IN THIS ISSUE

Where’s Mike?The elephant in the room

that is Union County politics is whether one-term County Mayor Mike Williams will seek re-election. He’s not picked up a qualifying petition (dead-line is noon April 3), leaving County Commissioner Jeff Brantley as the sole candidate at press time.

➤ Read Sandra Clark on page 4

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Cat spay clinic extended

The Union County Hu-mane Society will hold “Beat the Heat,” a reduced-price ($20) cat spay clinic, again on Saturday, March 8. Call the shelter at 865-992-7969 to make an appointment.

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New leader at Union County Chamber

By Libby MorganNorris Shores resident Patrick

Hurley has been hired to replace Julie Graham as Union County Chamber president and CEO.

Hurley has lived in Union County since 2004 and travels frequently as a consultant in the electric power industry.

He and his wife, Laurie Oppel, also a consultant in the power industry, live on Norris Lake. “I wanted to live in a place that feels like a vacation. We absolutely love it,” he says.

“We’ve seen a lot of good things happen in Union County since we’ve been here – the new HPUD water supply, the big grocery

store, the widening of the high-way, regular lake cleanups and marina improvements.

“Internet service has improved quite a bit since we’ve been here, and new lines are in the works. Broadband service is extremely important. People cannot run their business from home without a fast connection.

“It’s terrifi c that many of the re-tirees in my neighborhood and the other lake developments are get-ting involved with volunteering in the community.

“In the recent past, I had more money than time, so I gave to sev-eral causes, including the Cham-ber. Now that I’m scaling back on work, I look at this new role at the Chamber as my way of actually giving of my time.

“Frankly, there are so many

irons in the fi re at the Chamber, I’m a little intimidated. There’s a whole bunch of stuff going on here. But I’m a quick learner – I can always pick up stuff.

“I’m glad it’s a part-time job. I want to spend more time on the lake.”

Hurley was raised in St. Louis. His parents got married just be-fore his dad entered the Navy dur-ing World War II.

“My parents pushed religion, education and music: ‘REM.’ The music didn’t stick with most of us, me and my four brothers. Our parents absolutely insisted that we pay attention and do our home-work. Education is yours to keep. Nobody can take it away.

“Education is very important to me, and that’s one of the things that will be important in my work

Patrick Hurley

Hurley takes the helm

with the Chamber. Economic de-velopment depends on it.”

The press release from the Chamber says Graham “has ac-cepted a part-time position with a Knoxville-based nonprofi t and will continue to serve the Cham-ber as an active board member.”

Head Start signupsDouglas-Cherokee Head

Start Program is now ac-cepting applications for the 2014-15 school year. If your child will be 3 or 4 by Aug. 15, 2014, to apply or inquire, call 992-4155 or 992-8146.

The April 26 fundraising din-ner for the Union County Humane Society will have several special guests, including the locally fa-mous Boudreaux.

Boudreaux was rescued from the aftermath of Katrina by Knox-villian Donna Silvey, and since then has learned to become a reading critic in schools.

When he visits the classroom, one child at a time sits on the fl oor with him. The kids practice their infl ection and expression while reading aloud.

Boudreaux will join other res-cued dogs and their owners to liv-en up the society’s eighth annual dinner, to be held at Union County High School.

The keynote speaker is Jim Ted-ford, Director of Animal Welfare

Initiatives and Alliances for PetSafe Corporation. He has worked with shelters across the country and will share some of his experiences.

The theme of this year’s event is “Rescues to the Rescue,” and features dogs who are working in their community.

Volunteers for the Humane Society are asking for sponsor-ships, ticket purchases, table hosts and donations of auction items for the din-ner.

Of the number of animals taken in at the shelter, direc-tor Tammy Rouse says, “We’re making a dent in it. In the late ’90s, we took in 5,500 animals. Late-

ly, each year, our numbers have reduced by about 500 each year. Last year the number was 1,910.

“This is a direct result of neu-tering.

“We hope the event goes well. It’s a very important factor in funding our operations.”To R.S.V.P., contact: Pid LaWare 865-278-3099 or

pidfrank@centurytel.net; Tammy Rouse at the

shelter 865-992-7969 or uchs.org@gmail.com; or

Buddy Warwick at 865-278-3621 or buddywar-

wick@live.com.

Boudreaux, the elementary reader’s

best friend Photo by Libby Morgan

Boudreaux to attend fundraiser

Union County Humane Society8th Annual Fundraising Dinner

“Rescues to the Rescue”Saturday, April 26, 6-8 p.m.

Union County High School Commons865-992-7969

tra from the state for school year 2014-15) and asked them how we could best spend this to improve student achievement.”

Carter said several ideas were kicked around, including restora-tion of a pay cut a few years back. “But somebody else said, ‘How does our pay for sick days help students?’

“I was proud of them. It was an ‘aha’ moment,” he said. “This is not just paperwork for the state. It’s about improving education – helping teachers, helping kids.”

Here’s the short version:

Dr. Jimmy Carter

By Sandra ClarkDr. Jimmy Carter and a team

of teachers have devised a plan for performance pay that meets state requirements and makes sense. Carter unveiled his plan at the Feb. 20 school board meeting.

A teaching moment:Carter presents performance pay plan

AnalysisUnlike the turmoil we’ve seen

in Knox County, the local plan should fi nd smooth sailing with the Board of Education and with educators themselves. After all, it’s hard to argue with more pay for more work. And it’s easy to see how tutoring kids and mentoring teachers can improve academic performance.

Change in public education is coming, and it is past due. The question is whether it’s imple-mented with a club or a velvet glove. Jim McIntyre could learn from Jimmy Carter.

“I wanted a plan that is based on our county’s needs,” Carter said in an interview Feb. 25. “So we met with teachers and formed an advisory committee. I told them how much we have to work with ($150,000 to $175,000 ex-

Teachers are evaluated four times a year on a rubric, criteria for effective teaching. Principals handle the evaluations with a pre- and post-evaluation conver-sation with each teacher. Each gets a rank, 1-5, with 3 being “meets expectations.”

Only teachers ranked 3, 4 or 5 are eligible for the performance pay, and not everyone will get it. “A level 5 physical education teacher might not get the extra money if we need tutoring in math, for in-stance,” Carter said.

Based on formative assessment (continual testing), students not at expected levels in math and read-ing/language arts are identifi ed. School administrators determine tutoring needs, request applicants and select tutors.

