Featured at the Tanasi Council 2008 Hamblen County Women of Achievement Luncheon were from left, Tanasi Council board chair Janice Greer, honoree Morristown Mayor Sami Barile, Hannah Long, honoree Cookie Larkin, event chair Heather Livesay, Tanasi Council CEO Lucille Griffo and, front, Brownie Emily Livesay of Hamblen County Troop 739.
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Girl Scouts salute Barile, Larkin
By Glenna Howington, Tribune Staff Writer
Once a Girl Scout, always a Girl Scout.
On Tuesday, the local chapter of the Girl Scouts of the USA honored two Morristown women who have kept that code — Mayor Sami Barile and community activist Cookie Larkin.
A capacity crowd gathered in Rose Center Prater Hall for the Girl Scouts Tanasi Council 2008 Hamblen County Women of Achievement luncheon.
"The Girl Scout mission is to build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place,"...
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Girl Scouts salute Barile, Larkin
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8/27/2008 11:30:22 AM
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Once a Girl Scout, always a Girl Scout.
On Tuesday, the local chapter of the Girl Scouts of the USA honored two Morristown women who have kept that code — Mayor...
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A Moving Tribute
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8/23/2008 9:43:33 PM
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Like many who lost relatives in Vietnam, Karen Spears Zacharias has made several journeys to the famous memorial.
"I visit every Memorial Day and every Veteran’s Day," she said. "For...
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SPORTS
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Area Schedule
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8/25/2008 12:58:09 PM
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Monday, Aug. 25
GOLF: Jefferson County vs. Morristown West at The Country Club, 4 p.m.
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Campbell to see unprecedented change in baseball program
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8/24/2008 12:24:49 AM
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Coaching at a two-year school will make a head coach grow accustomed to change in personnel on a consistent basis very quickly, but Walters State baseball coach Ken Campbell has never experienced the amount...
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East sweeps Hancock in season opener
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8/26/2008 10:46:51 AM
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Aces were served up in record numbers Monday afternoon at Isenberg-Siler Gymnasium, as Morristown East opened its volleyball season with a 3-0 sweep of visiting Hancock County.
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Rich complains to TWRA about facility
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8/27/2008 11:32:42 AM
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Grainger County resident Betty Rich addressed the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Commission at its monthly meeting last Thursday at Pickwick State Park to discuss new regulations concerning canned hunting.....
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Cocke County jail fails certification attempt
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8/25/2008 12:49:53 PM
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Investigators with the Tennessee Correctional Institute notified Cocke County Officials last week that the jail did not pass a recent certification inspection.
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NWS warns of flash flooding in Lakeway Area
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8/26/2008 12:14:23 PM
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The National Weather Service is predicting as much as two to three inches of rain to fall by Wednesday morning and has issued a flood watch for the Lakeway Area.
"No...
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Morristown’s greenway plan moving ahead
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8/25/2008 12:43:11 PM
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The long and winding road that will lead to Morristown’s new greenway system trailhead at Fairview-Marguerite School will begin snaking down Turkey Creek in October 2009, city officials say.
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Hamblen County unemployment rate rises again
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8/27/2008 11:31:35 AM
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Despite the lack of a single large-scale layoff at a Morristown industry, the Hamblen County economy leaked 480 jobs between June and July, which brings the job drain over the past year to approximately...
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Traffic problems plaguing schools
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8/26/2008 12:13:20 PM
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If traffic seems heavier at Hamblen County schools this year, there’s a good reason — more students.
Director of Schools Dr. Dale Lynch said the school system...
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Deja Vu: Drought conditions drying out Lakeway Area
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8/23/2008 9:46:17 PM
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It doesn’t take much looking around to figure out that the Lakeway Area is drying out. Cherokee Lake is beginning to look like a bathtub after somebody pulls the plug.
"The drought is deepening," said Brian Boyd, surface hydrologist with...
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