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The Mountain Press■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 258 ■ September 15, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 75 Cents

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The Mountain Press is committed to accuracy. Please report factual errors by calling 428-0748 Ext. 214.

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Weather

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DETAILS, PAgE A6

5Aquarium hosts Luau‘A Black and White Affair’ theme of last Library Luau

LocAL, PAgE A3

Georgia Trentham, 91Willard Douglas, 97Vita Finchum, 74Butch McCroskey, 50Skeeter Hallman, 63Nina Ward, 79Kennith Whaley, 71Bob Shrader, 63Dorothy Wentz, 90Chuck Lambert, 69Flash Allen, 60Butterball Latham, 58

Obituaries

DETAILS, PAgE A4

5Smokies in title seriesBegin a play against Jacksonville

SPorTS, PAgE A8

By JEFF FArrELLStaff Writer

SEVIERVILLE — Voters here won’t be considering whether to allow package stores in the city on the upcoming gubernatorial ballot.

After reviewing signatures on a petition to put the package store referendum on the November ballot for Sevierville voters, Administrator of Elections Ronee Flynn said elec-tion commission staff determined that the qualified signatures did not reach the minimum number

required under state law.State law says a petition needs

to be signed by registered voters from within the area affected by the proposed change, and the total of qualified signatures on the petition must be higher than 10 percent of the total who voted in the last elec-tion in that area.

That means the package store referendum needed 310 qualified signatures to get the referendum on the ballot. The petition had a total of 505 signatures, officials said, but only 168 met the requirements.

Officials reviewed the signatures stringently to make sure their totals were accurate. “We actually triple checked them,” Flynn said.

Election Commission Chair J.B. Matthews said the remaining sig-natures were rejected for a variety of reasons.

“Some of them were not regis-tered, some of them don’t live in the city, or the address was incomplete, or they gave a post office box, and some were listed twice,” he said.

The petitions had been mailed to some local addresses, and some

were left at local businesses, he said. Because of that, many copies were returned with just one signature.

With that information in hand, the commission voted unanimously to keep the proposed referendum off the upcoming ballot.

While it’s been defeated for now, the measure could be back as soon as next May, when the city will have a municipal election for seats on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Petitions that are turned down by

Package store petition falls short

See peTiTioN, page A5

By JEFF FArrELLStaff Writer

GATLINBURG — The city has filed a civil complaint against the Seymour couple who organized a festival for Santa portrayers, saying that they owe a total of more than $69,000 for two festivals held in the city.

Joe and Mary Moore, who last gave an address on Smokies Crossing Way, have not filed a response to the complaint. Telephone numbers listed in their name, and the name Jolly Old Elf Inc. — the name they sometimes used for their business — were disconnected.

The complaint, filed in Sevier County Chancery Court by Gatlinburg City Attorney Ron Sharp, noted the Moores never established a business under that name as a corporation.

“No legally cognizable entity by the name ‘Jolly Old Elf Company’ has never existed within the state of Tennessee,” Sharp wrote.

The city has previous-ly noted that the couple

By ELLEN BroWNStaff Writer

SEVIERVILLE — The Sevier County School Board of Education was presented with a $56,807 check Monday from Food City’s School Bucks pro-gram.

Randy Williams, general manager of Sevierville’s Food City, announced the amount, along with each school’s individual amount earned. Each school in the system registered for the program and was assigned a link. When parents, students, fam-ily and friends shopped at the store, a portion of the money they spent each visit benefitted the school of their choice.

“Food City has been a great partner with

’BurgfilesSantacivil suit

Food Citydeliversbig bucksto schools

See SANTA, page A5

By DErEK HoDgESStaff Writer

Those who spoke during Rodger Brackins’ Tuesday morning memorial used words like “amaz-ing” and “remarkable” to describe the man who ded-icated more than half his life to keeping the people of Pigeon Forge safe. The proof of those adjectives came after the ceremony was over.

As the procession made its way down the Parkway to Mattox Cemetery, the county’s busiest thor-oughfare came to a standstill as every car stopped. American flags posted along the route waved in the breeze, providing the only movement.

Brackins’ fellow emergency workers stood at attention as he made his last ride through the com-munity he loved, joined by motorists, people from businesses along the road and city workers — some of whom held a hand over their hearts and waved small flags.

It was the kind of honor many of those who knew Brackins best feel he deserved, but still know he wouldn’t have wanted.

“I think he would be proud to see what’s going on today, but he’d say, ‘Aw, don’t do that,’” Pigeon Forge Fire Department volunteer chaplain David Walker said before the most impressive of the dis-plays of affection for the man had even started. “This is not the end; it is only the beginning. We want this to be a celebration, even though our hearts are sad.”

The ceremony was an emotional one, even including a tearful tribute to Brackins by daughter Shannon and a final goodbye from his wife Penny.

“This is the most difficult thing I’ve ever done,” said Shannon McFall. “First off, I want you to know you’re the most amazing dad in the world. Words could never express the void we now have in our hearts and lives.”

McFall recounted how her father could go from cheerleader at one of his two children’s sporting events to police officer in the blink of an eye, and could stay up all night with her when she was ill,

then leave early in the morning for a shift at the fire station.

“Please know that you are my inspiration,” McFall said, her voice cracking with emotion. “I will always try to think about what you would have done if you were in my shoes. No matter how old I get, I’ll always be your little girl.”

Penny Brackins remembered the man who stepped in not only as husband, but as father to her children, who were 10 and 12 when the couple wed on March 30, 1991. Before she spoke, the country song, “He Didn’t Have to Be” was played at Rodger Brackins’ request. The lyrics include the line, “Looking back all I can say about all the things he did for me is I hope I’m at least half the dad that he didn’t have to be.”

The two met through a blind date, courting for only six weeks before Rodger proposed. Penny Brackins pointed out five calla lilies in the arrange-ment of roses on top of her late husband’s casket. They represented the five grandchildren he lived long enough to see, despite a prediction by a doctor three years ago he had no more than 6 months to live.

“He loved his family so much,” Brackins said. “Rodger was not only the love of my life, he was also my best friend. He was a special man. He was one of a kind. He’ll be really, really sadly and sorely missed.”

All those who spoke commented on Brackins’ love of his family. However, it was his dedication to his community that brought out many of those who attended the ceremony, including members of

Final salute

Photos by Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press

Police officers and firefighters salute as the casket of Rodger Brackins is brought out.

Brackins is placed in the hearse for transport to Mattox Cemetery.

Family, friends bidemotional farewell to Rodger Brackins

Brackins’ wife Penny and daughter Shannon McFall look on as the casket is brought out.

See brACkiNS, page A5 See fooD CiTy, page A5

The Mountain Press ◆ Wednesday, September 15, 2010

COOKEVILLE (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike McWherter wasted little time in going on the attack against Republican opponent Bill Haslam at the first debate of the general election campaign Tuesday.

In his opening statement at Tennessee Tech University, McWherter took aim at Haslam’s background as an executive with the family-founded Pilot chain of truck stops before he was elected mayor Knoxville in 2003.

“I think the oil business has taught him all the wrong lessons,” McWherter said, citing price-gouging in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in 2008. “When gasoline prices are rising, that is great for the oil business.”

Haslam later responded that the pricing problems were quickly addressed and new software was cre-ated to avoid a repeat. He also criticized McWherter, the son of former Gov. Ned McWherter, for his attacks on Knoxville-based Pilot.

“Really what I’m surprised about Mike, quite frankly, is your whole attitude toward Pilot in this campaign,” he said. “When your dad was governor ... he actually used to come to our manager meetings and talk about how

proud he was of Pilot, and how glad he was that it was a Tennessee-based company.

“I would think that as governor you would be glad to have a company that employed so many people, paid so much in taxes, and gave so much back to our state,” he said.

The debate in Cookeville came with less than a month remaining before the start of early voting. The candi-dates have two more debates scheduled for Knoxville and Memphis in early October.

Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen can’t run again because of term limits.

Both candidates said they oppose the election of school superintendents, preferring the current system of having them appointed by school boards.

McWherter said it would be a main priority to grow the state’s public pre-kinder-garten program beyond chil-dren who qualify for free and reduced price meals.

“I am a huge proponent of the pre-K program in this state,” he said. “I’m going to do everything I can to expand that program in Tennessee.”

Haslam said that while the pre-K program has shown “dramatic returns” in high-need areas, the state can’t afford the more than $250 million it would cost each year to offer universal access.

“My idea is that we leave pre-K where it is right now,” Haslam said. “And when the revenue situation changes, we will look at expanding it then.”

Staff Reports

SEVIERVILLE — Police have charged a local man with breaking into a local restaurant and stealing a safe and cash register.

Ernest D. McMahan, 24, is charged with breaking into La Caretta restaurant on Forks of the River Parkway on Monday. Employees coming in to work found that someone had broken in through a side win-dow at the business and taken the safe and cash register, which contained an undisclosed amount of money.

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office also inves-tigated the crime and developed information that McMahan allegedly had a stolen safe at his home on Wilhite Road. Officers found a partially opened safe at the home, and that led to the charg-es against McMahan, police said.

More charges may be pending.

McMahan was taken

to the Sevier County Jail, where he was being held in lieu of $20,000 bond.

A2 ◆ Local/Money

Editor’s Note: The com-munity calendar is printed as space permits. Items must be submitted at least five days in advance. Only noncommercial, public events held in Sevier County will be considered. To place an item phone 428-0748, ext. 214, or e-mail to [email protected]. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.

WedneSdAy, SePT. 15

Farmers MarketFarmers market 8-11:30

a.m., Sevier Farmers Co-Op, 321 W. Main, Sevierville. 453-7101.

Women’s Bible StudyGarlands of Grace wom-

en’s Bible study:n 10 a.m. Sugar Tree

Road, Wears Valley. 428-4932,

n 9 a.m. Wellington Place. 429-5131

Sevierville Story TimeSevierville preschool

story time 10:30 a.m., King Family Library. 365-1666.

ThurSdAy, SePT. 16

Alzheimer’s SupportAlzheimer’s Support

Group meets 3 p.m. Wellington Place. 774-2221.

Scrapbook ClubScrapbook Club meets 10

a.m.-4 p.m. and 5:30-10 p.m., Whispering Winds on Snapp Road. 429-3721.

Submarine Veterans Smoky Mountain subma-

rine vets meet at 6 p.m., Bass Pro restaurant. www.SmokyMountainBase.com or 429-0465 or 692-3368.

Celebrate RecoveryCelebrate Recovery,

6 p.m., Kodak United Methodist Church. Childcare provided.

Radio ServiceSevier County Emergency

Radio Service, 7:30 p.m., EOC office on Bruce Street. 314-0899. www.freewebs.com/aresradio.

DARGreat Smokies Chapter,

Daughters of the American Revolution, meets 10:30 a.m., Pigeon Forge Library. Veta King Wilson to dis-cuss her book, “Images of America: Pigeon Forge.” 774-7768.

Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace wom-en’s Bible study:

n 9 a.m. UMC Pigeon Forge

n 2 p.m. Blue Mountain Mist B&B, Pullen Road

n 6:30 p.m. Sevierville UMC, Conference Room

Hot Meals Smoky Mountain Area

Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:30-6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Sevierville and Kodak United Methodist. 933-5996.

TOPSTOPS weight loss chap-

ter meets at 6 p.m., Parkway Church of God in

Sevierville. 755-9517 or 429-3150.

ABWAAmerican Business

Women’s Association meets at Holiday Inn, Pigeon Forge. Networking 6 p.m., followed by meal and meeting. RSVP to member.

fridAy, SePT. 17

Eddie CheckEddie Check, an annual

memorial blood drive and free prostat screening, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., LeConte Medical Center classrooms.

MOPSMothers of Preschoolers

through kindergarten 9:30-noon. Childcare provided. Evergreen PCA Church. 428-3001.

Kodak Story TimePreschool story time 11

a.m., Kodak Library. 933-0078.

Blood DriveBlood drive 10 a.m.-6

p.m. inside LeConte Medical Center (free PSA test for men).

Potato Bake

Potato Bake, St. Joseph’s Church, 345 Hardin Lane, Sevierville, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $7 (12 & up) $4 under 12. 453-6289.

