributing Writer

Bill Jones

Contributing Writer

Taylor Ward

Contributing Writer

ADVERTISING Abby Swearingen Marketing Consultant

Brenda Weems

Marketing Consultant

Christy Alvis

Marketing Consultant

Freda Turbyfill

Creative Services / Production

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In Flanders Fields A look at Hawkins County’s soldiers in World War I

From the Home Front to the Front Line How Selective Service Act changed the course of history

Persia General Store

continues to serve generation after generation

Live with Love

Father Bart Okere emphasizes oneness in the community

Hawkins Habitat

looks for new homeowners, volunteers

Advertising information available upon request. Story suggestions, inquiries should be made to news@therogersvillereview.com

Limitless Leisure

Discover Hawkins County 2017 is a single-copy supplement to The Rogersville Review. Additional copies may be picked up in person at the Review office and are available at no cost. We will gladly mail at a cost of $4 per copy to cover the cost of postage and handling. Copyright: 2017 Discover Hawkins County, Hawkins County Publishers, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission of the newspaper’s management. Reproduction of advertising and design work is strictly prohibited due to the use of licensed art services and agency agreements.

ON THE COVER:

Waterfalls along the hiking trail at Laurel Run Park — Photo by Jim Beller

Rogersville in Bloom 2017

Hawkins parks offer endless opportunities for residents, visitors

6 A Newcomer’s Guide 12 Letter from Rogersville City School, Rebecca Isaacs 13 Letter from Hawkins County Schools, Steve Starnes 16 Community Events 38 Hawkins County Map 59 Schools & Education

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Manufacturer & Industries Civic Clubs / Organizations Local Flavor Dining Guide Rogersville/Hawkins County Chamber of Commerce 2017 Membership Listing 74 Advertisers Index

A Newcomer’s

GUIDE to

Hawkins County

Tennessee

POST OFFICES Rogersville — 37857 203 West Main Street (423) 272-8096 Bulls Gap — 37711 410 Highway 11E (423) 235-2100 Mooresburg — 37811 110 Loretta Lane (423) 272-2253 Eidson — 37731 3867 Highway 70N (423) 272-6769 Surgoinsville — 37873 111 Bellamy Avenue (423) 345-3211 Church Hill — 37642 131 East Main Boulevard (423) 357-5239 Mount Carmel — 37645 100 East Main Street (423) 357-3311

DRIVER LICENSE AND LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION • New residents holding a valid outof-state driver license must obtain a Tennessee driver license no later than 30 days after establishing residency. All out-of-state licenses must be surrendered. • New residents must provide two proofs of their current Tennessee residence as well as proof of citizenship and a Social Security Number. • Hawkins County residents can renew driver licenses at the county clerk’s office in Rogersville. • For more information contact the Hawkins County Clerk at (423) 272-7002.

VOTING INFORMATION • The Hawkins County Election Commission office is responsible for registering county residents so they will be eligible to vote in the primary, general and, if applicable, municipal elections held for the county, incorporated cities, state and federal government. • The office is also responsible for providing county residents with locations and equipment to cast their vote in the elections. • Hawkins County is located in: - 1st Congressional District - 9th State House of Rep. District - 8th State Senatorial District - 3rd Judicial District • For additional information contact the Hawkins County Election Commission at 110 E. Main Street, Suite 301 (2nd floor) Rogersville, TN 37857. Hours are 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday Friday and phone is (423) 272-8061.

BUILDING PERMITS AND OBTAINING AN ADDRESS • A building permit is required for the new construction of a one or two family residence within the county even though Hawkins County does not have county zoning. • You may apply on line and/ or obtain additional information by logging onto tn.gov/commerce/sfm/ homebuilding/index.shtml or by calling (615) 741-7071. • To obtain an address for a parcel of property that did not previously have an assigned address, contact the mapping coordinator at Hawkins County Central Dispatch (423) 272-8999. continued on page 7

Hawkins County Courthouse, Downtown Rogersville, TN — photo by Joel Spears

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SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING

• All municipalities in Hawkins County provide solid waste collection services for area residents. Businesses and industries are required, under the terms of a landfill contract,

to obtain solid waste disposal services. Convenience Centers do not accept County residents are required to enter hazardous waste, medical waste, into a private contractual agreement animal carcasses or grass and brush. for solid waste disposal or use one of Items not accepted by the convenience Hawkins County’s Convenience Centers. centers can be taken to the Republic • Only solid waste generated in Hawkins Services Landfill located on Carter’s County is accepted and waste from Valley Road (423) 357-6777. businesses, even if they are located Q: Where do I take my Recyclables? in the county, is not accepted. A: Take your recyclables to the center

in your community or to the Recycle Center. Q: Do you accept tires? A: You may bring eight tires per year with no cost to you. Anything over eight tires a year costs you 70 cents each for car and pickup truck tires and $3.50 for tractor trailer tires.

Office Holders County Mayor MELVILLE BAILEY 150 Washington Street, Suite 2 Rogersville, TN 37857 Office: 423-272-7359 Home: 423-272-4414 Email: melville.bailey @hawkinscountymayor.com Clerk of Courts RANDALL L. COLLIER 115 Justice Center Drive, Suite 1237 Rogersville, TN 37857 Home: 423-345-4151 Cell: 423-754-6484 Email: randall.collier @hawkinscircuitcourt.com General Sessions Court JUDGE J. TODD ROSS 115 Justice Center Drive, Suite 1222 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-3300 / Fax: 423-272-6682 Chancery Court JUDGE DOUGLAS T. JENKINS 100 E. Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8150 / Fax: 423-272-7347 Juvenile Court JUDGE DANIEL BOYD 115 Justice Center Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2904 Sheriff RONNIE LAWSON 117 Justice Center Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 Office: 423-272-4848 Home: 423-921-0404 Email: sheriff.lawson @hawkinscountytn.gov Trustee JIM SHANKS 110 E. Main Street, Room 203 Rogersville, TN 37857 Office: 423-272-7022 Home: 423-345-3545 Cell: 423-754-7603 Email: jimshanks @hawkinscotrustee.com

County Clerk NANCY DAVIS 110 E. Main Street, Room 204 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7002 / Fax: 423-272-5801 Email: nancy.davis@tn.gov

Emergency Management Agency GARY MURRELL, Director 407 E. Main Street, Suite B Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8059 / 423-921-4650 Fax: 423-272-8584

Property Assessor JEFF THACKER 110 E. Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 Office: 423-272-8505 / Cell 423-384-2138 Email: jeff.thacker@cot.tn.gov www.assessment.state.tn.us

Hawkins Co. Rescue Squad 955 East McKinney Avenue Rogersville, TN 37857 Emergency: 911 / 423-272-2695 Email: info@hawinscorescuesquad.org

Clerk and Master HOLLY H. JAYNES 100 E. Main Street, Suite 316 Rogersville, TN 37857 Office: 423-272-8150 E-mail: Holly.Jaynes@tncourts.gov Road Superintendent LOWELL BEAN 144 Flora Ferry Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7370 Register of Deeds JUDY C. KIRKPATRICK 110 E. Main Street, Room 202 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8304/3091 / Fax: 423-921-3170 Veterans Service Officer DANNY BREEDING 100 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5077 / Fax: 423-272-8948 County Attorney JAMES O. PHILLIPS, III 210 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7633 Election Commission DONNA SHARP Administrator of Elections TERESA GREER, RALPH TRENT, JUDY WOODS TRENT, JOYCE SIMON, NANCY HECK 110 E. Main Street, Suite 301 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8061

Hawkins Co. 911 GAY MURRELL, Director East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 Non-emergency: 423-272-7532 423-272-8999 www.hawkinscounty911.com HAWKINS CO. COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT ONE DWIGHT CARTER 423-357-3618 SYBLE VAUGHAN TRENT Home: 423-245-2253 / Cell: 423-956-7327 Email: sv719@yahoo.com EUGENE CHRISTIAN 423-246-6794 DISTRICT TWO B.D. CRADIC 423-256-2250 FRED CASTLE Home 423-357-3559 / Cell 423-292-7448 JEFF BARRETT 423-357-8651 DISTRICT THREE DANNY ALVIS 423-345-3519 GREG FLETCHER 423-293-2791 STACY VAUGHAN 423-327-1909 DISTRICT FOUR LINDA KIMBRO 423-345-2028 DAWSON FIELDS 423-272-5271 JOE McLAIN 423-345-3734 DISTRICT FIVE GLENDA DAVIS 423-272-4514 MARK T. LINKOUS 423-754-3974 Email: marktlinkous@gmail.com JOHN C. METZ 423-272-6744 DISTRICT SIX NANCY BARKER 423-754-5446 / 423-272-2186

RICK BREWER 865-712-3976 DARRELL GILLIAM Cell 423-754-7714 Email: dwg496@yahoo.com DISTRICT 7 CHARLIE NEWTON 423-235-2285 / 423-921-2531 ROBERT A. PALMER 423-235-6337 MICHAEL J. HERRELL Cell: 423-754-5405 / Home: 423-272-0108 Facebook: www.facebook.com /Michael-J-Herrell Email: michaelherrelld7@gmail.com BOARDS OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN & ROGERSVILLE CITY SCHOOL BEAN STATION MAYOR: TERRY D. WOLFE Aldermen: Patsy Harrell, Jeff Atkins, Mickey Ankrom and Steve Winstead BULLS GAP MAYOR: MICHAEL B. SOLOMON Aldermen: Jimmy Sexton, Betsy Shipley, Gaylon Williams and Donna Susan Williams CHURCH HILL MAYOR: DENNIS W. DEAL Vice Mayor: B.D. Cradic Aldermen: James W. Grigsby, Linda Miller, Tom Kern, Mark Drinnin, Billy Kyle Housewright. KINGSPORT MAYOR: JOHN CLARK Vice Mayor: Mike McIntire Aldermen: Darrell Duncan, Colette George, Tommy Olterman, Tom Parham, Tom Segelhorst. MOUNT CARMEL MAYOR: CHRIS JONES Aldermen: L. Paul Hale, Carl Wolfe, Wanda Worley-Davidson, Eugene Christian, Margaret V. Christian, P.E. Diane Adams.

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8 discover hawkins county GUIDEBOOK 2017 ROGERSVILLE SCHOOL BOARD REED D. MATNEY, Chairman; Barbara Beets Combs, Gerald G. Trent, Scott E. Trent, and Todd D. Biggs

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ROGERSVILLE MAYOR JIM SELLS Vice Mayor: Craig Kirkpatrick Aldermen: Mark DeWitte, Eloise M. Edwards, Brian Hartness, Bill Henderson, Jimmy Bible. SURGOINSVILLE MAYOR: MERRILL GRAHAM Aldermen: Dennis Earl Anderson, John P. Sandidge, Tim Hoss, Zana “Dale” Byington, Kenneth Bass, and Bobby Jarnagin.

SURGOINSVILLE MAYOR MERRELL GRAHAM Aldermen: Dennis Earl Anderson, Tim Hoss, Kenneth Bass, Joe McLain (One seat is currently vacant.) MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS Church Hill Police Department CHIEF MARK JOHNSON P.O. Box 366, Church Hill, TN 37642 423-357-7181 / Fax: 423-357-8403

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Mount Carmel Police Department CHIEF JEFF JACKSON 100 E. Main Street Mount Carmel, TN 37645 423-357-4141 / Fax: 423-357-1184 www.mountcarmelcity.com/police Rogersville Police Department CHIEF DOUG NELSON 106 Kyle Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7555 / Fax: 423-272-3974 Surgoinsville Police Department CHIEF JAMES HAMMONDS 120 Old Stage Road Surgoinsville, TN 37873 423-345-4775 / Fax: 423-345-4775 Kingsport Police Department CHIEF DAVID A. QUILLIN 200 Shelby Street Kingsport, TN 37660 423-229-9423 Bean Station Police Department CHIEF BRYCE D. JUSTICE 785 Main Street Bean Station, TN 37708 865-993-5155

www.hancockmanor.com Please call to arrange a tour. George Brewer, Administrator • Patti Kramer, Director of Marketing and Admissions

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HAWKINS CO. SCHOOLS STEVE STARNES, Director of Schools 200 North Depot Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7629 / FAX 423-272-2207 Hawkins Co. Board of Education Members DISTRICT ONE BOB LARKINS - 423-357-8085 DISTRICT TWO CHRIS CHRISTIAN - 423-817-4225 DISTRICT THREE KATHY CRADIC- 423-217-9017 DISTRICT FOUR TECKY HICKS - 423-272-3595 DISTRICT FIVE JACKIE CHARLES - 423-272-8158 DISTRICT SIX DEBBIE SHEDDEN - 423-272-0837 DISTRICT SEVEN HOLLY HELTON- 423-235-9240 ROGERSVILLE CITY SCHOOL REBECCA ISAACS, Director RCS Board of Education Members REED MATNEY (Chairman), Barbara Combs, Dr. Scott Trent, Todd Biggs, and Gerald Trent 116 Broadway Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7651

FEDERAL LAWMAKERS SENATOR LAMAR ALEXANDER Washington Office 455 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 202-224-4944 / Fax: 202-228-3398 www.alexander.senate.gov SENATOR LAMAR ALEXANDER Knoxville Office U.S. Courthouse 800 Market Street, #112 Knoxville, TN 37902 865-545-4253 / Fax: 865-545-4252 SENATOR BOB CORKER Washington Office 425 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 202-224-3344 / Fax: 202-228-0566 www.corker.senate.gov Knoxville Office 800 Market Street, Suite 121 Knoxville, TN 37902 865-637-4180 / Fax: 865-637-9886 Tri-Cities Office 1105 East Jackson Blvd., Suite 4 Jonesborough, TN 37659 423-753-2263 / Fax: 423-753-3679 CONGRESSMAN PHIL ROE Washington, DC Office 407 Cannon House Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20515 02-225-6356 / Fax: 202-225-5714 www.roe.house.gov Kingsport Office PO Box 1728 Kingsport, TN 37662 423-247-8161 / Fax: 423-247-0119 Morristown Office 1609 College Park Drive, Suite 4 Morristown, TN 37813 423-254-1400 / Fax: 423-254-1403 STATE LEGISLATORS SENATOR FRANK S. NICELEY DISTRICT 8 - Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson and Union Counties 301 6th Avenue North Suite 9, Legislative Plaza Nashville, TN 37243 615-741-2061 / Fax: 615-253-0255 Email: sen.frank.niceley@capitol.tn.gov REPRESENTATIVE GARY W. HICKS, JR. DISTRICT 9 - Hawkins and Hancock Counties 301 6th Avenue North Suite 206A, War Memorial Bldg. Nashville, TN, 37243 615-741-7480 / Fax: 615-253-0307 Email: rep.gary.hicks@capitol.tn.gov

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Missionary Baptist Church At Henards Chapel Missionary Baptist Church you will find YOUR place waiting for you to serve and worship!

A Growing Church With Small Church Warmth and Spirit! SUNDAY 9:45 am: Sunday School / 11:00 am: Morning Worship 6:00 pm: Discipleship Training / 7:00 pm: Evening Worship WEDNESDAY NEW BEGINNING Student Ministry: 6:00 pm Each Wed. Kids Ministry & Missions: 6 pm Each Wed. 6:00 pm: Worship 7:00 pm: Adult Choir Practice 1st Wednesday: Missions to include Women’s Missions Men’s Group - On Target / RA’s & GA’s 2nd Wednesday: Business Meeting 3rd & 4th Wednesdays: Prayer Meeting

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A message from

Rebecca C. Isaacs

Director, Rogersville City School

We produce a student-centered, academicallyenriched program and collaborate with families and the local community to challenge learners and promote excellence for ALL and transition outstanding rising ninth graders to Hawkins County’s Cherokee High School.

LL MEANS ALL is a priority area in the Tennessee Department of Education’s strategic plan, Tennessee Succeeds. In compliance with the state’s plan, providing individualized support and opportunities for ALL students is the norm at Rogersville City S c h o o l . Evidenced by our long-standing mission “to provide a learning community that challenges ALL students to realize their greatest potential,” Rogersville City School serves pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in a one-school setting in our independent school district. Rogersville City School’s outstanding staff works tirelessly to provide academic and support programs tailored to the strengths and needs of ALL our students. We produce a student-centered, academically-enriched program and collaborate with families and the local community to challenge learners and promote excellence for ALL and transition outstanding rising ninth graders to Hawkins County’s Cherokee High School. Rogersville City School is the crown jewel of the beautiful and historic Town of Rogersville, Tennessee. Our campus, located off West Broadway in the heart of historic Rogersville, was once the site of higher learning, providing a picturesque setting for the Odd Fellows Female and later Synodical Colleges. The Town of Rogersville purchased the historic property in 1919 and erected a public elementary/high school that was destroyed by fire in 1928. A new structure was built the following year and still stands – stately and historic, yet modern. Additions in the 1950s, the 1970s, and 2000 enhanced the facility and provided much-needed classroom space. Despite her age, our facility is well-maintained, reflecting the pride of our community and the heritage of our school. Great leadership is reflected in successful schools. Rogersville City School is indeed blessed by the support it receives from the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of our Town.

Our Board of Education, Reed Matney - Chairman, Todd Biggs - Vice Chairman, Barbara Combs, Gerald Trent, and Dr. Scott Trent, provides visionary leadership for our school and annually creates a strategic plan by working closely with our leadership team, outlining the goals for the coming year and beyond. The Rogersville Police Department supports school safety, provides full-time School Resource Officer Chris Pinkston, and is a constant presence in our building and at our extra-curricular events. We are thankful for the leadership and support of all these important community-minded entities. Rogersville City School has long held high academic standing in our state. (A review of past report cards at www.tn.gov tells our story of academic strength and prowess.) Initiatives, such as our blended learning project, Teaching, Technology, and Transformation, will help ensure that such standing continues. Blended learning combines digital content with traditional classroom teaching methods and has garnered nationwide attention in recent months for successfully engaging students. Currently, RCS is one-to-one (electronic device to student) 3-8 with 5-8 using Dell laptops. IPads are used in daily instruction by our 3rd and 4th graders. K-2 currently has a minimum of eight iPads per class with the plan to move one-to-one next school year. At that time, every child at Rogersville City School will have an electronic device to support his or her educational journey. Our students are excited about our technology immersion and integration, but our teachers are more so! A recent technology day saw teachers and support staff learning about formative assessment technology tools on their devices, such as Quizzizz, Quizlet, and GoFormative; QR codes; classroom management tools, such as Remind, Groovy Grader, Flash Cards, Pick Me, Spelling Notebook, and Teacher’s Assistant; and a continued on page 14

Rogersville City School | 116 Broadway | Rogersville, TN 37857 | 423-272-7651 | www.rcschool.net

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A message from

Steve Starnes Director, Hawkins County Schools

Our hard working and dedicated staff works diligently each and every day to accomplish the mission of “Educating and Graduating” each student and realizing the vision of producing graduates that are college and career ready.

elcome to the Hawkins County School System. Thank you for your interest in our system. The Hawkins County School System is comprised of 18 schools and one alternative school. Our schools are located in the towns and cities of Bulls Gap, Rogersville, Surgoinsville, Church Hill, Mt. Carmel, and surrounding communities. We serve nearly seven thousand students. Our eighteen schools are composed of 11 elementary schools, four middle schools, two comprehensive high schools and a kindergarten through twelfth grade school located in the beautiful Clinch Valley. Our hard working and dedicated staff works diligently each and every day to accomplish the mission of “Educating and Graduating” each student and realizing the vision of producing graduates that are college and career ready. Our system strives to provide high quality educational programs using the latest technologies and teaching strategies. We offer our students Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment and Dual Credit courses in conjunction with area colleges enabling our students to compete globally. Our Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) is one of the finest around and consistently receives superior marks in annual inspections by the Navy. We also offer a comprehensive and varied Career and Technical Education (CTE) program with courses in Agriculture, Automotive Maintenance and Repair, Business and Computer Applications, Construction, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Digital and Printing Arts, Family and Consumer Sciences, Industrial Electricity, Health Sciences, Robotics and Automation, STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math), and Welding. The graduating class of 2016 was the first class that had the opportunity to earn a “Work Ethic Diploma.”

A total of eighty-eight (88) students earned this designation. The “Work Ethic” diploma is a set of standards related to the soft skills that local business and industry are looking for in their prospective employees and students who earn this designation are guaranteed an interview at 32 area companies if they meet the job posting qualifications. In addition, we have developed student internship programs with ZF TRW, Cooper Standard Automotive, Wellmont Health Systems, USave Pharmacy, and Hawkins Medical Center. We continue to recruit additional partners. Additionally, we offer industry certification in the following areas; EKG Technician, Certified Nursing Assistant, Emergency Medical Responder, Snap-on Tool and Multi Meter, ServSafe Food Handler, and National Center for Construction Education and Research. Additionally, we offer students an opportunity to earn a National Career Readiness Certificate which is recognized by over 14,000 employers nationwide. We also offer post-secondary credit in CTE fields with the following institutions; TN College of Applied Technology, Walters State Community College, Northeast State Community College, and Sullivan University.