Teachers who receive a 1 or 2 (performing below expectations) can get a mentor teacher (a level 3, 4 or 5 selected by administra-tors) who will observe their class and also model best practices. A pacing guide will dictate content expected to be taught within each 9-week period.

A lead teacher will receive extra pay for coordinating the PLC (pro-fessional learning community) in

each school. Carter said some money might

be used for hard-to-staff positions (such as high school math).

“This money is not a bonus. It will provide opportunities for higher-performing staff (to earn more),” Carter said.

Although current staff and those part-way through a pro-gram won’t see a pay cut, the increased pay previously given for advanced degrees will be paid only for those who use that degree in their daily work. For instance, a math teacher would earn extra for an advanced de-gree in math, but not for an ad-vanced degree in administration.

Unlike in Knox County, the extra pay won’t be based on stu-dent test scores or principal eval-uations.

Carter said it’s just not fair to evaluate teachers in non-tested areas on other teachers’ work. And he didn’t want to put added pressure on his principals that would come if their evaluations put money directly into teachers’ pockets.

The Union County plan is more pay for more work. Who can argue with th at?

What comes nextMost of us, even the slow

learners, are now convinced Butch Jones and his people can recruit. We’ve been told several times.

Tennessee signing success was pretty good. Among our friends and neighbors, only Alabama, LSU, Texas A&M and Auburn had higher quality rat-ings. Georgia was within a hair of equal.

➤ Read Marvin West on page 5

Coach of the yearCoaches in District 3AA

voted Patriots coach Roger Murphy coach of the year for girls basketball for the 2013-2014 year.

“I give credit to my team for this award. The

other coaches were impressed because of the amount of their improvement,” says Murphy.

➤ Read Libby Morgan on page 6

Art on MainPlans for the June 7 Art

on Main in Maynardville are progressing, with details be-ing ironed out about Thunder Road-related displays, an art competition and the return of the popular Lil Thunder Rail-road for the kids.

➤ Read Libby Morgan on page 3

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Union County Chamber heard from Nick Lean-der and Jack Qualls of the Tennessee Department of Transportation in Febru-ary. The men are seeking input on the TDOT 25-year strategic plan for road projects. Individuals may participate online by visit-ing: www.tdot.state.tn.us/transportationplan/survey.shtml/.

Outgoing president Ju-lie Graham said Big Ridge State Park signs are ready to be installed, and the fi -nal work was submitted for the second Civil War Trail marker.

3STAR applications are now open for 2015. Each county is eligible for $10,000.

Kay Jones introduced Patrick Hurley as the new president/CEO. She ac-knowledged that it has been a long search. Hurley will begin his duties in March, and Graham will remain as a board member.

2014 committee chair volunteers: William Von Schipmann to chair By-laws and Nominations, Kay Jones to chair Strategic Work Plan, and Julie Gra-ham to chair Tourism.

A chair is needed for the Banquet committee. Each Chair will be reaching out in the next weeks for commit-tee members. Both Tourism and Strategic Planning will need to submit 2014-2015

budget plans prior to the March Chamber meeting.

Tourism: Graham re-ported on the itinerary of the FAM writers tour dur-ing the week of March 19-22. The marketing fi rm organizing the tour has re-quested that Union County host the fi nal night dinner and houseboat cruise for the writers. The Chamber board voted to spend up to $1,500 for this event.

Broadband: Gina Singletary reported that broadband grant funds that have been just announced. The Chamber is interest-ed in providing improved broadband service in Union County. Gina, Pat and Ju-lie will research. A letter of interest must be fi led by March 7, 2014.

Upcoming: Norris Lake Stakeholders 5 County Lake Clean-up, March 22, 9 a.m. until noon.

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The night of Feb. 24 fea-tured dancing, music, art, fellowship, cookies and cake and just all-around celebra-tion when the Tennessee School for the Deaf hosted The Literacy Imperative for a program called “Black History: Art, Dance, Litera-

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This rowdy group provides the evening’s dazzling enter-

tainment! Dance troupe DUeX includes (from left) Robby

Mathews, parent volunteer Ngina Blair, Camariana Whitaker,

Devon  Arnold, Damya Blair, Eshanna Houston, Myari Jones,

Rayshard Pettway,  Chenai Jones, Mkynlei Vaughn, D’Azaria

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Artist Alan Jones, who paints under the name

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titled “Refl ections.” “It’s a portrait of a young black

urban male,” he says. “He’s thinking about his life

and what he has to deal with as a black man. He’s

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The Literacy Imperative is a national faith-based, not-for-profi t initiative providing books and other tools of literacy to under-served communities. The organization often partners with Habitat for Humanity to provide in-home libraries for new residents.

The evening began with a rousing welcome by DUeX (“Divine Urban Expres-sions,”) a dance/spoken word team led by Felicia Outsey-Pettway, originally from Birmingham, Ala. “I wanted to keep the dream alive in Knoxville by work-ing with disadvantaged youth through dance, po-

etry, spoken word and art,” she said. “I am the seed of change!” the kids shouted in rhythm, as they danced and strutted to the beat.

John Sibley, local presi-dent of the Literacy Impera-tive chapter based at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, spoke of Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., and great men and women in general. Addressing the crowd of over 200, he stressed that everyone is capable of great-ness.

“We may not impact a nation, but we can impact the community in which we live,” he said. “God uses or-dinary people to do extraor-dinary things.”Send story suggestions to news@Shop-

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Sharps Chapel guys Jerry Lynn Walker and Keith Bea-son will be working on the Oak Grove Schoolhouse pres-ervation in their “spare time” during the next few weeks.

Union County schools director Jimmy Carter says, “Jerry and Keith would have helped out on their own time, but we want to support the effort. Oak Grove is one of our county’s schools. So on some afternoons when there’s nothing pressing, the two can do some good work to further the project.”

The two are mainte-nance techs for the Union County school system, and were on hand at last week’s workshop on re-installing weighted windows. The ses-sion was led by Ethiel Gar-lington, an historic pres-ervation expert who also happens to be the grandson of the late Russ and Barbara Eldridge of Little Valley.

Garlington received a master’s degree in historic preservation from the Uni-versity of Georgia and has worked for fi ve years with Knox Heritage through the East Tennessee Preserva-tion Alliance.