Book SigningRuben Garcia, author

of “God’s Chosen Ones,” signing books noon-2 p.m., Books-A-Million in Governor’s Crossing. (865) 973-2737.

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Local man charged in restaurant burglary

Gov. candidates spar over Pilot

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 ◆ The Mountain Press Local ◆ A3

Editor’s Note: The fol-lowing information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

◆ Joseph Bastanzi III, 22, of 2859 Luther Catlett Circle in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 13 with domestic violence assault. He was released on $1,000 bond.

◆ Kristopher David Bradley, 36, of 1812 Longview in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 13 with a misdemeanor warrant from general session court. He was released.

◆ Anita Faye Carpenter, 41, of 1317 Old Jayell Road in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 13 with public intoxication. She was released on $750 bond.

◆ Crestobl Francisco, 28, of 801 W. Main St. Apt. 9 in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 13 with disorderly conduct. He was released on $250 bond.

◆ Justin Scott Gibson, 26, of 432 Northview Drive in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 13 with violation of a valid court order. He was being held in lieu of $1,000 bond.

◆ Kami Nicole Hays, 18, of 304 Club Drive Apt. 304 in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 13 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. She was being held.

◆ Matthew Steven Justus, 33, of 125 North Parkway in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 13 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. He was being held.

◆ Horace Len Kent, 39, of 1145 Old Newport Highway in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 13 with DUI, violation of implied consent law and speeding. He

was released on $2,500 bond.

◆ Ronald Vincent Margeson, 19, of 1001 Nelson Family Way in Kodak, was charged Sept. 14 with harass-ment: phone call. He was being held in lieu of $6,000 bond.

◆ Ernest Dewayne McMahan, 24, of 3973 Wilhite Road in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 13 with burglary. He was being held in lieu of $20,000 bond.

◆ D. Justin Mercurio, 37, of 542 Tall Poplar Way in Cosby, was charged Sept. 13 with violation of a valid court order. He was being held.

◆ Justin Alan Nelson, 21, of Morristown, was charged Sept. 13 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. He was being held.

◆ Sara Beth Newberry, 25, of Knoxville, was charged Sept. 13 with aggravated burglary. She was being held.

◆ Jesse Ray Pack, 18, of 905 Cypress Lane in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 13 with aggravated burglary. He was being held in lieu of $20,000 bond.

◆ Justin Lee Pack, 21, of 905 Cypress Lane in Sevierville, was charged

Sept. 13 with aggravated burglary. He was being held in lieu of $17,500 bond.

◆ Jose Rafael Salazar, 30, of 841 Golden Circle Drive in Pigeon forge, was charged Sept. 13 with financial respon-sibility law, public intoxication, leaving the scene of an accident and driving while revoked. He was being held in lieu of $3,500 bond.

◆ Tiffany Danielle Shultz, 22, of Dandridge, was charged Sept. 13 with violation of proba-tion. She was being held in lieu of $1,000 bond.

◆ Gregory Michael Surman, 18, of 1515 Bluebird Cove Lane in Sevierville, was charged Sept.. 13 with aggra-vated burglary. He was being held in lieu of $7,500 bond.

◆ Barbara Suzette Turner, 22, of Dandridge, was charged Sept. 13 with driving on a sus-pended license and financial responsibility law. She was released on $1,000 bond.

◆ Charles David Williams, 31, of 511 Paine St. in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 14 with failure to appear and a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. He was being held.

Sevier County has received a portion of $14.9 million in highway safety grants.

Grants announced Tuesday:

n Pittman Center Police Department, $5,000 for a high visibility law enforce-ment campaign

n Sevier County Sheriff’s Department, $39,130 for programs to reduce DUI and speeding

n Pigeon Forge Police Department, $5,000 for a high visibility law enforce-ment campaign

n Sevierville Police Department, $49,955 for its Serious Traffic Offense Patrol (STOP) Program

n District Attorney’s office, $156,000 for DUI abatement and prosecu-tion enhancement

The grants were announced by the Governor’s Highway Safety Office.

“These highway safety grants reflect a continued commitment to working with local and state agen-cies to make our road-ways safer,” said Gov. Phil Bredesen. “These

grant funds will support the efforts of highway safety agencies and advo-cates to reduce the num-ber of people killed and injured in traffic crashes in Tennessee each year.”

The grants are awarded to agencies that success-fully applied for funding based on a defined prob-lem and statistical need. Each year, the office accepts applications from agencies across the state for available highway safe-ty funds.

“These grants help fund a variety of enforcement, legal and educational activities across the state including speed enforce-ment, first responder

equipment purchases, DUI prosecutors and child passenger safety train-ing,” said Gerald Nicely, Tennessee Department of Transportation commis-sioner. “These grants will make a difference in the effectiveness of our high-way safety partners.”

“Grants awarded by the GHSO are provided in areas of need,” said office sirector Kendell Poole. “Statistics show our prob-lem areas and we strive to put the funding where it will be most effective.”

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provides the funding for GHSO grants.

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Senior aviculturist Megan Klose introduces Sunshine the penguin to 2-year-olds Reagan Loveday, left, Daniel Tarwater, Quinn Coykendall and Colt Glasgow, during a recent visit to Ripley’s Aquarium. The aquar-ium is hosting the fifth and final Library Luau on Thursday.

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GATLINBURG — The drive to pay off the new Anna Porter Public Library continues with the fifth and final Library Luau on Thursday at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies.

This year’s theme is “A Black And White Affair,” in recognition of the new penguins. Dress in casual — anything black and white.

“We need the community to sup-port another great Library Luau,” said Diandra Trotter, who is chairwoman of this year’s Last Library Luau Committee. “We can satisfy our obligation to the City

of Gatlinburg with a $25,000 payment. Ripley’s Aquarium pledged all the pro-ceeds from five luaus.”

The island-themed party is held throughout the aquarium starting at 5:30 p.m. The $75 ticket includes food, beer and wine, live music and prizes.

The new library is next to the Gatlinburg Community Center.

Tax-deductible tickets to the luau are available at the Chamber of Commerce, aquarium and library.

Tickets are $75 for adults and $10 for children.

For more information, call 436-5588 or visit www.annaporterpl.org.

‘A Black and White Affair’theme of last Library Luau

Sevier receives highway grants

A r r e s t s


Butch McCroskeyJerry Dennis “Butch” McCroskey

Jr., 50 of Hixson, died Friday, Sept.10, 2010.

He was born in California and grew up in Seymour. He was a member of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church.

Survivors: wife, Cindy Price McCroskey; sons, Jason, Tristan and Calum; siblings, Rusty McCroskey and wife, Tami, Leslie Karen Machalek. Patrick Todd Spurgeon and wife, Karissa, and Sheri McCroskey Moyers; father and stepmother, Jerry and Mildred McCroskey Sr.; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral services 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 848 Ashland Terrace, Chattanooga. The family will receive friends 3-9 p.m. Thursday, at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial con-tributions may be made to the Butch McCroskey Memorial Fund c/o Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union, Hixson Branch.

Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, North Chapel, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343. Share thoughts and memories on the Web site.

Harold Dewayne Hallman

Harold Dewayne (Skeeter) Hallman, 63 of Sevierville, died at his home Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 following a brief illness. He was a carpenter and farmer.

Survivors: wife Linda Hallman; son Jeff Hallman; daughters and sons-in-law, Lori and Dan Majors, Shannon Parker, Kristin and Joey Mathews, Michelle and Yoshi Kogure; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; parents, Harold and Ruth Hallman; sister Connie McPeak; a nephew and a niece.

Funeral service noon Wednesday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends 10 a.m.- noon Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

Robert Harrill ShraderRobert (Bob) Harrill Shrader, 63

of Sevierville, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Shrader was a decorated veteran of Vietnam.

Survivors: wife, Linda Ball Shrader; daughter, Dracena Huskey and hus-band Jamie; five grandchildren; one step grandson; daughter-in-law, JoAnn Shrader Watts; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jimmy and Deloris Hurst, Larry Hurst, Kyle and Julie Hurst, John Christopher; sisters and brothers-in-law, Eunice Louise and Don Plemmons, Barbara Galyon, Louise McCoig, Eunice Regan, Zelma and Jim Franklin; mother-in-law, Hettie Ball; nieces and nephews.

Family and friends meet 10 a.m.

Thursday in Red Bank Cemetery for graveside service and inurnment, the Rev. Sam Justus and Elder John Huskey officiating. Military honors provided by American Legion Post 104.


Nina Ray WardNina Ray Ward, 79 of Elkhart,

Ind., died Saturday, Sept.11, 2010.

Survivors: sister, Charlotte A. Wise of Elkhart; brother, Robert S. Ward of Chicago, Ill.; two nieces; four nephews.

Funeral service 7 p.m. Thursday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. Interment 10 a.m. Friday in Alder Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.


Kennith Harold WhaleyKennith Harold Whaley, 71

of Sevierville, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. He was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors: broth-er and sisters-in-law, Eddie A. and Barbara Whaley, Ethel Shultz, Betty Whaley; sister and brother-in-law, Sue and Harold Spence; 10 nieces and nephews; 11 great-niec-es and nephews; two great-great-nieces and nephews.

Funeral service 1 p.m. Friday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Barnes officiating. Interment will follow in Walnut Grove Cemetery with military honors provided by American Legion Post 104. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.


Dorothy Mae Kubin Wentz

Dorothy Mae Kubin Wentz, 90, died Monday, Sept. 13. Dorothy was born in Cleveland,

Ohio, May 8, 1920. Survivors: son, Gary Kubin;

daughter, Barbara Antol; four granddaughters; one great-granddaughter.

Dorothy will be cremated and her remains will be interred next to those of her first husband.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday at McCammon-Ammons-Cl ick Funeral Home, Maryville.

In lieu of flowers, the fam-ily encourages donations to Fairpark Healthcare Center, P. O. Box 5477, Maryville, TN 37802.

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Calvin Willard LambertCalvin “Chuck” Willard

Lambert, 69 of Sevierville, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. Survivors: wife, Faye Lambert; daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Wade Hill, Kerrie and Will Calhoun; four grandchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mildred and Eugene Stinson, Mary Ann and Paul Smith; nieces and nephews.

Family and friends meet 3 p.m. Wednesday in Smoky

Mountain Memory Gardens for graveside service and inter-ment, the Rev. Scott Carter officiating. The family received friends Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home.


Keith (Flash) AllenKeith (Flash) Allen age 60

of Sevierville, died Sept. 14, 2010. Arrangements are pend-ing at Rawlings Funeral Home in Sevierville.

Gary Lynn “Butterball” Latham

Gary Lynn “Butterball” Latham, 58, of Sevierville, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. He was a member of Burnett’s Creek Baptist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp.

Survivors: wife, Deloris Latham; children and spouses, David and Angie Whaley, Denise Lee, Vanessa and Nixon Merassaint; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; mother, Evelyn Latham; sisters and broth-ers-in-law, Betty and Herbie Kidd, Vickie and Marty Lyons; brother, Bob Latham and wife, Sandy.

Funeral service 7 p.m. Thursday in Atchley’s Seymour Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Miller offi-ciating. Family and friends meet Noon Friday at Highland South Cemetery for interment. Military honors provided by American

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Willard Dayton Douglas, age 97 of Sevierville, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2010.

He was the oldest living member of Boyd’s Creek Baptist Church where he also served as a deacon and trustee. He was a Sevier County school bus driver for 35 years and was on the Board of Directors of Farmers Mutual Insurance for many years.

He was preceded in death by his par-ents Samuel Jake and Minnie (Marshall) Douglas, wife Ada Lucile Douglas, great-granddaughter Ashley Wisdom, son-in-law Ronald Randles, four brothers and seven sisters.

Survivors include his daughter, Patsy Randles; son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Charlotte Douglas; grandchildren, Tammy Wisdom and husband Eddie, Melissa Douglas; great-grandchildren, Amanda Gayle Buquet and husband Andy, Douglas Wisdom; great-great-grandchild, Rylee Elizabeth Litrell.

The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Tuesday with a funeral service beginning at 7 p.m. in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. Rev. Curtis Wells and Rev. Bill Stephens will officiate and a eulogy will be provided by Melissa Douglas. Family and friends will meet 1 p.m. Wednesday in Highland South Cemetery for graveside service and interment with Rev. W. A. Galyon officiating. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.