We feel that along with our staff, students, parents, community, business partners, and Board of Education, Hawkins County Schools is truly an “exemplary school system. — Steve Starnes As Director of Schools, I am very proud of the many accomplishments of our schools, students, and staff. Hawkins County Schools was named a 2014-15 Exemplary School System by the TN Department of Education. Church Hill Elementary, Mt. Carmel Elementary, and Surgoinsville Elementary received straight A’s continued on page 15

Hawkins County Board of Education | 200 North Depot Street | Rogersville, TN 37857 | 423-272-7629 | www.hck12.net

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host of other blended learning tools and apps. A blended learning committee comprised mostly of teachers leads this initiative and provides much of our in-house staff development. Additionally, we are proud that our Principal, Mrs. Rhonda Winstead, is a part of the prestigious Niswonger Foundation’s blended learning project for administrators. Rebecca Isaacs, RCS Superintendent of Schools, serves as the chair of the blended learning committee. Students are also involved in decision-making in our blended learning initiative and have been pivotal in providing ideas for a flexible seating pilot in 5th grade. (Check out video on our school website!) Through our Coordinated School Health program, some 2nd graders are exploring changes in their classroom configurations, as well, with the addition of standing desks. Technology is a wonderful tool to enhance our students’ learning but will never take the place of effective teaching. Fortunately, Rogersville City School boasts an outstanding, welltrained instructional staff that motivates and challenges our students daily. Rogersville City School recruits and maintains world-class certified and classified personnel and provides a competitive benefits package to our employees. While staff turn-over at our school is low, employment opportunities do occasionally exist and may be found on our website. RCS students excel not only in the classroom but also in the arts and athletics. Talented musicians, singers, artists, orators,

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and athletes bring constant accolades to our school and are great sources of pride in our homes, our community, and our school. We are appreciative that The Rogersville Review chronicles our students’ performances and successes in all aspects of their school experience. Check out our school website at www.rcschool.net for news, event information, and ways to support our many Warrior activities. Rogersville City School frequently gives back to our Town through great acts of service. You might see our Junior Master Gardeners sprucing up our campus or public areas around Town or our staff and students sporting T-shirts in support of our latest cancer-outreach cause. RCS Gives Back is in its fifth year of donating to the Hawkins County Relay for Life, giving thousands of dollars to honor students and support the work of this worthy organization. The staff of RCS saw unprecedented gains in its giving to United Way this past year, supporting charities and organizations that directly benefit our students. Rogersville City School is a community school and a true reflection of this great Town. Our parent involvement is phenomenal, greatly appreciated, and evidenced by numerous engagement opportunities. Bingo for Books is a current favorite, as well as the numerous literacy activities promoted through our school library. Again, please check our school website for further information. Thank you for your interest in our Town, our school, and our children – our greatest source of pride. For more information about Rogersville City School, including enrollment/tuition information and requirements, please visit our website at www.rcschool.net, or call our school office at (423) 272-7651.

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in both student achievement and student value-added growth on the TN Department of Education School Report Card. Church Hill Elementary was recognized as a National Title Distinguished School for closing the achievement gap between students. McPheeters Bend Elementary was recognized by the Education Consumers Foundation for the third consecutive year for student growth in 2015. Hawkins County Schools was named to the 2015 College Board Advanced Placement Honor Roll and Cherokee High School was recognized by U.S. News and World Reports as a 2015 top performing high school in the Bronze category. A report released by the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) recognized Hawkins County Schools as one of the top ten systems for ACT Composite Score growth for the years 2011-2015 and our ACT Composite average for the graduating class of 2016 was a 20.4 which exceeds the state average of 19.9. Additionally, Hawkins County Schools is proud of the fact that we have three of the sixteen East TN State University Roan Scholars selected over the last two years. Through the use of a continuous improvement model and data-driven decisions, we are a fast improving system. Hawkins County Schools improved its graduation rate from 74.9% in 2005-06 to 95.09% in 2015-16. Our ACT composite score has improved 2.4 points over the past three years from an 18.0 in 2013 to a 20.4 in 2016. The number of students meeting all four college readiness indicators (math, English, reading, and science) on the

ACT increased 5.8% from 2014-15 to 2015-16 and the percentage of students meeting ACT Hope Scholarship eligibility (21 ACT Composite or 3.0 G.P.A.) rose 12.4% from 2014-15 to 2015-16. As a school system, we are dedicated to providing the best leadership possible for our students and our schools. A Teacher Leader program was implemented in 2014-15. This program encourages teachers who aspire to lead within their school or become future school administrators to participate in training, activities and offer support to the administration and teachers within their school. The Hawkins County School District is fortunate to have a caring and supportive Board of Education who establish policy, and provide planning and fiscal oversight. Our Board was selected as the TN School Boards Association School Board of the Year for 2016. The Hawkins County School Board was selected out of 141 school boards across the state. To earn the award, the School Board was judged in six areas: Policy, long-range planning, promoting quality education, Board development activities, communication, and being a TSBA Board of Distinction. Our Board Members include: Chairman Bob Larkins, Vice-Chairman Debbie Shedden, members Jackie Charles, Chris Christian, Kathy Cradic, Holly Helton, and Tecky Hicks. We feel that along with our staff, students, parents, community, business partners, and Board of Education, Hawkins County Schools is truly an “exemplary school system.” We invite you to visit our website at www.hck12.net to learn more about our school system and “like” us on Facebook at Hawkins County School District. Both sites highlight the outstanding achievements of our system, schools, staff, and students. Thank you for your interest in our system.

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COMMUNITY MARCH

March 25 Leadership Hawkins 3K Race to benefit Boys & Girls Club — Registration, 8 a.m. Race starts at 9 a.m. First Baptist Church Main Street, Rogersville. Pre-registration before 3/14/2017, $15.00; after 3/14/2017 Registration $20.00. Contact 423-601-7915. March 25 Church Hill Library Teen Night, 6 p.m. March 25 RAPT Puppet Troupe is sponsored by the Rogersville Arts Council and has scheduled the “Snack, Craft, and Puppet Show” each quarter of 2017: March 25, June 17, September 23, December 16. Each show and craft has its own theme. Admission fees will be $15 for 2 people, any extra person will be charged at $5. This fee includes a snack, drink, show and craft. Additionally, RAPT will perform during the Appalachian Spring Festival on May 5, and in other venues where they are invited. More information will be available on the Rogersville Arts Council Facebook, rogartscouncil.org, email rogersvilleartscouncil@gmail.com, or call 423-293-0882. March 27 Church Hill Library Adult Book Club reading Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty.

APRIL

April 5, 12, 19, 26 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423-921-7656.

Events 2017

April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423-921-7656.

April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Local Artist Gallery Children’s Art Classes by Instructors Susan Hurley and Janet Ennis from 10 am.-12 p.m. Cost of each class is $5. All materials are provided. For more information call 423-921-7656. April 5 Hale Springs Inn First Wednesday Art Show, 6 p.m. Entertainment and complimentary hors d’ oeuvres. Feature artist and entertainment. Join us before or after the event for dinner at McKinney’s Tavern. Dining room is open from 5-8 p.m. Contact 423-272-2186.

ROGERSVILLE in BLOOM April 17 - May 28 See events featured on page 17

April 22 Cherokee Lake Power Clean Up sponsored by the Rogersville/Hawkins Chamber of Commerce and Holston Electric Cooperative. 9 a.m. at Quarryville Boat Dock. Call 423272-2186 or 423-272- 8821 for more information. April 28 Arbor Day sponsored by Rogersville Tree Board. Contact 423-272-7497 for more information.

MAY

May 4 National Day of Prayer 12 p.m., Rogersville Town Square. Contact 423-921-8044. May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423-921-7656. May 6, 13, 20, 27 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423-921-7656. May 6, 13, 20, 27 Local Artist Gallery Children’s Art Classes by Instructors Susan Hurley and Janet Ennis from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Cost of each class is $5. All materials are provided. For more information call 423-921-7656. May 19 Taste of Rogersville – Historic Downtown Rogersville. Contact 423-272-2186. Tickets, $10.00 each. Entertainment by the Beth Snapp Band.

JUNE

June 7 Hale Springs Inn First Wednesday Art Show, 6 p.m. Entertainment and complimentary hors d’ oeuvres. Feature artist and entertainment. Joins us before or after the event for dinner at McKinney’s Tavern. Dining room is open from 5 -8 p.m.

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April 28

Easter Sunday Buffet

Sip and Paint

Hale Springs Inn, 11 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Reservations recommended. For more information call 423-272-5171.

April 18 - May 28

Self-guided Walking / Driving Tour Main Street Chamber 423-272-2186 Rogersville in bloom is a showcase of our community’s beauty and historical significance. Take a self-guided stroll or drive through beautiful Historic Rogersville and discover its hidden charms and abundance of history. The Rogersville Main Street program comes together to welcome guests in celebrating 228 years of breathtaking landscapes, rainbow-hued flowers, and blossoming trees. The scenery is available for touring and photography, compliments of the Town of Rogersville and the residents. As you take the tour, be sure to linger awhile and enjoy the unique boutiques, art galleries, locally owned cafés and the many other attractions designed for your pleasure. Join us as we continue to embrace our history, celebrate our beauty and nurture our hometown feeling. Tour maps can be picked up at the Rogersville/Hawkins County Chamber of Commerce, 107 East Main Street.

April 24

Rogersville Heritage Association Salad Luncheon Hale Springs Inn, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. $8.00 donation, tickets available at the door. Call Beth Metz at 423-923-2488 for more information.

Hale Springs Inn, 6-9 p.m. Featuring artist David Gibson. This is a fun event for groups or individuals. Fee $45.00. Call 423-272-5171 for more information.

May 3

First Wednesday Art Show

Hale Springs Inn, 6-8 p.m. Featuring Rita Nabors. Rita has always had an interest in art, beginning with a high school painting class. She was born in Tazewell, Virginia and has lived in Northern Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, but feels she came “home” when she moved to Tennessee 35 years ago. The mountains and rural scenes of the area provide inspiration for the realistic landscapes that are her favorite subject. Call 423-272-5171 for more information.

May 5

Arts, Wine & Cheese Stroll

Downtown Rogersville, 5-8 p.m. The Rogersville Arts Council, in partnership with the Hales Springs Inn and merchants on Main Street in Historic Downtown Rogersville, presents a casual evening beginning with sipping wine with cheese at the Inn, where 2 local artists will be showcased,

and live music will entertain. Stroll up Main Street to visit downtown merchants, where 30 varieties of cheese and light beverages await; and where you will find more local artists displaying their varied work. Cheese and specialty waters will be served in the merchant venues. There will also be strolling musicians to enjoy along the way. Ticket prices are $25 to include wine and $15 for cheese and specialty waters only. More information will be available on the Rogersville Arts Council Facebook, rogartscouncil.org, email rogersvilleartscouncil@gmail.com, at the Hale Springs Inn, or call 423-293-0882.

May 7

3rd Annual Appalachian Spring Festival

Downtown Rogersville, 5-8 p.m. Rogersville Arts Council is presenting the 3rd annual Appalachian Spring Festival, in Historic Downtown Rogersville. Around the Town Squares and on East Main Street watch art come alive with on Saturday, May 6 from 10am4pm. Visitors can expect music, folk dance, a May Pole dance, puppet performances and a kids trash art contest, workshops in traditional crafts, and the 4th annual chalk art contest during the day. There will be artisan vendors set up within some buildings, and merchants will be open for customers. Prices vary per product, workshop, and activity. The Humane Society will be onsite for adoption opportunities; and CASA will have a booth to make people aware of their services.

May 7

Starving Artist Sale/Show and Art Walk

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Rogersville in Bloom, from page 17 May 12

Dinner & Music

Hale Springs Inn, 6-9 p.m. Featuring Pea Pick ‘N Heart Band. Call 423-272-5171 for more information.

May 13

Four-Man Golf Scramble

McDonald Hills Golf Course, Rogersville, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sponsored by Rogersville/Hawkins County Chamber of Commerce. Prizes for first through fourth place. Hole-in-one at hole six — new vehicle. Lunch will be provided. $200.00 entry fee per team. Contact the Chamber of Commerce at 423-272-2186.

May 14

Mother’s Day Brunch

Hale Springs Inn, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Celebrate Mom by treating her to a decadent brunch in an unforgettable setting — a memory you will never forget. Our mother’s day menu is nothing short of spectacular. Reservations are requested, but not required. For more information call Hale Springs Inn 423-272-5171.

May 16

H.B. Stamps Memorial Library

9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Stop by and visit us anytime on May 16th for a special patron appreciation and springtime in Rogersville celebration day!

Friday, May 19

7th Annual Taste of Rogersville Downtown Rogersville, 5-8 p.m. Offering culinary delights from local restaurants. This event is for the entire family. Tickets are $10.00 and are available prior to the event and at the Main Street booth the night of the event. Entertainment will be provided by the Beth Snapp Band. For more information call Rogersville Main Street 423-272-2186.

May 26

Cruise-In on the Square

Downtown Rogersville, 6-9 p.m. Join pre-1980 classic car enthusiasts with this popular event. Stroll through the streets, listen to live music, shop in our local businesses, or dine in one of our many restaurants. First 50 exhibitors will receive a dash plaque. A people’s choice trophy is also awarded. For additional information call Rogersville Main Street 423-272-2186.

Community Events, from page 18 June 7, 14, 21, 28 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423-921-7656.

June 3, 10, 17, 24 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423-921-7656. June 3, 10, 17, 24 Local Artist Gallery Children’s Art Classes by Instructors Susan Hurley and Janet Ennis from 10 a.m-12 p.m. Cost of each class is $5. All materials are provided. For more information call 423-921-7656. June 9 Cruise-In on the Square, 6-9 p.m. Plaques to first 50 cars. Entertainment. Pre -1980 car show. People Choice Trophy. Contact 423-272-2186 for more information. June 17 RAPT Puppet Troupe is sponsored by the Rogersville Arts Council and has scheduled the “Snack, Craft, and Puppet Show”: June 17, September 23, December 16. Each show and craft has its own theme. Admission fees will be $15 for 2 people, any extra person will be charged at $5. This fee includes a snack, drink, show and craft. Additionally, RAPT will perform in other venues where they are invited. More information will be available on the Rogersville Arts Council Facebook, rogartscouncil.org, email rogersvilleartscouncil@gmail.com, or call 423-293-0882. June 12-25 5th Annual Broadway JR Theatre Camp Rogersville Arts Council announces its fifth summer Broadway JR Theatre Arts Camp for grades K-8, featuring Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS. Auditions will be held May 7 and May 14 at 2:30 p.m. No experience is necessary; and everyone gets a part! Student campers will learn skills in acting, stage movement, and singing. Non-performers and older students can participate as scenic/props artists and director’s assistants, as well as earn Tennessee Promise service hours. Dates for the camp are June 12-16, 19-23 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Performances are June 23, 24 and 25. All rehearsals and performances will take place at Rogersville Playhouse, 1924 E. Main St. in the American Legion. Camp registration is $50 and includes a script, rehearsal CD, t-shirt, and 2 complimentary tickets for opening night. Limited scholarships will be available. $5/child discount for families registering 2 or more. More information will be available on the Rogersville Arts Council Facebook, rogartscouncil. org, call or text the director at 423-307-2341, or email rogersvilleartscouncil@gmail.com. June 16 Chamber Annual Dinner & Dance Tickets, $35.00. 7-11 p.m. Silent Auction. Contact 423-272-2186.

JULY

July 4 JULY 4TH Celebration 11 a.m., Parade. Line up at East Rogersville Baptist Church parking lot 10 a.m. Call 423-272-2186 for parade information. 1 p.m., Entertainment, Rogersville City Park, featuring entertainment by Restless Heart Band. Call 423-272-7622. July 5 Hale Springs Inn First Wednesday Art Show, 6 p.m. Entertainment and complimentary hors d’ oeuvres. Feature artist and entertainment. Join us before or after the event for dinner at McKinney’s Tavern. Dining room is open from 5-8 p.m. Contact 423-272-5171. July 5, 12, 19, 26 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. Call 423-921-7656.

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423-921-7656. July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Local Artist Gallery Children’s Art Classes by Instructors Susan Hurley and Janet Ennis from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Cost of each class is $5. All materials are provided. For more information call 423-921-7656. July 7 Cruise-In on the Square, 6-9 p.m. Pre -1980 cars. Plaques to first 100 cars. People Choice Trophy. Contact 423272-2186. Entertainment: Ivy Road Band.

AUGUST

August 2 Hale Springs Inn First Wednesday Art Show, 6 p.m. Entertainment and complimentary hors d’ oeuvres. Feature artist and entertainment. Join us before or after the event for dinner at McKinney’s Tavern. Dining room is open from 5-8 p.m. Contact 423-272-5171. August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of Class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423-921-7656. August 5, 12, 19, 26 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423-921-7656. August 5, 12, 19, 26 Local Artist Gallery Children’s Art Classes by Instructors Susan Hurley and Janet Ennis from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Cost of each class is $5. All materials are provided. For more information call 423-921-7656. August 11 Cruise-In on the Square, 6-9 p.m. Pre -1980 cars. Plaques to the first 100 cars. Entertainment. People Choice Trophy. Contact 423-272-2186. August 18-19 Mystery Dinner Theatre, 6-8 p.m. Mystery Dinner Theatre always provides an entertaining evening and combined with the great food at the Hale Springs Inn. “The Malted Falcon” is going to be a hit! “Private Eye, Sam Club, is in hot chocolate - er, hot water, when the priceless edible chocolate sculpture he’s guarding is stolen while it’s being transported by train to the Gallery of Amazingly Great Art (GAGA) in New York City”… begins the story. Specialty drinks from the 1940s will be concocted in The Tavern, including a chocolate surprise. More information and ticket prices will be available on the Rogersville Arts Council Facebook, rogartscouncil.org, email rogersvilleartscouncil@ gmail.com, or call 423-293-0882. August 19 Ride Like Hale Bicycle Race. Registration at Hawkins Elementary School. Contact 423-272-3966.

SEPTEMBER September 6 Hale Springs Inn First Wednesday Art Show, 6 p.m. Entertainment and complimentary hors d’ oeuvres. Feature artist and entertainment. Join us before or after the event for dinner at McKinney’s Tavern. Dining room is open from 5-8 p.m. Contact 423-272-5171. September 6, 13, 20, 27 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423-921-7656. continued on page 19

discover hawkins county GUIDEBOOK 2017 continued from page 18 September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. Call 423-921-7656. September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Local Artist Gallery Children’s Art Classes by Instructors Susan Hurley and Janet Ennis from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Cost of each class is $5. All materials are provided. For more information call 423-921-7656. September 8 Cruise-In on the Square, 6-9 p.m. Pre-1980 cars. Plaques to the first 100 cars. Entertainment. People Choice Trophy. Contact 423-272-2186. September TBA Riverfront Park Festival, Surgoinsville. Call 423-345-2213. September 17 5th Annual Poetry & Storytelling Concert, 2:30 p.m. This is the Rogersville Arts Council‘s annual tribute to Doc McConnell, who was featured during the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough and across the country performing storytelling from our area, and acting in the Doc McConnell’s Old Medicine Show. Featured will be several poets and storytellers, and an open mic for others to share their talents. Ticket price is $7, discounted to $5 for children under 17, seniors and groups of 10 or more. More information will be available on the Rogersville Arts Council Facebook, rogartscouncil.org, email rogersvilleartscouncil@gmail.com, or call 423-293-0882. September 23 RAPT Puppet Troupe is sponsored by the Rogersville Arts Council and has scheduled the “Snack, Craft, and Puppet Show”: September 23, December 16. Each show and craft has its own theme. Admission fees will be $15 for 2 people, any extra person will be charged at $5. This fee includes a snack, drink, show and craft. More information will be available on the Rogersville Arts Council Facebook, rogartscouncil.org, email rogersvilleartscouncil@gmail.com, or call 423-293-0882.

