WHEREAS, default having been made in the
payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of
Trust executed on September 30, 2004, by Glen O. Rogers and Eva Lameesa Rogers
to David S. Humberd, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register's
Office of Polk County, Tennessee, under Book 311, Page 335,("Deed of Trust"); and
WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said
Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association; and
WHEREAS, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National
Association, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the
"Owner and Holder"), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee
Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the
Register's Office of Polk County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and
privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that
the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said
Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide
Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or
agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Thursday,
January 14, 2010, commencing at 2:00 PM at the Front steps on Ocoee Street of
the Polk County Courthouse, Benton, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry
to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property
situated in Polk County, Tennessee, to wit:
Exhibit "A"
n the First Civil District of Polk County,
Tennessee:
Beginning at an iron pin in the East line
of Parksville Road, said iron pin marking the Southwest corner of Joseph
Thomasson, being the property acquired in Deed Book 151, Page 32; thence South
65 degrees 28 minutes East, 1151.00 feet to the beginning point; thence from
the beginning point and traveling along the line of Benny Rogers, South65 degrees 28 minutes East, 1143.76
feet; thence, South 25 degrees 53 minutes West, 283.42 feet; thence, North 73
degrees 15 minutes West 270.00 feet; thence, North 68 degrees 27 minutes West
82.87 feet; thence North 60 degrees 40 minutes West 209.63 feet; thence North
39 degrees 44 minutes West 55.44 feet; thence North 27 degrees 18 minutes West
77.60 feet to a point; thence, North 14 degrees 28 minutes West 90.19 feet to a
point; thence North 18 degrees 38 minutes 66.66 feet; thence North 27 degrees
03 minutes West 99.06 feet; thence, North 36 degrees 17 minutes West 42.18 feet
to a point; thence North 53 degrees 51 minutes West 50.77 feet to a point;
thence, North 64 degrees 43 minutes West 192.56 feet; thence, North 03 degrees
55 minutes East 22.36 feet to the point of beginning. As shown on a survey by
TN registered surveyor William D. McKenzie dated 08/27/97 for Glenn Rogers.
Together with and subject to a 50-foot
perpetual, non-exclusive road right of way easement, including the right to
place utilities thereupon, BEGINNING at an iron pin in the East line of
Parksville Road at the Southwest corner of Joseph Thomasson, being the property
acquired in Deed Book 151, Page 32; thence South 65 degreed 28 minutes East,
1151.00 feet to a point; thence South 3 degrees 55 minutes West, 50 feet, more
or less, to a point; thence North 65 degrees 28 minutes West, 1,151.00 feet,
more or less, to a point in the line of Parksville Road; thence along the line
of Parksville in a Northeasterly direction 50 feet, more or less, to the
beginning point.
Said tracts being shown by survey of
William D. McKenzie, TN License No. 720, Decatur, TN, being styled "Glen
Rogers" and dated 02/17/97.
For prior title see Deed recorded in Deed
Book 194, Page 160, in the Register's Office of Polk County, Tennessee.
This conveyance made subject to the
following:
Any governmental zoning and subdivision
ordinances in effect thereon.
Subject to any covenants, conditions,
restrictions, reservations or easements of record.
CURRENT OWNER(S):Glen O. Rogers aka Glenn O. Rogers and Eva Lameesa Rogers
The sale of the above-described property
shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes;
any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable;
any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture
filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.
SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS:Bowater Employees Credit Union; First
Volunteer Bank of Tennessee
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES:N/A
All right and equity of redemption,
statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed
of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell
and convey only as Substitute Trustee.
The right is reserved to adjourn the day of
the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication,
upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Sale at public auction will be on January 20, 2010 at
2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, at the west door, Polk County Courthouse, Benton,
Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Tim Kaylor and wife, Angela
Kaylor to Tri State Land Title Company, Trustee, on May 2, 2003 at Book TD288,
Page 576; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute
Trustee, all of record in the Polk County Register's Office.