In Memoriam

Georgia Evelyn (Ogle) Trentham

Georgia Evelyn (Ogle) Trentham, age 91 of Sevierville, passed away Monday, September 13, 2010. She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents Tommy and Ida Ogle, brothers Amos and Arlie Ogle, sisters Sara Trentham, Josie Kear, Beulah Watson, and Pearl McCarter, and son-in-law W.R. Williamson.

Survivors: husband, Sam H. Trentham; daughters, Charlotte Williamson, Eula Lee Bradley and husband Albert Bradley, Grace Parton and husband Rev. Ed Parton; grandchildren, Rusty Williamson and wife Teresa, Mark Williamson and wife LaTonya, Marsha Bales and husband Bill, Richie Bradley and wife April; great-grandchildren, Joshua Williamson, Zackary Williamson, Parker Williamson, Kali Bales, Billy Bales.

The family will receive friends 6-7 p.m. Wednesday with funeral service to follow at 7 p.m. at Freedom Baptist Church in Pigeon Forge with Rev. Ed Parton officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 a.m. Thursday in Mt. Zion Cemetery for graveside service and interment. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.


In Memoriam

Vita Blanche Murrell Finchum

Vita Blanche Murrell Finchum, age 74 of Sevierville, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, September 14, 2010.

She was a mem-ber of Boyd’s Creek Baptist Church and was the co-founder of Finchum & Sons Flooring Company.

She was preceded in death by her lov-ing husband of 56 years James Ralph Finchum, Sr. and her parents Glen and Ruth Murrell.

Mrs. Finchum is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law James Ralph Jr., and Kay Finchum, Larry and Bonnie Finchum; daughter Deborah Finchum; daughter and son-in-law Katherine “Kitten” and Luis Rivera; grandchildren Anthony Wilson (wife Emily), Brandy Floyd (husband Jason), Vita Rishelle Shaw (husband Sam), Lucius Finchum (wife Ashley), Lacie Dorsey (husband Craig), Jessica Peterson, and Aretha Wilson; ten great-grandchildren; brother Glen Dale Murrell and wife Ruth Helen; sister Norma Jean Cate and husband Thurmond; sister Arlene Sneed and husband Larry; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law J.W. Finchum, Imogene Fain, Hobart and Jenny Finchum, Carolyn Finchum, Karen Finchum, Harold “Dink” and Joanne Finchum, Anna “Bonnie” Finchum, and Jerry and Judy Finchum; several nieces and nephews.

A very special thank you to her loving care-givers Sheila Ray and Dorothy Bentley and the staff of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville.

The family requests that in lieu of flow-ers memorials be made to the Boyd’s Creek Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 4041, Sevierville, TN, 37864.

The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15t with funeral service to fol-low at 7 p.m. at Boyd’s Creek Baptist Church. Revs. Clay Sutton, Bill Stephens, Jr. and Terry Parton will officiate. The body will lie-in-state 2-5 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Graveside service and interment will be 12 noon Thursday in Boyd’s Creek Cemetery. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.


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law enforcement and fire departments from across the area. He served 17 years as an EMT, 27 years as a police officer and 31 years as a firefighter with the city of Pigeon Forge.

“We are poorer as a community because of his loss. I truly believe that,” said David Wear, a city commissioner who was friends with Brackins and served on the police force with him. “He was a self-less man.”

Police Lt. Ritchie Catlett, who knew Brackins all his life, said Brackins was a “remark-able man with a deep love and affection for his fam-

ily.” He believes it was that combined with faith and prayer that helped Brackins survive for so long after a diagnosis of cancer.

“His battle with cancer was set up to be a sprint,” Catlett said. “He turned it into a marathon.”

As Catlett spoke, he could not hold back his emotions, wiping away tears and choking back sobs. As he did, it seemed to give permission to oth-ers among the uniformed officers in the crowd to allow their feelings out, as some began brushing away their own tears.

On that remarkable trip to the cemetery, the lengthy procession led and followed by flash-ing lights, passed down

the Parkway and under a flag strung between the extended ladders of two fire trucks.

At the graveside, Brackins was given a 21-gun salute by local members of the National Guard. His fellow officers and firefighters stood at attention as “Taps” was played, then Brackins was given a uniquely heart-wrenching tribute.

From the speakers of every radio unit carried by each officer and firefighter in attendance, a dispatch-er called first for Brackins’ police call number, 709, then for the numerals given him by the Fire Department, 205. With no answer, those calling for the lost hero declared his service done.

“He has completed his tour of 31 years of ser-vice,” one of the faceless voices declared. “He will be greatly missed.”

As that pronouncement was made, audible sobs went up from many in the crowd, including usu-ally-strong officers who seemed surprised by their own emotion. A service bell was rung 15 times to once again signal the end of Brackins’ work, then a bagpiper played “Amazing Grace” as the Lifestar helicopter made two low passes over the plot on a small hill at the foot of Cove Mountain.

“They don’t make them like him every day,” City Manager Earlene Teaster said after the ceremonies were over. “He was one

of a kind. He was a good one.”

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did not pay the city the full price for the first Celebrate Santa festi-val, held in 2009. Joe Moore had promised they would complete the payments before the second event, held this year. However, shortly before that event, he told city officials that he couldn’t pay the remain-ing cost, and that he had no funds to pay for this year’s festival.

City officials have said they decided to let Moore proceed with the festival because he didn’t acknowledge he was unable to make pay-ments until a few weeks before this year’s event. Rather than ruin plans made by festival partici-pants, they decided to allow use of city facili-ties. Joe Moore issued a promissory note on March 10, payable June 15, saying he would pay the $69,089, according to the complaint.

Moore acknowledge the debt in a previ-ous interview with The Mountain Press, but blamed the city for his inability to make pay-ment, saying the city spoiled his efforts to get sponsors for the event by

publicly discussing the matter. He ended that interview when asked why he hadn’t gotten sponsors before either of the festivals.

The festival included a parade along the Parkway in Gatlinburg and semi-

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the election commission can be raised again after six months, Matthews said. If the measure is defeated in the polls, it could not be raised again for two years.

Sevierville business-man Tony Duckworth, who started the petition, said he was immediately beginning efforts to get it on the ballot for next year’s election.

“We’ve already start-ing on getting our signa-tures,” he said. This time, he said, they will try to see to it that the peti-tions are signed by voters from within the city. We learned a lot more about it,” he said in a phone conversation.

Duckworth did not attend the election com-mission meeting, but two other interested parties did. One was a represen-tative of the Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery, which recently opened in Gatlinburg, and the other was Sevierville Alderman Barry Gibbs, who said he was interested because of the possible impact on the city.

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the schools,” Director of Schools Jack Parton said, thanking Williams for the company’s donation.

Since 1990 — when it was first called “Apples for Students” — the pro-gram has contributed $13 million to schools in Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky.

Sevier County High School was the No. 1 School Bucks School in the system, earning $11,800.

Pi Beta Phi Elementary School came in second, earning $5,590; Pigeon Forge Primary School in third with $4,445; Northview Primary School in fourth with $3,845; and New Center Elementary fifth with $3,614.

Also at Monday’s school board meeting:

Karen King, schools finance director, report-ed that the $14.4 loan received from the Tennessee State School

Bond Authority for the new Northview Academy would be distributed on a remimbursement basis as money was spent. Bonds will be sold Sept. 23 with proceeds avail-able Oct. 1. The money is also known as the Build Across America Bond.

King also reported that the schools have received an $8.1 million grant writ-ten by the Department of Human Services for con-sumable school supplies and instructional mate-rials for students in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The

amount of $104,288 will be distributed to each of the schools based on the number of SNAP students.

Sevier County Schools received $1.9 million from the $195.8 mil-lion the state received from the Education Jobs Program, a $10 billion

grant for states to create and save jobs that was approved last month. The funds must be expended by Sept. 2012.

Debra Cline, direc-tor of curriculum and instruction, said that the schools’ Discovery Education Assessments — in which students are assessed three times a year — were continuing to make improvements in the classroom. She also said that the state plans to move to a new teacher evaluation process, and Sevier County Schools has been allowed to pilot two different programs.

“We’ll try to decide which is the most com-prehensive,” Cline said.

She noted that Tennessee had one of the most rigorous scholastic standards in the country (Delaware and Tennessee were the first two states to receive Race to the Top grants).

“We know where the target is, and we’re going to move forward to meet those standards.”

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Sevierville Food City General Manager Randy Williams, right, presents Sevier County Board of Education Chairman Charles Temple with a $56,807 check the school system received from the grocery’s School Bucks program.

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Commercial siteon planner agenda

The Gatlinburg Planning Commission will consider a commercial site plan for a Five Oaks Development Group retail building at 1129 Parkway during its Thursday meeting.

The planners also will consider a site plan for Liquor and Wine of the Smokies, proposed for 115 N. Mountain Trail.

The group will meet at 5 p.m. at City Hall.

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Pi Beta Phi School is host-ing a 5K run/walk on Sept. 25. as a fundraiser for the school.

Registration starts at 7 a.m. at the Gatlinburg Community Center; race starts at 8 a.m. Entry fee is $20 by today and $25 after today.

More information and registration forms can be picked up from the school or downloaded at www.pbp.sevier.org.

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Library cancelsbusiness classes

The Sevier County Public Library System has can-celled the free “Starting Your Own Business” and “Landing the Job of Your Dreams” classes scheduled for today.

Call Robin Cogdill at 365-1417 with questions.

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Police academydeadline today

Today is the deadline to apply for the Sevierville Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy this fall. The purpose of the Academy is to provide an opportunity for citizens to learn basic police skills and experience police work in a safe, organized and struc-tured environment.

The free classes will take place on Thursday evenings from Sept. 16 through Nov. 18.

Applications are available at the police department, 300 Gary R. Wade Blvd. Enrollment is limited to 25. For more information, call Capt. Terry Bryan at 453-5507.

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The City of Pigeon Forge and LeConte Medical Center are teaming to pro-mote cancer awareness day Thursday (corrected day) for city employees.

As part of the program, employees will be provided educational and screening opportunities throughout the day. For men, Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood testing is from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. For women, mammogram screening for employees or spouses is from 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m., offered through Thompson Cancer Survival Center.

Lunch and Learn begins at 11:30 a.m.

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The 28th annual “I Love Sevierville” fundraising luncheon is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24 on the lawn of the courthouse.

The box lunch is $8. Lunch tickets must be purchased in advance and are available downtown at 20/20 Optical and Sevier County Bank. Tickets may also be purchased at the Extension Office or from any Sunrise Rotarian or Sevierville Downtown Association member.

Ticket sales close on Monday. For more informa-tion, call 453-3695.

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Today is Wednesday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2010. There are 107 days left in the year.

■ Locally a year ago:Authors Steve Watson,

deputy chief of the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, and retired FBI agent R. S. Allen will sign cop-ies of their book, “The Perry’s Camp Murders” at the site where the murders took place 60 years ago on Flat Branch Road. The case was one of the most memorable for Sevier County.

■ today’s highlight:On Sept. 15, 1940, dur-

ing the World War II Battle of Britain, the tide turned as the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy loss-es against the Luftwaffe, forcing Adolf Hitler to indefinitely postpone his plans to invade Britain.

■ on this date:In 1963, four black

girls were killed when a bomb went off dur-ing Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventu-ally convicted for their roles in the blast.)

■ Five years ago: President George W.

Bush, addressing the nation from storm-ravaged New Orleans, acknowledged the gov-ernment had failed to respond adequately to Hurricane Katrina, and urged Congress to approve a massive reconstruction program. Hurricane Ophelia con-tinued to lash the Outer Banks of North Carolina with rain and wind.

■ thought for today: “A generation which

ignores history has no past — and no future.” — Robert A. Heinlein, American science-fiction author (1907-1988).

MEMPHIS — An explosion and flash fire Tuesday at a plant that makes flares for the military injured six people, three of them critically, authorities said.

The Commercial Appeal in Memphis reported that the explosion at Kilgore Flares Co. in Toone in was reported just before noon, said Cris Hill, a dis-patcher at the Hardeman County sheriff’s office.

A Memphis hospital reported that three people were brought there in critical condition and a smaller hospital in Bolivar

reported that three people there were in good condition.