Volunteers and members of Preservation Union Coun-ty have restored the old wood windows with paint and glaz-ing over the past weeks.

“We’re so glad to get to this stage. It’s been a long haul, and we have much, much more to do,” says Bonnie Pe-ters, Union County Historian and member of PUC.

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It’s impossible there could be

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the windows except three halves, and we have a vol-unteer who is going to build those. Our next step is wir-ing and plumbing.”

Retired TVA architect Tom Worden is scheduled to consult on the project this week, according to Peters.

■ Take a hikeUp in the clouds above

LaFollette, the Cumberland Mountain is topped by a trail from 25W to the south-west. It’s part of the Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park, a linear park that goes from Kentucky to near Chattanooga.

We (the adventurous Mary Johnson of Sharps Chapel and this writer) thought it would be neat to discover it.

The part we planned to hike is about six miles. We estimated 30 minutes a mile.

After climbing up from the gap at Big Creek (steep as a ladder, practically) we took in fabulous views to the north and south to the Smokies as we followed the mountaintop.

We found amazing rock formations, evidence of a meat-eating mammal and possible bobcat tracks, a spring way up there (How does that happen?) and a nice shelter for through-hikers – and a real ladder.

As an employee of the Cumberland Trail Confer-ence for almost a decade, Arleen Decker of Maryville created the volunteer pro-gram, and says the current

ladder was built as an Eagle Scout project.

“The Cumberland Trail, when completed, will be about 300 miles long. Right now there are about 180 miles in use. The corridor from LaFollette northeast to Cumberland Gap has been acquired, and volun-teers are going to be needed to help fi nish that segment,” says Decker.

“The state has set a goal to fi nish the last 120 miles by 2018.

“The segment you hiked is the portion of the trail with the best panoramic views. My favorite parts of the Cumberland Trail are in Catoosa along the Obed River and the Piney River

segment near Spring City.” The Cumberland Trail

(Tennessee) is part of the Great Eastern Trail, roughly paralleling the Appalachian Trail. The Great Eastern Trail goes from southern New York (state) all the way to the Florida panhandle, where it meets up with the Florida National Scenic Trail.

Back on our rocky top, af-ter three hours of hiking, we thought each dip we came to would be our last one, where a gravel road crosses over the mountain, which is where we had parked my car.

At each vista, we studied the valley below to try to spot the beginning of our road at the highway.

After four hours, we started to think we’d some-how missed it.

Five hours in, we just thought we had miscalcu-lated our hiking speed … we were right about that!

At just under six hours, we came upon our road. If my sister Carol had been able to get down there and get back up, she would have kissed the ground.

■ Arts Council plans for Art on MainPlans for the June 7 Art

on Main in Maynardville are progressing, with de-tails being ironed out about Thunder Road-related dis-plays, an art competition and the return of the popu-lar Lil Thunder Railroad for the kids.

If you’d like to get in-volved and help with the Arts Council or the event, call Union County Arts at 865-992-9161.

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Over the years, the build-ing that once housed Lost Creek Academy is suggested as one that should be pre-served.

With unlimited resources and the owners’ permission I suppose this could be done.

However, in talking with Mary Keck, who jointly owns the building with her hus-band, Billy Keck, I learned:

The site of the original Lost Creek Academy was fl ooded by Norris Lake. In the early 1900s the fi rst log building (ca. 1875) was re-placed by a weatherboard structure similar to the third structure which is still standing.

When the Tennessee Val-ley Authority acquired land for the Norris Dam project, the second building was still in the fl ood plain and was taken down and re-constructed very close to Sharps Chapel Road. For many years Bill Graves op-erated a store there. The second fl oor of both the sec-ond and third buildings was used as a Masonic Lodge and by the Junior Order of Odd Fellows and the Rebek-kahs.

The original deed for the property sheds some light on the opening of the

school and gives the trust-ees’ names:

“This indenture made this day between Hazy Loy of the one part and M. V. Nash, P. Hill, Elijah Long-mire and David Miller, Trustees of Lost Creek Academy and Blazing Star Lodge No. 455 of F&AM all of the County of Union and the State of Tennessee of the other part.

“Witness that for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to her in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said Hazy Loy of the first part doth grant, sell and convey unto the par-ties of the second part all the right title claim inter-est and demand she the party of the first part has or may hereafter have in and to a certain lot of land the Trustees of Lost Creek Academy and Masonic Fra-ternity known as the Acad-emy site it being a part of

the above named Phebe Loy’s dower and contain-ing one and one quarter acres more or less and bounded as follows:

“Beginning on a white oak corner of Peter Loy’s (deceased) and John Bur-nett running North 55 de-grees east, 10 poles to the creek at a rock and syca-more pointer thence north 40 degrees west with the creek 7 poles to a white oak thence west 10 degrees to a stake at the creek thence south 45 degrees west 1 pole to the center of a spring (with ½ the benefi ts) thence south 88 degrees east 9 poles to a bunch of small buckeyes, thence south 40 degrees east 9-1/3 poles to a stake in the old fi eld thence north 72 degrees east 11-3/4 poles to a dead white oak on John Burnett’s line thence north 30 west 3 poles to the beginning with all and singular the woods waters profi ts, commodities her-editaments and appurte-nances of the said lot of land and all the estate right title claim interest or demand which the party of the fi rst part her heirs, administra-tors, executors or assigns has or may hereafter have into the same executors or

Early Lost Creek School Group: (front) Cliff ord Clouse, Martha Clouse, Gladys Lynch, Herbert

Bowman, Alvin Lynch, Oris Lynch, Lina Bowman, Oma Bowman, unidentifi ed; (row two) Charlie

Lindamood, Hodge Turner, Hobart Turner, Oral Turner, Hugh Turner, Otis Farris, Pernie William-

son, Emette Brummett, Ethel Smith, Ola Kivett, Lottie Bowman, Everett Kivett; (row three) Ben-

nett Brummitt, Ulysess Bowman, Roe Turner, Latisha Williams, Mossie Williamson, Stella Turner,

Maggie Bowman, Pearl Kivet, Mabel Cadel, teacher Cora Bowman; (back) Unidentifi ed, Verlin

McCulley, Roosevelt Farris, Coye Turner, Roston Towman, Elizabeth Brantley, Martha Brantley,

Maggie Kivett, Mell Bowman, Conley Bowman, Rhoda Bowman, Mary Brummett.