Owner of Debt: EverHome Mortgage
Company
The following real estate located in Polk County,
Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes,
prior liens and encumbrances of record:
Described property located in the
Third (3rd) Civil District of Polk County, Tennessee, being located in Section
15, Fractional Township 3 South, Range 5 East of the Ocoee Basis Line, and more
particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin on the east right
of way of a 12 foot paved road known as Padgett Lane, point of beginning, being
the southwest corner of the property herein conveyed; from said point of
beginning along and with right of way the following calls and distances: North
22 degrees 24 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance of 40.72 feet; thence in a
left hand curve a distance of 112.93 feet with a chord of North 20 degrees 42
minutes 47 seconds East, a distance of 112.88 feet; thence in a right hand
curve a distance of 168.06 feet with a chord North 21 degrees 41 minutes 12
seconds East, a distance of 167.92 feet; thence in a left hand curve a distance
of 82.72 feet with a chord of North 15 degrees 04 minutes 14 seconds East, a
distance of 82.56 feet; thence leaving said right of way South 69 degrees 58 minutes
28 seconds East, a distance of 220.66 feet; thence North 7 degrees 17 minutes
40 seconds East, a distance of 797.17 feet; thence South 82 degrees 15 minutes
09 seconds East, a distance of 170.0 feet; thence South 2 degrees 37 minutes 30
seconds East, a distance of 1052.69 feet; thence South 88 degrees 18 minutes 14
seconds West, a distance of 664.46 feet to the point of beginning. SUBJECT TO
existing easements and right of ways for public roads, if any. THIS CONVEYANCE
MADE TOGETHER WITH right of ingress, egress and utility service along existing
roads to the subject property.
Street Address: 266 Padgett Lane,
Turtletown, TN 37391
Current Owner(s) of Property: Tim
Kaylor and wife, Angela Kaylor
Other interested parties: Cooley
Group, Inc., Clare Freight Intl., Inc., Nick Nappi d/b/a Mid America Overseas,
Inc., Erez, All Star Products, Inc., Albany Pump Company, Ltd., The RecovAR
Group, LLC, Successor in Interest to United Parcel Services, AAA Cooper
Transportation, Parker Systems, Inc., Rolyan Buoy Division, The Edred
Environmental & Export Co., Ltd. and V. Alexander & Company, Inc.
The street address of the above described property is
believed to be 266 Padgett Lane, Turtletown, TN 37391, but such address is not
part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of
any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.
SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S)
RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.
All right of equity of
redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said
Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will
sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.
The right is reserved to adjourn
the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further
publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth
above.
If the highest bidder cannot pay
the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at
their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.
This property is being sold with
the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender
or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time.
This office is a debt
collector.This is an attempt to
collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Under and by virtue
of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed on December 28, 2001
by TIMOTHY LUKE CRIBBS AND WIFE, LORI M. CRIBBS to BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST
COMPANY, Lender and BB&T Collateral Service Corporation, Trustee(s), which
was recorded on January 8, 2002, in Book TD268, at Page 602, and modified in
Book TD308, page 636, PolkCounty, Tennessee Register of Deeds.
WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debt(s) and
obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current owner
and holder of said Deed of Trust, Branch Banking and Trust Company, (the “Owner
and Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Brock
& Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, by an instrument duly recorded
in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Polk
County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original
Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that
the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said
Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by
virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on January 13, 2010, at 11:00AM at the usual and customary location at
the Polk County Courthouse, Benton,
Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the following described property situated in Polk County, Tennessee, to
wit:
A
certain tract or parcel of land in the Third Civil District of Polk County,
Tennessee and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING
at an iron pin at the corner of the Godfrey property and Grassy Creek Road;
thence North 6 deg 47’ East a distance of 245.2 feet to a white oak tree;
thence North 85 deg 55’ West a distance of 710.0feet to an iron pin; thence South 21 deg 11’ East a distance
of 480.00 feet to an iron pin; thence North 72 deg 56’ East a distance of 528.4
feet to the point of beginning, containing 5.0 acres more or less, as surveyed
by D. J. Gladson on July 4, 1979.
Subject
to existing easements and right of ways for public roads and utilities, if
any.Subject to Polk County,
Tennessee Subdivision Regulations and Mobile Home Regulations.Also conveyed herewith is the
non-exclusive right of ingress, egress and utility service along existing roads
to the subject property.