County Mayor Willie Spencer, who was at the scene, said the fire apparently was contained to one building, which was heavily damaged.

“It could have been a lot worse,” he said. “Any time you have an explosion ... you never know how many people are around.”

As for the cause, Spencer said, “I don’t think they have a clue.”

An operator who answered the phone at the plant’s facility about 75 miles east of Memphis said

the company could not release any information.

The company Web site says Kilgore supplies infrared decoy flares to counter the threat of guided missiles. The company announced earlier this year a $22.5 million Department of Defense order for flares for B-52 aircraft.

A worker at the Kilgore plant was killed during a flash fire and explosion in April 2001.

The company was bought in 2001 by Chemring Group PLC, a British defense company.

Flare plant explosion, fire injures six

Michael

S u N r i S e i N t h e S m o k i e S

7 Opinion WEd.

Whether it’s chronic self-delusion or simply garden-variety human con-ceit, we seem capable of convincing ourselves that these times — “our times” — are unique in human his-tory.

Sorry, but the current 2010 politi-cal campaign and the attitudes of the voters are both a spitting image and a carbon copy (when was the last time you saw a carbon copy?) of the 2006 and 2008 political years.

There is one survey ques-tion that quali-fies as the EKG test of the American body politic: “Do you think things in the nation are headed in the right direction, or do you feel that things are seriously off on the wrong track?” Back at the turn of the century, it was not uncommon to find a slight majority of Americans responding things were indeed “headed in the right direction.” But by 2006, nearly three out of five answered “off on the wrong track” — and, in 2008, three out of four said the same.

After a fleeting up-tick of optimism after President Obama’s inaugura-tion, pessimism has returned. Today, 30 percent of voters, in the most recent NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll, saw things “headed in the right direction,” while 61 percent believe they’re “off on the wrong track.”

In the three election years — 2006, 2008 and 2010 -- the president’s job-rating has been respectively 33 per-cent approval, 25 percent approval and currently 45 percent approval, while the voters’ ratings of Congress have been 16 percent approval (2006), 12 percent approval (2008) and 21 percent approval (2008). As recently as 2005, more voters approved than disapproved of the job Congress was doing.

What you, my ever-observant reader, may by now be pointing out is that in 2006, the Republicans con-trolled both the U.S. House and the Senate and George W. Bush was in the White House (as he still was in 2008). But in both 2008 and now in 2010, Democrats held majorities in both houses of Congress, and since 2008 Barack Obama has been the president.

This is all true. But the attitudes of the voters remain essentially the same in 2010 as they were four years ago. The American electorate remains pessimistic and disappointed, and has grown increasingly angry.

In the first two elections, the voters expressed those feelings by voting out of office those who were in office. In 2006 and 2008, the “In’s” who felt the voters’ wrath were Republicans. All available evidence, some seven weeks before Election Day 2010, indicates that the part played by the Republicans in 2006 and 2008 will, on Nov. 2, be filled by the Democrats.

It is true, as Democratic strategist Jeffrey Horwitt points out, that “this election is not as much about Barack Obama as 2006 was about George W. Bush.” Obama is today significantly more popular both personally and politically than Bush was four years ago. But it is also accurate that voters are now even more lacking in trust toward Washington and more hostile toward a power structure they are convinced pays little attention to them.

In the United States, historically the most optimistic of nations, only 27 percent of Americans “feel con-fident that life for our children’s generation will be better than it has been for us,” while 66 percent are “not confident” that will be the case and two out of three voters “think America is in a state of decline.”

In 2008, the majority voted for “change we can believe in,” and two years later, regardless of whom you blame, Washington has most definite-ly not changed for the better ... which makes the election year of 2010, sadly, an awful lot like both 2006 and 2008. Yes, we have seen this movie before.

— Mark Shields is a veteran political campaign manager and frequent televi-sion talk show commentator. Column distributed by Creators Syndicate. (C)2009 Mark Shields.

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Supporters of golf tournamentreceive thanks for their helpEditor:

Thank you to the Sevier County businesses for their help during our Benefit FORE The Bears Golf Tournament. The golfers enjoyed a beautiful, much cooler day.

Thanks to Pete DeBusk, the chairman of the Board of Directors of Lincoln Memorial University; Blalock’s Company; Hulet and Joyce Chaney; Gary Wade and family; and IHOP for being our primary sponsors.

Davis Rader helped to coordinate the event and had the assistance of Emily Cross, Katherine Ratcliff, Kelly Jones, Jared Baxter, Meagan Yarnall, Moriah Yarnall, Sierra Williams, Hannah Pelham, Jimmy Harris,

Cliff Sawyer, Patrick Hanlon, Peyton Proffitt (the seller of tickets), Adrienne Aumell, Nichole Indelicato, Taylor Coplen and Chris Bush. Davis asked his father Jeff Rader, Steve Flynn and Jim Hewitt to smoke barbecue ribs and hamburgers. They were delicious.

Thanks to Rick Kyker at Calhoun’s Gatlinburg, Chick-fil-A and Whitney Rowell and to Kroger Sevierville. A special thank you to Fuddruckers and Michael Posey and Sherry Akers and to Coca-Cola and Terry Kirby.

Thanks to Gordon Food Services and to Collier’s Restaurant Group for the delicious after-the-tourney snacks.

Thanks also to Smoky Mountain Knife Works, Southern Fried Hair Salon, Clint’s BBQ, Co-Op, El Mesquite Mexican Restaurant, Farmer’s Table Restaurant,

Forbidden Caverns, Frank Allen’s Market, Hank’s Pizza, Big Daddy’s Pizzeria, Main Stay Suites and Phil Whaley, Mountain National Bank Basket, Old Mill Properties, Rain Drops Salon and Massage, Regal Cinemas, Smoky Mountain Candy Makers, Smoky Mountain Pizza Company, Tennessee Smokies, The Chop House, The Partridge and Pear Restaurant, The Spa at Oak Haven, The Spa at Riverstone Resort and The Track The Titanic and to Chris Bush and Wilderness for our prizes.

Thanks to all of the golfers and hole spon-sors, because with help from each of you we had a great day of golf benefitting Sevier County High School.

Nancy HewittExecutive Director SCHS Foundation

Some say the worst part of carrying on an illicit love affair is not the adul-tery, but the lying that goes with it. It’s the lying that gnaws at most people until finally they confess to their mis-deeds just to have some peace of mind. It doesn’t lessen the pain caused by the affair, at least for the victims, but it does assuage one’s guilt at covering it up.

Bruce Pearl misled — lied to — NCAA investigators looking into the University of Tennessee basketball program. Pearl’s assistants lied as well. All were docked 20 percent of their pay and limited in their off-campus recruiting for a year or so. All keep their jobs.

Pearl was tearful in his confession to the public last week, even if it did seem a bit, well, rehearsed. That build-ing alarm going off in the middle of his talk didn’t help the situation. It was also disappointing that nobody in the audience bothered to ask him why. Why would he and his assistants lie?

Maybe the answer is obvious. He and the others lied to protect themselves. In the process they caused much more harm than had they fessed up and told the truth in the first place.

Pearl will get a pass on all this from Tennessee faithful because he’s a winner. When sports people get into trouble, their punishment and prestige suffer in direct proportion to their suc-cess, or lack of it.

The NCAA, the 700-pound gorilla in every university’s living room, doesn’t like to be lied to or given mis-leading information. These guys have all the power. College athletics are part of a dictatorship. The National Collegiate Athletic Association is Stalin, Mussolini, Idi Amin and Castro wrapped up in a tidy bundle out there in Kansas City. There’s no messin’ with Sasquatch.

So what Pearl and his aides have effectively done is brighten the glare on the UT programs, both football and basketball. Lying when the truth was

called for heightens the suspense and should make everyone in and around Ayers Hall squirm just a bit more than they might have had Pearl et al. answered the questions the right way.

This mess doesn’t help Athletics Director Mike Hamilton’s position, either. When there are problems in the family, you look to the head of the family for responsibility. Hamilton may not have condoned or participated in lying or infractions within the pro-gram, but he is the guy in charge. He is a good man who may not survive this NCAA assault.

Bruce Pearl, who famously turned in another coach to the NCAA years ago, may have few friends in the coaching profession to stand with him during these dark days. Like every coach in a university’s athletics program, his future here will be decided by how well he and his teams do in the coming years. And how relentless and unfor-giving the NCAA chooses to be about it all.

Washingtonnot changedfor the better

Oh, what a tangled web...Scrutiny on UT athletics heightened by Pearl’s mistakes

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Game 1 goes to the SmokiesSOUTHERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

PREP SPORTS

G-P sweeps Pigeon Forge in soccer, volleyball action

Young G-P squad earns first win

over PF since ’07

Lady Highlanders’ seniors earn first win over Forge Bearettes volleyball, soccer earn wins

over IMAC, county rival Seymour

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G-P’s Ariana Hansen splits PF defenders Sidney Brown and Lydia Cantrell.

GATLINBURG — In a series once dominated by the Lady Tigers, the Gatlinburg-Pittman Lady Highlanders turned the tide Tuesday night 4-0.

Using first half goals from sophomore Karsen Sims and freshman Haley Hooker, G-P built a lead they’d never relinquish.

“One of my seniors told me we haven’t beaten G-P since her freshman year,” first-year coach Whit Helton said. “It’s definitely a good moral victory.”

The Lady Highlanders continued to bring the intensity in the second half and added two more goals, from Kasey Sumeriski and Sims.

The win moves G-P to 3-3 on the year.

GATLINBURG — The G-P volleyball team wasn’t the only Blue and Gold squad to snap a streak Tuesday night.

The Lady Highlanders volleyball team need a decisive third set to best the Pigeon Forge Lady Tigers for the first time in years, 25-20, 21-25, 25-21.

The match was a clas-sic back-and-forth affair, but in the end seniors MaKenna Lewis, Lacey Tinker and Macey Shultz earned their first career win over PF.

“It’s a huge county rivalry,” G-P coach Haley Johnson said. “Pigeon Forge is one of the top teams in the district, so we consider beating them something to build on.”

Homers, great pitching power Tennessee to win

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Tennessee’s Robinson Chirinos watches his three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning Tuesday night at Smokies Park.

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G-P’s Destiny Balser and Carolina Moralejo celebrate their team’s victory over PF.

PREP SPORTS


Cobey Hitchcock/The Mountain Press Seymour’s Kasey Norman (10), left, gets a shot past Sevier County’s Bailey Miles (3), center, and Caroline Miller (4) during a district and county rivalry volleyball match.

SC volleyball gets leg up on IMAC’s

south division

Bearettes soccer team unbeaten in two IMAC games

SEVIERVILLE — When it comes to volleyball, the Sevier County Bearettes and Seymour Eagles are about as even as it gets.

Through two early sea-son matches, each had earned wins.

Tuesday the teams met in an IMAC conference match, and it took five sets and extra points to determine a winner.

After SCHS won the

first two sets coach Ed Irvin’s Lady Eagles came storming back to knot the match 2-2.

In the first-to-15, win by two, deciding fifth match, neither team was looked willing to budge.

Finally, coach Billy Ward’s Bearettes squad saw their opening, made their move and won, 19-17.

“Any one ball could have made a difference for either team,” Ward said. “Everybody did their role. It was a big team win more than any individual standouts tonight.”

But Ward gave plenty of credit to Irvin’s squad.

“I give Ed and his team credit coming back from down 2-0. They fought hard.”

SEVIERVILLE — The Sevier County Bearettes soccer team is unbeaten out of the gate in the IMAC

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By COBEY HITCHCOCKSports Writer

SEVIERVILLE — The Tennessee Smokies took a big first step toward earn-ing their first true Southern League Championship since 1978 with a shutout 5-0 Game 1 win against visiting Jacksonville Suns on Tuesday night at Smokies Park.

The Smokies shared a Southern League title with Mobile in 2004 when Hurricane Ivan forced the cancellation of the cham-pionship series that year, so there was no true out-right champion decided.

Tuesday night’s series opener against the Suns was the beginning of a rematch between the same two teams that played for the SL title in ‘09, when Jacksonville took a 3-1 series win against the Smokies.

