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| Sep 8, 2010 |
Shala Palmer walks away with the crown
DECATUR - Meigs County's fair opened on Tuesday with the Fairest of the Fair and Princess of the Fair pageants highlighting the night's events. |
| Sep 8, 2010 |
Quarry opponents, developers will be at Calhoun meeting
More flyers have been distributed around the Calhoun area that rail against a proposed rock quarry, and one of the people involved in the venture plans to attend the next Calhoun City Commission meeting to defend the project. |
| Sep 8, 2010 |
McMinn, Meigs rank high on Economic Stress Index
If lingering high unemployment and foreclosure concerns have you feeling stressed, you're far from being alone. |
| Sep 8, 2010 |
McMinn residents arrested for meth lab in Lenoir City
LENOIR CITY - Three McMinn County residents are in custody after a methamphetamine lab was discovered in a black Nissan Altima Tuesday afternoon, according to Lenoir City Police Chief Don White. |
| Sep 8, 2010 |
Vonore mayor, Monroe Co. Democratic chair arrested
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrested the mayor of Vonore and the Democratic Party chairman for Monroe County after a Monroe County Grand Jury indicted them on charges late last week following a two-month long TBI investigation. |
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| Sep 7, 2010 |
Friendly fire Ricochet bullet shot by Etowah cop hits deputy
ETOWAH – A McMinn County deputy was struck by friendly fire while assisting officers from Etowah early Monday morning. |
| Sep 7, 2010 |
Oldest veterans sought for parade on Veterans Day
Veterans Day Parade organizers are looking for McMinn County's oldest veterans. |
| Sep 7, 2010 |
Elections, voting focus of new NIE story series
The Daily Post-Athenian's Newspapers In Education program will begin publication of a new serial story for the fall school semester on Thursday, Sept. 9. |
| Sep 7, 2010 |
Perfect students! Youngsters earn rewards for not missing a day of school
Some students at Westside Elementary School got a special treat last Friday for showing up to school every day so far in the academic year that began in early August. |
| Sep 7, 2010 |
Perfect students
A total of 197 students were treated to ice cream sundaes last Friday at Westside Elementary School because they had perfect attendance for the past month. |
| Sep 7, 2010 |
Chief Dragging Canoe program presented to DAR
Local historian Joe Guy was the guest at the May meeting of the Alexander Keith Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. He spoke on the life and times of Dragging Canoe, a Cherokee war chief. Dragging Canoe was a cousin to Nancy Ward and one of the greatest warriors of Cherokee recorded history, Guy said. He was the primary leading force in the Cherokee's resistance to white settlement on Cherokee lands. He died in 1792. During his presentation, Guy showed items similar to what Dragging Canoe would have used. |