Looking at Lost Creek

The elephant in the room that is Union County poli-tics is whether one-term County Mayor Mike Wil-liams will seek re-election.

He’s not picked up a qualifying petition (dead-line is noon April 3), leaving County Commissioner Jeff Brantley as the sole candi-date at press time.

We’ll look for gossip and lies at the annual Lin-coln Day Dinner (Saturday, March 1, at Union County High School). But for now, the question remains: If Williams plans to run, why not pick up the petition? Every day he delays encour-ages those who might never jump in were they sure about Williams.

Reasons to run:Effi ciency. To fi nish

work begun in areas such as the new Finance Depart-ment where Ann Dyer is streamlining operations to save tax dollars.

Professionalism. Re-

Where’s Mike?

lying on lessons learned in the state House and Sen-ate, Williams runs a smooth meeting, giving time for dis-cussion and being respect-ful to all who attend.

He has boosted transpar-ency with a calendar that lists upcoming meetings, although this process could and should be improved with press releases to those who request them, particu-larly about changes in time or date. Email makes this cheap and doable.

Reasons not to run:Money. It’s got to be

frustrating to try to profes-sionalize operations and build for the future within the budget constraints of Union County – where one-cent on the property tax generates just $30,000. Contrast that with Knox County where one cent gen-erates more than $1 million. Williams can’t even keep a

secretary, although Coun-ty Commission pointedly asked him to request fund-ing for the post in his budget (rather than try to slide it in later).

Personal. Maybe he’s just bored with the slow pace back home after serv-ing so long in the Legisla-ture, where it’s an adrena-line rush a minute during the session.

Williams is overcom-ing the death of his mother and his own medical issues which caused him to miss work last year.

Maybe he just wants a few friends to phone him and tell him it’s important that he run.

He told this writer in January that he was un-decided about running. Now it’s March and April 3 is just around the corner. And lots of us are asking, “Where’s Mike?”

■ CandidatesHere’s an update on peti-

tions issued and fi led as of Feb. 26:

Mayor: Jeff Brantley - Issued

1/30/2014

County Clerk: Pam Ailor

- Filed 1/30/2014

Circuit Court Clerk: Barbara

Williams - Filed 1/13/2014

Register of Deeds: Mary

Beth Kitts - Filed 2/5/2014; Ruth

Cooke - Filed 2/11/2014

Sheriff : William F. Breeding,

II - Filed 2/6/2014; Earl Loy Jr. -

Issued 1/7/2014; Chad Faulkner

- Filed 2/7/2014

Trustee: Gina Buckner - Is-

sued 1/7/2014

County Commission: District

1 (3 seats): Gary L. England - Is-

sued 1-14-2014; Roger Stanley

Boles - Issued 1/14/2014; Janet

Holloway - Issued 1/27/2014

District 2 (2 seats): Sheila

Buckner - Issued 2/10/2014;

Robert Bowers - Issued

2/10/2014

District 3 (2 seats): Billy Cox

- Issued 1/8/2014; J.M. Bailey -

Issued 2/5/2014

District 4 (2 seats): Dennis

Nicley - Issued 1/13/2014; Doyle

Welch - Issued 1/21/2014; Bill

Collins - Issued 1/22/2014; Dawn

Flatford - Issued 1/23/2014

District 5 (2 seats): Mike Hale

- Issued 1/9/2014; Kenny Hill

- Issued 1/9/2014; Chris Upton -

Issued 1/10/2014

District 6 (3 seats): Mike

Sexton - Issued 1/27/2014

District 7 (2 seats): Wayne G.

Roach -Issued 1/17/2014; Joyce

Meltabarger - Issued 1/27/2014

School Board: District 3: Cal-

vin Chesney - Issued 1/10/2014;

Gwendolyn S. Buckner - Issued

1/17/2014; Johnny R. Collins

- Filed 2/11/2014

District 5: Danny Wayne

Collins - Issued 1/10/14; Jennifer

Mills - Issued 1/14/14

District 7: Marilyn Toppins -

Issued 2/5/2014

assigns has or may hereaf-ter have into the same unto the parties of the 2nd part their successors or legal representatives and every part and parcel thereof either in low or equity to have and to hold the said interest which the party of the 1st part her heirs or le-gal representatives has or may have into the said lot of land with the appurte-nances to the parties of the second part their succes-sors or legal representa-tives forever.

“In testimony whereof

the party of the fi rst part doth hereunto set her hand and affi x her seal the 27th day of March 1875 in the presents of N. A. Acuff, Z. Acuff – Signed Hazy (X) Loy.” Seal.

I’m not an expert on old buildings, but it does appear to me that this one is pretty far gone. I do think it would be really nice if a sign could be placed on Sharps Chapel Road right-of-way identi-fying the site and giving a brief history for future gen-erations.

Now the place name Lost

Creek.Legend has it that the

creek near the school sud-denly disappeared into a cave and the people could not determine where the creek reappeared; therefore the name Lost Creek.

Another account of how the community got its name is that brothers Henry, Conrad and William Sharp were hunting in Big Valley when a companion became lost. They found him dead in a cane brake on a nearby creek and they named the creek Lost Creek.

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As is so often the case, I know this verse of scripture because I have sung it. Not actually in public, mind you, but at my piano, in my own living room. I give thanks to and for Harry Whitt, who taught me both music and singing, who introduced me to such wonderful music, and at the same time ex-posed me to the great truths of Scripture that I might very well have missed in Sunday school.

Rending a garment is no longer the way we express grief. It seems an odd cus-tom, and I can only assume that the import of it was that

the hearer of bad news was utterly distraught.

However, Elijah, that fi -ery prophet, upped the ante.

He preached that the people God called His own should not tear their clothes, but rather that they should be heartbroken by their sinfulness.

Another way they ex-

Most of us, even the slow learners, are now convinced Butch Jones and his people can recruit. We’ve been told several times.

Tennessee signing suc-cess was pretty good. Among our friends and neighbors, only Alabama, LSU, Texas A&M and Au-burn had higher quality rat-ings. Georgia was within a hair of equal.

(I am always suspicious of high school football play-er evaluations that go out to three decibel points. What if the analysts are homers?)

Ratings don’t matter at the moment. Of consider-able importance is did Ten-

nessee fi ll voids? Did Butch fi nd playmakers? Let us hope that happened. The Vols got two fi ve-stars and a heaven full of fours.