It was all pitching and defense early, as the Smokies turned two double

plays and gunned a Suns runner out at the plate in the first three innings, and Jacksonville pitcher Elih Villanueva (14-4 with 2.26 ERA, allowing opposing hitters a .212 batting aver-age) had a no-no going into the bottom of the fourth in a scoreless tie.

“The double plays early, I thought, changed the tone of the ball game,” said first-year Smokies man-ager Bill Dancy, following the win. “Those double plays sort of changed the momentum a little bit.”

Smokies starting pitcher Chris Archer (8-2 with a 1.80 ERA pitching for the Smokies in the regular season, and 1-1 in the post-season) turned in another brilliant performance, earning the win with six innings of four-hit work with eight strikeouts and just one walk. He left the game after the sixth inning with a 5-0 lead.

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That was not the boring race NASCAR neededThis time of the season

is when NASCAR needs to put its best foot for-ward as the NFL and col-lege football begin their seasons and thus provide strong competition for weekend television rat-ings points.

Despite predictions of plenty of no holds barred fender banging action, the Richmond race settled into a pattern of long green flag runs with Denny Hamlin leading the majority of the laps. According to the social networking posts of some who follow the sport, the race was boring and needed to be spiced up

with some cautions and wrecking.

Although I was one who did think there was a possibility of just that sort of thing, I did not see anything wrong with the way the race played out. There were cars that started out well and then faded, such as Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart. There were cars that started in the back

and moved forward, such as Kyle Busch. There was the necessity of getting the cars to run well over entire green flag runs which put emphasis on setups, and there were demanding green flag pit stops. And all of that boiled down to a close finish between Hamlin and Busch.

Not every race has to end with a contrived ten lap mad dash with wrecked cars strewn all over the track. Sometimes the best car just goes out and wins.

Trouble is, that is not good enough for the new fan base NASCAR has

tried so hard to endear itself to. That new fan base wants instant grati-fication and constant entertainment. Or else, they will change the channel when the race gets ‘boring’ or leave the facility when only a few rain drops fall.

And now that the NFL and college football have started, those fickle fans who have not been life-long racing buffs will have somewhere else to turn when they aim their often used remotes at the television. In order to keep these demographic fitting souls interested, NASCAR would have

been better served with a slam bang affair in Richmond. Instead, they just got a race with the good cars doing well and the bad cars not doing so well.

What any sport needs when it is faced with tough competition from some other source is a solid, longtime fan base to fall back on. A core group that will always be there no matter what else is going on is a necessity for any sport. NASCAR used to have what was perhaps the most loyal core group of fans in any sport, fans who would always be there for them.

Unfortunately, after a geographic shift and fun-damental changes to the car and the contesting of the sport, that core base has eroded significantly.

With competition from football now here, NASCAR needed a race filled with drama and excitement from start to finish. Instead, it just got a race. In years gone by that used to be good enough. But NASCAR got what it wanted with its new fans, now it may suf-fer the consequences at the Nielson box.— To contact me please visit my website at RacingWithRich.com.

SEVIERVILLE — Many young boys grow up attend-ing racing with their fathers and hope to someday be a race car driver themselves.

Dylan Presnell of Sevierville, attended his first-ever NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway with his family and he hoped one day to get the opportunity to race at the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile.”

But before Presnell got to race at Bristol Motor Speedway, he first made a name for himself racing all over the country in Quarter Midget, Bandolero, Mini Cup, Legends, and Allison Legacy Series competition – winning races and also championships.

Making the move to full-bodied stock cars for the 2009 season, the rookie chauffeur caught the attention of every-one when he captured his first-ever Late Model Stock feature win at Lonesome Pine Raceway in Coeburn, Va., in just his second race, while only 13-years-old.

He would go on to record a total of four victories in ‘09, three wheeling his Late Model Stock and also one Super Late Model feature win.

Already with three Late Model Stock victories at Newport Speedway to his credit in 2010, the now-15-year-old Sevier County High School freshman got to “live the dream” this past Saturday.

Presnell competed in the United Speed Alliance Racing Pro Cup Series American Freedom Spectacular at Bristol Motor Speedway, as BMS and fans, along with drivers – first remembered those who tragically lost their lives on 9-11.

“Man, it’s hard to put into words just what an awe-some deal it was getting to race on the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway,” said Presnell reflecting on his Bristol experience. “There will only ever be one ‘first time’ to get race at a place like Bristol Motor Speedway, and I sure won’t ever forget it.

“Just from attending rac-ing with my family at the track over the years you know the place is huge, but once you’re actually down in the infield looking up – the facility is just enormous with the 160,000 seats. When you first get down in there (infield), you’re just looking up, kind of in awe.

“Trust me, there’s no other racetrack in the whole world like Bristol. Where I’ve raced on several occasions at Newport Speedway over the past two years, some people say racing on Newport’s high banks are similar to what it’s like running at Bristol, but it doesn’t even compare. Bristol is just that – Bristol – and there’s only one Bristol Motor Speedway.

“After getting the opportu-nity to race at Bristol Motor Speedway, I’ve now kind of got the same feeling like you hear all the NASCAR driv-ers talk about in how physi-cally demanding it is racing at Bristol. Even though the USAR Pro Cup Series race was only 200 laps in distance, unlike where the NASCAR Sprint Cup guys race for 500 laps, I can tell you first-hand

it’s very demanding physical ly racing on the high banks at Bristol.

“If you’re going to race and run well at Bristol, then you’d

better be able to get up on the wheel and drive hard. I’ve been working out lifting weights and all, trying to get my strength built up over the course of the last year. Plus, I’ve also been watching my diet and eating well.”

In a field of competi-tors that included three past USAR Pro Cup Series champions (Clay Rogers, Benny Gordon and Jeff Agnew), along with defend-ing Automobile Racing Club of America champion and current NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competi-tor Justin Lofton, it appears Presnell’s physical condition-ing program paid dividends, as he more than carried his own weight by recording a very strong eighth-place finish in his Bristol Motor Speedway debut driving for Jack McNelly’s Mooresville, N.C.-based Mac Hill Motorsports.

“To be perfectly honest, our goal heading into the Bristol race was just to run as competitively as we could,” stated Presnell.

“We wanted to get valu-able seat-time and just try to be around at the finish and bring the car home in one piece – because every-body knows when you race at Bristol, you’re liable to end the day with a badly torn up race car.

“We were faced with not having many practice laps (only got 6), and no qualify-ing run due to rain falling all morning and basically right up until race time. So the cars started according to car-owner points..

“While light rain was still falling following the brief practice session, the crew made a few changes to the car and with new sticker tires on for start of the race, we really didn’t know how the car would drive.

“We battled a tight condi-tion early on until getting to make pit stop under yellow to make changes to hope-fully free the car up some. After the changes were made, the car drove pretty well. Of course as a racer, you’ve got that competitive fire and you always want to win every race you enter. But overall I’m really pleased with our run at Bristol. A good top-10 finish at Bristol Motor Speedway in your first time racing there, I believe any race car driver would tell you they’d settle for that scenario.”

Race day crew chief was Keith Hinkein, with Dinky

Torbett as car chief, Greg Purkey assisting in the pits, while both Shawn Treadway and Stewart Cooper served as spotters.

Dylan Presnell and Presnell Motorsports will be racing locally the next two week-ends, on Saturday, Sept. 18 and also on Saturday, Sept. 25 at Newport Speedway.

The team is preparing for the big season-ending Pro All Stars Series South “Mason-Dixon Meltdown,” a 200-lap event on Saturday, Oct. 16, which will see many of the top Super Late Model rac-ers from around the country present.

Presnell will also compete again with the USAR Pro Cup Series on Sunday, Oct. 3 at the historic North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway, a track that for many years hosted the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and has been brought back to life by a group of investors in 2010.

Presnell fulfills a dream, races at BristolRACING WITH RICH

S P O R T S B R I E F SPi Beta Phi 5K fundraiser

Pi Beta Phi School is hosting a 5K Run/Walk on Sept. 25. as a fundraiser for the school. Registration starts at 7 a.m. at the Gatlinburg Community Center; race starts at 8 a.m. Entry fee is $20 before 9/15 and $25 after 9/15. More information and registration forms can be picked up from the school or downloaded at www.pbp.sevier.org.

Dylan Presnell Former TKA Lion shinesGareth Rowlands, a graduate of The King’s Academy

and senior placekicker for Tusculum, won the SAC con-ference Special Teams Player of the Week. Rowands recorded 12 points and was perfect on all eight of his kicks on Saturday against Western Carolina. Rowlands went 6-for-6 on extra points and connected on field goals covering 45 and 21 yards.


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Smokies catcher Robinson Chirinos, left, tags Jacksonville pitcher Elih Villanueva (37) out at the plate in the top of the third inning Tuesday night at Smokies Park. The play came after Jacksonville's Osvaldo Martinez ripped a double to center field, and Smokies CF Tony Campana chased it down quickly, threw to cut-off SS Marwin Gonzalez, who made the throw at home, keep-

Archer’s only losses dur-ing the regular season came against Jacksonville, and during Tuesday’s SLCS Game 1, he looked like a dif-ferent pitcher than the one who’d lost twice to the Suns earlier this year.

“(Archer) knew what he had to. He’s faced these guys twice, and he knows that they’re going to swing the bat,” said Dancy. “He made some quality pitches ... and overall he threw the ball good and stayed in the strike zone.

“I thought he showed his maturity and really pitched well.”

Hitless to that point, the Smokies grabbed control of the contest with a big four-run fourth inning powered by Robinson Chirinos’ three-run shot that left the ball park in a hurry down the left field line, scoring Brett Jackson and Blake Lalli on the play and making it 4-0 at the time. Smokies center fielder Tony Campana had scored the first run from third base earlier in the inning after Jackson hit a ground-rule double to center.

Smokies left fielder Brandon Guyer made it the eventual final with a solo shot over the fence in left center in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Tennessee middle reliev-er Aaron Shafer pitched a scoreless top of the seventh, allowing no hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Smokies reliever Blake Parker took the mound to start the top of the eighth and allowed no runs on no hits, and Tennessee closer Esmailin Caridad finished the contest in the top of the ninth with two strike-outs and a 5-3 game-inning ground out in a 1-2-3 final inning.

The Smokies next host Jacksonville for Game 2 of the SL Championship Series 7:15 p.m. tonight at Smokies Park.

On the mound for Tennessee will be Chris Carpenter (8-6 with a 3.16 ERA in the regular sea-son) versus Jacksonville’s Thomas Koehler (16-2 with a 2.61 ERA in the regular season).

“There’s going to be two good pitchers on the mound, and it’s going to be another good game,” said Dancy.


Smokies pitcher Chris Archer fires a pitch homeward in early action at Smokies Park Tuesday night. Archer pitched six innings of shutout ball, allowing four hits while striking out eight Jacksonville Suns batters.

conference, and earned a huge rivalry win over the Seymour Eagles Tuesday night 2-0.

The Bearettes set the tone early, as Kelsey Fisher earned a direct kick 15 minutes into action. Fisher’s direct kick found the head of team-mate Alex Conner about 35 yards downfield, and Conner

directed it into the back of the net.

Early on in the second half, Conner was at it again, blast-ing in another goal — this time off her foot, from nearly 30 yards out.

“It was a beautiful shot,” SCHS coach Bobby Norwood said. “Probably our best shot of the year.”

The win improves the Bearettes to 3-7 overall, and 2-0 in the IMAC.

