By THOMAS P. WEAVER CELINA-Another epic smallmouth-only tournament was held here at Horse Creek Resort on December 3-4 and this year those on hand witnessed a history-making weigh-in with heavy weights, big numbers, and an over-$8,000 purse from an 81-boat … Continue reading →
HERMITAGE SPRINGS-A memorial service will be held here at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hermitage Springs School in honor of Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Ray “Bucky” Murray who was killed while serving his country in Pa’in Kelay, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan on Monday, November 21.
Murray was a 1991 graduate of Hermitage Springs High School.
Continue reading →Corps of Engineers says it is a game of waiting and timing about holding and/or releasing water in Dale Hollow Lake and other reservoirs as they prepare to deal with recent and predicted rains.
Continue reading →HILHAM-Members of the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), along with help from other area organizations, recently hosted another successful Confederate grave dedication ceremony here at the Fiske Cemetery. “The first one we had at the … Continue reading →
TVA funding would equal less than a dime per customer annually.
A story by Channel 10 WBIR in Knoxville reported an update on the effort to convince the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to pay their part of funding needed to keep the Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery in Celina and others open and at full operation in coming years.
Continue reading →MAPLE GROVE-Officials with The Community Foundation of Tennessee (CFT) and the Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC) recently awarded grants to Maple Grove School totaling nearly $4,000. “We are excited about them both,” principal Jerry Collins said, “and we can’t thank these … Continue reading →
CELINA-An open house will be held at the new Celina City Hall here on Wednesday, November 30, and everyone is invited. The open house will be held from 1-4 p.m. that day, and Celina Mayor Willie Kerr said he is … Continue reading →
PARIS ISLAND, SC-Pvt. Chris Boone, a 2003 graduate of Hermitage Springs School, father of Addison Boone and son of Marilyn Boone and Wayne Boone, recently graduated from the United States Marine Corps Boot Camp at Parris Island SC after completing … Continue reading →
CELINA-Good food wasn’t the only thing on the menu at Celina Health and Rehabilitation Center’s (CHRC) Thanksgiving luncheon last Friday, good will was also recognized as employee Loretta Tinsley was honored as the facility’s caregiver of the year. County mayor … Continue reading →
CLAY COUNTY-The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint here Friday, November 18, 2011 on state route 52 at New Hope road from 7 – 8 p.m. and on state route 53 at west Old Highway 53 … Continue reading →
CELINA-A handful of witnesses were treated to a rare sight here on the banks of the Obey river two weeks ago. Captain Ron Beberniss and pilot Ron Cowan recently arrived here aboard a 53-foot, trawler-style, hand-built, wooden boat named Annie. … Continue reading →