Some other things really matter. Did winter work-outs produce any miracles? Is the team really ready to start getting better?

What comes next is coaching. Key word is de-

velopment. That covers a multitude of necessities un-der the subheads of physical and mental.

Without being ugly about it, I didn’t think Tennessee coaching was any better than the talent last season. It might not have been as good. Some teams exceed expectations because of coaching. The Vols did not.

We think the roster has improved. Let us hope ideas and execution get better. Some of that is tied directly to developing a satisfactory quarterback. Better receiv-ers and secondary play might make everybody ap-pear smarter.

Marvin West

CrossCurrents

LynnPitts

Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing.

(Joel 2: 12-13 NRSV)

Ye people, rend your hearts, rend your hearts and not your garments.

(“Elijah,” Felix Mendelssohn)

What comes next is coaching What matters this spring is teaching and pushing people as hard as possible, as fast as possi-ble, to get ready for the end of August. At best, this will be a young team. At worst, it may need diapers.

Keep in mind that Ten-nessee plays in a line-of-scrimmage league. Re-member that the Vols, on both sides of the ball, will be far less experienced than the dearly departed who helped go 5-7, 5-7, 5-7 and endured some losses by astronomical margins.

There are returning let-termen to help the team get better. A.J. Johnson and Curt Maggitt come to mind. Perhaps Marlin Lane will become a senior leader.

It is much too early to

guess at a starting lineup, but now is a good time to say Von Pearson and Josh Malone will add excite-ment to the receiving corps. No matter what mysteri-ous voices say in the back-ground, running back Jalen Hurd has great potential. The young tight ends are al-most certain to play. Junior college all-American Don-tavious Blair, 6-8 and 300, came to claim an offensive tackle position. Hope he is in shape for combat.

At the spring game or perhaps against Utah State, you’ll notice younger, faster, more athletic types in the defensive front. Won’t it be exciting to see a big body come roaring in and run smack over a blocker? OK, I’m ahead of myself but it

could happen.Those same young people

will probably make mis-takes. They may lose con-tain. Oh, you’ve already seen that with adults?

Linebacking might be a team strength, so much that Maggitt could become a va-riety show. Secondary im-provement is almost guar-anteed. Alas, it does come with error probabilities. I eagerly await Todd Kelly, Rashaan Gaulden, Evan Berry, Emmanuel Moseley and others.

There is enough opti-mism to inspire increased ticket sales and perhaps donations. Tennessee needs that, too. Coaching salaries are going up. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address iswestwest6@netzero.com

Playing hide and seek with God

Director Melanie Dykes accepts a donation for the se-

nior center from county mayor Mike Williams as Mela-

nie’s mom, Linda Ball, looks on. Photos by Libby Morgan

Sweethearts of the breakfast

Finished with their pancakes

and sausage at the Senior

Center’s Valentine Breakfast

are Tammy Carter and Prop-

erty Assessor Donna B. Jones

with County Commissioner

Janet Holloway and Cait Lyn

Brown from Janet’s Hair.

pressed their repentance was to cover themselves with ashes, or literally to sit in the ash pit. That, of course, is the source of the custom that so many of us will re-enact this week, on Ash Wednesday, as we kneel at the altar and have ashes smudged onto our foreheads in the form of a cross.

Now to be honest, most of us have not been in the habit of tearing our clothing in grief over our sins. Nor, sad to say, have many of us been made physically uncomfort-able by our sinfulness. But I can tell you from experience that those ashes are itchy, and if you are one of those folks who go to church early on Ash Wednesday, you get to wear your itchy sins on your forehead all day.

It wears on you, much as our sinfulness should wear on us. And it is humbling as well, this wearing our sin-fulness on our foreheads. It declares, “I am a sinner.”

But the good news is this: God also made a promise, which Mendelssohn faith-fully quoted in his orato-rio “Elijah,” that “If with

all your heart ye truly seek Me, Ye shall ever surely fi nd Me,” Thus saith our God.

You see, God does not play hide and seek with us. We are the ones who try to do that with God. We have been doing it since Adam

and Eve tried to hide from God in the Garden.

If we are wise and fortu-nate and penitent – or even, come to think of it, just pen-itent, God will fi nd us.

So will we fi nd God, or will God fi nd us? Does it

matter which way it hap-pens, as long as it happens?

In my way of thinking, God knows exactly where we are.

We just have to be willing to hear God calling, “Olly, olly, oxen free.”

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The principle upon which chiropractic treat-ment is based is that the human body is a self-healing, self-regulating organism. The spinal cord is the information highway for signals sent between the brain and the various parts and organs of the body. The nervous system, which emanates from the spinal cord and between the individual bones of the spine, the vertebrae, controls every physical function of the body. When the signals are fl owing unimpeded, the body, in many cases, simply takes

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By Stefan CooperJason Moorman has two

young daughters.As they grow, if they

want to try wrestling as a sport, the King University women’s coach believes they should have that chance.

Union County residents will remember Moorman as the Halls High gradu-ate who founded the UCHS wrestling program in 2000.

He coached two state champions while here: Ben Hazelett in 2005 and Frankie Morgan in 2006.

He left in ’06 to coach at Farragut High for a year be-fore moving to King College.

Moorman and the Torna-do women’s wrestling team put King on the map last month when the program, in only its sixth-year, cap-tured the Women’s College Wrestling Association na-tional championship in St. Louis, Mo.

Down 13 points to Okla-homa City University enter-ing the fi nals, King roared back to clinch the title on Julia Salata’s (155 pounds) 5-1 decision. It was one of four individual national titles in the Tornado’s histo-ry-making run.

For Moorman, it was a satisfying moment.

The decision to launch a women’s program at King had largely been his brother Nate’s idea, he said. Nate Moorman, the men’s coach at King and the school’s as-sistant athletic director, had been a multiple state medalist at Halls. He was

Coach Jason Moorman, with a

King University assistant, encour-

ages one of the team’s wrestlers

during a meet. Photo by Tony Rotundo

The King University

women wrestlers cel-

ebrate their national

championship with

coach Jason Moorman

(second row, left). Photo submitted

Moorman guides college program to national title

Madison Brantley, Roger Murphy and Briley Buckner with Murphy’s coach of the year plaque

bearing the team photo and signed by all team members. Photo by Libby Morgan

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Sportscaster Jim Wogan is leaving television to be-come director of commu-nications for the Diocese of Knoxville effective July 1.