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South W L T Pct PF PAHouston 1 0 0 1.000 34 24Jacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 24 17Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 38 13indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 24 34

North W L T Pct PF PABaltimore 1 0 0 1.000 10 9Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 15 9Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 24 38Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 14 17

West W L T Pct PF PAKansas City 1 0 0 1.000 21 14denver 0 1 0 .000 17 24oakland 0 1 0 .000 13 38San diego 0 1 0 .000 14 21

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East W L T Pct PF PAWashington 1 0 0 1.000 13 7n.Y. giants 1 0 0 1.000 31 18dallas 0 1 0 .000 7 13Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 20 27

South W L T Pct PF PAnew orleans 1 0 0 1.000 14 9Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 17 14Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 9 15Carolina 0 1 0 .000 18 31

North W L T Pct PF PAChicago 1 0 0 1.000 19 14green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 27 20detroit 0 1 0 .000 14 19Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 9 14

West W L T Pct PF PAArizona 1 0 0 1.000 17 13Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 31 6San francisco 0 1 0 .000 6 31St. louis 0 1 0 .000 13 17

———Thursday’s Gamesnew orleans 14, Minnesota 9Sunday’s GamesChicago 19, detroit 14Tennessee 38, oakland 13Miami 15, Buffalo 10Pittsburgh 15, Atlanta 9, oT

Jacksonville 24, denver 17Houston 34, indianapolis 24n.Y. giants 31, Carolina 18new England 38, Cincinnati 24Tampa Bay 17, Cleveland 14Arizona 17, St. louis 13Seattle 31, San francisco 6green Bay 27, Philadelphia 20Washington 13, dallas 7Monday’s GameBaltimore 10, n.Y. Jets 9Kansas City 21, San diego 14Sunday, Sept. 19Chicago at dallas, 1 p.m.Arizona at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Buffalo at green Bay, 1 p.m.Philadelphia at detroit, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 1 p.m.Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.Miami at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Seattle at denver, 4:05 p.m.St. louis at oakland, 4:05 p.m.Houston at Washington, 4:15 p.m.Jacksonville at San diego, 4:15 p.m.new England at n.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m.n.Y. giants at indianapolis, 8:20 p.m.Monday, Sept. 20new orleans at San francisco, 8:30 p.m.

National LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBPhiladelphia 84 61 .579 —Atlanta 83 62 .572 1florida 73 70 .510 10new York 71 73 .493 12 1/2Washington 60 84 .417 23 1/2

Central Division W L Pct GBCincinnati 82 62 .569 —St. louis 74 68 .521 7Houston 69 75 .479 13Milwaukee 66 77 .462 15 1/2Chicago 63 81 .438 19Pittsburgh 48 95 .336 33 1/2

West Division W L Pct GBSan diego 81 62 .566 —San francisco 81 63 .563 1/2

Colorado 79 65 .549 2 1/2los Angeles 71 73 .493 10 1/2Arizona 57 87 .396 24 1/2

———Monday’s GamesCincinnati 7, Arizona 2Philadelphia 11, florida 4n.Y. Mets 1, Pittsburgh 0, 10 inningsAtlanta 4, Washington 0Houston 4, Milwaukee 2Chicago Cubs 5, St. louis 1San diego 6, Colorado 4Tuesday’s GamesArizona at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.Philadelphia at florida, 7:10 p.m.Pittsburgh at n.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Washington at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.Milwaukee at Houston, 8:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at St. louis, 8:15 p.m.San diego at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.l.A. dodgers at San francisco, 10:15 p.m.Wednesday’s GamesWashington (lannan 7-7) at Atlanta (Minor 3-0), 12:10 p.m.Milwaukee (Bush 7-12) at Houston (Happ 6-2), 2:05 p.m.San diego (richard 12-7) at Colorado (de la rosa 7-4), 3:10 p.m.Arizona (J.Saunders 2-5) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 3-3), 7:10 p.m.Philadelphia (Halladay 18-10) at florida (Sanabia 4-2), 7:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Maholm 7-14) at n.Y. Mets (Mejia 0-4), 7:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 8-6) at St. louis (C.Carpenter 15-6), 8:15 p.m.l.A. dodgers (Billingsley 11-9) at San francisco (M.Cain 11-10), 10:05 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesArizona at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m.Pittsburgh at n.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.San diego at St. louis, 8:15 p.m.l.A. dodgers at San francisco, 10:15 p.m.

American LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBTampa Bay 87 56 .608 —new York 87 57 .604 1/2Boston 80 64 .556 7 1/2Toronto 73 71 .507 14 1/2Baltimore 56 88 .389 31 1/2

Central Division W L Pct GBMinnesota 85 58 .594 —Chicago 79 64 .552 6detroit 72 72 .500 13 1/2Cleveland 58 85 .406 27Kansas City 58 85 .406 27

West Division W L Pct GBTexas 80 63 .559 —oakland 72 71 .503 8los Angeles 70 73 .490 10Seattle 55 89 .382 25 1/2

———Monday’s Gamesoakland 3, Kansas City 1Baltimore 4, Toronto 3, 11 inningsTampa Bay 1, n.Y. Yankees 0, 11 inningsBoston 5, Seattle 1Tuesday’s Gamesl.A. Angels at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.n.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.detroit at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.oakland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.Boston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.Wednesday’s GamesBoston (C.Buchholz 15-7) at Seattle (Pauley 2-7), 6:40

p.m.l.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 11-11) at Cleveland (J.gomez 3-3), 7:05 p.m.Toronto (drabek 0-0) at Baltimore (Bergesen 6-10), 7:05 p.m.n.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 16-7) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 13-12), 7:10 p.m.detroit (Porcello 9-11) at Texas (C.lewis 10-12), 8:05 p.m.Minnesota (duensing 8-2) at Chicago White Sox (floyd 10-12), 8:10 p.m.oakland (Cahill 16-6) at Kansas City (Chen 9-7), 8:10 p.m.Thursday’s Gamesl.A. Angels at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Southern League Playoffs(x-if necessary)

First Round(Best-of-5)

Jacksonville 3, Mobile 1Thursday, Sep. 9: Jacksonville 2, Mobile 0friday, Sep. 10: Mobile 6, Jacksonville 2Saturday, Sep. 11: Jacksonville 3, Mobile 1Sunday, Sep. 12: Jacksonville

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Tennessee 3, West Tennessee 1Thursday, Sep. 9: West Tennessee 8, Tennessee 3friday, Sep. 10: Tennessee 11, West Tennessee 1Saturday, Sep. 11: Tennessee 9, West Tennessee 2Sunday, Sep. 12: Tennessee 5, West Tennessee 2

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(Best-of-5)Tennessee 5, Jacksonville 0

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Drone aircraft unleashed two missile attacks in a lawless tribal region on the Afghan border Tuesday, making September the most intense period of U.S. strikes in Pakistan since they began in 2004, intelligence officials said.

The stepped-up campaign is focused on a small area of farming villages and moun-tainous, thickly forested terrain controlled by the Haqqani network, a ruthless

American foe in Afghanistan, U.S. officials say. There is some evidence the network is being squeezed as a result, one official said.

American officials said the airstrikes were designed to degrade the Haqqanis’ operations on the Pakistani side of the border, creat-ing a “hammer-and-anvil” effect as U.S. special opera-tions forces carry out raids against their fighters across the frontier in Afghanistan. The officials spoke on condi-

tion of anonymity to discuss ongoing classified opera-tions.

The missiles have killed more than 50 people in 12 strikes since Sept. 2 in the Pakistani region of North Waziristan, according to an Associated Press tally based on Pakistani intelligence officials’ reports. Many struck around Datta Khel, a town of about 40,000 people that sits on a stra-tegically vital road to the Afghan border.

The border region has long been a refuge for Islamist extremists from around the world. Osama Bin Laden and other al-Qaida leaders are believed to have fled there after the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.

Execution date set for HarbisonNASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme

Court has set a Feb. 15 execution date for Edward Harbison. Harbison was sentenced to death for beating an elderly woman to death during a 1983 burglary in Chattanooga.

In a petition filed earlier this month, he asked the high court not to set an execution date. Instead, he asked the court to either modify his sentence or issue a certificate of commutation.

The petition argued the death penalty was not imposed in 44 other cases where a burglary resulted in death.

U.N.: Hunger numbers declineROME (AP) — The number of chronically hungry

people in the world dipped considerably below the 1 billion mark — the first drop in 15 years — thanks partly to a fall in food prices after spikes that sparked rioting a few years ago, U.N. agencies said Tuesday.

Still, an estimated 925 million people are under-nourished worldwide, and the latest figures don’t reflect the repercussions from the massive flooding

in Pakistan.The Rome-based Food and Agriculture

Organization’s report suggested some progress in the battle to end hunger, but stressed the world is far from achieving the U.N. promoted Millennium Development Goal of halving the proportion of undernourished people from 20 percent in 1990-92 to 10 percent in 2015.

The report estimated there are 98 million fewer chronically hungry people than in 2009, when the figure just topped 1 billion.

Retail sales best in five monthsWASHINGTON (AP) — Retail sales rose in August by

the largest amount in five months, adding to evidence that a late spring economic swoon was temporary and not the start of another recession.

Retail sales increased 0.4 percent last month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. It was the second straight monthly increase and the biggest gain since March.

Excluding a decline in autos, retail sales increased 0.6 percent. That followed two relatively flat months and a sharp drop in May.

A separate Commerce report said inventories held by businesses jumped in July by the largest amount in two years while sales rebounded after two months of declines. The rebound in sales was an encouraging sign that con-sumer demand is rising after two weak months. Businesses build up their stocks when they anticipate stronger retail demand in the months ahead.

Poll: Investors wary of stock tradingWASHINGTON (AP) — Wild gyrations on Wall Street

have made U.S investors leery of buying individual stocks and skeptical that the market is a fair place to park their money.

In an Associated Press-CNBC poll of investors, 61 per-cent said the market’s recent volatility has made them less confident about buying and selling individual stocks. And the majority of those surveyed — 55 percent — said the market is fair only to some investors.

The survey confirms that average investors have been growing more concerned about the stock market as a safe place to invest for retirement. And news about the market has been unsettling for ordinary investors of late: More than 60 percent of those surveyed said they had paid atten-tion to news reports about swings in the stock market.

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WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated July 25, 2005, executed by WILLIAM W. ALSDORF AND ERNESTINE ALSDORF, HUSBAND AND WIFE, conveying certain real property therein described to CHARLES E. TONKIN, II as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, on July 26, 2005, as Instrument No. 05036991, in Book 2300, at Page 268; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, Notice of the Right to Foreclose (“Notice”) was given in compliance with Tennessee law by the mailing a copy of the Notice to the parties at least sixty (60) days prior to the first publication of the Substitute Trustee’s Sale. WHEREAS, the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., having been appointed by as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Substitute Trustee or its duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 6, 2010, 11:00 AM at the Sevier County courthouse door where the foreclosure sales are customarily held At the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, TN, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: SITUATE in the Eight (8th ) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being Lot 66 HARVEST MEADOWS SUBDIVISION PHASE II as seen on plat of record at Large Map Book 5, 4, in the Register’s office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is made for a more particular description SUBJECT to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Harvest Meadows Subdivision as seen of record at Deed Book 1586, page 36 and amended to Article II of record at Deed Book 1727,Page 482, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Harvest Meadows Subdivision Phase II of record in Deed Book 2018, Page 516 of record in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. BEING the same property conveyed to WILLIAM W. ALSDORF, married, by deed from ARONDA B. CARROLL, and husband, WALTER R. CARROLL DATED July 25, 2005 of record in Deed Book 2300, Page 266 of record in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 774 HARVEST MEADOWS DRIVE

KODAK, TN 37764

In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control.

OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: ERNESTINE ALSDORF The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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by Deed of Trust dated February 15, 2006, of record in Book 2474, page 18, in the Sevier County Register of Deeds Office, conveyed in trust to T. Mike Estes, Trustee for Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, FLCA, certain real estate hereinafter described, to secure the payment of the principal sum of $69,700.00 evidenced by a certain Promissory Note, said instrument being incorporated herein by reference; and

by instrument recorded in Book 3596, page 309, in the Sevier County Register of Deeds Office, Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, FLCA, the owner and holder of said indebtedness, appointed James E. Bondurant, Jr., Substitute Trustee; and

, default has been made in the above described Deed of Trust and the owner and holder of the note has declared the entire balance due and payable and has instructed the undersigned Substitute Trustee to foreclose said Deed of Trust in accordance with its terms and provisions.