OCTOBER

October 4 Hale Springs Inn First Wednesday Art Show, 6 p.m. Entertainment and complimentary hors d’ oeuvres. Feature artist and entertainment. Join us before or after the event for dinner at McKinney’s Tavern. Dining room is open from 5-8 p.m. Contact 423-272-5171. October 4, 11, 18, 25 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423-921-7656. October 7, 14, 21, 28 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class

plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423921-7656. October 7, 14, 21, 28 Local Artist Gallery Children’s Art Classes by Instructors Susan Hurley and Janet Ennis from 10:00-12:00. Cost of each class is $5. All materials are provided. For more information call 423-921-7656. October 13 Cruise-In on the Square, 6-9 p.m. Pre -1980 cars. Plaques to the first 100 cars. Entertainment. People Choice Trophy. Contact 423-272-2186. October 13 3 p.m., Chile Cook-Off, 5-6 p.m. Entertainment. Hale Springs Inn Court Yard. October 13 5:30 p.m., Children’s Parade, Main Street. First Baptist Church parking lot. Judging at 5 p.m. October 13 6 p.m., Cruise through Downtown, line up Armstrong Road. Call 423-272-2186 for more information. October 13 Soul Food Dinner, Price Public Community Center, 5-8 p.m. Call 423921-3888 for more information. October 14-15 HERITAGE DAYS October 14 10 a.m., Opening Ceremony 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Arts & Crafts Show, Quilt Show, Art Show, Tractor Show, Demonstrator Yard, Children’s Area and Entertainment Stage. Call 423-272-1961 for more information. October 15 12-6 p.m., Arts & Crafts Show, Quilt Show, Art Show, Tractor Show, Demonstrator Yard, Children’s Area, and Entertainment Stage. Call 423-272-1961 for more information. October 14 Halloween Makeup Workshop, 6:30 p.m., with an October 1 registration deadline. Hosted by the Rogersville Arts Council in the Rogersville Playhouse, 1924 East Main Street. Come learn how to transform your face into a Halloween fantasy! The two hour workshop will be conducted by a theater makeup artist who works with the Knoxville Opera and UT Opera Theatre. October 27-29 Rogersville Arts Council hosts a Haunted House at the Rogersville Playhouse, 1924 East Main Street — beware of things lurking in darkened hallways and rooms — evil is here and over all. Watch for more details on the our Facebook page, website rogartscouncil.org, email requests to rogersvilleartscouncil@gmail.com, or leave a message at 423-293-0882. October 31 Trunk or Treat, Historic District, 5-8 p.m. Call 423-272-2186 for more information.

NOVEMBER

November 1 Hale Springs Inn First Wednesday Art Show, 6 p.m. Entertainment and complimentary hors d’ oeuvres. Feature artist and entertainment. Join us before or after the event for dinner

at McKinney’s Tavern. Dining room is open from 5-8 p.m. Contact 423-272-5171 November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423921-7656. November 4, 11, 18, 25 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2-4 p.m. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423921-7656. November 4, 11, 18, 25 Local Artist Gallery Children’s Art Classes by Instructors Susan Hurley and Janet Ennis from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Cost of each class is $5. All materials are provided. For more information call 423-921-7656.

jewelry workshop conducted by Pat Pawlowicz. We will honor several charities with Christmas trees — one where people will pay $5 to make a paper ornament in the name of their pet with the money going directly to the Humane Society; one for donations toward “Christmas for the Children”; and one for CASA donations. More information will be available on the Rogersville Arts Council Facebook, rogartscouncil.org, email rogersvilleartscouncil@gmail.com, or call 423-293-0882. December 3 Bulls Gap Christmas Parade, 2:00 December 6 Hale Springs Inn First Wednesday Art Show, 6pm. Entertainment and complimentary hors d’ oeuvres. Feature artist and entertainment. Join us before or after the event for dinner at McKinney’s Tavern. Dining room is open from 5:00 - 8:00. Contact 423-272-5171.

November TBA Rogersville Heritage Associations Soup & Sandwich Luncheon, 11:00 - 1:30, $8.00. Call 423272-1961 for more information.

December 6, 13, 20, 27 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2:00-4:00. Cost of class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423921-7656.

November TBA Mountain Star Mall Christmas Open House, Saturday, 10:30 a.m. -5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Entertainment, refreshments, door prizes, great Christmas gifts and decorations. Call for more information 423-272-7800.

December 2, 9, 16 Local Artist Gallery Art Classes by Instructor Christine Fore from 2:00-4:00 Cost of Class plus supplies is $10. Classes will cover oil, acrylics, or pastel painting. Beginners welcome. For more information call 423-921-7656.

November TBA LuElla’s Gift Market Christmas Open House, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Refreshments, door prizes, promotions, sale items and giveaways. Call 423-272-7656 for more information.

December 2, 9, 16 Local Artist Gallery Children’s Art Classes by Instructors Susan Hurley and Janet Ennis from 10:00-12:00. Cost of each class is $5. All materials are provided. Calll 423-921-7656.

November 24 Black Friday- Merchant Extravaganza Shop Local. Open House for many downtown merchants.

December 9 Mount Carmel Christmas Parade. Call 423-357-7311 for more information.

November 25 Shop Small Business Saturday

December 9 Surgoinsville Christmas Parade. Call 423-345-2213 for more information.

November 11 Veterans Day Ceremony, 11 a.m., Hawkins County Courthouse lawn.

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December TBA Rogersville Heritage Association Tour of Homes, 2-7 p.m. Tickets required. December 16 RAPT Puppet Troupe is sponsored by the Rogersville Arts Council and features the “Snack, Craft, and Puppet Show”. Admission fees will be $15 for 2 people, any extra person will be charged at $5. This fee includes a snack, drink, show and craft. More information will be available on the Rogersville Arts Council Facebook, rogartscouncil.org, email rogersvilleartscouncil@gmail.com, or call 423-293-0882. December 2- 21 Parade of Trees. US Bank, Main Street. December 2, Open House 3-5 p.m. Light refreshments and view the trees. Theme is the “ Christmas Blessings”. Trees will be on display from December 4th-21st from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information call 423-272-2186.

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ith more than 25 “Top 40” hits stretching back to its first Billboard-charted single in 1985, the band Restless Heart has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in country music history, thrilling fans with blockbuster songs that are now considered country classics, such as “The Bluest Eyes in Texas”, “Wheels”, “That Rock Won’t Roll”, “I’ll Still Be Loving You”, “A Tender Lie”, and “Why Does it Have to Be Wrong or Right”. With six consecutive #1 hits under its belt, four of the group’s albums have been certified ‘Gold’ by the RIAA, and it has won dozens of awards from many organizations – including the Academy of Country Music for Top Vocal Group of the Year -- in addition to receiving six Grammy-, and multiple CMA nominations. More recently, the band was invited to perform at the inauguration in January of President Donald Trump. Members of Rogersville’s Fourth of July Committee are thrilled to announce that Restless Heart has accepted the group’s invitation to bring its fast-paced, crowd-pleasing show to the stage at Rogersville’s City Park for the annual Independence Day concert and spectacular fireworks show afterward. Committee members said they wanted to get back to the long-standing tradition, set in place by now-retired former CoChairmen, Dr. Blaine Jones and Mark DeWitte, of bringing respected, accomplished and nationally-known entertainers with a solid string of hit songs to perform at the annual concert, which has, in previous years, attracted crowds of more than 20,000 people. One of the hallmarks of the event is that no tickets are required ... admission to the park, concert and fireworks show is absolutely free of charge so that local families and visitors from surrounding areas can enjoy the day with their friends and loved ones without having to spend “an arm and a leg” on tickets. Plenty of food and soft drinks will be available for purchase and

Restless Heart will have for sale many souvenirs such as T-shirts, CD’s and other items. Fans will remember that Restless Heart’s other “chart” singles include, among others, “(Back to the) Heartbreak Kid”, “I Want Everyone to Cry”, “Let the Heartache Ride”, “Big Dreams in a Small Town”, “Say What’s in Your Heart”, “Dancy’s Dream”, “Mending Fences”, and “No End to this Road”. The band’s album, “Wheels”, was the #1 country album of 1986. Restless Heart is unique in that even though the band is celebrating its 34th anniversary in 2017, it still retains all five of its original members, so the “sound” that people will hear “live” on July 4 is performed by the same vocalists and musicians that fans remember from their hit recordings. At presstime, additional entertainers are pending for the concert and more details on the Fourth of July Celebration will be published in The Rogersville Review as information becomes available. Local businesses, industries, professional clinics, individuals and civic groups who would like to become a sponsor, volunteer or help in other ways with the event are urged to contact the committee by mail at:

4th of July Committee P.O. Box 334 Rogersville, TN 37857

Readers may also connect with the committee through its Facebook page, “Rogersville 4th of July”, or by emails to: Carolyn Elder at carolynnelder@hotmail.com, or Tommy Campbell at sunliteonlineradio@yahoo.com. For more information on Restless Heart, check out their website at www.restlessheartband.com, watch their music videos on YouTube, or download their music from iTunes.

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In Flanders Fields

A look at Hawkins County’s soldiers in World War I

pril 6, 2017 will mark the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended WWI fighting on Nov. 11, 1918, 534 men were U.S. declaration of war against Germany that drafted from Hawkins County, according to With the Colors From marked the nation’s entry into the First World War Hawkins County. (WWI) on the side of Great Britain and France. Realizing a military “draft” would be necessary to raise the Not All Returned numbers of soldier and sailors needed to meet the wartime demand, In all, 23 soldiers and sailors from Hawkins County died from U.S. leaders initially called for all able-bodied men between the wounds or disease during World War I, according to With the ages of 21 and 31 to register for a military draft. Colors From Hawkins County. When the first draft registration call went out, some 1,700 Nationwide, WWI cost the lives of 48,909 soldiers, sailors and Hawkins County men registered, according to With the Colors airmen and saw 236,000 more wounded. The death toll exacted in From Hawkins County, a book published in 1920 by Dunwoody & less than two years almost matched that of the Vietnam War, which Reed at Pressmen’s Home. It lists all men from Hawkins County was fought over a 10-year period. who served in World War I. Those who died aboard ship were Second and third draft registrations buried at sea but those who died in were later held and a total of 4,480 France were initially buried there Hawkins County men between the ages – although some bodies were later of 18 and 45 eventually were registered returned to the U.S. and reburied locally. for the WWI draft, according to With The first Hawkins County soldier to the Colors From Hawkins County. die in the war was James C. Floyd, who President Woodrow Wilson is listed as a Private in Company A, 1st appointed Selective Service Boards for Brigade, Machine Gun Battalion. He was all U.S. counties to select men for actual the son of W.L. and R.L. Floyd of St. Clair. military service. In Hawkins County, Floyd had been born on Oct. 24, the President appointed B.E. Smith, of 1899, and had entered military service on Surgoinsville, as chairman of the draft Oct. 1, 1916, at Syracuse, NY, according board. He also appointed Dr. J.E. Miller, to With the Colors From Hawkins County. of Rogersville, as the board’s medical Floyd sailed overseas on Nov. 20, 1917. examiner. A.B. Rogan, of Rogersville, He was wounded in hip at the battle of was named as the board’s secretary and Cantigny on June 7, 1918, and died that Joseph C. Orr, of Pressmen’s Home, was night. appointed government appeal agent. Floyd was initially buried in France During the month of September in American Cemetery No.176, but his 1917, the first 133 men selected for body was later returned to Hawkins military service left Hawkins County County and re-buried in the McBride for military training at Camp Gordon, B.E. Smith, chairman of Hawkins County’s WWI cemetery. Ga. Between then and the signing of the Draft Board. continued on page 27

A fanciful view of war from With the Colors From Hawkins County.

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An American soldier walks beside a British-built tank during WWI.

Tennessee WWI hero Sgt. Alvin York of Pall Mall, Tenn.

A U.S. Navy gun crew practices aboard ship during WWI.

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The other Hawkins County residents who died in service during WWI, according to the book, included: Zollie David, Charley Clay Moore, Fred Clifton, William Patton Lawson, Austin Rogers, Claud Long, Marcus N. Delias, Bud Lawson, Coy Cecil Tunnell, Luther Robison, Anson J. Park, Harold L. Mowl, Harry Light, Dan Ratliff Hamilton, James Blaine Galdson, Alph Brooks, Preston Spitzer, John Fred Compton, Lewis Hascue Brooks, Ordley Parvin, Claude Fansler and Evan Ball.

Wounded in Action A large number of Hawkins County soldiers suffered wounds while fighting in France during WWI. Following is a sample of some of those who were wounded in action: Luther Anderson, Private, Company A, 601st Engineers. He was the son of Isaac and Laura Anderson of Rogersville; born 5 April 1894, he entered service at Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va., and sailed overseas in June 1918/ Anderson was wounded in Nov. 1918

just before the signing of the armistice that ended the fighting at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918. Alfred Armstrong, Private, Co. A 117th infantry, 30th Div.; son of Jake Armstrong of Church Hill. He was born 27 Aug. 1889; entered service, 21 Sep. 1917, at Camp Gordon, Ga.; transferred to Camp Sevier, S.C., before he sailed overseas on 11 May 1918. Armstrong â&#x20AC;&#x153;went over the topâ&#x20AC;? four times, receiving wounds during the battle of Malain, 17 Oct. 1918. John W. Arnold, Private First Class, infantry. The son of J.W. and M.L. Arnold of Surgoinsville, he was born 23 April 1896 and entered service on 21 Sep 1917 at Camp Gordon Ga. He transferred to Camp Sevier, S.C., and sailed overseas on 11 May 1918, serving with the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) until 27 Mar 1919. Arnold was wounded in battle 17 Oct 1918. Glen M. Bailey, Private, 117th Infantry, Company C. Son of F.M. and Lou Bailey of Church Hill. Born 1894. Entered service at Camp Gordon, Ga.,on 21 Sept 1917, later being transferred to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France on 11 May 1918,. Wounded at the continued on page 28

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battle of Sileburke Lake on 23 July 1918 and later being gassed and hit with a machine gun bullet on 9 Oct. 1918. Samuel P. Bailey, Sergeant. Headquarters Company, 115th Field Artillery. Son of F.M. and Lou Bailey of Church Hill. Born 1892. Entered service at Camp Gordon, Ga., on 21 Sept 1917, later being transferred to Camp Sevier, S.C. Sailed overseas on 29 May 1918 and was wounded in battle on 23 Aug. 1918. Henry C. Gulley, Private, Infantry. Son of O.Z. and Mollie Gulley of Bulls Gap. Entered service at Camp Gordon on 21 Sept. 1917 and was later transferred to Camp Jackson. Sailed overseas 6 April 1918 and was wounded in battle 18 Oct. 1918. Charlie Hartgrove, Corporal, Infantry. Son of Peggie Hartgrove of Church Hill. Entered service at Camp Gordon, Ga., on 9 Sept 1917. Sailed overseas on 19 May 1918. Promoted to Corporal on 23 Aug 1918 and was wounded in battle of St. Quinten on 17 Oct 1918. Kyle Jackson, Sergeant, 125th Infantry. Born 1 Jan 1893. Entered service at Camp Pike, Ark., 25 May 1918. Sailed overseas 16 Aug. 1918. Wounded in the Battle of the Argonne 17 Oct 1918. Joe B. Marsh, Private, Company A.,18th Infantry. Son of John Marsh of Church Hill. Born 17 Mar. 1892. Entered service at Camp Gordon on 24 June 1918, sailing overseas 18 Aug. 1918. Wounded in battle on 6 Nov. 1918. Robert Mitchell, Private, First Class, 117th Infantry, 30th Div. Son of Nancy Mitchell of Church Hill. , Born 1896. Entered service at Camp Gordon, Ga., 21 Sept.1917, being transferred to Camp Sevier later. Sailed overseas 11 May 1918 , and was wounded at the battle of St. Quinteen on 7 Oct 1918.

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Floyd, the first Hawkins County resident who died in the war, had joined the U.S. Army before the U.S. entered WWI, but other Hawkins County residents joined the Canadian Army and went to France before the U.S. formally entered the war. Among them was Samuel T. Moser, a Private in the Canadian Army whom With the Colors From Hawkins County said was the second soldier from Hawkins County to arrive in France. Moser was the son of S.T. Moser of Rogersville. He entered service with the Canadian Expeditionary Forces on May 11, 1917, at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He sailed overseas on June 26, 1917, and landed in England July 4, 1917. Moser subsequently arrived in France, Sept. 17, 1917, and served there until Jan. 12, 1919. He was discharged in Canada on March 15, 1919. Another Hawkins County resident who joined the Canadian Army to take part in WWI was W. Julian Grigsby, who enlisted in the Canadian Army and rose to the rank of lieutenant despite being wounded and suffering “shell shock” in battle.

Lost in No Man’s Land Other soldiers escaped serious injury or death despite harrowing incidents, according to With the Colors From Hawkins County. One such local resident was Gale Bray, an infantry soldier assigned to the 137th Division, who survived despite being lost for four days in the “no man’s land” between the opposing armies in France. The son of Lathe and Ella Bray of Eidson, Gale Bray was born March 1, 1891. He entered U.S. military service at Camp Gordon,

Lt. W. Julian Grigsby, a Hawkins County native who served in the Canadian Army during WWI. Ga., on 24 June 1918 and sailed from Boston on 1 July 1918 for France. On the Verdun front, on 12 Sept. 1918, Bray was engaged as a runner for his Regimental Headquarters when he became lost in the no-man’s land between the armies for four days before being rescued. He returned safely to the U.S. after his ordeal.

Awarded Distinguished Service Cross At least one Hawkins County soldier was highly decorated for his exploits during WWI, according to With the Colors From Hawkins County. Archie Cinnamon, a corporal in a machine gun battalion, was honored by both the U.S. and British Armies. The son of James C. Cinnamon of Rogersville, he was born in 1893 and entered service at Camp Sevier, S.C. Cinnamon sailed for France on 11 May 1918. He subsequently won the U.S. Distinguished Service Cross for putting machine gun nests out of action and also won the British equivalent of the same medal for the same exploit. This material was taken from the book, With the Colors from Hawkins County. It lists men from Hawkins County that were in World War I, published in 1920/21, with a selected number printed, by Pressman’s Home of Rogersville. This text was transcribed and submitted by Rose Balish.

— By Bill Jones

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U.S. soldiers march along a street in Belgium during WWI.

From the Home Front to the Front Line How the Selective Service Act changed the course of history

On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany and officially entered World War I on the side of Great Britain, France and their allies. Six weeks later, on May 18, 1917, Congress passed the Selective Service Act. It authorized the president to increase the military establishment of the United States. As a result, every male living within the United States between the ages of 18 and 45 eventually was required to register for the draft. continued on page 30

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A WWI veterans parade in Asheville, N.C. in 1920. continued from page 29

The War Department (predecessor of the present Defense Department) subsequently placed elements of the Tennessee National Guard on active duty; others were called up later. When the war broke out, a relatively small number of Tennesseans already served in the peacetime armed forces, but the activation of the National Guard affected hundreds of Tennesseans. Still other Tennesseans joined the military services of their own volition. Nevertheless, the Selective Service, commonly known as the draft, provided the greatest number of men from the Volunteer State. Both the North and the South had used the draft during the Civil War, but this marked the first time that the federal government had conscripted Tennessee civilians. The Selective Service Act of May 18, 1917, specified that military and naval forces should be recruited by lot from among adult males between the ages of 21 and 30, later expanded to 18 and 45. Three (draft) registrations occurred on June 5, 1917, December 14, 1917, and August 24, 1918, respectively. A total of 474,347 men reported to the Selective Service, 368,242 of whom actually completed the classification process.

The nation eventually drafted 61,069 Tennesseans, 43,730 whites and 17,339 blacks, according to figures given in Stanley J. Folmsbee et al’s History of Tennessee (1960). Camp Gordon, Georgia, welcomed many of these hastily created soldiers into federal service. Military and naval authorities had implemented a policy that prevented large groups of men from a single state from serving in any one division overseas. Nonetheless, the 30th Division, nicknamed the Old Hickory Division in honor of Andrew Jackson, was made up of troops mostly from Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The Thirtieth trained at Camp Sevier, South Carolina, prior to service in Europe. Elements of the 30th Division played a major, perhaps even decisive, role in breaking through the famous Hindenburg Line. The Tennessee Secretary of State’s website notes that World War I was originally termed the “War to End All Wars.” But while it did not end war, it was “a bloody conflict of immense proportions.” European hostilities had broken out in the summer of 1914 when two alliances failed to reach diplomatic solutions to complex problems. continued on page 31

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Hawkins County resident Barnett E. Parrott registered for the WWI draft at age 20 in September 1918. Fortunately for him, the war ended on Nov. 11, 1918, before he was ever called up for military service. Parrott was the maternal grandfather of Rogersville Review staff writer Bill Jones.

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“In 1916, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson had campaigned for reelection on the slogan ‘He kept us out of war’,” the Tennessee Secretary of State’s website says. “However, in 1917, Wilson convinced Congress to declare war on Germany after a series of (German) outrages against the United States. “The Allied Powers (Great Britain, France and Russia), were pitted against the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey) in a struggle that would radically alter the map and sow the seeds of another world war. With a few notable exceptions, the fiercest fighting took place in France and tiny Belgium. The Atlantic Ocean became a battleground because of unrestricted submarine warfare, and theaters of war operated in the Middle East and the Balkans. “American troops, or “doughboys,” began arriving in France in 1917, though they did not participate in major action until 1918. The American public followed the campaigns enthusiastically especially in newspapers and letters from the front. “U.S. Army General John J. Pershing commanded the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), at its largest consisting of four million troops, some two million of them overseas.” “More than 100,000 Tennesseans volunteered or were drafted into U.S. military service during the First World War, with six of them winning the Medal of Honor. Alvin C. York of the 82nd Infantry Division was perhaps the war’s greatest common soldier.