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By Libby MorganCoaches in District 3AA

voted Patriots coach Roger Murphy coach of the year for girls basketball for the 2013-2014 year.

“I give credit to my team for this award. The other coaches were impressed because of the amount of their improvement,” says Murphy.

“This is my seventh year coaching this team,

Murphy named coach of yearand the coaches couldn’t help but notice how much better we’ve played this year. This is the first time in many years UCHS has had two players make all-district.

“Madison Brantley and Briley Buckner are tre-mendous assets to our team both on and off the court. Brantley averaged 14 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks per game.

“Buckner did a very good job after getting dropped into the point guard position. She aver-aged nine points and five rebounds per game. And she’s a freshman.

“We’re going to keep working to improve,” Mur-phy said.

The players had one thing to add: “See you next year!”

Jim Wogan

an NCAA national qualifi er and team captain at Carson-Newman, where both Jason and he attended college.

Wrestling had given Nate Moorman a great deal. When he hired his older brother as an assistant coach with the King men’s program in 2007, the pair immediately began talks about adding a women’s team.

“Some schools were al-ready starting a program,” Jason Moorman said. “It was like 12 colleges.

“I think we approached it in the right way. We held competitions and tryouts. We anticipated there would be stereotypes we would have to fi ght. It’s prob-ably just a lack of education about the sport.”

A visit to King by 2004 Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann put the fl edg-ing program into full speed.

“She kind-of set the tone,” Moorman said. “Our fi rst year was a learning ex-perience. We went 1-9.”

By Year 2, King was on the move. Two seasons ago, the Tornado women’s wres-tling program had become a national power.

King played host to the 2011 WCWA national cham-pionships. Wrestlers Em-ily Martin (109 pounds) and Krista Revelle (136) won na-tional titles. Two others were runners-up. The showing helped King fi nish the season at the nation’s No. 2-ranked wrestling team for women.

“All the things it takes to be successful on men’s side,” Moorman said, “is no differ-ent on the women’s side.”

Haley Augello was the fi rst of 4 national champions King crowned during the run to last month’s breakthrough title run. Sarah Hildebrandt and Alli Ragan followed suit before Salata’s clinching vic-tory to give the Tornado the crown by a 229-227 margin.

Women’s collegiate wres-tling is gaining strength. Moorman is hopeful the Na-tional Association for Inter-collegiate Athletics will adopt the sport in the near future.

“There’s a strong possibil-ity women could be recog-nized by the NAIA next year,” Moorman said. “In 10 years, I’d just like to see more pro-grams added. Critical for that is the growth at the sport at the high school level.”

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School staff had too much fun with their get-ups.They are: Laura Griff ey, Lisa Smith, Stacy Smith,

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Celebrating 100 days of school

The pre-K class wore shirts with 100 items and old-fashioned clothes. They are: Patience Boynton, Addalynn Wood, Hanna

Wood, Keelan Duncan, Kierstyn Ferry, Joseph Purkey, Aaron Coaker, Cole Burchell, teachers Stephany Jackson and Lori “Blanche”

Grigsby, Dylan Bailey, McKinley Howard, Adryonia Coburn, Catherine Zamarron, Kaylee Hughes, Abbie Anderson, Laken Graves,

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Students in Union Coun-ty’s public schools have access to the most school nurses ever. Three of our system’s schools have out-sourced in-school clinics, and three countywide nurs-es travel to the other schools as needed. Things were dif-ferent when I was a student.

I recall “Miss Violet” Irick, known to us as “the school nurse.”

Miss Violet would ap-pear at times in her white uniform to administer vi-sion and hearing tests, oc-casionally making entries in the mysterious “perma-nent records.” I never knew Miss Violet to be on-call to administer medication or emergency fi rst aid to stu-dents. These duties were ad-ditional expectations of the classroom teacher.

I remember in fi rst grade at Maynardville Elementary having painful, oozing boils on my legs. Miss Hazel de-termined I needed medical attention, and in the words of Mark 14:8, “She [did] what she could.”

She sat in her teacher’s offi ce chair, placed me on her lap, and poured isopro-pyl alcohol into my sores. You guessed it, a great howl arose that could be heard throughout the school. Eventually my parents had to take me to Dr. B. C. Trent, who squeezed the boils until the “core” popped out.

Yes, more howls, but an eventual cure resulted.

My next and fi nal need of medical attention at school did not come until my junior year at Horace Maynard High School.

Mr. James G. Shumate once had me help him in the chemistry lab. I was washing

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beakers with Tide. A beaker slipped out of my hands, shattered in the sink, and a shard pierced the fourth fi n-ger of my left hand.

I think Mr. Shumate was more scared than I was excited, and he seemed at a loss for what to do. He wrapped a paper towel around my gushing fi nger and took me to Miss Ada Mae Houston. She fi xed me up just fi ne, and Mr. Shu-mate never let me touch an-other beaker!

I’m afraid I didn’t fare much better as a teacher when it came to medical matters. When one of my fi fth grade students came to me during study time and whispered in my ear (po-litely but somewhat indeli-cately) that she had, in the words of Matthew 9:20 “an issue,” I panicked!

Here was this poor girl who had just entered wom-anhood, and her male teach-er had not one clue how to react. My fi rst thought, which came tumbling out, was, “Well, what do you want me to do about it?”

Then, with a little more composure, “Sit down a minute and let me think.” It took me a full two or three minutes to gather enough wits to send her to Ms. Deanie Carver, the teacher next door, who was more than competent to help with the situation.

Luttrell Elementary School

celebrated 100 days of

school after rescheduling

due to snow. Second grade

math teacher Mary Kitts

collected 100 Homework

Excuses for her T-shirt,

headlined by, “The dog ate

it.”

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SATURDAY, MARCH 1Men’s Retreat, 9:30 a.m., Alder Springs Baptist

Church, Hickory Star Road. Everyone welcome.Girls softball registration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wil-

low Creek Youth Park, 7530 Quarry Road. Cost: $40, wee ball; $60, 6U-17U. Info: www.facebook.com/Willow CreekYouthPark.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

Friends Mini Used Book Sale, 1-5 p.m., Burl-ington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

Fruit tree grafting and pruning demonstra-tion, 9 a.m., Echo Acres Farm in the Cave Springs community in Claiborne County. Lunch and all sup-plies needed will be provided. Info/RSVP: 423-626-3811 ext. 101 or email ClaiborneSCD@netscape.net.

