Feature Article #1
Thursday night tournaments averaging well over 30 boats
CELINA-Over 60 competitors have assembled here at Dale Hollow Marina on Thursday nights this past month to fish the ’smallmouth-only’ events, with the last two featuring 34 teams of fishermen.
“We are tickled to death to see such great participation this year,” tournament co-director Jeff Smith told the HORIZON Monday. “It’s a testament to the good [...]
July 2nd, 2009 | Continued
Feature Article #2
Scenes from the American Cancer Society Relay for Life
The “Howells” were a part of the many participants and spectators at the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life Fundraiser. (Staff photos by Kevin Donaldson)
July 2nd, 2009 | Continued
Feature Article #3
Drivers license and sobriety checkpoint dates set by THP
CLAY COUNTY-The Tennessee Highway Patrol recently released sites and dates for drivers license and sobriety checkpoints here and in neighboring Jackson County over the coming months.
There will be a total of four checkpoint dates in Clay County, a THP news release said, with the checkpoints set to begin on July 10, and run through September.
Clay [...]
July 2nd, 2009 | Continued
Feature Article #4
Election office lawsuits piling up, including one in Clay County
By MARY JO DENTON
UPPER CUMBERLAND-The lawsuits against county election commissions and the election administrators they appointed after Republicans gained majority membership continue to pile up in this region.
Ousted administrators have filed lawsuits against election commissions and the new administrators in the following counties: Cumberland, Overton, Clay, and DeKalb.
The election administrators who lost their jobs in [...]
July 2nd, 2009 | Continued
Feature Article #5
A rare occurrence at Dale Hollow Dam
SPILLING OVER-For the first time in 20 years the Dale Hollow Dam flood gates were opened Monday due to extremely high lake water levels. Almost six inches of rain has fallen in the first 10 days of May, warranting the first spillway release since 1989 to counteract a four-foot elevation rise over the last week. [...]
May 21st, 2009 | Continued
