Beaty Letter Looms Ominously Over Landfill Case
Beaty Letter Looms Ominously Over Landfill Case By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] When John Beaty was elected County Attorney in 2002, few would have predicted he would become a controversial figure more than two decades later. After all, he’s generally well thought of in the community, even now, but a letter Beaty…
Read MoreLocals Suspect Funny Business in McCreary Forest Fire
Locals Suspect Funny Business in McCreary Forest Fire By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] Fire crews from across the country have converged on McCreary County in an ongoing effort to contain a significant wildfire burning near Yahoo Falls, a popular tourist destination within the Daniel Boone National Forest. According to officials with the Big…
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Scott County Chronicle Vol. 15 No. 4 January/February, 2025 – Published by the Scott County Historical Society, Editor; David Jeffers Continued from last Weeks Issue of Scott County News. Applicant lived in Brunswick County, State of Virginia and enlisted & entered in the service as aforesaid under the following officers to wit: Captain Edward Yarbower…
Read MoreScott Appalachian Industries
591 E. Monticello Pike Available Monday-Friday 8:30am- 2:30pm For more information call 423-663-9300 Monday, April 27th – BINGO at 1 p.m. Walking Program, Puzzles/Games, Massage Chairs. Tuesday, April 28th – Walking Program, Puzzles/Games, Massage Chairs. Wednesday, April 29th – Golden Grooves Exercise at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 30th- Walking Program, Puzzles/Games, Massage Chairs. Friday, April…
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102 South Main St., Oneida, TN For more information call 423-569-5972 Menu Lunch Served Monday & Wednesday 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m . Monday, April 27th – Corn, green beans, cooked cabbage, sliced tomato and cucumber, cornbread & Desert. Cards. Tuesday, April 28th – Free Exercise 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 29th –…
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Big South Fork Quilt Show – Celebrate the talent and creativity of local quilters May 2, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and May 3, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Quilt Turning Sat. at 11, 2, & 4:00 Sun. at 2 and 4:00. Scott Christian Care Center, 101 Marcum Road, Oneida TN. Call 423-627-7348 for information…
Read More95 Piccadilly
Life can be a grand enigma, full of shifting terrain and unexpected turns. It has a plethora of changes and vicissitudes that send us in all directions at once, often before we’ve had time to understand where we are headed. Last week, for many of us – amid the usual noise of life – tax…
Read MoreThis Column Will Save Your Life
Let’s talk…“When Pain Isn’t Where the Problem Is” A sore shoulder doesn’t always mean a shoulder problem. That may sound surprising, but health professionals say the body doesn’t always signal issues in obvious ways. Sometimes, the location of discomfort is not the location of the concern. This is known as “referred pain”—when the body sends…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I just wanted to take a few minutes to commend you on the excellent job you’re doing with reporting the news. As a McCreary County resident, I appreciate your coverage of important and newsworthy articles from here at home. Although your paper is in another town, county and state, we are very close…
Read MoreOdell Thompson
Odell Thompson April 19, 1931 – April 16, 2026 Odell Thompson, aged 94, of Oneida TN, was called home to be with Jesus on April 16, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on April 19, 1931 to the late George and Bessie (Hunley) Thompson. Odell was a member of the Masonic Lodge…
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