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When Jeffrey T. Smith, 40, heard deputies were looking for him in response to a burglary, he did the right thing. Smith allegedly bought back the television he pawned and returned it.

Smith, 40, of 398 Shady Cove Road, Caryville, was camping at Mountain Lake Marina when a nearby camper trailer was allegedly broken into, said Campbell County Sheriff Gary Perkins.

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Warm weekend temperatures brought many people outside. This included almost 80 volunteers who donned their work gloves on Saturday to cleanup the White Bridge area.

The group of adult volunteers, Girl Scout Troops 207 and 127 and County Mayor William Baird joined forces to tackle the almost impossible endeavor of ridding the White Bridge Park of trash.

Among the countless bags of trash and tires, volunteers tore down several dwellings that were erected by campers.