, by the authority vested in me as Substitute Trustee under said instruments, I will on the at the front door of the Sevier County Courthouse, located in

Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, offer for sale and sell the property to the highest bidder for cash, free from the equity of redemption and all statutory rights of redemption, homestead, dower and curtsey, all of which were expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, the property therein conveyed, which is more part icularly described as follows:

in the Eleventh Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and in the City of Gatlinburg, BEING Lot No. Six (6), Block 8, Section “B”, of Mount Harrison Development Corporation’sALPENDORF SUBDIVISION as the same appears on a plat of record in Map Book 10, page 42, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is here made for description, andSubject to all matters on the Plat of record in Map Book 10, page 42, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, including, but not limited to roadways, rights of ways, easements, utilities, setbacks, Health Department limitations and regulations, restrictions, etc.The acreage underlying Alpendorf is subject to a right of way easement for the installation, construction and maintenance of power and telephone lines which was conveyed to the Corporation of Sevierville by instrument dated May 27, 1964, of record in Misc. Book 8, Page 535, by a general permit to Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company of record in WD Book 116, Page 497, in the Register’s Office.Subject to restrictions of record in Deed Book 167, page 492, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee.

the same property conveyed to Dominic Deddo and wife, Joan A. Deddo, by deed of Ronald A. Bramblett, et ux, dated February 13, 2006, and of record in Book 2474, page 15, Register Office, Sevier County, Tennessee.The above described property is situated on Ski View Drive, being Lot 6, Alpendorf Subdivision, Block 8, Section B, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, and being identified as CLT No. 136CA-035.00:The above-described property will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes, restrictions, easements, and building setback lines, and to any prior or superior liens, judgments or Deed of Trust.The proceeds of the sale will be applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of the above named Deed of Trust. Said sale is being made upon the request of Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, FLCA, the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, due to the failure of the makers to comply with all provisions of said Deed of Trust.Other parties interested as defined by Tennessee statutes and to whom the Substitute Trustee has given notice of the sale includes the following: Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of the bid at the public sale, then the Substitute Trustee shall have the option of accepting the second highest bid, or the next highest bid with which the buyer is able to comply.The right is reserved to adjourn the day and/or time of the sale to another day and/or time certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time set forth above.

JAMES E. BONDURANT, JR.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

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CANDLE COTTAGE FACTORY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SALE!Thousands of closeout & dis-continued candles. Many sizes& styles available. All priced$1.00 to $5.00. Sale startsTuesday Sept 14th ends Fri-day Sept 17. Open 8:00 to5:00 in the Hodsden Hicks In-dustrial Park (same park asThe Mountain Press)ESTATE SALE 75+ yrs col-lecting antiques, furniture,etc-too much to list. Thurs, Fri& Sat 8-? Rain or shine. 3501Birds Creek Rd. Follow signs,Estate Sale. HendersonChapel Fellowship Hall. Sept.16-17-18 from 8-3.Garage Sale Thurs Fri & Sat.9am-5pm Off Pullen Rd atConner View Ct. Antiques incl.toys, glassware, furn, jewelry,sports memor, oil paintings &collectibles, etc. Large varietyof other items.Garage Sale-Thurs & Fri8:30-4:30, 2729 Yarberry EdgeLn. KodakOutdoor wicker furn, beautifulChristmas decor, size 2 & 4womens clthg & shoes. Babyclothes & car seats, beautifulsilver items & more. Thur 8-4.307 Maggie Mack Ln off Har-din LnSIDEWALK SALE-Thur & Friat About You Salon & DaySpa, 951 E Parkway, Gat. Lotsof retired AVEDA products &numerous other items, hair-pieces, extensions & make-up.

EMPLOYMENT

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Sale Professional. MeadowsHomes Sevierville is lookingfor a new team member. Greatbenefits and incentives. Weare looking for someone withthe drive to succeed. Apply inperson at Meadows Homes ofSevierville, 1056 Dolly PartonParkway or email resume [email protected].

Education/Teaching0216

Kid's Place Incorporated Islooking for Fun, Friendly, En-thusiastic Site Director andStaff to work with children inafter school program. Pleasecontact Kid's Place at933-7716 or fax your resumeto 933-9663

Medical/Dental0220

Medical Associate. Busy localpractice, strong computerskills, billing background help-ful, $13-$14 per hr dependingon expe r i ence . Ca l l877-414-1894New Urgent Care Center inSevierville seeking experi-enced medical assistants &front office personnel. Send re-sume to PO Box 4810-A100Sevierville 37864.

General Help0232

100+ Tax Preparers NeededEnroll in our tax school if youare not experienced. We offera $500 signing bonus for quali-fied experienced tax preparersand qualified bilingual appli-cants. Visit www.knoxjtax.comfor more information or faxyour resume to 865.938.2938.Covington Credit of Seviervillehas an immediate opening forCustomer Service Representa-tive. Excellent pay and bene-fits, including retirement.Please apply in person at 907Dolly Parton Parkway, Unit907, Sevierville, TN 37862.Driver / Warehouse employeeneeded. This is a full time po-sition & requires making deliv-eries & doing pickups, stock-ing, receiving, shipping, etc.The ideal candidate needs tobe flexible & dependable &able to handle general ware-house activities. You must beable to lift at least 70 lbs. Can-didates MUST possess a validdrivers license. We are a certi-fied Tennessee Drug-FreeWorkplace. You must be ableto pass a background & drugtest. Send your resume [email protected] orapply in person at 1536 Win-field Dunn Pkwy.

Front Desk Clerks needed forall 3 shifts. Apply in person be-tween 7am & 3pm. Four Sea-sons Motor Lodge, GatlinburgGrease duct cleaning assis-tant, year round work, call654-0966 after 11:00 A.M.Higher Assist Mgr, Reserva-tionists Laundry, Hskpg &Maintenance. Apply in personat 333 Ski Mtn Rd., GatMECHANIC NEEDED musthave own tools, transportation& valid Driver's License. Call865-654-2034.Now hiring full time drivers.Must have F endorsement &clean driving record. Call Tim865-659-0151.Part Time Cabin Cleaners.Please call 865-436-4101 any-time.SEAMSTRESSNEED EXP IN FACTORYSEWING 9-5:30LID'L DOLLY'S LITE #4SALES CLERK $10/hr.Lid'l Dolly'sLight #4, PFWAREHOUSE & STOCK$10/hr. LID'L DOLLY'SLIGHT 4 PFSevier County is accepting re-sumes for the position of GISAdministrative Assistant.

For a complete job description,visit www.seviercountytn.organd click on Sevier Govern-ment Job Openings.

For more information on theGIS office, contact Jim Phillipsat 865-774-3660.

Resumes should be sent to:

Sevier County Mayor's Office125 Court Ave. Suite 102EAttn: Perrin AndersonGIS Admin. Assist.Sevierville, TN 37862

Resumes must be received by9 a.m., September 20, 2010.

Sevier County is an Equal Op-portunity Employer and doesnot discriminate based onrace, color or national origin.

Smoky Mountain GourmetPopcorn now hiring a popcorncook. Past cooking or fudgemaking experience is pre-ferred. Full-time salary de-pends on experience. Formore info call Chester at803-5319 or stop by our storelocated in Walden's Landing

Sunset Cottage RentalsNight-time Front Desk/ Reser-vations, Cleaning Inspectors &Contract Cleaners. Evenings &weekends a must, benefitsavailable. Apply in person3630 South River Rd., PigeonForge.

TURN YOUR JUNK CARSINTO CASH.

865-908-6207

Hotel/Motel0256

MasterCorp Inc., is hiringHousekeepers and Supervi-sors. We offer excellentwages, training, and weeklypay. Must be able to workweekends. Call 865-621-2195

Now Hiring for experiencedFront Desk. Apply in persononly at Rivergate Inn, 3307 N.River Rd, PF.

Hotel/Motel0256

Part-Time Front Desk, Apply inperson. Must have experience.Smoky Meadows Lodge 2809Pkwy. Pigeon Forge.

Restaurant0260

Blaine's Grill & Bar & No WayJose's now hiring Exp Servers,Hosts, Bartenders & CocktailServers Please apply in per-son at stop light #8 or #5, Gat-linburg & Walden's Landing,Pigeon Forge Mon-Fr i11:30-2:30Night shif t Supervisor.Wed-Sun night. Exp preferred.Must apply in person, bring re-sume. 3974 Pkwy, PigeonForge.

Child Care0264

Babysitting in my home-6weeks & up. Excellent Refer-ences. 865-300-5787

People Seeking Employment

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Licensed Experienced Nurse,will care for you or your familyin your home. Good Refer-ences. 865-654-8115

MERCHANDISE

Furniture0533

2 Antique twin sleigh beds, 2dressers, mirror, 1 end table.New mattresses & boxsprings. $650. 865-228-8414

New 4pc.Bedroom Group

Dresser, mirror, 4 Drawer chest, headboard. $399

Cagles Furniture and Appliances

453-0727Wanted to Rent/Buy/

Trade0554

BUYING GINSENG Every Tuesday from

11:30-12:30 at lot beside Big Valley Motel in Townsend, TN

(423) 539-0748 or (423) 628-5279

Misc. Items for Sale0563

For SaleA-1 pre-owned dryers, washers,

ranges & refrigerators.All with warranty.

Cagles Furniture and Appliances

453-0727

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

Real Estate for Rent0605

House For Rent / Rent to own/ For Sale - 3 Bed / 2 bath -1300sqft main / 1300sqft bas-ment - 0.75 acresCall Jason 865-654-4101Very nice one bedroom apart-ment in Park like setting. Allutilities included, Wi-Fi Laun-dry on site, Near Gatlinburg ,Newport$475.00 plus security. Smallpet okAsk about one month free rent.Call 423-487-3178

Unfurnished Apartments

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$575 Move in Today. Ideal,quiet location. 2BR/1.5BA. Liv-ing room, kitchen. W/D in-cluded. No pets. 850-6123

Apartment For Rent2 BR/ 2BA $645

includes water/sewer 865-908-6789

3BD/2BA Apartment for rent inP i g e o n F o r g e .818-613-9391

TownhouseNewly Updated

2BR/1.5BACovered Parking

Quiet country setting

2BR/1BA, stove, ref., D/W disposal/micro.,W/D hook-up, club

house/pool/picnic area24hr. maint. Year lease,

behind S.C.H.S.Great spacious place to live. Dogs ok with

deposit.428-5227

Nice, River-front Apartment 2 BDR/2 BA, W/D hook-up,

1 year lease, No Pets $550 Month, $550 Deposit

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NICE, CLEAN1 BR / 1 BA

IN SEVIERVILLE$380.00 + DEPOSIT

NO PETS865-712-5238

CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN SEVIERVILLE

2 bedroom 1.5 bath townhomes

Call 428-5161

FINCHUM PROPERTIESLeasing 1 & 2 BR apts.

Hardwood floors, plus many extras,1 year lease, no pets.TVA energy efficient

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Beautiful 2 Bedroom / 2 BathApartment Unit in Gatlinburg1200 sf with washer/dryerhookup. $700.00 mo. Call865-654-0218 George for apt.


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LOG CABIN5BR & 3 1/2BA

BEAUTIFUL, NEAR RIVERSEVIERVILLE

APARTMENT2BR & 1 1/2BA

SEVIERVILLE

Gateway Village ApartmentsAffordable family housing 1, 2,3 BR aparts. Appliances,on-site laundry, convenient tocity park. 120 West Paine St.Sevierville 865-453-1729. In-come limits apply. Section 8,elderly, mobility impaired en-c o u r a g e d t o a p p l y .EHO/Handicap Accessible.


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Beautiful, newly redecorated2BR/1BA. $550 mo & $400d e p . S e v i e r v i l l e .865-712-0254.

CROSSCREEKAvailable Oct2BR/1.5BA Garden$545 865-429-4470

Gat Foothill Dr. 2BD lrg privatedeck. Water furn. No pets.$575 + dep. 865-690-2766

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Heating/Cooling1156

Home Improvement & Repair

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The p/up #, 250451, is not in our system. Please give valid p/up or attach pdf of ad.Thanks.

KELLY’S HOMEIMPROVEMENT

Quality Work - Reasonable Prices

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Remodeling? Combs Construction

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Finest Quality Craftsmanship

TENNESSEECARPENTERS

Floating Docks / Int-Ext FinishRemodels / Hardwood Stairs

Fencing / Additions / Decks / Siding

Tri-CountyGlass and Door

Comm., and ResidentialGlass repair, Showers,Doors, Insulated Glass

865-286-961124 Hour Emergency Service

Cabins Home RepairCabin Pressure Washed

Caulked, Sealed, StainedTile & Hard-wood floors

Carpentry RepairsAll Work Guaranteed

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All for Your CabinCaulking, Re-staining,

Pressure Washing,Carpentry, Floors, Remodeling

High Quality, Good Price

865-621-7847Lawn/Landscape/

Tree Svc1198

MCKINNEY LAWN SERVICELandscaping, All Drain Work,

Mulching, Mowing, Pressure Washing.WE DO IT ALL.