More than 100,000 Tennesseans volunteered or were drafted into U.S. military service during the First World War, with six of them winning the Medal of Honor. Of humble origins from Fentress County, York won his Medal of Honor for heroism in the Argonne Forest. He was cited for killing 28 German soldiers and capturing 132 prisoners. France presented him with its Croix de Guerre medal. “The armistice of 11 November 1918 ended the shooting, but it was not until 1919 that the Treaty of Versailles formally ended the war. But the United States never ratified the treaty. Tennessee troops returned as heroes to grand homecomings all across the state.” In 1917 and 1918, approximately 24 million men living in the United States completed a World War I draft registration card. That accounts for approximately 98 percent of men in the U.S. who were born between 1872 and 1900. The total U.S. population in 19171918 was about 100 million individuals, so close to 25 percent of the total population is represented in the WWI draft-card records.

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continues to serve generation after generation From Kits and Slapstixs, to M&Ms, Hershey Bars, and candy cigarettes, for 40 years, Vicki Newton Seay has served child after child as they walked into Persia General Store ready to buy as much candy as their pockets could afford. As years passed, Vicki watched those children grow into adults and bring their own children, then their grandchildren into the store. “I always loved to see the kids go through the candy store,” said Vicki. “I always try to keep the old candy and the new candy. The kids love that.” Vicki Newton Seay began running Persia General Store in 1976 at the age of 22. In high school, she worked for Jessie Drain, who owned the store for 25 years, and babysat for Francis and Jerry Knight, who owned the store for four years before opening South Side Restaurant across from Cherokee High School. Although candy is one of her favorites, it is just one of the many items sold at 104 Persia Road. The general store also sells groceries, hardware, deli meats and sandwiches, money orders, prepaid telephones, postage stamps, diesel and coarsen gas, and even rents out U-Hauls. Although she has several regulars from the Persia Community,

Vicki said she gets several travelers including University of Tennessee Football Coach, Phillip Fulmer. While on fishing trips, Fulmer stops in to pick up Vicki’s home cooked soup beans and corn bread. “You know, he’s just an everyday person,” said Vicki. “He comes in at eats all the time. He just comes in and says, ‘Vicki, what you got to eat?’ and I tell him to just come on in and see what he wants.” The employees of the Persia General Store all agree that working with each other and interacting with customers makes their job entertaining. “Working with these girls and these customers…” said Kristi Jarnigan, an employee for five years, “…that’s the best part about it.” The store takes pride in its dedicated, hard working employees who have stayed with the business for several years. Carrie Pridemore has been an employee at Persia General Store for 16 years. Since her retirement from Lear Corporation in Morristown in 2001, Pridemore has worked hard at the store stocking and cooking for customers who come in.

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Above, (Pictured left to right) Persia General Store employees Kristi Jarnigan, Carrie Pridemore and, owner, Vicki Newton have enjoyed these years working together and getting to know the customers. — Photos by Taylor Ward.

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Last year, Pridemore said she caught pneumonia and was told by doctors she would not be able to return home without hospice care. A year later, she is still working hard while using her oxygen tank. Vicki’s brother, Charlie Newton, also started working for the general store at just nine years old and stayed with the business for 37 years. Now a Hawkins County Commissioner, Charlie continues to help Vicki daily with the business in any way he can— even if that’s just running simple errands. In celebration of her 40th anniversary, Vicki and her husband recently opened a commercial kitchen. Before the expansion, Vicki was cooking in a small area only large enough to prepare barbeque and hot dogs. Now, she has a roaster, deep fryer, grill, and sandwich station. The restaurant’s new menu includes rotisserie chicken, deli sandwiches, chicken Alfredo, Sloppy Joes, barbeque, soup beans, corn bread, and more. “I sort of moved to the kitchen because, after 39 years at the register, I was ready to move to the back,” said Vicki. While opening her new kitchen, Vicki said she was concerned that the wall between the front counter and kitchen would isolate her from staff and customers. When she decided to tear down the wall, Vicki’s husband discovered an old post office window— covered 50 years earlier.

Kristi says one of her favorite parts of her job at Persia General Store is dealing with customers. The store, which was originally opened in 1948 by Jessie Drain, also included the former Persia Post Office. Deciding to keep that part of the building’s history, what once was a window filled with letters and packages is now filled with hotdogs, hamburgers and fries. The new kitchen was just the beginning of renovations happening at the general store though. Within the next year, Vicki said she plans to open an expanded hardware room in order to make space for more merchandise. “I’ve made a lot of friends,” said Vicki. “ I’ve seen a lot of people grow up, and I really enjoy that. I’ve seen a lot of people change their lives, and that’s been a highlight for me.” Persia General Store is open 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday-Friday, and 8 a.m. -7 p.m. on Saturday. The store is closed on Sunday.

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ake Jacobs, who co-owns the Thomas Amis Historic Site on West Bear Hollow Road with his wife, Wendy, is working to establish a network of Northeast Tennessee historic sites linked by a map that will show their exact locations and provide directions to them. During a Friday, March 3, interview at the Big Creek Visitor Center on West Bear Hollow Road, Jacobs said the network of important (if sometimes neglected) area historic sites will be called “Early American Trails.” “I’m interested in the heritage of East Tennessee,” Jacobs said. “Our whole purpose in being here is to develop interest in education about the heritage of East Tennessee.” The Big Creek Visitor Center, meanwhile, is probably the only information center dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. Territory South of the River Ohio, Jacobs said. The trails, he said, will use the Big Creek Visitor center here as a hub and distribution point for promotional materials for historic sites located as far east as Abingdon, Va., and as far west as Knoxville, Tenn., and Middlesboro, Ky. “That’s why we did this,” Jacobs said. “We recognized that all these places are of great historical significance but they are sort of islands unto themselves. So what we’re trying to do. And I’ve become associated with all of them. I said lets all band together in a heritage tourism pact. That’s why I’m drawing a map that you will be able to go to any one of the sites and get a map that shows the rest of them.”

Map Coming Soon Jacobs said the new Early American Trails map, which is slated for production soon, is based on the first map of Tennessee, which was drawn in 1795 by General Daniel Smith. At that time, Jacobs said, what is now Tennessee was included in the U.S. Territory South of the River Ohio. The Territory South of the River Ohio had been established in 1790 after the original 13 colonies gave their western lands to the fledgling United States government. Numerous states, including Tennessee and Kentucky subsequently were carved from the Territory South of the River Ohio, Jacobs noted. He pointed out during a conversation with a Review reporter that Tennessee was spelled differently on General Smith’s 1795 map than it is today. The

At lleft, ft JJake k JJacobs, b co-owner off th the Th Thomas A Amis i Historic Site, holds a framed copy of the 1795 first map of Tennessee and other parts of the U.S. Territory South of the River Ohio. The map was drawn by General Daniel Smith who had surveyed the area for the fledgling U.S. government. In the photo above, Jacobs points out the site’s location on a copy of the 1795 first map of Tennessee and the Territory South of the River Ohio. — Photos by Bill Jones. map labels what is now Tennessee as “Tenn-A-essee.” That spelling Jacobs said, is believed to have come from an attempt to translate the Native American word for Tennessee into English. Interestingly enough, Jacobs said, General Smith, who drew the 1795 map, was a guest at the Thomas Amis House, which still stands today during his efforts to survey was is now Northeast Tennessee before completing the 1795 first Tennessee map. Jacobs pointed out that Thomas Amis’ stone house, which was surrounded by a log palisade, was one of the few places travelers such as General Smith could find lodging on the Tennessee frontier in the 1780s and 1790s. While at the Amis House on Oct. 4, 1791, Jacobs said, Gen. Daniel Smith wrote a letter to then U.S. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson “concerning the boundaries of settlements in Tennessee.” Smith was commissioned Secretary of the (U.S.) Territory South of the River Ohio and was in that position when he hand-drew the first known map of Tennessee. The walls of the main room in the Big Creek Visitor Center are lined with historical exhibits about the famous 18th and 19th century people who either visited the Thomas Amis House or played an important role in development of the United States in general and the State of Tennessee in particular. Jacobs said the wagon roads that traversed what is now Northeast Tennessee in the 1790s are shown on the 1795 map of the state. For example the wagon road that entered Tennessee in what is now Sullivan County from Virginia is shown on the 1795 map. Jacobs pointed out a sharp bend in that road on a copy of the 1795 map that he purchased from Hawkins County Historian George Webb. “That’s where you are standing,” Jacobs said, noting that the point where the wagon road turned sharply north at its intersection with Big Creek is where the Thomas Amis Historic Site and the Big Creek Visitor Center are now located.

Jacobs said the Big Creek Visitor Center is located in a house that was built in the 1850s for one of Thomas Amis’ granddaughters whose husband ran the mill that Thomas Amis had had built along Big Creek across what is now West Bear Hollow Road from the Amis Mill Eatery restaurant. The Visitor Center also has an exhibit about the American Civil War Battle of Big Creek on its second floor. At the back of the Visitor Center is a meeting/ dining space that is available for rental for family/business events, Jacobs said.

Members Sought Currently, Jacobs said, efforts are in progress to recruit the owners and operators of various other historic sites in Northeast Tennessee to join the Early American Trails network. “Early American Trails has also contracted with a photographer and drone operator to film all members’ properties,” Jacobs wrote in a document that describes the Early American Trails project. “The map and videos can be licensed to members for reproduction. As of March 3, the list of historic sites that will be part of the Early American Trails network had not been finalized, according to Jacobs who said he feels it is necessary for survival of both historic sites and the history they represent that the sites band together in a joint marketing effort. The Early American Trails network, he said, is an effort to jointly market as many of the area’s historic sites as possible. He noted that many historically important structures, such as the Powell House in Rogersville, are in need of restoration before they fall into total ruin. Another important historic site in Rogersville is the Rogers Tavern, Jacobs said. He noted that Andrew Jackson stayed at the Rogers Tavern near Crockett Creek in Rogersville and is reputed to have laid a stone on its hearth that came to be known as the “Jackson Stone.”

While the Jackson Stone has since disappeared, the Rogers Tavern building continues to stand. Jacobs wife, Wendy Jacobs, is the fifth great-granddaughter of Thomas Amis, builder of the Amis House, Big Creek Dam, a gunpowder mill, grist mil, blacksmith shop and other facilities that served the needs of early settlers and those traveling to new lands in Kentucky and Middle and West Tennessee. “We moved here in 2008 from Colorado because this is my wife’s heritage,” Jacobs said. “We bought the place (the Thomas Amis House and property) to preserve it. We started looking around and said ‘wow, there is all kinds of (historic) stuff here’. So that is what prompted this visitor center. For all of us (historic site operators) to survive, we’re going to have to combine somehow.” He noted that the Thomas Amis Historic Site as well as many other East Tennessee historic sites are privately owned and funded. Being privately owned and funded sometimes tends to be a burden, Jacobs said. He also noted that his wife is linked to another Northeast Tennessee historic property – the Cox House, which was built in 1774 near what is now Bluff City by John Cox, Sr. He, Jacobs said, also is Wendy Jacobs’ fifth great-grandfather. His wife, Jacobs said, also is linked to an early Greene County house built by Levi Pickering, another of her ancestors. He noted that members of Pickering family married Cherokees. “So she probably has Cherokee relatives somewhere as well,” Jacobs said of his wife. That, he said, is one reason a “Cherokee Room” is being developed inside the Big Creek Visitor Center. Jacobs pointed out that a Cherokee planting ceremony will be held at the Thomas Amis Historic Site in April while a Harvest Festival will be held there again in the fall. — By Bill Jones

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Prayers for healing. Years before coming to Rogersville, Father Bartholomew Okere was a chaplain at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas when this 2008 photo was taken. Seen here, he places oil on the forehead of Rose Marie Nabholz, a member of Our Lady of the Holy Souls Church in Little Rock, during the Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Day Mass at St. John Center. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Arkansas Catholic photo by Malea Hargett.

Father Bart became the Priest at St. Henry Catholic Church in August 2016. Ever since he has preached oneness and diversity to his congregation. St. Henry Catholic Church enjoys hosting church functions open to the community each month.

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“When it comes to living out this message, the best way is by going out of one’s comfort zones.” – Pope Francis This is a message Father Bartholomew Okere, parochial administrator and priest at St. Henry Catholic Church in Rogersville, emphasizes to his congregation and in his personal life. Father Bart was raised in Southern Nigeria with six brothers and one sister. Unfortunately, one of his brothers passed away when he was very young. His dad was the Chief and mother was a princess in their country. In 1984, while in school to get his B.A in Philosophy, his father passed away at the age of 75. On March 3, 1990, Father Bart was ordained into the priesthood and shortly began working as the associate pastor at Maria Assumpta Cathedral Church in Owerri, Nigeria. In 1999, while he was the pastor at St. Columbus Catholic Church in Amaimo, Nigeria, his mother passed away at the age of 84. In 2005, Father Bart decided to come to the states for his Clinical Pastoral Education. He studied in Canon City, Colorado where he also volunteered at St. Thomas Moore Hospital. At first, he had expectations to return home to Nigeria but, in 2015, Father Bart became a citizen of the United States. “I try to go home every year to visit my family,” said Father Bart. “One of my brothers passed away in 2008, so now it’s five boys and one girl.” In August of 2016 Father Bart came to Rogersville after being the Priest Chaplain at CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. Since coming to St. Henry, Father Bart encourages his congregation

to ‘Live with love.” He works meticulously along side volunteers from the church to make sure that the doors are opened and welcome to anyone, despite denomination. The second Friday of each month, the women of St. Henry’s host a spaghetti dinner that is opened to neighboring churches. Father Bart described it as an “opportunity to fraternize and show that we are one.” A Lutheran congregation borrows the church for services and St. Henry’s allows the VFW to hold meetings in the fellowship hall. St. Henry Catholic Church’s mission statement states, “We offer our time, talent and treasure as we are able, being every mindful of our duties as stewards and our accountability to God. We welcome people of all faiths to join us in worship and study, and welcome back those who have left the Catholic faith.” The perish gives money to Habitat for Humanity, the Gatlinburg fire recovery, the soup kitchen, the food bank, The Shepard’s Center and support local churches. “God wants us to reach out and make the world a better place,” sad Father Bart. “Give people a smile who don’t usually have any smile and see the difference.” According to Father Bart, he would like to see St. Henry Catholic Church to be a missionary disciple church. He wants an inclusive ministry that is opening to everyone in the community. He also said he enjoys visiting and getting involved in other congregations in Rogersville. Recently, he has attended Cherokee High School’s Christmas Cantata at First Baptist Church and a cantata held at First United Methodist. “It has been a rewarding priesthood for me. People are so welcoming here.” St. Henry Catholic Church is located at 114 Highway 70N. Sunday services begin and 9 a.m. and Wednesday services begin at 5:15 p.m. For questions, call St. Henry Catholic Church at (423) 272-6897.

— By Taylor Ward

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Hawkins Habitat loo new homeowners, v T he Hawkins County Habitat for Humanity is in search of a homeowner family for their next home that will be built at Oak Grove Rd. in Rogersville. The homeowners must be first time home-buyers, low income, lack the ability to secure a conventional loan to buy a house and live in poor housing. “Hawkins Habitat for Humanity builds homes in partnership with the homeowner family,” said Executive Director, Marshall Stubblefield. “They have to put in a minimum of 500 hours of labor on their home or doing Habitat related jobs.” If interested in homeownership, first call Marshall Stubblefield at (423) 272-1830, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. In order to prequalify, you must make at least $15 hundred in order to make house payments and maintain the house. Maximum income varies depending on the size of the family. If someone passes prequalification, they will receive an eight-page documentation

and must also offer support documentation. Hawkins Habitat is a branch of Habitat International. Although many believe former president Jimmy Carter founded the nonprofit, it was actually established in Americus, Georgia by Millard Fuller back in 1973. Jeff Campbell, Maurice DeWitte, Don Freeman, David Hale, Karen Halstead, Marge Lockhart, Doc McConnell, Stephen Nelson, Ann Newton, Jim Point, Eileen Queenor and Rick Witowski established Hawkins County Habitat in 1992. Since opening, they have built homes for 38 families. Most recently, the organization built a home at 909 Pine Ridge Rd. “That’s 38 families that wouldn’t have had a home, and would not have the opportunity to experience the American dream of homeownership,” said Stubblefield. Stubblefield became the executive director in 1996 after retiring from TRW. He retired early while still in good health

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in order to take on community projects. He scoped out several organizations for about six months before committing to Habitat. “I liked Habitat, because it’s not a program that hands out, but it hands up,” said Stubblefield. “Instead of just handing someone something, let them kind of do something toward earning it. Than they’ll have a little more pride in it.” Habitat for Humanity is completely a volunteer based organization. There are volunteer opportunities for anyone interested in construction, costumer service, fundraising, donations and helping with the yard sale that takes place at the Hawkins County office (310 Colonial Rd) Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. “We will try to fit a person into whatever they want to do to lend a helping hand.” Right now, the Hawkins County Habitat is in need of a volunteer who is willing to organize fundraising events and get

support from local businesses. If interested, please call Stubblefield or stop by their office. Due to funding, volunteers are only able to build about one home per year. It is around $75 thousand after purchasing land, develop the property, build the house and moving the homeowners in. As of now, the organization has raised $25 thousand for their next project. The organization has built as many of four homes year, depending on financial and community support. Donations can be mailed to: 310 Colonial Rd Rogersville, TN 37857, brought into the Hawkins County Habitat office or dropped off in the yard sale donation box. “We need community support,” said Stubblefield. “If people are willing to volunteer or donate I’d love to hear from them, because we have a place for them.”

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ith numerous public parks open to residents and visitors, opportunities for outdoors sports, hiking and other leisure activities are limitless in Hawkins County. Those options will only increase, as at least two more parks are in the planning stages. Both Church Hill and Bulls Gap have secured funds to construct two new parks, additional attractions that are certain to enhance the county’s appeal to potential tourists and industry. Church Hill, which already has six municipal parks – A.S. Derrick Park, Jaycees Park, J.W. Sally Park, S.L. Taylor Park, Bill Castle Park, and Church Hill Skate Park, as well as the county’s Laurel Run Park, will be adding a new riverfront recreational facility. The town was one of 55 communities that was recently awarded $15.8 million in Local Park and Recreation grants from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). A total of $1.9 million in Recreational Trails Program grants for a total of 12 parks and communities was also awarded.

“Local parks and recreation areas provide opportunities to gather, experience nature and enjoy outdoor activities,” TDEC Commissioner Bob Martineau said. “We’re grateful to be able to help fund these projects, which will pay dividends for our communities now and in the future.” The $500K grant received will be matched by Church Hill and used for the construction of the new riverfront park near the intersection of Holliston Mills (Old Hwy. 11W) and New Canton Rds. at the west end of the city. City officials have said the park is part of a 10-year plan for the property to include a number of features that are still in early planning stages. Part of the project also includes procurement of a right-of-way from Norfolk Southern Railroad, as the property lies on the south side of its tracks, adjacent to ICG Holliston. That park will be just downstream from A.S. Derrick Park, a facility with ball fields, playground and picnic areas, and Laurel Run Park, a 440-acre park with 37.5 miles of trails, in conjunction with Bays Mountain Park, three waterfalls, as well as an overlook continued on page 50

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Laurel Run Park features a one-mile walking/jogging path along a half-mile of riverfront that serves as the setting for the annual River Mile Run. continued from page 48

that rises 300’ above the park, which features a half-mile of riverfront. Inside Laurel Run Park is a paved, one-mile walking path along the Holston River, as well as a baseball/softball diamond, basketball court, tennis courts, playground, amphitheater, and picnic shelters. The area where the park is now was originally the setting for the 1984 movie, The River, starring Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek. After shooting, the property was ceded to Hawkins County and turned into the park, which features lush vegetation and an abundance of wildlife. Laurel Run Park is open all year, excluding Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, with hours varying depending on the season. Shelter reservations are available for a nominal fee. Laurel Run Park also hosts the River Mile and the Laurel Run Ascent, an 11-mile trail race, sponsored by Mark Skelton’s Skelton Law Racing. Indoor/outdoor soccer, baseball, football, and basketball are offered by the City of Church Hill, Town of Mount Carmel and Town of Surgoinsville, which joined together to form a joint Recreation Department. In addition, Church Hill owns and maintains Church Hill Municipal Pool. Just downriver from Church Hill on the Holston is Riverfront Park in Surgoinsville, where the town’s Riverfront Festival is held annually each September. While the festival provides a weekend of music, entertainment,

food, and rides to Surgoinsville residents and visitors, the park is open year-round to the public. The park features a boat ramp, picnic areas, fishing docks, a walking trail and new restrooms, opened last fall thanks to a Recreational Trails Grant from the First Tennessee Development group, and additional grant funding from TVA. “People come here to walk all the time, and even people who don’t walk are just blown away by the crowds we have,” Surgoinsville Mayor Merrill Graham said. “Sometimes we have 40 to 50 people walking at one time, so these restrooms will be used and they will be appreciated. “We absolutely needed these restrooms here, and we are very proud and glad to have them,” Graham said. “With the park, boat ramp and river, its a wonderful addition. It’s built well and we couldn’t be prouder of the way it turned out.” A recently installed Civil War Trails sign also calls attention to the significance of the Holston River and nearby Lyons Store to the Civil War. In Southwest Hawkins County, also in planning stages is a city park for the Town of Bulls Gap. Bulls Gap Mayor Mike Solomon applied for a $100,000 Local Parks and Recreation Fund grant to help fund a proposed Bulls Gap Town Park, approved in March 2016 by the town council. “Whereas the Board of Mayor and Aldermen recognize the need for the development of a park in Bulls Gap and will ask for continued on page 51

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Proposed layout of a new park off VFW Road in Bulls Gap.