Being
the same property conveyed to Timothy Luke Cribbs and wife, Lori M. Cribbs by
Warranty Deed from Richard R. Hicks and wife, Melissa S. Hicks of record in
Deed Book 199, page 23, Register’s Office for Polk County, Tennessee.See also Quitclaim Deed of record in
Book WD227, page 50 and Book WD229, page 79, said Register’s Office.
LESS
AND EXCEPT that certain realproperty conveyed to Lowell K. Bice and wife, Wanda F. Bice of record in
Book WD227, page 53, and released from Deed of Trust of record in Book TD268,
page 602 by release of record in Book MS108, page 384 anddescribed as follows :
A
certain tract of land situated in the part of Section 20, Fractional Township 4
South Range 5 East of the Ocoee Basis Line in the Third Civil District of Polk
County, Tennessee and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING
at an iron pin set at the northwest corner of the property herein conveyed and
running North 72 degrees 39’ 27” East a distance of 3.93 feet to an iron pin
found, ½” rebar; thence, North 72 degrees 39’ 27” Easta distance of 195.29 feet
to an iron pin set at the corner common; thence South 33 degrees 29’ 25” East a
distance of 372.61 feet to an iron pin set; thence South 56 degrees 30’ 35”
West a distance of 289.63 feet to a 1” open pipe found; thence North 65 degrees
35’ 19” West a distance of 206.68 feet to an iron pin set.Thence, along the Eastern right of way
of Mount Harmony Road, an 18-foot wide paved county maintained road with
20-foot right of way, the following three (3) calls and distances:North 06 degrees 25’ 43” East a chord
distance of 44.87 feet with an arc of 44.89 feet and radius of 435.63 feet;
thence, North 03 degrees 28’ 35” East a distance of 116.01 feet; thence, North
07 degrees 33’ 08” East a chord distance of 166.82 feet with an arc of 166.96
feet and radius of 1173.52 feet to the point of beginning containing 3.0 acres
of land, more or less, as shown on survey plat dated July 1, 2003 by Lowell K.
Bice, Tennessee Registered Land Surveyor No. 1892, of Bice Surveying Company,
Route 1 Box 148, Copperhill, Tennessee 37317, Phone (423) 496-2342.A copy of the plat is attached and
incorporated by reference for a more accurate and complete description to Deed
of record in Book WD229, page 79, Register’s Office for Polk County, Tennessee.
Subject
to existing easements and right of ways for public roads and utilities, if
any.Subject to Polk County,
Tennessee Subdivision Regulations and Mobile Home Regulations.Also conveyed herewith is the
non-exclusive right of ingress, egress and utility service along existing roads
to the subject property.
Being
part of the same property conveyed to Timothy Luke Cribbs and wife, Lori M.
Cribbs by Warranty Deed
from
Richard R. Hicks and wife, Melissa S. Hicks of record in Deed Book 199, page 23
and further conveyed to Timothy Luke Cribbs by Quitclaim Deed from Lori Marie
Elrod f/k/a Lori Marie Cribbs of record in Deed Book WD227, page 50, Register’s
Office for Polk County, Tennessee.
Parcel ID Number: 125-019.01
Said property is commonly known
as 130 Godfrey Road, Copperhill, TN
37317.
Current Owner(s): Lori Marie Elrod f/k/a Lori Marie Elrod Cribbs.
Other Interested
Party(ies): None.
The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters
shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid
property taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may
be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created
by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of
the premises might disclose; and
All right and equity of
redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived
in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the
undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.The right is reserved to adjourn the
day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication,
upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.
This office is attempting to
collect a debt.Any information
obtained will be used for that purpose.