Seventh annual Mardi Growl Parade and Festival. Costume parade for dogs and their owners, 11 a.m., PetSafe Downtown Dog Park. Registration by Friday, Feb 26. $15 per dog; day-of-event, $20 per dog. Pet-friendly festival, noon-2 p.m., Market Square. Proceeds benefi t Young-Williams Animal Center. Info: www.young-williams.org; www.cityofknoxville.org/mardigrowl; 215-6599.

Family Oriented Clothing Swap, 8 a.m.-noon, Trinity UMC, 5613 Western Ave. Dad, Mom, kids and knickknacks. Free. Bring some, take some. Info: Tonya Jelf, 357-6134.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2Special singing featuring Eternal Vision

with special guest the Rev. Wiley Shelby preaching, 11 a.m., New Beverly Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly Church Road. Eternal Vision in concert for the 6 p.m. service. No charge but love offering will be taken. Info: 546-0001 or www.newbeverly.org.

Performance by Cindy Hicks, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Harpist, 10:30 a.m., Inskip UMC, 714 Cedar Lane. Part of the Christian Hospitality series. Church will provide luncheon after the program. All are invited. Info: 688-3531.

MONDAY, MARCH 3Keith Mowery, Pastor of Buffalo Trail Baptist

in Morristown, will be guest speaker, 6:45 p.m., Sharon Baptist Church, 7916 Pedigo Road. Part of March Gladness series. Info: www.Sharonknoxville.com.

TUESDAY, MARCH 4Laissez Le Bon Temp Rouler cooking class,

6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 May-nardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meet-ing, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice offi ce, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

Free communitywide basic self-defense classes, 6:30 p.m., Third Creek Baptist Church, 4917 Oak Ridge Highway. All welcome.

THURSDAY, MARCH 6Pajama-rama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Powell Branch

Library, 330 West Emory Road. Stories, music, fl annel board activities and a craft. Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite toy or stuffed animal. Info: 947-6210.

Free Music Jam: country, bluegrass, etc.; pickers and grinners, acoustical only; 7-9 p.m., Escapee’s RV Park, 908 Raccoon Valley Road.

Parent to Parent Support meeting for parents of children with mental health diagnoses, 6-8 p.m., K-TOWN Youth Empowerment Network, 901 E. Summit Hill Drive. Info: Alicia, 474-6692 or abanks@tnvoices.org.

Free “Creating and Maintaining a Home Rain Garden” workshop, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Tusculum College , Room 101, 1305 Centerpoint Blvd. Advanced registration required. To register: 974-9124. Info: www.tnyards.utk.edu.

Reception for Amy Greene marking the publica-tion of her second novel, “Long Man,” 6 p.m., R. Jack Fishman Library on Walters State Community College Morristown campus. Admission free; community is invited. Info: Glenda Nolen, 423-585-6922 or Glenda.Nolen@ws.edu.

Bee Friends beekeepers meeting, 6 p.m., Walters State Community College Tazewell campus auditorium. Charlie Parton of the TBA will be speaking on swarms, making splits and hive management. Info: 617-9013.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7Community Law School presented by the Knox-

ville Bar Association at O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Sessions: 9-10:45 a.m., “Wills & Estate Planning for Everyone”; 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m., “Consumer Rights & Responsibilities: Protect Yourself and Your Assets.” Free. Preregistration requested: www.knoxbar.org or 522-6522.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8Benefi t for Mary Cooper Cox, 5-8 p.m., Union

County High School. Gospel singing, live auction and dinner: hot dogs and fi xins, $5 each or $8 couple. All proceeds to help with medical expenses.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

Easter Craft Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Boys and Girls Club of Halls/Powell, 1819 Dry Gap Pike. 35+ vendors. Fundraiser for Adrian Burnett Elementary School’s 5th grade Safety Patrol trip to Washington, D.C.

Community Law School presented by the Knox-ville Bar Association at Fellowship Church, 8000 Mid-dlebrook Pike. Sessions: 9-10:45 a.m., “Wills & Estate Planning for Everyone”; 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m., “Consumer Rights & Responsibilities: Protect Yourself and Your

Assets.” Free. Preregistration requested: www.knoxbar.org or 522-6522.

Soup and chili supper, 6 p.m., Faithway Baptist Church, 4402 Crippen Road. Silent auction donations welcome. Info: 254-4605.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 8-9“The Last Stop at the End-Of-The-Road Café”

mystery dinner theater presented by Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway. Performances: 6:30 p.m. Sat-urday; 2 p.m. Sunday. All proceeds support Hands-On Missions at the church. Info/tickets: Leslie, 804-6642, or the Church offi ce, 690-1060.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9Singing featuring the Washams, 11 a.m., Union

Missionary Baptist Church, Ailor Gap Road. Everyone invited.

SUNDAY-TUESDAY, MARCH 9-11Church revival, Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville

Highway. Guest speaker: The Rev. Rosemary Brown. Info: 922-1412.

SUNDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 9-16The 2014 annual Used Book Sale organized

by the Friends of the Knox County Public Library, at the Knoxville Convention and Exhibition Center in the Holiday Inn, World’s Fair Park. Preview Day for members of Friends of the Knox County Public Library, Saturday, March 8. Schedule/info: www.knoxfriends.org or 215-8775.

SUNDAYS, MARCH 9-JUNE 8GriefShare grief recovery group, 3-5 p.m., room

104, Fountain City UMC, 212 Hotel Road in Foun-tain City. Cost: $15 for materials. Child care available through 5th grade: $5 per child per session. To register: 689-5175.

MONDAY, MARCH 10Bobby Welch, Associate Executive Director

of Tennessee Baptist Convention, will be guest speaker, 6:45 p.m., Sharon Baptist Church, 7916 Pedigo Road. Part of March Gladness series. Info: www.Sharon knoxville.com.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, MARCH 10-11Foothills Craft Guild Jury Fest submissions

accepted, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Foothills Craft Guild offi ce, Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St. The Jury Fest will be March 12. Info/application: www.foothillscraftguild.org or Ann Lacava, 938-4180.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11Sushi 101 cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti

Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $60. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

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or email justin@powellauction.com162 BOWMAN LANE,MAYNARDVILLE – Foreclosure sold as is. In need of minor repairs. Open LR/DR/kit. Stg bldg to remain. Approx 976 SF. North on Hwy 33 to Maynardville. 3rd light

turn right on Main St. to right on Prospect Rd to right on Bowman Ln. House on right. Priced to sell at $68,000.

