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Summer vacation can be spent in a variety of different ways. Some people opt for a beachside resort while others have the increasingly popular staycation.

However, Darrell Mongar didn’t do either of those.

Instead, Mongar, a sheriff’s deputy, and his former partner, Rooke, took part in the United States Police Canine Association (U.S.P.C.A.), Region Eight competition in Loudon.

After competing in a myriad of events Mongar and his Dutch Shepard dog took 10th overall in the competition.

Shoplifting reports led to two separate drug arrests in Jacksboro this past week.

On July 9, around 7:20 p.m., Jacksboro Police Officer Josh Carroll was dispatched to Wal-Mart on the report an individual was concealing merchandise and allegedly had a handgun tucked in the waistband of his jeans, according to the Jacksboro Police report.

He began the journey last September, embarking from the North Carolina border in the drizzling rain. He has ridden in snow, sleet, rain and the hot summer sun. Now, nearly a year later, local Pastor Bill Horner has finally completed his ride across Tennessee.

“This endeavor is my hurdle over the midlife crisis, an attempt to ward off old age for at least a couple more months,” said Horner, at the beginning of his journey.

At the Monday night Caryville Mayor and Aldermen meeting, safety was on the minds of board members as they discussed and voted on the application for a safety grant.

“We apply for this every year,” said Mayor Bobby Stooksbury of the Tennessee Municipal League (TML) Safety Partners Matching Grant program. The grant maximum is $2,000, which if received would be matched by the town. The grant funding would be used to purchase safety equipment and supplies.