June 8 – James Johnson, 59, Farner, Capias … Anthony Alan Crump, 42, Ducktown, Domestic Violence.
June 9 – George Vanderver, 27, Athens, Violation probation … Gregory Kimsey, 38, Turtletown, Attachment for child support … Thomas Jason Frazier, 25, Old Fort, Theft over $1000, Theft under $500, aggravated burglary … Thomas Keller, 38, Turtletown, Domestic Violence.
June 10 – Randall Zimmerman, 20, Blairsville, GA, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Schedule II Drugs, Public Intoxication, Underage Consumption … Robin Star Blevins, 57, Dalton, GA, Georgia Warrant … Danielle H. Masters, 23, McCaysville, GA, Forgery.
June 11 – Adam Curtis McAllister, 21, Epworth GA, Violation probation … Joseph A. Korn, McCaysville, GA, Georgia Violation of Probation … Mellisa D. Jump, 38, Tellico Plains, Theft under $500.
June 12 – Robert E. Burchfield, 41, Ocoee, Theft under $500 … William S. Johnson, 35, Benton, DUI, violation implied consent, suspended license … Steve D. Morgan, 48, Violation probation, possession legend drug … Johnny Fay Garland, 33, Mineral Bluff, GA, Possession of Schedule IV Drugs, Possession of a Handgun while under the Influence.
June 13 – James Johnson, Farner, Violation of House Arrest … Pheonix Wolfe, 52, Copperhill, Public Intoxication.
OFFENSES & COMPLAINTS
June 8 – Violation of a protection order was reported on Tellico Reliance Rd … Phone harassment was reported on Pankey Lane … A wreck was reported on Hwy 64 at Hwy 30 … A structure fire was reported on Boanerges Church Rd … Domestic Violence was reported on Golf Course Road.
June 9 – A small child was reported sitting in Horns Creek Rd … Assault was reported at Ocoee #1 … A female was reported causing problems on Commerce St … Theft was reported on Swan Rd … A reckless car with loud exhaust was reported at Ball Play and Ladd springs … A reckless car was reported at Cookson Creek … DUI was reported in Pine Ridge … A reckless dump truck was reported on Hwy 64W … A dead dog was reported in the road on Hwy 411 … Keys were reported locked in a truck at Family Dollar … A wreck was reported on Parksville Rd … DUI was reported on Hwy 411N … A 3 year-old was reported sitting by Swan Rd … A resident on Tankersly Drive in Farner reported receiving threats … A theft was reported from a school bus parked at the Bus Garage at Copper Basin High School … Horses were reported running loose on Laurel Drive in Campbell Cove … Passersby reported people fighting in a car parked on Highway 68 in front of Copper Basin Medical Center … Vandalism was reported at Community Baptist Church on Mt. Vista Road in Farner … A driver locked his keys in his vehicle at the Ocoee Whitewater Center.
June 10 – A woman on Circle R Drive was taken into protective custody after cutting herself … A possible stolen wallet was reported in Old Fort … Fire was reported on Parksville Rd … A truck was reported speeding up and down Cook Lane. Extra patrol was requested … Trees were reported down on Patty Rd and at Greasy Creek Bridge … A tree was reported on the central power line at Hiwassee Estates … An accident involving a car and horses with riders was reported at Hwy 411 and Delano Rd … A car was reported pulled over at Lake Ocoee Inn with a male and female arguing … A resident reported there was a deer in the yard and it was trying to come into the house on Tumbling Creek Road … A car struck a bicyclist on Main Street in Ducktown … An accident was reported on Highway 68 in front of Copper Basin Medical Center … An assault was reported on Cemetery Hill in Copperhill … Theft of tools was reported at the Central Shaft on Highway 68 in Copperhill.
June 11 – A broken down moving truck was reported on Hwy 64 at Shiloh Church … Trees were reported down on Hwy 411 in Ocoee, at the stick dam, on Athens Rd, Hwy 315, Longley Rd, Greasy Creek Loop, Springtown Firehall and Quinn Rd … A live electric wire was reported due to a tree on Longley Rd. Officer assistance was requested because a woman refused to stay inside her house … Suspicious activity was reported on Camp Agape Rd … Loose dogs were reported at the water plant … A deputy was requested to assist a woman in getting out of a power lift chair at her home in Copperhill. The woman reported a power failure left her unable to get out of the chair … A fight was reported on Pine Ridge Road in Farner … A tree was reported in the road at Highway 68 and Runion Road … Harassing Phone calls were reported in Turtletown … A family quarrel was reported on Croft Chapel Road.
