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Rogersville man charged with murder
From Staff Reports
A Rogersville man has been
charged with second-degree
murder after authorities said he
gunned the engine of his pickup
truck then ran over and killed a
man staying in a barn with his
girlfriend.
Edmond Earl Stanley, 22, of
Honeycutt Rd., is in the Hawkins
County Jail on a $150,000 bond.
Hawkins County deputies ar-
rived at the property just after 10
p.m. and Ricky Golden, 48, died
on the scene.
Deputies received information
about the truck that struck Golden
and while they were investigat-
ing, Stanley drove by in a gray
Ford F-150
with a wooden
bed. Deputies
stopped Stan-
ley on Long
Hollow Drive
and took him
into custody,
an affidavit
states.
According to the affidavit,
Jaqueline Russell, 32, said she and
her boyfriend, Golden, had been
living in a barn on Rocky Hollow
Road for the last three weeks and
had been having problems with a
man in his mid-20s who kept ha-
rassing them.
Around 10 p.m., the man drove
up to the barn, so Golden con-
fronted him.
The report states Golden put
up his hands and asked, “What is
your problem?”
Russell told authorities she
heard the man say, “You don’t
know who you’re messing with.”
The man then gunned the truck
Reaching New Heights
Special to the Citizen Tribune
School staff and administrators gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate Lincoln Heights Middle School winning
a reward school recognition. From left to right: CTE Supervisor Chuck Carter, LHMS Bookkeeper Gail Manning,
Special Services Supervisor Mandy Lloyd, Assistant Director Buddy Smith, Assistant Principal Jaime Greene,
Data Coach Gail Rice, Board Member Clyde Kinder, 2020 Coordinator Brenda Dean, Principal Joe Ely, Coun-
selor Lana Ferguson, Director Hugh Clement, Teachers Tyson Jones, Melanie Coffey, Beth Weatherall, Custoidan
Jeananne Trent, teachers Kendall Bryant and Lydia Hutsell and Federal Programs Supervisor Kim Fox.
LHMS recognized by the state
BY CLIFF HIGHTOWER
News Editor
Lincoln Heights Middle School celebrated
Tuesday morning receiving the distinction as
the only Hamblen County school to be desig-
nated by the state as a reward school for growth.
“We’ve changed the tests, but we haven’t
changed the expectations of the students,” said
Joseph Ely, principal of Lincoln Heights Mid-
dle School.
The distinction comes after TNReady scores
came out last week for third through eighth
graders.
The reward schools program recognizes
schools for performance, progress or both. Lin-
coln Heights won its reward school status in the
progress category.
Other schools that gained reward school
status in the Lakeway Area include Bean Sa-
tion and Dandridge elementary schools, state
records show.
Buddy Smith, assistant director of Hamblen
Corker,
Trump
renew
feud
WASHINGTON (AP) —
In a furious exchange of
tweets and counter-tweets,
President Donald Trump
said a Republican senator
“couldn’t get elected dog
catcher” while the senator
fired back that Trump was
“utterly untruthful.”
“ #Al e r t Th eDa y c a r e -
Staff,” tweeted Sen. Bob
Corker, an outspoken GOP
critic of Trump.
The latest contretemps
come ahead of Trump’s
planned lunch with Repub-
lican senators on Capitol
Hill, as Congress turns its
focus to overhauling the na-
tion’s tax code.
Early Tuesday, Corker
said on NBC’s “Today” that
the Republican-led Con-
gress should set the course
on taxes after Trump shot
down at least one GOP
idea on retirement plans on
Monday.
Asked if Trump should
leave well enough alone,
Corker said, “I think that’s
the best way for us to have
success.”
That prompted an angry
Twitter response from the
president, who said, “Bob
Corker, who helped Presi-
dent O give us the bad Iran
Deal & couldn’t get elected
dog catcher in Tennessee, is
now fighting Tax Cuts....”
Corker took to his own
Twitter account to respond:
“Same untruths from an ut-
terly untruthful president.
#AlertTheDaycareStaff.”
BY LYNDSEY SORAH
Tribune Staff Writer
Families who are looking for a safe and
fun Halloween experience can check out
Trick or Treat Downtown on Tuesday,
Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Several Main Street businesses will be
participating in handing out treats, and
local residents will be set up for Trunk
or Treat at the Farmers’ Market Pavillion.
There will be staff available to make sure
families can safely walk between the two
areas.
“It is great to see downtown full of
families with young children celebrating
and being in costume,” Barbara Garrow,
director of Crossroads Downtown Part-
nership, said.
Those in costume can head up to Ash-
ley Lodge Photography in the SkyMart
for free photos, and Studio 180 Dance
will be hosting a “House of Terror” from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday night, as well as
the 28th and 30th, for participants 12 and
over. The dance studio will be accepting
donations toward its yearly production of
the Nutcracker.
Additionally, Jim McGhee will be con-
ducting his Ghost Walk Tour which meets
at the corner of Main and Henry Streets.
Those interested can make reservations
for the tour at 423-438-1023.
Businesses which will be handing out
treats include Jersey Girl Diner, Trin-
kets and Treasures, Timeless Elegance
Tea Room, The Pink Pig Pottery Stu-
dio, Toadily Candles and Gifts, The
Old Towne Sweet Shoppe, Back Stage
Gifts, The Guitar Vault, Hamblen County
School of Beauty, Coopers Variety Mall,
Special to the Citizen Tribune
Trick or Treating returns to downtown Morristown this year as busi-
ness owners will line up to give out candy to area youths in costume.
Downtown to host Halloween Trick or Treating
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Morristown, TN $1 Tuesday, October 24, 2017
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