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The American Business Women's Association has presented its Woman of the Year awards.

“Unfortunately, the Hawkins County Election Commission failed to notify the appropriate city officials that two seats of the Rogersville Board of Education were up for election in November 2006. Consequently, the election was missed”

Voters missed out on the opportunity to elect two city school board members in 2006, but they will be voting on four of the five board members this November. via Rogersville Review

Michael Eugene Noel, 37, of Kingsport, pled guilty on Wednesday in the United States District Court to receiving child pornography and obstructing justice. via The Elizabethton Star

The Department of Justice is announcing a former Hawkins County teacher has pled guilty to child pornography and obstruction of justice. via WBIR-TV Knoxville

Voters in the second district will be electing a new school board member in August. via Rogersville Review

Hawkins County Commissioner John Eidson, who represented the fourth commission district, has resigned from the county legislative body. via Rogersville Review

“Each vegetable comes in its own separate bowl, so the juices of the tonic turnip greens don't mingle with cheese from the au gratin potatoes. Here are two reasons eating vegetarian isn't necessarily a bad idea in the South.”

" We were lured to the Eidson Restaurant out in East Ridge by a Yellow Pages ad that boasted of its vegetable casseroles. via Roadfood.com Reviews

“People have visited during construction and said this looks like a big city library”

Hawkins County Library System personnel, City of Church Hill officials and its employees are ready to celebrate the opening of a new, much larger library. via Rogersville Review

Accused child rapist Daniel Ross McClellan was scheduled to accept a plea agreement in Hawkins County Circuit Court Friday, but backed out at the last minute opting instead to stand trial. via Times-News Online