WHEREAS, default having
been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by
that certain Deed of Trust executed on September 30, 2004, by Glen O. Rogers
and Eva Lameesa Rogers to David S. Humberd, Trustee, as same appears of record
in the Register's Office of Polk County, Tennessee, under Book 311, Page
335,("Deed of
Trust"); and
WHEREAS, the beneficial
interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to JPMorgan
Chase Bank, National Association; and
WHEREAS, JPMorgan Chase
Bank, National Association, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust,
(the "Owner and Holder"), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide
Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in
the Register's Office of Polk County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers
and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and
NOW, THEREFORE, notice
is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable
as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the
undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly
appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in
him, will on Thursday, January 14, 2010, commencing at 2:00 PM at the Front
steps on Ocoee Street of the Polk County Courthouse, Benton, Tennessee, proceed
to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following
described property situated in Polk County, Tennessee, to wit:
Exhibit "A"
In the First Civil
District of Polk County, Tennessee:
Beginning at an iron pin
in the East line of Parksville Road, said iron pin marking the Southwest corner
of Joseph Thomasson, being the property acquired in Deed Book 151, Page 32;
thence South 65 degrees 28 minutes East, 1151.00 feet to the beginning point; thence
from the beginning point and traveling along the line of Benny Rogers,
South65 degrees 28 minutes East,
1143.76 feet; thence, South 25 degrees 53 minutes West, 283.42 feet; thence,
North 73 degrees 15 minutes West 270.00 feet; thence, North 68 degrees 27
minutes West 82.87 feet; thence North 60 degrees 40 minutes West 209.63 feet;
thence North 39 degrees 44 minutes West 55.44 feet; thence North 27 degrees 18
minutes West 77.60 feet to a point; thence, North 14 degrees 28 minutes West
90.19 feet to a point; thence North 18 degrees 38 minutes 66.66 feet; thence
North 27 degrees 03 minutes West 99.06 feet; thence, North 36 degrees 17
minutes West 42.18 feet to a point; thence North 53 degrees 51 minutes West
50.77 feet to a point; thence, North 64 degrees 43 minutes West 192.56 feet;
thence, North 03 degrees 55 minutes East 22.36 feet to the point of beginning.
As shown on a survey by TN registered surveyor William D. McKenzie dated
08/27/97 for Glenn Rogers.
Together with and
subject to a 50-foot perpetual, non-exclusive road right of way easement,
including the right to place utilities thereupon, BEGINNING at an iron pin in
the East line of Parksville Road at the Southwest corner of Joseph Thomasson,
being the property acquired in Deed Book 151, Page 32; thence South 65 degreed
28 minutes East, 1151.00 feet to a point; thence South 3 degrees 55 minutes
West, 50 feet, more or less, to a point; thence North 65 degrees 28 minutes
West, 1,151.00 feet, more or less, to a point in the line of Parksville Road; thence
along the line of Parksville in a Northeasterly direction 50 feet, more or
less, to the beginning point.
Said tracts being shown
by survey of William D. McKenzie, TN License No. 720, Decatur, TN, being styled
"Glen Rogers" and dated 02/17/97.
For prior title see Deed
recorded in Deed Book 194, Page 160, in the Register's Office of Polk County,
Tennessee.
This conveyance made
subject to the following:
Any governmental zoning
and subdivision ordinances in effect thereon.
Subject to any
covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations or easements of record.
CURRENT OWNER(S):Glen O. Rogers aka Glenn O. Rogers and
Eva Lameesa Rogers
The sale of the
above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded
plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines
that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority
created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the
premises might disclose.
SUBORDINATE
LIENHOLDERS:Bowater Employees
Credit Union; First Volunteer Bank of Tennessee
OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES:N/A
All right and equity of
redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived
in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the
undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.
The right is reserved to
adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without
further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set
forth above.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO
COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
It is the duty of your Grand Jurors to investigate any public offense
which they know or have reason to believe has been committed and which is
triable or indictable in this county. Any person having knowledge or proof that
such an offense has been committed may apply to testify before the Grand Jury
subject to the provisions of TCA, Section 40-12-104.
The Grand Jury will next meet at the Benton Courthouse on Monday, the
4th day of January, 2010 at 9:00 A.M. and at the Ducktown Courthouse on the 4th
day of January, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. You may be prosecuted for perjury for any
oral or written statement which you make under oath to the Grand Jury, when you
know the statement to be false, and when the statement touches on a matter
material to the point in question.
The foreman for the Benton area is Steve Harbison, and the foreman for
the Ducktown area is David Beckler.
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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