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Oneida moves toward Liquor Sales Huntsville could follow suit after November Referendum By Shane Gilreath [email protected] As Huntsville takes steps toward alcohol sales, via the referendum passed last November, Oneida made progress toward regulating package sales on Thursday, approving two ordinances that would place limitations and require they each be distanced by more than 100 feet from…

Plans for Oneida Dollar General Rejected   By Caleb Jeffers [email protected] At the February 20th meeting of the Oneida Board of Mayor and Alderman, the Board heard discussion of the controversial plans to rezone a property between Verdun and Copper Lake Roads to a hybrid residential-commercial zone in order to facilitate the construction of a…

No Fed Money in Tornado Aftermath By Shane Gilreath [email protected] There will be no federal money in the aftermath of the deadly tornado that swept through the area on February 6th.  According to Morgan County leaders, the storm moved through the Deer Lodge and Sunbright areas around 8:30 pm, claiming the lives of a mother and daughter…

Flooding devastates region Road Closures plague Scott County; State of Emergency across KY border By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Millions of Americans were under flood warnings over the weekend. Major rainfall through last week led to historic flooding in parts of East Tennessee, Southeastern Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, and along the West Virginia border, compounded by heavy winds…

Highland Reports Outages due to more theft By Shane Gilreath [email protected] In what continues to be a problem across the nation, Scott County was once again hit with copper theft on utility lines.  Last week, Highland announced an occurrence near the Boys and Girls Club that caused outages for customers in the area.  In this…

Trump NPS Cuts could impact Big South Fork By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Following promises to cut the federal workforce, President Donald Trump and his newly formed Department of Government Efficiency has turned their knives to the National Forest and Park Services.  While Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area was unavailable to comment on…

How One Couple Hopes their mission inspires others to help By Shane Gilreath [email protected] With the recent census suggesting that 1 in 7 children in the United States live in poverty, millions of children across America need basic essentials.  “The fruit of love is service,” said the late Mother Teresa, “which is compassion in action.”…

Legendary Leader Dies County Reflects on the life of Danny Cross The community was left stunned when it was announced that Danny Cross, one of Scott County’s longtime business leaders, had died.  The veteran pharmacist, 82, passed peacefully on Monday, surrounded by his family, following a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.  At a Celebration of Life…