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  • Jellico bus driver takes issue with new speed bumps

     During Jellico’s municipal meeting last Thursday, Charles Violet complained about speed bumps Jellico installed on Douglas Lane.

    Violet is a bus driver whose route takes him down Douglas Lane. When he goes over the speed bumps, it “flips” the children into the air, he said.

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  • Residents at Cumberland Village plant seeds of hope

    A rose bush grows at Cumberland Village Care and Rehab. Though short and slight, the red continuous bloom is the only surviving plant from a flower garden the residents used to enjoy.

    That flower garden was torn down in June to make way for additions to Cumberland Village.

    “We were able to salvage their (the residents’) favorite rose bush,” activities director Debbie Vinsant said. “It is living and it is going to make it.”

    Rose bushes are the residents’ favorite plants, Vinsant said.

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  • Man arrested for theft and forgery

     On March 13, the Campbell County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man who allegedly stole around $1,327.

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  • Elderly man charged with assault

     Jellico Police Officer Mike Perkins arrested a 76 year-old man for assault on March 12.

    The victim told Perkins John C. Lawson, 2820 Keswick Road, Williamsburg, chased him on foot for about 100 yards. 

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  • Public Records March 22, 2012

    Editors Note: Readers are cautioned that some names may be the same as or similar to other members of the community.

    CAMPBELL COUNTY PROPERTY TRANSFERS

    MARCH 12 – MARCH 16

    Ben Lawson to Horace D. Lawson, Tr., Lois J. Lawson, Tr., and Lawson Family Trust, Dist. 3, $6,866.67.

    William R. Parrott and Vauda Parrott to Garry Wayne Beair and Robin G. Beair, Dist. 5, $31,000.

    Mae Combs to Elizabeth K. Shepherd and Phillip Johnson, Dist. 1, $9,000.

    Garry J. Wright to Stan Foust and Trula Foust, Dist. 1, $5,000.

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  • Sheriff’s Departments arrests group of five for theft

     Earlier this month, five Campbell County people were arrested for stealing over $1,000 worth of property from a local residence.

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  • Area business owner pitches idea of local summer concert

     Caryville may play host to a concert this summer. 

    At the board of mayor and aldermen meeting on March 12, Ride Royal Blue owner Sheila Westray sought permission to host a concert at the Ershall Collins Industrial Park at the 141 exit off Interstate 75. 

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  • First Volunteer to host 5K to benefit Relay for Life

     First Volunteer Bank is hosting a five-kilometer race on April 21. The proceeds from the race will benefit Relay for Life, an event that raises money to fight cancer.

    “This is our fundraiser for Relay for Life,” said Cindi Reynolds, financial services representative for First Volunteer Bank and race coordinator.

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  • Indictments for the week of March 22,2012

    The following indictments were returned by the Campbell County Grand Jury on Friday:

    •Kevin Holman- theft $1,000 - $10,000.

    •Tiffany McGill- theft $1,000 - $10,000, vandalism, felony evading arrest, reckless endangerment, seatbelt violation, registration violation, open container, drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest.

    •Daniel Hale- aggravated assault, domestic assault.

    •Michael J. Boshears- DUI, DUI over .08.

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  • Business owner discusses bringing a Holiday Inn Express to Caryville

     Caryville’s town leaders excitedly listened to Jay Patel as he told them his plans to put a Holiday Inn Express at the old Christmas Tree Inn.

    “This is something we’ve been hoping for for a long time,” Mayor Robert Stooksbury said. “For someone to take that old building and make it into something nice.”

    “I’m really glad it’s coming,” Alderman Glenn Smith said. “I hope (it) grows and we grow with it.”

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