$100,000 in grant money with a 50-percent match of $100,000 consisting of the value of the land recently purchased by the town for the park (at a cost of $85,000) and a $15,000 cash contribution from the town; and recognizes that if funded, the property may not be converted to either than public use without permission; and agrees to completing the project within two years of funding,” the resolution stated. “We received a grant to help us with the development,” Solomon said in late Feb. 2017. “We’re working through the hoops we have to jump through because it’s federal money. Everything’s still a go.” The BMA voted in June 2015 to purchase about nine acres of land along North VFW Road just off Highway 11E as the site for the future town park. An architect’s drawing of the proposed park includes a softball field, a walking track, a soccer field, six picnic shelters, public restrooms and a senior center. Solomon said these are merely suggestions for use of the property, although he felt the walking track should be a priority. The mayor also said a proposed small soccer field could be a multi-use areas. “A soccer field is just a grassy area with two goals and chalk lines on the ground,” he said. “Move the goals and you can use it for picnics or lots of other activities.” During a town hall meeting, a member of the audience suggested that an amphitheater for outdoor musical performances

would be a good addition to the park. Solomon said that could certainly be considered. The mayor said he wanted public input about the types of facilities community members want to see in the new park. “I don’t want this to be Mike Solomon’s park,” he said during the public meeting. Solomon also told the citizens who attended the meeting that he had recently found at Bulls Gap Town Hall a 20-year plan that the Bulls Gap Planning Commission had prepared in 1969. That plan, he said, had called for construction of a town park, a swimming pool and a new town hall to be completed before 1990. But for whatever reason, none of those proposed facilities, including a town park, were ever built. “It all got sidetracked,” Solomon told the audience. This time, Solomon said, town leaders intend to complete a nine-acre park on land off North VFW Road that the board refers to as “the farm.” While the park is still in the works, the existing barn on the property is already being used as a Farmer’s Market during growing season. The barn has a central hallway with a concrete floor and two side hallways with gravel floors. The town will work initially to develop a gravel parking lot for the farmer’s market, the mayor said. Local residents have first priority for sale space in the market, but it is open to non-residents as well. continued on page 53

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Series

SURGOINSVILLE 10 MILER Saturday, February 25, 8:00am Surgoinsville Middle School

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LAUREL RUN ASCENT

Saturday, April 15, 8:00am 11 mile trail race Laurel Run Park – Church Hill Trail Runner Trophy Series SFTC Long Distance Series SFTC Trail Series Competition SFTC King & Queen Competition

AMIS MILL 10K

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Tuesday, June 6, 6:00pm Laurel Run Park – Church Hill SFTC Kids’ Festival of Miles SFTC Mile Series Competition SFTC King & Queen Competition

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CROOKED RIVER HALF MARATHON Sunday, October 15, 3:00pm The Lodge at Crooked River AP Carter Highway – Virginia SFTC Long Distance Series SFTC King & Queen Competition

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Riverfront Park along the Holston River in Surgoinsville features a boat ramp, picnic areas, fishing docks, a walking trail and new restrooms. continued from page 51

Not far from this proposed park is St. Clair Park, which offers a variety of activities for the entire family. Located off Melinda Ferry Road, St. Clair park features a baseball/softball field, covered picnic tables, playground, tennis and basketball courts and a building with restrooms. Dogs are welcome, but must be leashed at all times in the park. The park is free, open year round, except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. It is currently open 8 a.m. to sunset. Just up the road in Rogersville is Rogersville City Park, a sprawling park on 42 acres of rolling hills, located between U.S. Highway 11W and Main Street along Park Boulevard. Well-spaced throughout this impressive municipal park are three pavilions (two with restrooms), five picnic shelters, a multi-purpose field with stage, two walking trails, one fitness trail, four, nicely-appointed children’s playgrounds, a duck pond, four lighted tennis courts, two outdoor basketball courts, horseshoe pits, six baseball/softball fields, a sand volleyball court and public swimming pool. The park’s field is the setting for the town’s annual Fourth of July celebration, as well as seasonal carnivals and youth soccer and football games. The ball fields host games of the Rogersville Parks & Recreation leagues. From March 15 through November 15, the pavilions are

available on a daily basis for $50 per day. The stage can be rented for $25. The pavilions and stage must be reserved in advance and are not available during Heritage Days weekend or Fourth of July weekend. The Rogersville City Pool is open Memorial Day through Labor Day. The pool hosts pool parties, swimming lessons and home meets for the Rogersville Flying Fish swim team. The Parks and Recreation Building, located off Main Street, hosts Music Junction, a free open microphone jam session, every Thursday night. Other times the building can be rented at a cost of $12.50 per hour with reservations. During Christmas season, the park hosts the town-sponsored Festival of Lights, when the park is illuminated by several thousand holiday lights and exhibits. Two smaller parks are also located within Rogersville’s city limits. Swift Mini Park is located on Hasson Street with an outdoor continued on page 55

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Rogersville City Park has four lighted tennis courts, two outdoor basketball courts, along with pavilions, picnic shelters, playgrounds and trails, as well as a multi-purpose field with stage that hosts the town’s annual 4th of July Celebration.

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basketball court, picnic shelter, playground area, picnic tables, horseshoe pits, open play area, and walking/jogging trail. The park is across the street from Price Public Community Center and Swift Museum, which commemorates the historic African-American Swift College and Price Public School of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The community center is a popular event locale available for rental. Located in downtown Rogersville, Crockett Spring Park is a joint project of the Town and the Rogersville Heritage Association. The park is the site of Rogersville’s first settlement, and the tavern and home built by founder Joseph Rogers is preserved on the site. Dedicated in Sept. 2013, Crockett Spring Park is a Certified Tennessee Arboretum, featuring 36 varieties of trees. A gazebo built to commemorate the bicentennials of both Rogersville (1989) and Tennessee (1996) is located in this peaceful

park, which features Crockett Springs running through it. A popular location for pictures, weddings and quiet picnics, the park and the gazebo may be rented. The park is maintained by the Rogersville Parks and Recreation Department and the Rogersville Tree Board.

— By Jim Beller

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A vintage log cabin and smokehouse are attractions along the walking trail at Laurel Run Park.

(Above) Dedication of the Big Creek Visitors Center, located at the Thomas Amis Park on West Bear Hollow Road just outside Rogersville, was held April 23, 2016. The center, adjacent to the Amis Mill Restaurant and the historic, ancestral Thomas Amis home, features a Tennessee Civil War Trails marker, souvenirs and a graphic timeline of settlement in the area. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Photo by Sheldon Livesay.

Thomas Amis Park At left, Jake and Wendy Jacobs display the marker denoting Amis Mill as a United Methodist Historic Site.

A free fishing day is held each spring at Big Creek at Amis Mill on West Bear Hollow Road just outside Rogersville.

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Schools Education

Schools / Trade / College

Appalachian Upward Bound (CHS) 2927 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville 423-272-2299

Bulls Gap Elementary

315 Allen Dr., Bulls Gap 423-235-5201 / Fax: 423-235-7687

Carters Valley Elementary

1006 N. Central Ave., Church Hill 423-357-7450 / Fax: 423-357-5169

Charles Fuller Training Center 1722 E. Main St., Rogersville 423-272-7629

Cherokee High School

2927 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville 423-272-6507 / Fax: 423-272-3556

Church Hill Elementary

400 Old Stage Rd., Church Hill 423-357-5621 / Fax: 423-357-4422

Church Hill Intermediate

301 Park Ave., Church Hill 423-357-0252 / Fax: 423-357-0267

Church Hill Middle

211 Oak St., Church Hill 423-357-3051 / Fax: 423-357-9873

Clinch High School

1540 Clinch Valley Rd., Sneedville 423-272-3202 / Fax: 423-272-3207

ETSU at Kingsport Allandale 1501 University Blvd., Kingsport 423-392-8000

Hancock Adult Education 418 Harrison St., Sneedville 423-733-4848

Hancock County Early Learning Center

418 Harrison St., Sneedville 423-733-1762 / Fax: 423-733-1762

Hancock County Elementary

373 Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ridge Rd., Sneedville 423-733-2534 / Fax: 423-733-9821

Hancock Elementary School Base Health Center 391 Court Square, Sneedville 423-733-2121

Hancock County High School

2700 Main St., Sneedville 423-733-4611 / Fax: 423-733-1427

Hancock County Middle School

2700 Main St., Sneedville 423-733-4611 / Fax: 423-733-1427

Hawkins County Adult Education

958 E. McKinney Ave., Rogersville 423-272-8345

Hawkins Elementary

1121 E. Main St., Rogersville 423-272-2632 / Fax: 423-272-9066

Joseph Rogers Primary

2001 E. Main St., Rogersville 423-272-9110 / Fax: 423-272-7211

Keplar Elementary

1914 Burem Rd., Rogersville 423-272-9390 / Fax: 423-921-9929

McPheeters Bend Elementary

1115 Goshen Valley Rd., Church Hill 423-357-6822 / Fax: 423-357-5437

Mooresburg Elementary

305 Hwy. 31, Mooresburg 423-272-9597 / Fax: 423-921-8970

Mt. Carmel Elementary

early to higher learning and trade school St. Clair Elementary

1350 Melinda Ferry Rd., Bulls Gap 423-235-2721 / Fax: 423-235-2033

Surgoinsville Middle

1044 Main St., Surgoinsville 423-345-2252 / Fax: 423-345-3598

Surgoinsville Elementary

1010 Main St., Surgoinsville 423-345-2153 / Fax: 423-345-2154

116 W. Broadway St., Rogersville 423-272-7651 / Fax: 423-272-7790

Technology Dept.

200 N. Depot St., Rogersville 423-272-7629 Preschools

Fugate Hill Head Start

Hawkins County Board of Education

Hawkins County Early Childhood

Adult Literacy Dept.

Hawkins County Preschool

Bus Shop / Transportation Dept.

UETHDA Head Start

Child Nutrition / Food Service Dept.

Wonderland Child Care

1050 Volunteer Blvd., Church Hill 423-357-3641 / Fax: 423-357-6694

200 N. Depot St., Rogersville 423-272-7629 / Fax: 423-272-2207 954 E. McKinney Ave., Rogersville 423-272-8345 / Fax: 423-272-2207

423-272-7135 / Fax: 423-272-0447

200 N. Depot St., Rogersville 423-272-2128 / Fax: 423-272-3789

Early Childhood Center (Pre-K)

Family Resource Center

Rogersville City School

423-272-7629 / Fax: 423-272-8389

Volunteer High School

323 Phipps Bend Rd., Surgoinsville 423-345-4130

Pathways Alternative School

958 E. McKinney Ave., Rogersville 423-272-7603 / Fax: 423-272-0185

Teacher Center /Personnel Dept.

First United Methodist Preschool

954 E. McKinney Ave., Rogersville 423-272-7629/ Fax: 423-921-9621

Rogersville Middle

200 N. Depot St., Rogersville 423-272-7629 / Fax: 423-272-8642

Tennessee College of Applied Technology / Hawkins County Branch

127 Cherry St., Mt. Carmel 423-357-7221 / Fax: 423-357-9863

942 E. McKinney Ave., Rogersville 423-272-6655 / Fax: 423-272-5566

954 E. McKinney Ave., Rogersville 423-272-7629 / Fax: 423-921-9621

Health Services Dept.

200 N. Depot St., Rogersville 423-272-7629

Maintenance Dept.

2269 E. Main St., Rogersville 423-272-8551 / Fax: 423-272-3604

Special Education Dept.

119 Grandview St., Mt. Carmel 423-357-1094 400 Fugate St., Rogersville 423-272-6325

954 E. McKinney Ave., Rogersville 423-921-9621 123 Oak Dr., Church Hill 423-357-0539

904 E. Main St., Rogersville 423-272-7989 3321 Hwy. 11W, Surgoinsville 423-345-4306

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Manufacturers Industries

providing employment ... growing local economy

AGC Flat Glass North America

Dalton Stamp & Die, LLC.

J & J Service, LLC

(423) 357-6121 www.agc.com

572 Phipps Bend Rd., Surgoinsville (423) 345-4477 www.daltonstamp.com

105 Kitty Ln., Rogersville (423) 272-7969

Greenland Plant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Flat Glass

Armstrong Machine Works, Inc.

Rubber Printing Dies & Hot Stamping Dies

Service Printing Presses

Kingsport Book

Sekisui Ta Industries, Inc. 75 Industrial Park Dr., Rogersville (423) 272-5898 Short Mountain Silica 170 Silicia Rd., Mooresburg (423) 272-5700

726 Tuggle Hill Rd., Rogersville (423) 272-3784 BAE Systems

East Tennessee Iron & Metal, Inc.

Lynx Machine & Tool Company

1925 Highway 66, Bulls Gap (423) 235-4119

410 Phipps Bend Rd., Surgoinsville (423) 345-5020

Ordnance Systems, Inc. Holston Army Ammunition Plant

4509 W. Stone Dr., Kingsport (423) 578-8010 www.baesystems.com

Metal Recycling

210 E Washington St., Rogersville (423) 921-7456

1249 Old Hwy. 70S, Rogersville (423) 921-0202

Baldor Dodge Reliance

E.D.M.S.

100 Baldor Dr., Rogersville (423) 272-2686 www.baldor.com

Barrette Outdoor Living

Living Hardwood and Vinyl Lumber

740 N. Main St., Bulls Gap (423) 235-4113 www.barretteoutdoorliving.com Bel Fab, Inc.

Auto Equipment and Parts, Handling and Storage Systems

2737 Highway 66 South, Rogersville (423) 235-4163 www.bel-Fab.com

Company Custom Machine Shop

MBM Packaging Labs

B & N Tool & Die Shop 957 Holliston Mills Rd., Church Hill (423) 357-4846 Flexible Couplings, Ball and Glass Mounted

(423) 357-3433 www.kingsportbook.com

East Tennessee Printing Co., Inc. Lithographic Printing

Induction Heat Treat Machinery

661 Millers Bluff Rd., Surgoinsville (423) 345-5086 www.edms-Incorporated.com Elkins Precision Products 114 Carpenter Circle, Rogersville (423) 293-0087 www.elkinsprecisionproducts.com FROG Properties TN, LLC Paper Converters

121 Kingsport Press Rd., Church Hill (423) 357-2511 Futuristic, Inc.

Preprinted Packaging Materials

Mid Paco 121 Kingsport Press Rd., Church Hill 423-357-2511 MIS, Inc. 119 Industrial Dr., Surgoinsville (423) 345-2303 www.misincinfo.com Mohawk Machine & Energy, LLC 273 Hwy. 11E., Ste. B, Bulls Gap 423-235-9585 Mountain City Lumber Company 725 W. Main Blvd., Church Hill 423-357-3500

Reclining Chairs

BFI of Northeast Tennessee

P.O. Box 110, Bean Station, TN (423) 235-6271 www.futuristic.com

Mundet Inc 170 Geiger Rd., Surgoinsville (423) 601-7200 www.mundet.com

Regional Park Dr., Rogersville (800) 472-8506 www.sunsetwaste.com

HDK Industries, Inc.

N S Gilbert Lumber 4459 Hwy. 11W, Rogersville 423-345-2320

Metal Recycling

Blue Diamond Exterminating & Manufacturing Roach Paste

Non-Wovens, Laminates

100 Industrial Park Dr., Rogersville (423) 272-7119 www.hdkind.com

1001 Old Highway 11W, Mooresburg Homeland Vinyl Products 140 Industrial Dr., Surgoinsville (423) 921-9994 (423) 345-2351 Contour Industries Hutchinson Sealing Systems, Inc. Glass Products Automotive Rubber Sealants 125 Industrial Dr., Surgoinsville 309 Press Rd., Church Hill (423) 345-2000 (423) 357-6991 www.contourind.com www.hutchinsonssi.com Cooper-Standard Automotive ICG / Holliston, Inc. Tubular Assemblies 377 Phipps Bend Rd., Surgoinsville 905 Holliston Mills Rd., Church Hill (423) 357-6141 / (423) 357-3893 (423) 345-2383 www.icgholliston.com www.cooperstandard.com

Sam Dong, Inc. 300 Industrial Park Dr., Rogersville (423) 921-7373 www.samdongamerica.com

Book Binding and Related Work

Diversified Machine Products 14 Evergreen St., Church Hill 423-357-1448

Custom Machine Shop

Peddinghaus Modern Technology (PMT) 2105 Schmiede St., Surgoinsville 423-345-4500 Northern Safety Company 121 Kingsport Press Rd., Church Hill (423) 256-6800 Pinkston Pallet Shop 112 Big Springs Rd., Rogersville (423) 272-2886 Quality Plastic Products 961 Holliston Mills Rd., Church Hill (423) 357-7712

Smokey Mountain Storage Barns, LLC 8549 Hwy. 11W., Rogersville (423) 921-8080 Summers-Taylor 135 Moreland Rd., Mooresburg (423) 272-9293 Sonic Sound Series 8024 Hwy. 66N, Rogersville 423-921-0503 Tabco, Inc. 614 Phipps Bend Rd., Surgoinsville (423) 345-2299 Techni-Glass, Inc. 916 Phipps Bend Rd., Surgoinsville (423) 345-4527 www.techni-glassinc.com Tennessee Valley Authority John Sevier Fossil Plant/ Combined â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cycle Plant (TVA) 611 Old Hwy. 70, Rogersville (423) 921-6600 TJ Box 1767 Hwy. 66S., Bulls Gap (423) 235-4904 Walker Forge 2105 Schmiede St., Surgoinsville (423) 345-4500 Ware Manufacturing 100 Phipps Bend Rd., Surgoinsville (423) 345-4716 ZF TRW 7500 Hwy. 11W, Rogersville (423) 272-2171

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...a great place to visit • Archie Campbell Museum and Home • Bulls Gap Railroad Museum • Volunteer Speedway

...a great place to work Barrett Outdoor Living’s Bulls Gap facility is one of the largest employers in Hawkins County.

New Renovated Rooms! New Fitness Room!

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Mayor: Michael Solomon • Vice Mayor: Jimmy Sexton Aldermen: Betsy Stewart-Shipley, Gaylon Williams, Susan Williams

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Pharmacy • 423-272-6408 Gift Center • 423-272-3882 Hwy. 66 Shopping Center, Rogersville, TN Open Monday — Saturday 9am to 7pm Sunday • 2pm to 5pm

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Civic Clubs Organizations

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helping to improve our community

American Legion Post 21 of Rogersville

Hasson Chapter #179 Order of the Eastern Star

Rogersville Arts Council P.O. Box 575, Rogersville, TN 37857

Ruritan of St. Clair (423) 235-2525

1924 E. Main St., Rogersville, TN 37857

Rogersville, TN

Contact: Guerry McConnell

Meets the 2nd Thursday of each month.

(423) 921-9029

Contact: Susan Thames

Email: rogersvilleartscouncil@gmail.com www.rogersvilleartscouncil.org

Meets the last Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the American Legions Building

Boys and Girls Club of Hawkins County 1604 E. Main St., Rogersville, TN 37857

(423) 272-5656 Email: hawkinsbgc@gmail.com www.hcbgc.org

Business Professional Women of Rogersville Contact: Pat Rimer

(423) 272-9001

Email: patrimer@bellsouth.net

(423) 921-0092

Meet the 1st Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at: 103 East Main St., Rogersville

Hawkins County Archival Project

955 East McKinney Avenue Rogersville, TN 37857

(423) 921-0904

www.facebook.com/pages/Hawkins-CountyArchival-Project

Hawkins County Historical & Genealogical Society (423) 256-2304

CASA for Kids

Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Rogersville Senior Center located at: 407 East Main St., Rogersville

Contact: Suzanne Stanley

Kiwanis Club of Rogersville

107 East Main Street, Suite 240 Rogersville, TN 37857

(423) 239-0328 Email: suzanne@casa4kidsinc.org

Chip Hale Center 310 Hasson St., Rogersville, TN 37857

(423) 272-3966

www.chiphalecenter.org

Church Hill Senior Citizens Center Tammy Bentley, Director

(423) 357-5387

412 East Main Blvd., Church Hill, TN www.churchhilltn.gov Consists of approximately 12,000 square feet with exercise room, billiard room, game room, craft room, kitchen, dining/event hall, computer room and music room.

