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‘Silence Isn’t Golden’ Sheds Light on Elder Abuse By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] According to remarks from Executive Director Christy Harness at last week’s County Commission meeting, the Scott County Family Justice Center (SCFJC) is launching a new awareness campaign aimed at protecting some of the county’s most vulnerable residents. Through the program,…

Hospital Debt causes concern By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] A sizeable delinquent account owed by Big South Fork Medical Center (BSFMC) dominated board discussions during the Oneida Water Department’s monthly meeting, leaving town officials grappling with the department’s largest outstanding debt. According to figures presented by General Manager Steve Owens during the Thursday…

Shooting in Winfield By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] Samantha Hall, 42, of Winfield is currently facing multiple felony charges after an alleged assault and burglary incident that ended with Hall herself suffering a gunshot wound, according to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO). Hall allegedly entered another woman’s property in the Pine Hill…

Phillips Steps Down as Oneida Director of Schools Posey-Chitwood named Interim Director By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] Nearly two weeks after a rambunctious school board meeting that drew significant public attention, longtime Oneida Director of Schools Dr. Jeanny Phillips has elected to step down from the district’s top job after ten years of…

A Derailment Next Door Could Be a Warning By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] For more than a year, local opponents of the Roberta II landfill proposal have warned that the project carries significant risks extending far beyond the landfill itself. That concern has even drawn Scott County’s outgoing Director of Schools Bill Hall…

Grand Jury Indicts Huntsville Man in Fatal Shooting By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] A Scott County Grand Jury has returned indictments against a Huntsville man in connection with the fatal shooting of a Scott County teenager earlier this year. According to statements released by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), special agents joined…

Lee’s Chicken Announces Plans to Close After 43 Years By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] In life, there is often a yin and yang. For every piece of good news, there is often an equal measure of bad. That may be the case with Oneida’s growing food industry. While recent months have shown significance…