Quality Work. Senior Discount20 yrs exp.654-9078

BUSHHOGGING-CLEARING,DUMPTRUCK

GRADING, BACKHOE.LIC. & INS.

CAMPBELL ENTERPRISES865-850-2078

247-6044All types of

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Commercial RoofingRubber Roofing

Roof Leak ExpertsMetal Roofing

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GATLINBURG, TROLLEY RT,2BR, Water, No pets, Dep.865-621-3015

RIVERWALK - SeviervilleOn The Little Pigeon River

BEAUTIFUL CONDO-LIKE APARTMENTS

Affordable Luxury Living1 BR/1 BA – 784 Sq. Ft.2 BR/2 BA – 1114 Sq. Ft.

$545 to $735Unique Screened Porch

Professional DecorWasher/Dryer Hook-up’s

Small Pet WelcomeWe also have houses for

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Near Hospital2BR/1.5BA

Ask for Move-in SpecialAll Appliances

24 hr. Maintenance$550 month

Some Pets774-2494 or 386-1655

1/8 mile from Walters State College Allensville Road Walk to lake

654-7033

1 & 2 BR avail. Some Pets OK.

Murrell Meadows

Furnished Apartments/Houses

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1BD Furn Apartment, all Utilincl. $575mo + $200 dam dep.712-6166 or 712-6727

Homes for Rent0620

Belle Meadows3BR 2BA w/ 2 car garageApprox. 1800 Sq ft.$1200 865-429-2962

Homes for Rent0620

2 Homes For Rent:Each one 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath.One is near Five Oaks Malland the other is near the OldMill. No pets, 1 year lease,$800/mo. Call Mark between7:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.865-453-5500.3/2 log cabin on 1 acre. WearsValley. Ht, Fp, Wd. $1095 mth.640-78033BD/2BA New Center area$1100mo, 1st, last & dep.Avail Oct 1. 865-771-0778

2-3BR, 2BA,Homes near Boyd’s Creek Elem.Garage, deck, fenced

+ other extras.$750-$900 + deposit

865-428-5212Furn or unfurn 3BD/2BA $675mo. Between PF and Gat.678-614-7607Kodak area on the river:2BD/1BA, clean, No Pets,$625 Mo. + Dep 865-680-9443

Homes for Rent0620

Home for lease $750 mth 1st,last & dep required. Fabulouslocation. Extra nice 2BR 1BA,all appliances provided. CallGina Kennedy Action Real Es-tate Inc. 908-4111

2 BDR/ 2.5 BA W/D, stove, refrigerator, central

Heat & Air, $800 MO. + Sec. Dep.

Ref & Credit Check (865) 453-4028 or (865) 771-5043

House in Seymour: 3BR,1BA, LR, kit., laundry room.Located on dead end street.Quiet neighborhood. No Pets!No smoking. $600/mo. +$500 damage deposit. Refer-ences required. Please call865-577-3869.

**NICE, CLEAN**3 BR / 2 BA WITH

GARAGE INKODAK AREA

$950.00/MO. + DEP. NO PETS.865-712-5238

Homes for Rent0620

$650-$1,000Monthly

NEW HOMESFOR RENT

865-850-3874Condominiums for

Rent0625

1BD Condo with loft for rent$500 + electric. English Moun-tain. call 786-271-15282BD/2BA 1700 sq f t .$1075mo, 1 yr lease. Call fordetails. 865-406-7209

Want to Live in Luxury?...Call Today!

3BR/3BA Executive Condos in Sevierville, 3100 sq. ft. swimming pool, pets

welcome, loaded with all amenities.

Call 865-428-5161Duplexes for Rent0630

RIVERTRACEAvailable Oct.2BR/1BA DUPLEX1 car garage$665 865-429-2962

Rooms for Rent0635

For RentBeautiful Creekside Rooms in Gatlinburg

865-621-2941

Gatlinburg/DudleyCreek

Rent by the week, month, or year. Furnished, plus elec., cable & w/ sewer included.

Call for appt.

865-429-2962

Private Motel RoomGreat for 1 person!1 bed, full size frig.

microwave, cable TV$120 weekly$50 deposit

DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE428 Park Rd.

near trolley stopIncludes All Utilities.Free Wi-Fi, Cable, Laundry,

Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.405-2116

Gatlinburg Rooms for RentFurnished, all Utilities, cable, tax included $100 per week

Rooms with Kitchens $120 per week

865-621-2941

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Rooms for Rent0635

Rooms for RentLow Weekly Rates $110.00 plus tax

Greystone RentalsRed Carpet Inn

349 East Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN

Business Places/Offices

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OFFICE SPACE$650 - $900 month

865-850-3874Nice Office with WarehouseBay. Sevierville ReasonableRent 453-6289 or 548-6838SHOPS FOR RENT. ELKSPLAZA 968 Parkway, Gatlin-burg. 865-436-7550.Wears Valley Scenic Hwy. 321for rent or sale Office or RetailSuper Clean, Log, Bldng on.91 acre. Great visibility &parking. Lawn Care, Well Wa-ter, Septic included. Asking$1,900 per mo. + dep. Pleasecall for appt: (865) 774-8998.

Mobile Homes for Rent

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2BD/1BA close to Interstate.No Pets. $350-$400 month.865-933-63002BD/1BA mobile home, Sey-mour $400dep/$485mo withwater incl. No pets. 388-3119.2BR/1BA Mobile Home.water/sewer furn. Off Boyd'sCreek on Indian Gap Circle.755-2402 or 933-5509.KODAK 2 Homes, 3+2 $550,2+1 $400. + dep. No pets. Ref.865-933-6544.

3BR/2BA$500-$700/mth

Boyds Creek AreaNo pets.

908-8629

2 & 3BR mobilehomes for rentMust have refs.

No Pets. Call for info 428-3096

Sevierville-DW, 2BD/1BA. NoPets. Ref. $500 + dep.865-933-6544

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Homes for Sale0710

2BR/2BA jacq tub, FP, stove,refrig, microwv, dshwshr nearschools & hospital. $98,900.865-984-0141 or 919-4023.3BR/2BA House for Sale.Mountain views. $89,000.1639 Ridge View Drive Sev.865-640-9794

Owner/AgentMoving Sale. Must Sell. 2800SF Home in Pigeon Forgegreat subdivision. City water,paved road, 3 miles from Park-way, more information call JoeAcosta 865-428-6115 or305-776-6206. Brokers Wel-come extra 2% commissionto seller agent. MLS #158561

Developer close out: Beauti-ful home sites. Utilities, pavedroad. 2 miles Chapman Hwy.1.41 ac. $31,000.00. Call JoeAcosta: 865-428-6115 or305-776-6206www.pigeonforgelots.comBrokers Welcome extra 2%commission to seller agent.MLS #157373

Condominiums for Sale

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2 New condos for sale. OwnerFinancing Available. $189,000,1,700sf Living, 2 car gar, Ja-cuzzi, Fpl, Hardwood, AllAppl. 865-654-3667 or865-429-5065

Mobile Homes for Sale

0741

1986 Mays-Good condition,presently occupied. You move.$6500 OBO. 428-1297

Commercial/Office0754

Warehouse Space in PF1300 SF $650. mo. 3500 SF$1800. mo. This area is cur-rently used as laundry facilityso g rea t fo r cab inlaundry-ready to use-bringyour equipment. 865-850-8228

TRANSPORTATION

Sport Utility Vehicles0856

2003 GMC Yukon V8 SLT4WD. Rear ent ctr. 107000mi,$13,000. OBO. 865-621-2578

Cars for Sale0868

2002 NISSAN SENTRA, 4cyl., AT, AC, 4 Dr., blackw/gray interior. 110,000miles. $3600. Call Benny865-607-6542.2009 CONVERTIBLE VWBEETLE. Loaded. Excellentcondition. Beige with tantop. 24K. $18,500. 654-4544.

FINANCIAL

Business Opportunities

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Honest Cash. No Selling.Keep 100% of cash generated.fastcashstorm.com

LEGALS

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ABANDONED VEHICLE

YEAR: 1999MAKE: OldsmobileMODEL: BravadaVIN: 1GHDT13W5X2704802

NAME: Mullins Mountain ViewAuto ServiceADDRESS: 128 ParkwayCITY: SeviervilleSTATE: TNZIP CODE: 37862PHONE NUMBER: 453-4656

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PURSUANT TO DEFAULT

Notice to the public, that thecontents stored at SmokyMountain Moving Services,Inc.'s Warehouse at 2664 OldNewport Hwy., Sevierville, TN37876. The contents of the fol-lowing leased spaces will besold pursuant to TennesseeWarehouseman lien statutesand common law right to sat-isfy the debt for non-paymentof rental. The sale will occurThursday, September 23rd,2010 at 11:00 AM at SmokyMountain Moving Services,Inc., 2664 Old Newport Hwy.,Sevierville, TN. 37876.

Lauren CroninPO Box 6496Sevierville, TN 37862

Bryn Roozenc/o Somerfield2873 Bramblebrook WaySevierville, TN 37876

Smoky Mountain Moving Serv-ices, Inc reserves the right toreject any and all bids.

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HUD PUBLISHER’S NOTICEAll real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-669-9777, The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

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Dear Annie: My husband and I have a year-old baby boy. He is the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to us. However, my hus-band’s family almost makes me regret having a child.

His stepmom didn’t like me before I got pregnant, but as soon as I gave birth, there was a complete turnaround. She is obsessed with babies. I wanted my husband’s family to be a part of my son’s life, so I allowed her to get closer, but the situation has become ridiculous.

We visit once a week, but she constantly bugs us to bring the baby over more often. She keeps asking to be alone with him. She repeatedly tells me that my husband and I need a romantic getaway and we should let her babysit. She even jokes about kidnapping him, which I really don’t appreciate. Her latest request was to take him on a vacation with her family, without us.

I am a stay-at-home mom and have no need for a babysitter. On the weekends, my husband wants to be only with us. Her demands to have the baby are really bothering me. I don’t understand why she wants to be alone with my child, but my husband doesn’t want either of us to say any-thing that might upset her. I am actually scared that she may try to take our child. Am I overre-acting? -- Waiting for Disaster

Dear Waiting: Stepmom isn’t likely to kidnap your baby, but like some obsessed

grandparents, she would love to displace you as the object of your child’s affection. That isn’t going to happen, so stop worry-ing about it. Your baby is too young to go on vaca-tion without you, and you should say so. When she demands that the child be brought over more often, reply as sweetly as pos-sible, “We can’t manage that, but we’ll try to see you on Sunday.” Repeat as needed, and ignore the rest. Her behavior is irritating, but not threat-ening. Rest assured, as your baby gets older, her fixation will lessen.

Dear Annie: Whenever my husband writes, he mixes upper-case and lowercase letters within his words. I have explained that it makes him look uneducated, but he disagrees.

I am embarrassed for him. His writing is seen by many people in his office, as well as by cli-ents. I am hoping that if he sees this in print, he may pay attention. -- To Cap or Not To Cap

Dear Cap: It is cor-rect to capitalize only the first letter of a sentence and to leave the remaining letters in lowercase. However, with all the texting and e-mail these days, few people care about proper sentence struc-ture. And there is some degree of personal

preference allowed in handwriting. We’d leave this alone.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Worried Mom in the Midwest,” whose son thinks a “D” is an OK grade. Your advice for him to get a job or travel is right on.

I, too, was OK with D’s in high school. In fact, my motto was: “D” equals Diploma. I worked a retail job for several years after high school before I figured out what I wanted to do with my life. To get there, I needed a degree. I am now in my third year of college as a full-time student and am on the Dean’s List. I simply needed time to grow up and set my own goals.

College may never be something her son wants to do, and that should be accepted. Many well-pay-ing jobs do not require a college education. I have seen too many of my fel-low students drop out or get kicked out of college because Mom or Dad pushed them into attend-ing. “Worried” should ask her son what his goals are instead of picking his career for him. -- Hobart, Ind.

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