East Hawkins County Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 1314, Church Hill, TN 37642

(423) 357-6365

Extension Agent: Robbie Peppers

850 W. Main St. , Ste. 1, Rogersville, TN 37857

Phone: (423)-272-7241 Email: rpeppers@utk.edu

Habitat for Humanity 310 Colonial Rd., Rogersville, TN 37857

Contact: Marshall Stubblefield

Phone/Fax: (423) 272-1830 Email: mstubblefield@bellsouth.net www.habitat.org

P.O. Box 442, Rogersville, TN 37857

Contact: Russ Williamson

(423) 921-1872

Meets each Tuesday at noon at the Hale Springs Inn located at: 110 W. Main St., Rogersville

Lions Club of Bulls Gap

Meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Pizza Plus located at: 410 Highway 11E Bulls Gap, TN 37711

Lions Club of Rogersville Contact: Bob Maes

(423) 921-9019

Meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at The Shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center at: 306 East Main Street, Rogersville

Of One Accord Ministries 306 East Main St., Rogersville, TN 37857

Contact: Sheldon Livesay

(423) 921-8044 / Fax: (423) 272-2378 Email: ofoneaccord@yahoo.com

Overton Lodge #5 Free and Accepted Masons

Rogersville, TN 37857 Meet the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at: 103 East Main St., Rogersville

Price Public Community Center 203 Spring St., Rogersville, TN

Contact: Stella Gudger

(423) 921-3888 Email: pricepubliccommu@bellsouth.org

Rogersville/Hawkins County Chamber of Commerce 107 East Main Street, Suite 100 Rogersville, TN 37857

Contact: Nancy Barker

(423) 272-2186

Rogersville Civitan Club Contact: Judith Williams

(423) 754-0105

Meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Brick Oven Mountain Kitchen, 1226 E. Main St. at 6:30 p.m.

Rogersville Garden Club

Meets every first Thursday night of the month at 7 p.m. in the upper room of the Shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center, Main St., Rogersville.

Rogersville Heritage Association

Ruritan of Surgoinsville (423) 345-2946 Meets the 3rd Monday of each month.

Shades of Nefertiti

www.facebook.com/pages/Shades-of-Nefertiti Meets the 3rd Monday of every month at the Price Public Community Center located at: 203 Spring St., Rogersville

Sons of American Revolution Contact: Donald Hills

(423) 235-0166

Meets at Hale Springs Inn located at: 110 West Main St., Rogersville. Please check our website: www.tnssar.org for current meeting information. Email: donhills@bellsouth.net

United Way of Hawkins County 101 W. Broadway St., Rogersville, TN

415 South Depot St., Rogersville, TN

Contact: Sybil Testerman

(423) 272-1961

101 West Broadway St., Suite 1 Rogersville, TN 37857

Email: director@rogersvilleheritage.org www.rogersvilleheritage.org

Rogersville Rotary

(423) 272-7379

Email: uwayhawkinstn@yahoo.com

Established 1925 P.O. Box 544, Rogersville, TN 37857 Email: info@rogersvillerotary.org www.rogersvillerotary.org Meets each Tuesday at noon at Wellmont Hawkins County Hospital

VFW Club Post 9543

Rogersville Senior Center

261 Silver Lake Road Church Hill, TN 37642

407 E. Main St., Rogersville, TN 37857

(423) 272-9186 or (423) 272-9185 Fax: (423) 272-9185

Email: hawkinschamber@gmail.com Transportation, congregate meals, home delivered meals, educational programs, exercise classes, exercise equipment, bingo, trips, computer for clients use, volunteer opportunities, senior games, health screenings, Bible study, painting classes, woodworking classes, and many more activities.

Rogersville Shriners Club

Meets the 4th Friday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at Overton Lodge located at: 103 East Main St., Rogersville, TN 37857

1605 E. Main St., Rogersville, TN 37857

(423) 272-7423

VFW Club of Church Hill Post 9754 (423) 357-3613

Volunteer Ruritan of Mount Carmel 5740 Carters Valley Road Mt. Carmel, TN 37645

(423)357-1785

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Old-Fashioned Hometown Pharmacy

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Local Flavor Dining Guide Rogersville Amis Mill Eatery 127 W. Bear Hollow Rd., Rogersville (423) 272-7040

Bojangles 4314 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville (423) 293-3733

Brick Oven Mountain Kitchen 1206 E. Main St., Rogersville (423) 921-8600

Burger King 116 James Richardson Ln., Rogersville (423) 272-4364

Carnival Café 7565 Hwy. 11W, Rogersville (423) 500-1050

Dominos 111 Justice Center Dr., Rogersville (423) 272-7009

El Paraiso Mexican Grill

Subway

110 W. Main St., Rogersville (423) 272-5171

4331 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville (Walmart) (423) 921-7600 921 E. Main St., Ste. 4, Rogersville (423) 272-2765

900 W. Main St., Rogersville (423) 272-0713

Miss Bea’s Perks and Pies 109 S. Church St., Rogersville 423-272-6555

Oh Henry’s Restaurant 201 E. Main St., Rogersville (423) 272-0980

Pal’s Sudden Service 4308 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville (423) 272-5400

Peking Chinese Restaurant 420 Park Blvd., Ste. 8, Rogersville (423) 272-8278

Papa John’s Pizza 4308 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville (423) 272-5070

4324 Hwy. 66S, Ste. D, Rogersville (423) 921-9380 12887 E. Main, Ste. 2, Rogersville (423) 921-9256

Pizza Hut

Golden Dairy

3934 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville (423) 272-7171

4002 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville (423) 272-2000

Hardee’s 198 Park Blvd., Rogersville (423) 272-5763

KFC 3938 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville (423) 272-5704

Long John Silver’s 3946 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville (423) 272-6320

McDonald’s 4306 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville (423) 272-4892

great places to eat throughout the area

McKinney’s Tavern

Medical Center Pharmacy

4019 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville (423) 272-9191

Pizza Plus of Rogersville

Roma’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant 7138 Hwy. 11W, Rogersville (423) 272-7774

Sagebrush Steakhouse 400 Park Blvd, Rogersville (423) 921-7694

Sonic Drive-In 1214 E. Main St., Rogersville (423) 272-6400

Southside Restaurant 2928 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville (423) 272-3317

Sunshine Sandwich Shop 109 N. Church St., Rogersville (423) 293-3088

Sweet Tooth Catering & Café 114 E. Main St., Ste. 1, Rogersville (423) 921-7400

Taco Bell 4018 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville (423) 921-6009

Tennessee Jack’s 3415 Hwy. 66S, Rogersville (423) 293-3800

The Pig & Chick 5020 Hwy. 11W, Rogersville (423) 272-4448

Wendy’s 110 James Richardson Ln., Rogersville (423) 921-0068

Bulls Gap / St. Clair Di’s Diner 1321 Hwy. 113, Bulls Gap (423) 235-7631

DQ Grill & Chill 14044 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy., Bulls Gap (423) 235-1023

Jug’s Place 422 Hwy. 11E, Bulls Gap (423) 235-0102

McDonald’s 35 Speedway Ln., Bulls Gap (423) 235-7000

Pizza Plus of Bulls Gap 14480 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy., Bulls Gap (423) 235-9200

66 discover hawkins county GUIDEBOOK 2017 S & S Market Pal’s Sudden Service

Pizza Plus of Mount Carmel

1236 Hwy. 113, Bulls Gap (423) 235-7727

437 Richmond St., Church Hill (423) 357-1690

6039 Carters Valley Rd., Church Hill (423) 357-7777

St. Clair Restaurant

Pizza Plus of Church Hill

Subway

1236 Hwy 113, St. Clair, TN

(423) 393-1027

445 Richmond St., Church Hill (423) 357-7777

1420 W. Main St., Mt. Carmel (423) 245-2400

Subway

Randall’s Restaurant & Catering

13425 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy., Bulls Gap (423) 235-6772

120 Old Union Rd., Church Hill (423) 357-0299

Sneedville

Taco Bell

Roma’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant

1104 Main St., Sneedville (423) 733-4538

14042 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy., Bulls Gap (423) 235-9218

1026 Hwy. 11W, Church Hill (423) 357-7727 / (423) 357-7728

Pizza Plus of Sneedville

Wendy’s

Surgoinsville

13350 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy., Bulls Gap (423) 235-4572

Yoder’s Country Market & Deli 273 Hwy. 11E, Bulls Gap (423) 235-9400

Mooresburg Country Corner 113 Old Hwy. 11W, Mooresburg (423) 272-5027

Green Tomato Grill 802 Old Hwy. 11W, Mooresburg (423) 921-8282

Church Hill Asian Grill 705 Hwy. 11W, Church Hill (423) 357-0668

Church Hill Diner 506 E. Main Blvd., Church Hill (423) 357-5557

Blimpies 3411Hwy. 11W Surgoinsville (423) 366-8066

Dairy Mart 2120 Main St., Surgoinsville (423) 345-2716

Golden Diner 1614 Main St., Surgoinsville

1462 Main St., Sneedville (423) 733-8500

Sneedville Family Diner 135 Campbell Dr., Sneedville (423) 733-4163

Subway 171A Court Square, Sneedville (423) 733-1288

Morristown El Charrito Mexican Restaurant

(423) 345-0340

3304 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy., Morristown (423) 586-1322

Phipps Bend Country Kitchen

Kingsport

3039 Hwy. 11W, Surgoinsville

(423) 345-0025

Arby’s

Pizza Plus of Surgoinsville

4532 W. Stone Dr, Kingsport (423) 247-9979

3400 Hwy. 11W, Surgoinsville (423) 235-4040

El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant

Riverview Cafe

4368 W. Stone Dr., Kingsport (423) 765-9750

106 Old Stage Rd., Surgoinsville (423) 345-3111

Skip’s Diner

Mount Carmel

Cowboy’s BBQ

Ann’s Steak & More

401 Richmond St., Church Hill (423) 256-9815

5602 Carter’s Valley Rd., Mt Carmel (423) 357-2667

Dominos

Blimpies

720 E. Main Blvd., Church Hill (423) 357-2228

432 W. Main St., Mt. Carmel (423) 256-9690

El Potrillo

Dairy Cup of Mount Carmel

1142 Volunteer St., Church Hill (423) 357-7305

110 E. Main St., Mt. Carmel (423) 357-4181

McDonald’s

Hardee’s

201 Silver Lake Rd., Church Hill (423) 357-8320

Hardee’s

530 W. Main St., Mt. Carmel (423) 357-8405

4366 W. Stone Dr., Kingsport (423) 246-7547

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Chamber of Commerce a AirMedCare Network Air Ambulance Transport Jason Monday 118 Laurel Acres CT Jonesborough, TN 37654 423-444-1853 Jason.Monday@amgh.us Amedisys Home Health Care Lori Dalton RN, BSN - Director of Operations Andi Crawley RN, BSN - Account Executive 109 Apple Lane, Suite A Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-4484 lori.dalton@amedisys.com andi.crawley@amedisys.com www.amedisys.com

Appalachian Mountain Project Access Tracy Pate, Outreach Coordinator 809 S. Roan Street, Suite # 4 Johnson City, TN 37601 423-232-6700 / Fax: 423-232-670 tracy@ProjectAccessEastTn.org Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness (ARCH) Dreama Shreve, Executive Director Danielle Garland, Case Manager 321 West Walnut Street, P.O. Box 3797 Johnson City, TN 37602 423-928-2724 / 423-926-4264 dreama@appalachianhomeless.org A.S.I. Automotive Scientific, Inc. P.O. Box 626 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-9085 / 423-921-9086 don@autoecu.com

American Cancer Society Kayla Shelby 871 N. Weisgarber Road Knoxville, TN 37909 865-558-4052 / 865-584-1673 kayla.shelby@cancer.org

AT & T of Tennessee Alan Hill, Regional Director-External Affairs 9733 Parkside Drive, 2nd Floor Knoxville, TN 37922 865-769-5799 / Fax: 423-865-6998 Alan.L.Hill@att.com

American Red Cross of Northeast TN Glenda Bobalik, Executive Director Susan Perry, Operation Manager 660 Eastern Star Rd Kingsport, TN 37663 423-765-4222 / 423-765-4377 glenda.bobalik@redcross.org susan.perry@redcross.org

At-Work Personnel Services, Inc. David Luttrell 3815 Highway 66, Suite # 4 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8115 / 423-921-9002 dluttr@atworkpersonnel.com www.atworkpersonnel.com

American Rental Derek Miller 4324 Highway 66, Suite # A Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-3572 / 423-293-3574 st069@americanrental.com Amis Mill Eatery Jake & Wendy Jacobs 127 West Bear Hollow Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7040 jake@amismill.com www.amismill.com Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union Candy Craig P.O. Box 1008 Kingsport, TN 37662 423-378-2819 / 800-378-3778 ccraig@myacfcu.org www.myacfcu.com/ASP/home.asp Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union Adam Tate 1206 West Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-378-2845 atate@myacfcu.org www.myacfcu.org

Auto Brite Professional Detailers Dale Wilson & Matthew Wilson 4023 Highway 66 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-4486 wilson.d713@gmail.com

b B. K. Graphics Screen Printing Embroidery Brian Frankford 6644 W.A.J. Highway Talbott, TN 37877 423-581-4288 sales@BKGraphics.com BPW Patricia Rimer 131 Lena Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-9001 patrimer@bellsouth.net Baldor Dodge Reliance Peggy Lee 100 Baldor Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2686 / 423-272-1298 pslee2@baldor.com www.baldor.com

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Baldor Dodge Reliance Tom Carpenter 100 Baldor Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-1233 / 423-272-1233 tcarpenter@baldor.com www.baldor.com Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Angie Guimond P.O. Box 3038 Johnson City, TN, 37602 423-928-0181 / 423-979-7639 aguimond@bakerdoleson.com Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Vance Cheeks P.O. Box 3038 Johnson City, TN, 37602 423-928-0181 / 423-979-7639 vcheeks@bakerdonaldson.com Bang â&#x20AC;&#x201C;N- Blades Beauty Salon Jessica Allen, Owner 322 Colonial Road Rogersville, Tennessee 423-293-0337 jessicaandkelvin@hotmail.com

Brian Snow Carpet Care Brian Snow P.O. Box 355 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-8197 Brick Oven Mountain Kitchen Robbie Davis, Owner 1206 East Main Street Rogersville, Tennessee 37857 423-921-8600 Broome Funeral Home Don Broome P.O. Box 8 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8250 - 423-272-8251 broomefuneralhome@charterinternet.com www.broomefuneralhome.com Brotherhood Leathers Retail Shelia Myers, Owner 904 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 Phone: 423-293-3777 / Fax: 423-293-3778 brotherhoodleathers@gmail.com Buds and Blooms Florist Marlene McNally, Owner 211 South Depot Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-3400

Bargain Barn Tires David Bundren 1203 Main Street Rogersville, TN 37602 423-272-6191 bargaintires@gmail.com

Bulls Gap Drugs Antonio Bos P.O. Box 97 Bulls Gap, TN 37711 423-235-4600 / 423-235-5755 bullsgapdrugs@yahoo.com

Blimpie Sandwich Shop Mack Fletcher 3411 Highway 11 W Surgoinsville, TN 37873 423-366-8066 mack7936@aol.com

Bulls Gap Railroad Museum Bill Haskins 139 South Main Street Bulls Gap, TN 37711 423-235-5322 srw6330@yahoo.com www.bullsgaprailroadmuseum.org

Bluegrass at Bellamy Johnny Greer & Teresa Greer 116 Hill Avenue Surgoinsville, TN 37873 423-345-3372 / 423-345-3372 johnnygreer@bellsouth.net teresagreer@bellsouth.net www.mainstreetbluegrass.com/bellamys.htm Blue Ridge Package Dale Murnane 4017 Highway 66 South, Suite A Rogersville, TN 37857 423-393-1166 blueridgepackage@gmail.com Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tire & Auto Center Bob Bundren 1501 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-3075

c C&C Millwright & Maintenance Jerry Fortner P.O. Box 970, Greeneville, TN 37744 423-639-9527 / 423-639-8757 jfortner@ccmillwright.com www.ccmillwright.com CASA for Kids, Inc. Suzanne Stanley 107 E. Main St., Ste 240 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-0328 suzanne@casa4kindsinc.org CASA for Kids, Inc. Mary L. Kilpatrick 310 Shelby Street Kingsport, TN 37660 423-247-1161 / Fax 423-247-1156 mary@casa4kidsinc.org

68 discover hawkins county GUIDEBOOK 2017 Carol’s Short-Term Rentals Carol Jones 911 Sandy Valley Road Rogersville, TN 37857 770-530-9749 caroljones@afco.net Carroll Real Estate Rick Carroll 405 S. Armstrong Road, Suite # 5 Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-272-7100 / 423-272-0782 www.carrollrealty.com Carter, Rhonda L., CPA Rhonda Carter 171 Mount Zion Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-235-7900 / 423-235-9050 rhondacartercpa@aol.com Chancellor Douglas T. Jenkins Doug Jenkins 107 East Main Street, Suite # 321 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-8800 / 423-921-8045 atty2637@bellsouth.net Charter Business David Cummings 10417 Wallace Alley Street Kingsport, TN 37663 423-817-2456 david.cummings@chartercom.com Charter Communications Patricia Matthews 125 Stapleton Lane, #1 Rogersville, TN, 37857 www.charter.com Cherokee Lake User Association Non-profit –Lake Preservation P.O. Box 694 Talbott, TN 37877 901-828-6825 Lynn Listeslistes@comcast.net www.cherokeelakeusers.net Cherokee Lake Campground Billie Phillips 9617 Hwy 11W Mooresburg, TN 37811 423-272-3333 billieclc@bellsouth.net www.cherokeelakeinfo.com Cherokee Orthotics and Medical Equipment, Inc. Fonda Brice 482 Park Blvd., Suite 2 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-8088 / 423-921-0046 physic_c@charterinternet.com Cherokee Physical Therapy Jeff Ringley 482 Park Blvd., Suite 2 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-8088 / 423-921-0046 jeff_c@charterinternet.com Chip Hale Center Melissa Hutchins 310 Hasson Street Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-272-3966 / 423-272-4025 mhutchinschc@yahoo.com www.chiphalecenter.org

Christian-Sells Funeral Home Chris Christian P.O. Box 775, 1520 East Main St. Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-0555 / 423-272-0524 office@christiansells.com www.christiansells.com Christian-Sells Funeral Home James Sells P.O. Box 775, 1520 East Main St. Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-0555 / 423-272-0524 csfh@bellsouth.net www.christiansells.com Church Hill Florist Tammy Holland 112 East Main Street Church Hill, TN 37642 423-357-7641 tholland0626@gmail.com Cindy’s Tupperware Home Base Tupperware Sales Cindy Jex, Owner 594 Buzzard Roost Road Bulls Gap, TN 37711 716-572-8351 cindyjex@gmail.com Clinch-Powell RC & D Lindy Turner P.O. Box 379 Rutledge, TN 37861 865-828-5927 / 865-828-5212 lindy@clinchpowell.org www.clinchpowell.net/main.html Clinch-Powell RC & D Cherry Acuff P. O. Box 379 Rutledge, TN 37861 865-828-5927 / 865-828-5212 finance@clinchpowell.net www.clinchpowell.net/main.html Civis Bank Richard Yowell P.O. Box 550 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2200 / 423-272-3353 ryowell@civisbank.com www.civisbank.com Civis Bank Frank Proffitt P.O. Box 550 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2200 / 423-272-3353 fproffitt@civisbank.com www.civisbank.com Carter K Boutique Russ Williamson 118 South Church Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-754-4981 russ@carterkshop.com www.carterkshop.com Comfort Inn & Suites Raj Trivedi 128 James Richardson Lane Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8700 / 423-921-9849 www.comfortinn.com/hotel-rogersville-tennessee-TN510?sid=xTXYti.9ApN9geBo.25

