The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at Mt. Olive Road in Estill Springs on Thursday, May 10, regarding an incident of indecent exposure. Deputy Curtis Francis was dispatched to 194 Mt. Olive Road after neighbors alleged that 62-year-old James May, Jr., in his yard inappropriately touching himself. Upon his arrival, Deputy Francis spoke to neighbors who advised him that on Wednesday, May 9, May came out of his house
Shake and Bake meth labs pose a new risk to roadside clean-up crews, volunteers and children. In the past, the biggest concern when picking up litter was broken glass, today the risk is much greater. Familiar items, that individuals might not give a second thought to, may contain highly toxic, explosive materials that are potentially deadly. The dangers may be lurking in many public places, including roadside ditches, parks, walking
Construction of engine assembly operations supports Daimler partnership The partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler reached a milestone Wednesday when Tennessee officials joined Nissan leadership to break ground on a new manufacturing facility in Decherd. The new facility, located at the existing Nissan powertrain assembly complex, will produce Mercedes-Benz 4-cyl. gasoline engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz models. Senior Vice President Research and Development, Nissan Americas Carla Bailo and Vice
Pomp and circumstance took on a whole new meaning at Moltow College this week as the Moore County campus was linked, via Skype, to military bases in Afghanistan for two separate graduation ceremonies. SFC Joshua Paul Moon of Beechgrove and SFC Tracy Allan Banta of Smyrna completed the requirements to earn an associate of science degree and with the modern technology of Skype, Dr. MaryLou Apple, president of Motlow College,
Kelly Ambler and her boyfriend Chris Twarowski recently flew from Chicago to Nashville to visit their friends, Mack and Karen Warr. Mack, who is an avid fisherman on Tim’s Ford Lake, took the Chicago couple out for a mid- afternoon fishing adventure. “We were trolling Tims Ford Lake with Jimmy Buffett playing and Mack showing us the ropes, when my pole starts to bend and I tell ya,’ that fish
The Huntland Hornets opened spring practice Wednesday afternoon, May 9, with quite a few players dressed out and ready for a little spring contact. Hornet head coach Bob Robertson and the rest of his coaching staff did not disappoint. Following a few minutes of warm-ups and stretching the Hornets started hitting and spent a lot of time going man-to-man and working on tackling technique as well as other drills connected
In the first round of district play the Rebelettes traveled to Tullahoma on Thursday, May 3 and came up with the winning run in the top of the seventh inning to defeat the Lady Cats 6-5 to advance in district play. The Rebelettes were up 4-0 in the bottom of the second inning, but the Lady Cats started to crawl back into the game with two runs in the bottom
It’s always encouraging to see an individual who can remain positive even when faced with a difficult time or situation in one’s life. One local woman recently told this reporter that someone in her life who’s always able to turn a negative into something positive has been her daughter, Georgia Sroka. Even though she’s been picked on at school for being smart or “different,” Georgia takes this negative energy and
Editor’s Note: Don Hinshaw, a resident of Laguna Hills, and family of Nina Hinshaw Neal authored the following article. While I have spent all of my adulthood living away from the Franklin County area, living overseas and for the last 25 years in California, my mother has never been far away. She has remained close through how she taught me to live as a man, a husband, and a father.
Hudson Stewart Is Now A Year Old To say the least, Thursday, May 10, 2011, was a nerve-wracking day for Kyle and Jodi Stewart and their family, and these two thank the entire Franklin County community for supporting them when they needed it most. At 7 a.m. that day, during only the 25th week of pregnancy, Jodi went into labor and drove herself to Southern Tennessee Medical Center. An hour
Following Nine Sell Outs Last Year. Show comes to Winchester this month. Put on your bobby socks and poodle skirts– the twist of Chubby Checker, the rock and roll of Elvis and the California sounds of the Beach Boys will come to Franklin County through Jamie Harden’s Ultimate Oldies on Saturday, May 19 at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Winchester. Jamie sang in a 50’s quartet in high school and
Lee Gibson performed to a sold out, standing room only crowd at Belvidere Market Saturday April 14. Loyal fans from as far away as Georgia and Indiana came to see the performance and be a part of Gibson’s new video for his upcoming single, “Still There.” The video shot in Franklin County will include live performance clips from the concert at Belvidere Market. Those fortunate enough to be in attendance
The Texaco Regional Showdown saw a record number of entrants and winners on Saturday night, April 7. A standing room only crowd spilled out onto the sidewalk of Reggie’s Place as they cheered on their favorites in the competition. The contestants kicked things up a notch involving the crowd in their performances and allowing their personalities to shine. The competition at the finale promises to be fierce and entertaining. Round