June 12 – A vehicle unlock was requested on Dixon Rd … An unwanted person was reported in a yard on Hwy 30 … Cattle were reported in the roadway on Antioch Church Rd … A brush fire was reported on hwy 411 … Theft of a cattle gate was reported on Hildebrand Rd … Theft of cattle gates was reported on Sand Mtn Rd … A utility trailer was reported stolen on Bates Pike … A hit and run was reported at Hwy 64 and 411 … Shoplifting of gold paint was reported at Dollar General in Ocoee … Cows were reported in the road on hwy 314 … Trees were reported blocking roads on Hwy 30 and hwy 64 … Assault was reported on hwy 30.
June 13 – A suspicious vehicle was reported at shady Springs Baptist Church … A suspicious vehicle was reported in Isabella … A domestic dispute was reported on Tombstone Hill Road in Ducktown … A school bus driver was reportedly driving erratically on Highway 68 in Copperhill … A reckless driver was reported on Highway 68 at Grassy Creek Road.
June 14 – A child custody dispute was reported on Pine Ridge Dr … A family quarrel was reported on Tombstone Hill Road … A theft was reported at The Spot on Highway 68 at Grassy Creek Road … A family quarrel was reported at the Blue Goose Apartments … A small child was reported wandering unattended on Main Street in Isabella. A deputy returned the child to his mother, who wasn't aware the child had wandered off … A fight was reported on Main Street in Ducktown … A Civil Property dispute was reported on Kimsey Dairy Road.
The governor’s proposal to increase class sizes in the elementary schools, and to base the state’s payments on those maximums, could mean a significant loss of revenue for teaching positions in Polk County.
At the Jan. 19 meeting, commissioners were told that the Library Board would like to move the library from the lower level of the Courthouse to the building soon to be vacated by the Benton Family Health Care Center.
Teachers across the state, still reeling from last year’s loss of negotiating rights and a complicated evaluation system, now face a loss of a guaranteed salary schedule based on longevity and education.
The Library Board will be asking the County Commission for approval to move the library from the Courthouse to what is currently home to the Benton Family Health Care Center.
Video surveillance has been installed at the county’s convenience centers to identify people leaving garbage outside the fence at the convenience centers or throwing it over the fence when the centers are closed.
The collision happened around 6:45 a.m. Dec. 28 when a westbound truck carrying around 20 tons of calcine lost control coming around a curve on Hwy. 64 and flipped on its side.
Board members spent a majority of the meeting listening to a laundry list of ranging from mold issues to the proper wording on “no smoking” signs on the outside bleachers.
The IBMA Leadership Bluegrass, now in its 13th year, is an intensive three-day program that brings together the most progressive leaders to collaboratively challenge issues facing the professional music industry.
Lee University’s Encore Program, which offers people age 60 and over the opportunity to take university courses, has a new line up of specially-designed mini-courses for the spring.
Horse Trainer and owner of Double S. Stables, Randy Speegle of Benton took second place in the Legends division at the Mustang Challenge in Murphreesboro on October 21st – 23rd.
Local residents got their first look at potential routes for a Copperhill-McCaysville Bypass, at a public information open house held last Thursday by Project Engineers for the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Julius Johnson has authorized a statewide referendum for cattle producers to vote on a $0.50 per head increase in the assessment to fund the in-state promotion of beef.
While some students may be nervous about how the upcoming exams could affect their college options, the Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) has the tools they need to succeed.
Principal Mrs. Patricia Smith proudly announces the Copper Basin Elementary 1st and 2nd honor students. Students must have a 93 or higher average in all classes for the 1st honor roll.
Mrs. Deborah Swafford of Old Fort, was chosen by Northwest Elementary Faculty in Murray Co, Georgia to be Teacher of the Year for the 2011-2012 School year.
On Oct. 7, with the help of Vice Principal Turner, who kept her out of class for a few minutes to get it set-up, The Senior English 12 Class threw a Surprise party for Mrs. Ellen Carr.
Virginia Deloris Brown Trantham, affectionately known to family, friends and coworkers as “Sally”, age 77, of Copperhill, TN passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012.
I just wanted to say a big “Thank You” to Cheryl Maxwell, Mayor Stephens, Linda Caldwell, and others who planned and carried out a very successful 2nd Annual Heritage Days festival in Benton.