Computer Power & Grounding Consultants, Inc. Consulting –Power Electronics Worldwide Don Spoon, President 120 Quillen Avenue Bulls Gap, TN 37711 800-688-3896 PowerGuyUSA@gmail.com Congressman Phil Roe Washington Office — Phil Roe 419 Cannon HOB Washington, DC, 20515 202-225-6356 / 202-225-5714 rep.roe@mail.house.gov www.roe.house.gov Congressman Phil Roe John Abe Teague 205 Revere St, Kingsport TN 37660 423-247-8161 John.Abe.Teague@mail.house.gov www.roe.house.gov Contoured Reflections, LLC Light Therapy Spa Phillip McKaughan, President 3302 Highway 11W Surgoinsville, TN 37857 423-445-5050 info@contouredreflections.net Cooper Standard Gabrielle Buchanan, HR Manager 377 Phipps Bend Surgoinsville, TN 37873 423-817-2598 Covington Credit Rebecca Jones 125 Stapleton Lane #2 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-8721 / 423-921-8724 Cross Flower Shop J.H. Cross 812 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8113 acrossphoto@hughes.net Crye-Leike Realtor of Rogersville Ricky Brotherton 205 East Washington Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5050 / 423-272-2378 csharits@gmail.com Custom Heating & Air Condition, LLC. Chad Salyer, Owner 119 East Main Blvd. Church Hill, TN 37642 423-357-1922 / 423-357-5736 custom.heatingandair@yahoo.com Cynthia Bundren Jackson Realty 1111 East Main Street Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-272-4400 jckscynth4@aol.com

d David Britton, Dr. Charlotte Britton 309 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-3677 brittonc@charter.net

DBR Metal Roofing Contact: Debbie Shedden P.O. Box 455, Rogersville, TN 37857 423-345-4700 / Fax: 423-345-4770 D & L Properties Commercial & Residential Rentals 139 Riverfront Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2242 cloncelarry@yahoo.com Domino’s Pizza 111 Justice Center Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7009 / 423-318-1596 dominoes6133@live.com www.dominos.com

East Tenn. Iron & Metal (ETIM) Tommy Brooks P.O. Box 460 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-235-4119 tommy@easttniron.com ETSU Hawkins Community Health COM, ETSU Jeannie Parrott 948 West Broadway Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-4808 parrottsh@etsu.edu ETSU at Kingsport Dr. Elaine Boone 300 Clinchfield Street, Suite # 460 423-392-8080 /423-392-8014 boone@etsu.edu East Side Apartments Otis Eldridge 459 Caney Creek Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2938 / 423-247-2261 otiseldridge@yahoo.com East Tennessee Concrete, Inc Concrete Sales Elvis Massengill, Plant Manager Robert Hooker & Brett Sivert 399 Colonial Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2621 / Fax: 423-272-2622 sales@easttnconcrete.com office@easttnconcrete.com East Tennessee Printing Jim Egbert P.O. Box 817 / 210 Washington St. Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-7456 / 423-921-7450 egbert@easttennesseeprinting.net Eastman Chemical Company P.O. Box 571, Kingsport, TN 37662 423-229-4965 / 423-229-4965 www.eastman.com Eastman Chemical Company Kristen Sturgill P.O. Box 571 Kingsport, TN 37662 423-229-2526 / 423-229-1008 ksturgill@eastman.com www.eastman.com

discover hawkins county GUIDEBOOK 2017 Eastman Credit Union Marty Polson 4003 Highway 66 Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-235-4050 / 423-235-4055 mpolson@ecu.org

Farm Credit Mid – America Ed Snodgrass P.O. Box 1090 Greeneville, TN 37744 423-638-8151 / 423-638-1731 Ed.snodgrass@e-farmcredit.com

Eastman Credit Union Linda Hall 2021 Meadowview Lane Kingsport, TN, 37660 423-578-7346 / 423-578-7627 lhall@ecu.org

First Community Financial Services Darla Freeman 809 West Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5800 / 423-272-1962 dfreeman@infinexgroup.com

Edward Jones Marty Dobbins 420 Park Boulevard, Suite #2 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8985 / 866-622-0647 marty.dobbins@edwardjones.com www.edwardjones.com

First Community Bank Debbie Price P.O. Box 820, 1104 East Main St. Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5800 / 423-272-6607 dprice@fcbanktn.com

Edward Jones Investments Stacy Roberts, Financial Advisor Investment Firm 3616 Netherland Inn Road, Suite # 5 Kingsport, TN 37660 423-246-9248 -/877-358-2730 stacey.l.roberts@edwardjones.com

First Community Bank Steve Waller P.O. Box 820, 1104 East Main St. Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5800 / 423-272-6607 swaller@fcbanktn.com

Eldridge Auto Sales Otis Eldridge 459 Caney Creek Road 423-272-2938 / 423-272-3753 otiseldridge@yahoo.com

First Community Bank Stephanie Potts P.O. Box 820, 1104 East Main St. Rogersville, TN, 378587 423-272-5800 / 423-272-6607 spots@fcbanktn.com

Employee Benefits Specialist, Inc . John F. Smith, President 345 Montvue Avenue Morristown, TN 37813 423-581-7594 ebstn@aol.com www.ebstn.com

First Community Bank Jackie Charles P.O. Box 820, 1104 East Main St. Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5800 / 423-272-6607 jcharles@fcbanktn.com

EPC Robert Hickman 140 Industrial Drive Surgoinsville, TN 37873 423-345-2351 /423-345-3772 www.epcmfg.com Exquisite Massage, LLC Massage Therapist Owner: Lesley McKinney 232 Hidden Valley Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-358-3741 Lesleymckinneylmt@gmail.com E-Z Pawn$ & Guns Pawn Shop and Firearms Dealer Charles Blimline 125 Stapleton Lane, Suite # 1 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-3233 ezpawns125@gmail.com www.e-zpawns.com

f Family Home Center, LLC Furniture & Appliance Store Michael Machcinski, President 301 East Main Street, Suite # C Rogersville, TN 37857 423-347-5032 / 423-347-5034 familyhomecenter@att.net

First Med of Rogersville Urgent Care Susan Ryan, Office Manager 482 Park Blvd., Suite #1 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-3366 First TN Human Resource Agency Stephanie Walker 2203 McKinley Road, Suite 210 Johnson City, TN 37604 423-461-7769 / 423-461-8228 swalker@fthra.org www.fthra.org Flowers by Wanda Florist, Wanda Seaton 301 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-3735 wandacandleshop@yahoo.com Food City Brandon Mowell 1287 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2745 www.foodcity.com Fountain Bay Construction Rhonda Epling P.O. Box 1087 Kodak, TN, 37764 865-225-1420 epling@sunrisehomestn.com www.sunrisehomestn.com/index.html

Full Cycle Wood Works, Inc. Elaine Highsmith 1642 Highway 70 North Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-6003 / 423-272-5554 fullcycle@sustainablelumber.com www.sustainablelumber.com

g German Creek Marina & Café Rhonda Epling P.O. Box 1087 Kodak, TN, 37764 865-225-1420 epling@sunrisehomestn.com www.germancreekmarina.com Givens-Nelson Realty Stephen A. Nelson 1012 West Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-4660 / 423-272-5660 givensnelson@aol.com Goins Rash Cain, Inc. Commercial; Constructional/Architectural Mary Darnell, Intern Architect 130 Regional Park Drive Kingsport, Tennessee 37660 423-349-7760 / Fax: 423-349-7413 Goody’s Tammy Bowles 4017 South Highway 66, Suite 2 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-0850 Graffiti Expressions John Metz 109 Apple Lane, Suite 201 P.O. Box 733 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-0961 / Fax: 423-293-0962 john@mbmpack.com Great Day Screen Printing Phil Goodson 120 Beaver Lane Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-3456 / Fax: 423-293-3457 greatdayscreenprinting@outlook.com Groomingdales Pet Grooming, Debra Drewyer 5148 Highway 11W Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-9931

H & R Block Peggy Long 3815 Hwy. 66 S Suite 2 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-6515 / 423-272-9975 peggy.cobb@tax.hrblock.com www.hrblock.com Hale Springs Inn & McKinney Tavern 110 West Main Street Rogersville, Tennessee 37857 877-222-1616 / 423-272-5171 info@halespringsinn.com www.HaleSpringsInn.com Hancock Manor Nursing Home, Inc Contact: George W. Brewer 1423 Main Street Sneedville, TN 37869 423-738-4783 sneadmi@gracehc.com www.hancockmanor.com Hartness Insurance Agency Brian Hartness P. O. Box 218 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-754-4343 hartnessbrian@hotmail.com Hawkins County Administrator of Elections Donna Sharp 110 East Main Street, Room 301 Rogersville, Tennessee 37587 423-272-8061 Vote@hawkinstnelection.com www.hawkinscountytn.gov Hawkins County Director of Schools Steve Starnes 200 North Depot Rogersville, Tennessee 423-272-7629 steve.starnes@hck12.net Hawkins Co. Industrial Development Board 107 East Main Street, Suite 221 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7668 / 423-272-0200 hawkinsdevlp@gmail.com www.hawkinstnindustrial.com Hawkins County Clerk Nancy Davis 110 E. Main St. Room 204 / P.O. 790 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7002 / 423-272-5801 Nancy.davis@tn.gov www.hawkinscountytn.gov

HDK Industries, Inc. Jeff Moore 100 Industrial Park Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7119 / 423-578-2831 jeffm@hdkind.com www.hdkind.com

Hawkins County Clerk & Master Holly Jaynes P.O. Box 908 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8150 Holly.Jaynes@tncourts.gov

Hagood Eyecare Dr. Brance E. Hagood 215 West Broadway Suite A Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2345 / 423-272-3324 rockytp@chartertn.net www.hagoodeyecare.net

Hawkins County EMA Gary Murrell, Director 407 East Main Street Rogersville, Tennessee 37857 423-921-8059 gary.murrell@hawkincountytn.gov

70 discover hawkins county GUIDEBOOK 2017 Hawkins County Register of Deeds Judy Kirkpatrick P.O. Box 235, Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8304 / 921-3170 jckirkpatrick@chartertn.net www.hawkinscountytn.gov Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson 117 Justice Center Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-4848 rllawson@chartertn.net Hawkins County Trustee Jim Shanks 110 East Main Street, Room 203 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7022 / 423-272-8267 jimshanks@hawkinscotrustee.com www.hawkinscountytn.gov Hawkins County Circuit Court Clerk Randy Collier 115 Justice Center Dr., Ste 1237 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-3397 / 423-272-9646 Randy.collier@hawkinscircuitcourt.com www.hawkinscountytn.gov Hawkins County Mayor Meville Bailey 150 East Washington Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7359 / 423-272-1867 Melville.Bailey@hawkinscountytn.gov www.hawkinscountytn.gov Hawkins County Library System McKenna Roush 407 East Main Street Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-272-8710 / 423-272-9646 hbslib@chartertn.net www.hawkinslibraries.org Ms. Nancy Heck 204 South Rogers Street Rogersville, Tennessee 37857 Hawkins County Even Start Dr. Kim Cassidy 200 N. Depot Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7837 kjcassidy@charter.net Hawkins County Farm Bureau Steve Hayworth 3825 Hwy 66 South Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2126 steve.hayworth@tfbf.com www.tnfarmbureau.org Hawkins County Habitat for Humanity Marshall Stubblefield 310 Colonial Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-1830 / 423-272-1830 mestubblefield@bellsouth.net www.habitat.org Hawkins County Gas Utility District Patrick Lund P.O. Box 667 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8841 / 423-272-4645 plund@hcgas.com www.hawkinscountygas.com

Hawkins County Adult Education Literacy Council Jennifer Greene 954 East McKinney Avenue Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8345 / 423-272-8642 www.tnliteracy.org Hawkins County Cancer Support Group Betty Goins 162 Regency Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-345-3049 goinsp@bellsouth.net Hawkins Farmers Co-op /Ace Hardware Brian Julian 240 Burem Pike Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2611 / 423-272-7636 bjulian@hawkinscoop.com www.ourcoop.com Henard Lumber Company Brian Henard 127 Big Spring Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8090 / 423-272-8180 henardlumber@gmail.com Heritage Motor, Inc. Michael Seal 3835 Hwy 66 S Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-3500 / Fax: 423-293-3501 heritagemotor@live.com Highlands Union Bank Samuel Neese P. O. Box 1128 Abingdon, VA, 24212 423-272-1987 sneese@hubank.com www.hubank.com Highlands Union Bank Jon Hermes 4020 Highway 66 / P.O. Box 457 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-1987 khardesty@hubank.com www.hubank.com

i Interim Healthcare Carol Kapnick and Karen Baker 3815 Highway 66 S, Suite 1 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5990 amaddox@pss-interim.com Investment Rental Properties Glen Courtney P. O. Box 756 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-0935 / 423-272-4485

j Jena’s Expert Hairstyling Ms. Jena Risner 100 North Depot Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-3807 Johnson & Johnson Realty Hugh K. Johnson P.O. Box 395 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7679

k Kairos Technology Group Woody Boyd 175 Brown Mountain Road Greeneville, TN 37745 423-378-8177 woody@kairostechnologygroup.com Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce Miles Burdine P. O. Box 1403 Kingsport, TN 37662 423-392-8800 / 423-246-7236 info@kingsportchamber.org www.kingsportchamber.org

Holston Business Development Center Keith Nakoff 2005 Venture Park Kingsport, TN 37660 423-578-6235 / 423-578-6500 www.hbdc.org

Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce Elaine Bodenwiser P.O. Box 1403 Kingsport, TN 37662 423-392-8800 / 423-246-7236 info@kingsportchamber.org www.kingsportchamber.org

Holston Electric Cooperative Michelle Simpson P.O. Box 190 Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-272-8821 - 423-272-6051 jlawson@holstonelectric.com www.holstonelectric.com

Kingsport Times-News Jeff Bobo P.O. Box 479 Kingsport, TN 37662 423-392-1379 / 423-246-7234 jbobo@timesnews.net www.timesnews.net

Holston Electric Cooperative James B. Sandlin P.O. Box 190, Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8821 / 423-272-6051 jsandlin@holstonelectric.com www.holstonelectric.com Hometown Home Health Care Amy & Freddie Gregg P.O. Box 843 Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-272-7941 / 423-272-6051 htown95@chartertn.com

Kingsport Times-News Rick Thomason P.O. Box 479 Kingsport, TN 37660 www.timesnews.net Kingsport Press Credit Union Shiela Lutz 111 West McKinney Ave. Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8299 shielal@kpcu.org www.kpcu.org

Kiwanis Club of Rogersville Russ Williamson P.O. Box 442, Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-6615 / 423-272-6618 russ@yourcommunityrealestate.net www.kiwanis.org KOSBE Aundrea Y. Wilcox, MBA, Executive Director 400 Clinchfield Street, Suite # 100 Kingsport, TN 37660 423-392-8801 awilcox@kingsportchamber.org Kyle House Reflexology and Massage Therapy TA TA Andres, Diane Young & Carolyn NovKov 111 West Main Street Rogersville, Tennessee 37857 423-272-7771

l Lake Developers Trent Nairn 1510 Highway 25 E Bean Station, TN 37708 865-993-1871 / 865-993-1876 info@lakedevelopers.com www.lakedevelopers.com LuElla’s Gift Market Sandy Lakins 117 E Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7656 sandylakis@yahoo.com Law Office of Mark Skelton Mark Skelton 121 South Depot Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-4812 / 423-272-0712 markskelton@markskelton.com www.markskelton.com Law Office of Phillips & Hale William Phillips 210 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7633 / 423-272-6233 wep@phillipsandhale.com L & K Entertainment - Cinema 4 Larry Maysilles 1287 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-0460 lmaysilles@outlook.com www.mycinema4.com Liberty Lumber Supply Eddie Boles 348 Colonial Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2601 / 865-993-1876 Liberty Tax Service Dana Allen 1300 Lynn Garden Drive Kingsport, TN 37665 423-921-8773 / 423-921-8743 libtax@charter.netwww.libertytax.com Liberty Webs – IT Support Internet Marketing and Web Design 1014 Harbour Drive Johnson City, TN 37601 423-900-0667 johno@libertywebs.com

discover hawkins county GUIDEBOOK 2017 Lifeguard Ambulance Service, LLC of Hawkins County Ambulance Service Bernie Hayes, Director 1101 McKinney Avenue Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-0019 Bernie.hayes@lifeguardambulance.com LINK- Hawkins County Community Advisory Board, Non-Profit 3402 Goshen Valley Rogersville, Tennessee 37857 423-272-4385 / 423-921-8044 Lions Club Robert Maes 248 Lakeshore Circle Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2463 maesr20@chartertn.net www.lionsclub.org Local Artists Gallery Monica Byington 124 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-7656 info@rogersvillegallery.com www.rogersvillegallery.com Local Heating & Cooling Junior Haney 1120 E Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-6200 Looking Glass, The Beauty Salon Ann DeWitte 207 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5031 annie37857@gmail.com Lung & Sleep Clinic Medical Practice Lata Shah, MD 1112 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-3711 / 423-293-3900 LSShah@yahoo.com

m M & M Insurance Pam Davis P. O. Box 1425, Mount Carmel, TN 37645 423-357-3646 mail@mandminsuranceagency.com www.mandminsuranceagency.com M. Lacey Land Surveying Michael Lacey 579 Beech Grove Road Bulls Gap, Tennessee 37711 423-235-5546 mlacey@mlaceylandsurveying.com www.mlaceylandsurverying.com Mary’s Spirits & Fine Wines Leanne Watson 212 E. Washington Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-3130 marysspirits@gmail.com

MBM Packaging Labs, Inc. Beth Trent-Metz 1249 Old Hwy 70 South Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-0202 jbmetz@chartertn.net www.mbmpack.com MIS, Inc. Mary Kilpatrick 119 Industrial Drive Surgoinsville, TN 37873 423-345-2303 / 423-921-0204 mlkilpatrick@misincinfo.com www.misincinfo.com Main Street Beauty Salon Nadine Bundren 1111 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-4867 / 423-345-4507 Mark West Hydrocarbon, Inc. Bart Moffett P. O. Box 835, Church Hill, TN 37642 423-357-8095 www.markwest.com Martin’s Greenhouses & Landscaping Paul Martin 301 Dodge Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-6300 / 423-272-8613 paul@martinsgreenhouses.com Mattern & Craig, Engineers –Surveyors Calvin D. Clifton 429 Clay Street Kingsport, TN 37660 423-245-4970 cdclifton@matternandcraig.com matternandcraig.com

Melalevca, Direct Sales Phillip McKaughan 119 Hazy Lane Rogersville, TN 37857 423-754-6800 fujimorn@gmail.com Miss Bea’s Perks & Pies Connie Reeves 109 South Church Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-6555 / 423-272-6531 missbeaspies@hotmail.com www.missbeaspies.com Miss Chamber of Commerce Ms. Sarah Gunter 423-272-2186 www.rogersvillechamber.us Mooresburg Community Association 318 McNeil Circle Mooresburg, TN 37811 423-293-0073 / 423-923-1488 mooresburg1@yahoo.com www.mooresburgcommunity.org Mountain Star Mall Kandy Hobbs 122 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7800 / 423-272-4866 mtstar@gmail.com www.mountainstarmall.com Murrell Weems Land Surveyors Murrell Weems 4313 Highway 66, P.O. Box Rogersville, Tennessee 37857 423-272-6608 / 615-253-0286 mweems285@bellsouth.net

McDonald’s Josh Gilliam Hwy 66 & Locust Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-4892 / 423-921-0799 www.mcdonalds.com

Myers Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze Vera Ann Myers 3415 Gap Creek Road Bulls Gap, TN 37711 423-235-4796 / 423-272-6149 veraannM@comcast.net www.myerspumpkinpatch.com

McDonald Hills Golf Course Brent Owens 352 Guntown Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-1477

Myers Towing and Recovery Josh Myers 233 Melinda Ferry Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-0607

Merle Norman Kim McReynolds 207 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-0730 www.merlenorman.com Medi Home Care Jason Tomberlin 900 W. Main Street, Suite 1 Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-921-8888 - 423-921-8767

Nationwide Insurance Camille Carpenter 124 S. Church Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2100 / 423-272-1919 carpenc7@nationwide.com www.nationwide.com

The Medicine Shoppe Jim Begley, DPH 921 East Main Street, Suite #2 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-0777

NETTA Alicia Phelps 3211 North Roan Street Johnson City, TN 37601 423-913-5550 / 423-272-5660 alicia@netta.com www.netta.com

Medical Associates of Rogersville Barbara Fields 405 Scenic Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2111 / 423-272-7667 barbara.field@wellmont.org www.wellmonthealthcare.org

Niswonger Performing Arts Center Darrell Bryan 212 Tusculum Blvd. Greeneville, TN 37745 423-638-1328 / 423-638-1346 bryand@gcschools.net www.greenevillenpac.com

o One Stop Print Shop Anthony Bledsoe 186 Caney Creek Rogersville, TN 37857 423-327-0685 abledsoe023@yahoo.com