371 SWAN SEYMOUR RD, MAYNARDVILLE NOTHING SPARED! Custom Norris Lake front home on main channel of beautiful Norris Lake. Mstr suite w/BA, hdwd fl rs, ceramic tile, crown molding, granite counters, S/S appl.

Massive great rm w/bar area, + gas FP, wired for fl at screens in all rms except kit, 8 patio doors, skylights, cath ceilings, stamped concrete patio, gently sloping lot w/ boat launch & dock. Offered at $525,000. $479,000.

LOTS/ACREAGEROCKY TOP RD, LUTTRELL – All wooded 2.73 acres on outside entrance of SD. Sev home sites. Cnty tax appraisal $31,300. Sign on property. North on Tazewell Pk to Luttrell. R on Hwy 61E. Straight at curve at Water Dept. Cross RR tracks, turn L on Main, L on Wolfenbarger to Rocky Top Rd. Sign on property. Offered at only $19,900.

HOLSTON SHORES DR, RUTLEDGE – Lot 18 in River Island. Beautiful .70 acre with frontage on the Holston River. Great for trout fi shing. Lot has city water and electric in front of it. Already approved for septic. Lot lays gentle all the way to the river. Offered at only $49,900.MONROE RD, MAYNARDVILLE – Over 4 acres all wooded. Creek through property. Unrestricted. OK for mobile homes. Utility water available, electric. Perk test done. Make offer today. North on Hwy 33 to R on Academy across from Okies Pharmacy to R on Main Street to L on Monroe to property on right. Sign on property. Offered at only $15,500.

104 SWAN SEYMOUR, MAYNARDVILLE – Approx 1040 SF. Lake views. Within walking distance to Norris Lake. 3BR/2BA, oak fl rs, oak kit cabs, all appl, new int paint, 2-car gar & 1-car det gar. Fruit trees, sloping yard. In need of minor repairs. Lake access around the corner. Sold as is. Priced at

only $82,300. Dir: N on Hwy 33 thru Maynardville to R on Hickory Valley, L on Walker Ford, L on Circle, L on Swan Seymour, home on right.

TATER VALLEY RD, LUTTRELL – Exceeding horse farm. 15 acres. All level/partially fenced. Mostly pasture. Very nice 40x100 barn with concrete fl rs, 13 lined stalls, tack rm, wash bath. Also offi ce in barn. Unrestricted mtn views. Offered at only

$115,900. North on Hwy 22 thru Maynardville, right on Hwy 61E towards Luttrell to left on Tater Valley to property on left.

GREAT WATERFRONT LOT on Holston River. 1.60 acres, semi wooded, corner lot. Great homesites. Utility water, elec. Priced at only $46,900. Located in River Island. Lot 9NICE CUL-DE-SAC LOT in River Point II S/D. 5.70 acres. Gently sloping w/great views of the Holston River. Public access in devel. Lot 161. Priced at only $64,500.AWESOME MTN VIEWS from this homesite in Lone Mtn Shores. Architecturally restricted comm. Close to Woodlake Golf Club. Lot 614. 2.80 acres. Priced at $17,500.5.69 ALL WOODED ACRES. Very private. Great for hunters retreat. Located in North Lone Mtn. Shores. Lot 1046. Inside gated area. Priced at $10,000.

BEAUTIFUL. GREAT CONV. LAKE LIVING – 2.18 acres. Gently rolling to the water. Views of 33 Bridge. Over 800' lake frontage. Will perk for 3-4BR home. Wooded, private, lightly restricted. Located on Swan Seymour Rd., Maynardville. Offered at only $199,900.

573 MONROE RD, MAY-NARDVILLE 3BR/2BA, yard is all level, 1 acre. Great loc. Paved driveway, covered pa-tio area, lots of kit cabinets, no appl, some oak fl ooring, sep laundry rm w/half BA. The home itself is in need of re-

pairs.This is a foreclosure home. Sold as is. Priced at $49,900.00North on Hwy 33 to Maynardville. To right on Hwy 61 to right on Main Street to left on Monroe to home on right. Sign in yard.

LOTS 92,103,104 LEONS ROCK S/D – BEAN STATION – Building lots with breathtaking views of Cherokee Lake and Mountains. German Creek Marina nearby and 15 minutes from Morristown shopping and services. Lots

Range from 1.12 to 1.54 Acres. YOUR CHOICE LOT FOR 6,000.00 EACH. Directions: Hwy 25 N to Left on Lakeshore Road. Approximately 4 miles to Rocky Springs Road. Right to Leons Rock

LOT 157 HICKORY POINTE, MAYNARDVILLE – This 2.2 acre lot has three different views of Norris Lake. It has gorgeous Mountain views on the top of Hickory Pointe subdivision. This lot offers private club house with access to pool, private boat

ramp, plus this corner lot also comes with your very own deeded boat slip. Gated Community. Directions: From the intersection of Hwy. 33 and Hwy 61E. Travel north on Hwy. 33 approx. 3.6 miles to Hwy 170W (Hickory Valley Rd.) Turn left on 170W travel two (2) miles to Hickory Pointe sign turn right. Travel two miles to subdivision at the top of the hill. Lot is fi rst one on left.

LOT # 3 AND # 4 REMINGTON DRIVE, MAYNARDVILLE – TWISTED GABLES GATED S/D – Beautiful gated subdivision, close to the center of Maynardville. Gorgeous mountain views. 3 Lots Available. From .81 to .93 of an Acre. All utilities available. Great

Mountain views. PRICED AT ONLY 39,900.00 EACH...TAKE YOUR PICK. Directions: North on Hwy 33 towards Maynardville. L on Hickory Star Rd. R on John Deere Drive. Subdivision entrance on Left. Lots on Right with Sign.

REDUCED!849 STINER RD. SHARPS CHAPEL,TNVacation retreat or full-time residence.Great home w/lots of updating, from tile to appliances. Way too much to mention. Park-like front yard, fruit trees & gar-

den spots. Gentle slope to waterfront of 110' of beautiful Norris Lake. Private boat ramp & fl oating dock. Way too much to mention. All on 2.73 level acres. Priced to sell at $293,000.