There is an old saying, which many credit to Native Americans as advising, “You can’t really understand someone else, unless you live their life or walk in their shoes (so to speak).
Photo from 1910 provided by Bill Lillard shows the family of Calvin Higdon, who built the Higdon Hotel in Reliance. Calvin (1836-1919) and Amanda Linderman Higdon (1845-1926) were married in 1860.
From Polk County News, 9/13/34
Famous Monroe County Hotel Is Now No More
People from All Over South Visited the “Saratoga of the South” in the Good Old Days.
The Museum Center at 5ive Points will host a presentation on Learning to Care and Maintain Your Featherweight Sewing Machine by Stan Pegram on Saturday, February 11 from 10:00 - noon.
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum is offering a Cherokee language class in Vonore, TN on the following Mondays, January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Each day kids will create their own holiday spirit by making decorations, learning games and trying foods from the past. Campers are asked to bring a sack lunch.
“It was like seeing a freight train coming down the tracks 90 miles an hour and trying to stop it by stepping in front of it”, Coach Danny Rogers said.
The Copper Basin Medical Center’s District Board honored Dr. William E. Lee last week. Dr. Lee, 85, has spent a lifetime in service, not only to the community but to the world through his medical mission trips.
EPA is proposing actions to improve the water quality of the Ocoee from Copperhill to Dam No. 3, at Dam No. 3, and at the upper reach of Parksville Dam.
The Ocoee River Outfitters Association will conduct a stream cleanup with the help of approximately 130 volunteers on Friday, May 27, 2011 starting at 9:00 am.
Beginning in mid-January culverts will be replaced on Sina Branch Road where it crosses Sawmill Branch in the Ocoee Ranger District in Polk County, TN.
Drawdown is underway at Apalachia Lake, according to David Bowling with River Operations at TVA. He said the lake will drop 18-20 feet for routine maintenance work.
Trout stocking will be reduced about 20% in the coming fiscal year and could be reduced 85% after that, according to Frank Fiss, Assistant Chief of Fisheries at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
TVA has created a smartphone app for those wanting to check on reservoir elevations, water release schedules and more. The information has been available online, but the new app will allow access by cell phone.
Unseasonably high temperatures -- in the 90s -- are sending folks to the water. The Ocoee Whitewater Center is a popular place when the river isn't flowing, and the Hiwassee and Ocoee are popular when it is.
People come from near and far to experience a variety of outdoor recreation activities including camping, picnicking, hiking, bike riding, water play, fishing and much more.
VEC was recently notified by a neighboring utility that they have been receiving complaints from customers who have been visited by scam artists posing as energy evaluators.
The Tennessee Historical Commission is now accepting nominations for its Certificate of Merit Awards to honor individuals or groups that have worked to preserve Tennessee’s cultural heritage during 2011.
The Tennessee Tobacco QuitLine offers personalized support for Tennessee residents who want to quit smoking by connecting them with trained quit coaches to guide them through the quitting process.
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) Consumer Affairs division is urging consumers to be wary of emails that request participation in a survey and that promise a gift card in return.
While many job placement firms may be legitimate and helpful, others may misrepresent their services, promote outdated or fictitious job offerings and charge high fees in advance for services that may not lead to a job.
The annual campaign has enrolled tens of thousands of children in the low-cost health insurance plan, which provides coverage for everything from physician visits to hospitalization to dental and vision care.
The Tennessee Department of State has launched a campaign to educate citizens about the new photo identification requirement that will go into effect for elections held in the state after Jan. 1, 2012.
All of the legislation approved this year, during the first session of the 107th General Assembly, is now available online at the Office of Secretary of State web site.
Applications for the State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program (SEEARP) are available online at www.e-rebates.org/teearp or by phone at 1-877-741-4304 on a first-come, first-served basis.
Individuals who have received LIHEAP assistance since July 2010 must wait until October 1 for the new program year to begin before they can re-apply for benefits.
“Kids Fishing Day” event in Cherokee National Forest’s Ocoee/Hiwassee Ranger District is scheduled for May 21, 2011 at McCamy Lake. Anglers 15 years and under are invited to try their luck.
Ducktown resident Jack Suites and his partner Bitt Ledford of Murphy, N.C. took home the $700 second place prize at the Tri-County Community College Foundation Fishing for Scholarships Bass tournament on April 2.
More than four months after a spotted bass weighing 6 pounds, 7 ounces was caught on the Ocoee River in Polk County, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has confirmed the fish as a new state record
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