Pal’s Sudden Service Josh Thompson 4308 Hwy 66 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5400 www.palsweb.com Joe Parrott Civil Engineer Services 409 Lewis Lane Kingsport, TN 37660 423-794-9416 jparrott@rocketmail.com PC Virus Tech Computer Sales & Service Chris Allen, Owner 322 Colonial Road Rogersville, TN 423-293-0433 callen@pcvirustech.info Peking Restaurant Andy Gao 420 Park Blvd., Suite # 8 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8278 Pig & Chick, The Marty Beets Highway 11 W / P.O. Box 37 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-4448 r.beets@hotmail.com www.pigandchick.com Pipeline Construction Edith Robbins P.O. Box 400 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8303 Pizza Plus Sandy Kester 1816 Volunteer Pkwy. Bristol, TN, 37620 423-272-7171 / 423-279-0532 skester@PizzaPlusInc.com www.pizzaplusinc.com Price Public Community Center Casandra Palmer P.O. Box 684 / 203 Spring Street Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-921-3888 pricepubliccommu@bellsouth.org Project Access Non-Profit Aubrey Everhart, Executive Director 809 S. Roan Street, Suite # A Johnson City, TN 37857 423-232-6700 aubrey@ProjectAccessEastTN.org

72 discover hawkins county GUIDEBOOK 2017 Promise Medical Group Medical Clinic Dr. Chris Calendine, Owner 312 Armstrong Road Rogersville, TN 37857 855-933-6286 contact@pomisecares.com Promises, Too! Ms. Joann Gillaim 307 S. Depot Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-3113 Promises.1@live.com

q Quality Inn 7139 Hwy 11W Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-1842 / 423-272-2897 www.qualityinn.com Quest Enterprise, Inc. Excavation, Transportation & Construction Robert Hooker & Brett Sivert 3804 Highway 66 South Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-3240 / 423-293-3241 brett@questenterpriseinc.com

Rogersville Chevrolet Rogersville Chrysler Dodge Jeep Chris Johansen 5655 HWY 11W Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7671 / Fax: 423-272-3957 chris@rogersvillehasit.com www.rogersvillechevrolet.com www.rogersvillecdjr.com Rogersville City School Rebecca Isaacs 116 West Broadway Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7651 / 423-272-7790 rebeccai@rcschool.net www.rcschool.net Rogersville Electric Supply Ronald W. Campbell 401 South Depot Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2923 /423-272-79299 ron@rogersvilleelectric.com www.rogersvilleelectric.com Rogersville Family Dentistry Timothy Gunnin, DDS 110 South Hasson Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5353 / 423-272-0047 drgunnin@bellsouth.net www.rogersvillefamilydentistry.com

Representative Gary Hicks, Jr. 301 6th Avenue North Room 206A WMB Nashville, Tennessee 37243 Office : 615-741-7480 / Cell: 423-327-4400 rep.gary.hicks@capitol.tn.gov

Rogersville / Hawkins County Chamber of Commerce Nancy Barker 107 East Main Street, Suite #100 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2186 / 423-272-2186 hawkinschamber@gmail.com www.rogersvillechamber.us

Republic Services John Lilly 2825 Carters Valley Road Church Hill, TN 37642 423-357-1836 + 236 www.disposal.com

Rogersville Heritage Association 415 South Depot Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-1961 / 423-272-0146 director@rogersvilleheritage.org www.rogersvilleheritage.org

Ridge Farms Berries and Fruit Farm Randal Lord, Owner 2167 Burem Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-797-0144 reddogridgefarms@gmail.com

Rogersville Home Center Retail Furniture Jason Buel, Owner 315 Armstrong Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-500-1025 / Fax: 423-587-8685 rogersvillehomecenter@gmail.com

Rocky Top Printing Ted Trent 206 Rogan Street Rogersville, Tennessee 37857 423-923-2507 Trent1616@gmail.com

Rogersville Housing Authority Becky Wolfe 902 Locust Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8540 / 423-272-4710 bwolfe@rogersvillehousing.net

Rodefer Moss Company, PLLC Kirk Horner 433 East Center Street Kingsport, TN 37660 423-246-4062 / 423-247-2028 khorner@rodefermoss.com www.rodefermoss.com

Rogersville Parks & Recreation Brice Lackey 106 Kyle Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2545 / 423-272-2201 rogpandr@charterinternet.com www.rogersville-tn.com/parks.htm

Rogersville Arts Council Guerry McConnell P.O. Box 575 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-0882 rogersvilleartscouncil@gmail.com www.rogersvillearts.org

Rogersville Office Supply Penelope Varnell 500 West Main Street Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-272-7664 / 423-272-6124 pvarnell@rosinc.com www.rosinc.com

Rogersville Office Supply Gary Varnell 500 West Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7664 / 423-272-6124 service@rosinc.com www.rosinc.com

Sam Dong, Inc. Leon Molloy 300 Industrial Park Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-7373 / 423-921-7446 leonmolloy@sympatico.com www.samdongamerica.com

Rogersville Review, The Tommy Campbell P.O. Box 100 Rogersville, TN 37857 Office: 423-272-7422 / Direct: 423-278-9089 tommy.campbell@therogersvillereview.com www.therogersvillereview.com

Save-a-Lot Robert Popplewell 420 Park Blvd. Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-6909 / 423-272-7979 www.save-a-lot.com

Rogersville Tobacco Exchange Terry Whitson 110 Rhea Drive Surgoinsville, TN 37873 423-345-4567 Rogersville Villas Apartment Complex Kimberly Rines, Manager 200 Arrowhead Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 Phone / Fax: 423-293-3034 rogersvilla@yahoo.com Rogersville Vision Clinic Dr. Eddie Abernathy Dr. Amanda Dellinger P.O. Box 160 Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-272-2020 Roma Pizza and Italian Restaurant Mohamed Elkhalifa, Owner 7138 Hwy 11W Rogersville, Tennessee 37857 423-272-7774 / 423-272-0774 Mohamedr1971@hotmail.com Rural Health Services Consortium, Inc. Linda Buck P. O. Box 850 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-9163 / 423-272-3351 buckl@rhsctn.com www.rhsctn.com Russell Cellular Jeff Russell 4106 Highway 66 South Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-272-9001 sandyharrell@bellsouth.net

s SafeHouse Locksmith Service Randy Price 110 Odell Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-0008 / 423-272-3516 safehouselocksmithsvc@yahoo.com Sage Trucking Center, LLC Clifford Monday, Manager 589 Hwy 70 South Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-3188 / Fax: 423-921-3210 mondaybritney@yahoo.com Sam Dong, Inc. 300 Industrial Park Drive Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-7373 www.samdongamerica.com

Sea Bean, LLC Investor Stephanie Lord 120 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 seabeancaptva@gmail.com Senator Bob Coker Jill Salyers 1105 E Jackson Blvd., Suite 4 Jonesborough, TN 37659 423-268-0870 / 423-753-2263 Jill_Salyers@coker.senate.gov www.corker.senate.gov Senator Lamar Alexander Lana Moore 2525 Hwy 75, Suite #101 Blountville, TN, 37617 423-325-6240 / 423-325-6236 Lana_Moore@alexander.senate.gov www.alexander.senate.gov Simply You Whitney Gilbert Horton 4025 Hwy. 66 S Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5503 Simply Tee-Rific Terrence Owens 362 Colonial Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8477 simplyte@bellsouth.net www.simplyteerific.net Signature HealthCARE of Rogersville Chris Morelock 109 Hwy 70 North Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-3099 Sharp Fencing Shannon Sharp P.O. Box 332 Rogersville, Tennessee 37857 423-272-2813 Shepardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center, The Of One Accord Ministry Sheldon Livesay 306 East Main Street Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-921-8044 / 423-272-2378 ofoneaccord@yahoo.com Shoemax and M & M Shoes Carol Myers 4017 Hwy 66 South # 6 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2325 / 423-272-3325

discover hawkins county GUIDEBOOK 2017 Short Mountain Silica Jason Lester 170 Silica Road Mooresburg, TN 37811 423-272-5700 Signature Lifestyles of Rogersville, TN. Assisted Living Facility Steven Lawson- BBA, LNHA 1341 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-3700 siglife.rogersville@signaturehealthcarellc.com Somebody Loves Me, Inc . Non-Profit John Tremblay 158 Heritage Drive Rogersville, Tennessee 37857 423-345-4055 TremblayJN@aol.com Southern Waste Services, LLC Kristi Greene 1230 Silver City Road Whitesburg, TN 37891 423-235-9300 / 423-235-9321 kristi.southernwaste@comcast.com State Farm Insurance Sherry L. Price 125 Stapleton Lane #4 Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-272-9806 - 423-272-1872 Sherry.Price.ILQM@statefarm.com www.statefarm.com State Farm Insurance Joe Zook 1008 West Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8298 / 423-921-9673 joe@joezook.com www.statefarm.com www.joezook.com Stapleton Insurance Agency Harvey Stapleton P.O. Box 38 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8874 Strate Insurance Group Tom Strate 1750 West AJ Highway Morristown, TN 37814 423-587-2204 / 423-581-4504 tstrate@strateinsurance.com pandrew@strateinsurance.com Surgoinsville Pharmacy Beth Bryan 114 Bellamy Avenue P.O. Box 105 , Surgoinsville, TN 37873 423-345-0333 / 423-345-0336 surpharmacy@myupdox.com Sun Homes / Fountain Bay Construction Rhonda Epling 10697 Hwy 11W / P.O.Box 185 Mooresburg, TN 37811 865-225-1420 / 423-921-9162 Sun Loan Company Dustin Hodges 921 East Main Street, Suite# 5 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5705 180.TN.Rogersville@sunloan.com www.sunloan.com

Sunshine Sandwich Shop Ed Carroll 109 North Church Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-293-3088 www.sunshinesandwichshop.com

Town of Bulls Gap Mike Solomon P.O. Box 10 /139 S. Main Street Bulls Gap, TN 37711 423-235-5216 / 423-235-0078 www.bullsgaptn.us

Tractor Supply, Inc. Crystal Roller, Manager 1323 E Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-4613 str1823@tractorsupply.com

Super Dollar Adam Barrett 4017 Highway 66 South Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-6250

Town of Church Hill Mark Sandidge P.O. Box 366, Church Hill, TN 37642 423-357-6161 chcity@chartertn.net

Sweet Tooth CafĂŠ & Catering Jo Ellen Anderson 114 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-7400

Town of Church Hill Dennis Deal P.O. Box 366, Church Hill, TN 37642 423-357-6161 / 423-357-8559 chcity@chartertn.net

TSBDC at ETSU Kingsport Affiliate Office Aundrea Wilcox, Senior Business Counselor 410 Clinchfield Street, Suite # 100 Kingsport, TN 37660 423-392-8825 awilcox@tsbdc.org www.tsbdc.org

t Tennessee Books & Autographs George Webb P. O. Box 637 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-921-9017 / 423-921-0365 tba@planetc.com TN Career Center at Morristown Bobby Williams 215 S Liberty Hill Road, Morristown, TN 37813 423-317-1060 bobby.williams@ws.edu Tennessee College of Applied Technology / Hawkins Co. Branch John Burdine 323 Phipps Bend Road Surgoinsville, TN 37873 423-345-4130 / 423-345-4427 jburdine@tcatmorristown.edu TN Valley Authority Watershed Alisha Mulkey 2611 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy. Morristown, TN 37816 865-632-2755 / 865-632-8451 asmulkey@tva.gov TVA-John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant Sonia Trent 611A Old Highway 70 South Rogersville, TN 37857 423-265-5227 / 423-921-6609 shtrebnt@tva.gov The Home Place Bed & Breakfast Priscilla Rogers 132 Church Lane Mooresburg, TN 37811 423-921-8424 / 423-272-3217 pris@usit.net The Realty Shop Sandra Taliaferro 111 West Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-0835 sltaliaferro@yahoo.com The Richardson Company Charlotte Webb 416 West Main St, Rogersville,TN 37857 423-921-9026

Town of Mount Carmel Mayor Chris Jones P.O. Box 1421, Mount Carmel, TN 37645 423-357-7311 / 423-357-8559 mcch@chartertn.net Town of Rogersville Glenn Hutchens P.O. Box 788, Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7497 / 423-357-7710 tor01@chartertn.net www.rogersville-tn.com/index.htm Town of Rogersville Water Department Shawn Hatchett, Superintendent 1616 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2540 / 423-272-9451 rogersvillecityof@bellsouth.net www.rogersville-tn.com/water.htm Town of Rogersville Mayor Jim Sells 544 Nelson Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7497 / 423-272-9078 Town of Surgoinsville Merrell Graham P.O. Box 67, Surgoinsville, TN 37873 423-345-2213 surgoinsvillecit@bellsouth.net mayorgreer@gmail.com www.surgoinsvilletn.gov Tour Designs and More Guerry McConnell 423 East McKinney Avenue Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8549 aguerrymjm@gmail.com Toyables Bruce Campbell P.O. Box 883 Rogersville, TN 37857 855-875-2977 brucecampbell@toyables.com www.toyables.com Trent Electrical Electrical Contractor Ryan Trent/ Licensed Owner 3686 Goshen Valley Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-754-4353 ryantrent37857@gmail.com www.trentelectrical.net Facebook.com/trentelectrial

Tusculum College Professional Serv. Lindsey Seal 420 W. Morris Blvd. / P.O. Box 1874 Morristown, TN 37816 423-581-5002 / 423-581-2175 lseal@tusculum.edu Tusculum College Professional Serv. Jamie Hamer 420 W. Morris Blvd, Morristown, TN 37816 423-636-7330 / 423-581-2175 jhamer@tusculum.edu Tysinger, Hampton & Partners, Inc. Gary Tysinger P.O. Box 982 Johnson City, TN 37605 423-282-2687 / 423-282-1621 gtysinger@tysinger-engineering.com

u US Bank David Tipton 107 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7622 / 423-272-5449 David.Tipton@usbank.com US Bank Eddie Terry 107 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7622 / 423-272-5449 edward.terry@usbank.com U-Save Discount Drugs Robbie Price 4017 Hwy 66 South #7 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-6408 / 423-272-5449 price@chartertn.net U-Save Discount Drugs Mary Ellen Evans 4017 Hwy 66 South # 7 Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-6409 / 423-272-3545 usavemgr@usavepharm.com US BanCorp Investment / Insurance Amy France 107 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423- 272-7918 / 423-272-6394 we@usbank.com Amy.france@usbank.com US BanCorp Investment / Insurance 107 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423- 272-7918 / 423-272-6394 we@usbank.com

74 discover hawkins county GUIDEBOOK 2017 University Medical Center Home Care Service Barbra Chandler 952 West Broadway, Suite # 3 Rogersville, Tennessee 37857 423-272-2440 / 423-921-3873 Barbara.chandler@lhcgroup.com United Parcel Service Business Dev. Jan Conley 500 Callahan Road Knoxville, TN 37912 423-689-1552 United Way of Hawkins County 101 West Broadway St., Suite 1 Rogersville, TN 37857-3372 423-272-7379 unitedwayhawkins@weebly.com

WCYB Warren Sanders 101 Lee Street Bristol, VA 24201 276-645-1555

Wal-Mart Mike Knittel 4331 Hwy 66 South Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-7707 Walgreens Kyle Rosenberg 4325 Highway 66 S Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-9986 mgr.10960@store.walgreens.com www.walgreens.com Walker Forge Jerry Vansant 2105 Schmiede Street Surgoinsville, TN 37873 423-345-4500+1028

Vulcan Materials Albert Wamack 400 Deneen Lane Kingsport, TN 37660 246-245-4136 / 423-246-2425 wamacka@vmcmail.com

Walters State CC / Five Rivers Regional Career Center Donna Stansberry 6057 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy Talbott, TN 37877 423-317-1060 / 423-317-1061 Donna.Stansberry@ws.edu

Vaughn & Melton Andy Miles 127 Bob Fitz Road, Suite 2 Gray, TN 37615 423-639-0271 / 423-639-0900 amiles@vaughnmelton.com

Waste Industries Reid Stewart & David Self P. O. Box 1894 Morristown, TN 37816 423-581-5655 reid.stewar@wasteindustries.com

Wellmont / Hawkins County Hospital Rebecca Beck 851 Locust Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-2671 www.wellmont.org Wellmont Home Care Janet Weems Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-8661 / 423-921-7022

Wimberly Lawson Seale Wright & Davis, PLLC Kelly A. Campbell 929 West First North St. / P.O. Box 1066 Morristown, TN 37814 423-587-6870 / 423-587-1479 kcampbell@wlswd.com www.wimberlylawson.com ZF-TRW, Inc. Daronda Patterson 7500 Highway 11W Rogersville, TN, 37857 423-272-2171 daronda.patterson@trw.com

Willow Wellness Center Hypnosis Therapy Linda Armstrong, Owner 124 Main Street East Mount Carmel, TN 37857 423-754-0139 WRGS AM 1370 AM / 94.5 FM Radio, Inc. Debbie Beal 211 Burem Road Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-3900 / 423-272-0328 stationmanager@wrgsradio.com WMCH-AM 1260 Radio Station Manager P.O. Box 128, Church Hill, TN 37642 423-357-5601 / 423-272-0328

WIA Youth Program Elizabeth Price 403 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-4388 / 423-272-4476 elizabeth_price@bellsouth.net

Updated February 25, 2017 This list is compiled by The Rogersville-Hawkins County Chamber of Commerce. To make additions or corrections to the list, contact Nancy Barker at 423-272-2186 or email: hawkinschamber@gmail.com.

advertisers Baldor Dodge Reliance ............................................... 32 Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium............................ 10 Big Creek Visitor Center............................................... 37 Blue Ridge Package.................................................... 22 Bulls Gap Drugs ......................................................... 64 Carnival Café............................................................... 36 Christian-Sells Funeral Home...................................... 46 Church Hill Drug Store.................................................. 8 Clinch Powell................................................................ 8 Comfort Inn................................................................ 62 Couch Greenhouse...................................................... 64 Custom Heating & Air Conditioning............................ 42 Cynthia Bundren Jackson Realty................................. 22 Dewaynes Body Shop................................................. 43 East Tenn Pest Control................................................. 11 Eastman Credit Union................................................. 54 First Community Bank................................................ 43 Gary W. Hicks, Jr., State Representative....................... 32 Givens -Nelson Realty, Inc........................................... 11 Grayson Subaru ............................................................ 3 Greene’s Tractor Company, LLC..................................... 22 Hale Springs Inn & McKinney’s Tavern......................... 32 Hancock County Home Health and Hospice Agency.... 23 Hancock Manor Nursing Home..................................... 8 Hancock Medical Equipment....................................... 23 Hardwood Specialties................................................. 14 Hawkins County Farm Bureau..................................... 32 Hawkins County Gas Utility........................................... 4

Hawkins County Lutheran Worship Community.......... 23 Stapleton Insurance Agency....................................... 23 Henard’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church................ 10 Summit Medical Group................................................. 9 Holston Electric Cooperative....................................... 22 Terry’s Carpet.............................................................. 58 Homeplace B&B.......................................................... 23 Tennessee College of Applied Technology................... 15 Justice Stoneworks, LLC.............................................. 22 Tennessee Homegrown Tomatoes............................... 43 Linda Williams - Mackie Group................................... 62 Town of Bulls Gap....................................................... 62 Mark A. Skelton, Attorney at Law ............................... 10 Town of Rogersville.................................................... 46 Martin’s Greenhouses & Nursery................................. 43 United Country Real Estate | Mauk’s of Jonesborough............................................. 10 Clinch Mountain Realty and Auction........................... 76 Michael’s Family Diner................................................ 23 U-Save Drug Center.................................................... 62 Mounts Mechanical Contractors.................................. 22 Walmart .................................................................... 64 Of One Accord / The Shepherd’s Center........................ 47 Wendy’s Simple Treasures & Consignments................. 58 Papa John’s................................................................. 42 Wholesale Liquidation................................................ 64 Professional Hearing Aid Center.................................. 42 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame............................... 58 Richardson & Richardson Auction............................... 64 Rogersville Chevrolet.................................................. 33 Rogersville City School System.................................. 14 Rogersville / Hawkins County Chamber of Commerce. 75 Rogersville Home Center............................................ 36 Abby Swearingen — Direct: 423-278-9085 Rogersville Main Street................................................ 2 abby.swearingen@therogersvillereview.com Rowena’s.................................................................... 60 Brenda Weems — Direct: 423-278-9314 Rural Health Services Consortium, Inc. ...................... 60 brenda.weems@therogersvillereview.com Scott Farmer’s Repair Shop......................................... 64 Christy Alvis — Direct: 423-278-9128 Short Mountain Silica Company.................................. 15 christy.alvis@therogersvillereview.com Signature Lifestyles.................................................... 42 Silver Lake Garden Center........................................... 58 316 E. Main St. | P.O. Box 100 | Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272 -7422 | FAX: 423-272-7889 Skelton Law Racing.................................................... 52 www.therogersvillereview.com State Farm - Sherry Price............................................ 58

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