Letter to the Editor To the Editor: This letter is written in memory of Mr. J.D. Mullican, who passed away June 22, 2007. Mr. Mullican did as much or more for industrial development in Warren County as anyone ever has. I am grateful for all his efforts and accomplishments. I would like to share with…

By Charlie Johnson I figure by this time at least some of my readers are probably getting a bit tired of hearing about how folks keep slaughtering the King’s English. So I decided to take a different tack with this column and get back to another subject dear to my heart, that being unusual, interesting,…

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) ‘ Dolly Parton’s Dollywood theme park announced Thursday the addition of a new $5 million raft ride equipped with water guns to soak targets, other riders and bystanders. Scheduled to open in 2008, the River Battle sends eight passengers on rafts down a 500-foot channel lined with more than 100 targets.…

Facing soaring gasoline prices, American car buyers definitely want more fuel-efficient vehicles, but may not be ready to give up size, range, performance or other amenities to achieve that goal, a new Consumer Reports poll has found. The Auto Pulse survey, conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, polled a nationally representative sample of…

Dear Dave, My wife and I are going through a divorce. Previously, we each had a credit card from a shared account. After she left, I got notices from the credit card company that she had charged $1,875. I signed on to the account, but she’s the primary card holder. I’ve also gotten a $1,200…

By James Clark A sandwich shop will be returning to the building with Baskin-Robbins in the near future. It’s with a touch of sadness I have to tell you that our youth baseball season ended on a sour note last week. I had hoped team Ryan’s would cook the competition, but we failed in our…

Baby Girl Lydia Sloan Parant arrived June 9 at 4:16 a.m. weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Her proud parents are Adam Parant and Leah Cash of Greenville, S. Car. She is the granddaughter of Kimberly Parant Goff, and Glenn and Kelly Cash of Greer, S. Car. Her great-grandparents are Billy and Patricia Goff, and her…

Ladies of the Midway FCEC met July 11 at the Midway Community Improvement Club for their regular meeting. The meeting was officiated by president Zella Cook. Nine members and Jean Cantrell’s grandson, Trey, were present. Cantrell offered the devotional. New business included preparing to host Harmony House on July 25 at 11 a.m. Cantrell and…

Brittney Logan Pettitt and Matthew Brandon Sneed, both of Murfreesboro, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. The bride-elect is the daughter of James Philip and Patricia Deas Pettitt of Murfreesboro. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Freddie and Cheryl Rigsby Sneed. She is the granddaughter of Hal and Evelyn Pettitt of Guthrie, Okla. and…

By Roger Cook My last articles have been centered around the portion of the Declaration of Independence which reads: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ I…