Three local
black leaders who have achieved success in careers as diverse as banking and law enforcement and a
white minister who played a leading role in soothing race relations in the wake of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.'s 1968 assassination were recognized for their achievements during Friendship Baptist
Church's Saturday evening celebration of Dr. King's life.
Drinking Water Distribution On Wednesday October 29th, the Greene County Emergency
Management Agency began distributing free drinking water to county residents whose water wells have
either gone dry or become too muddy. Distribution will take place on future Wednesdays. ...(more)
Chuckey-Doak's
Lady Knights opened their Watauga Conference campaign in the best possible way, upsetting visiting
Elizabethton 57-52 Friday night in a barnburner.
Chuckey-Doak's boys also shot
the ball well in the nightcap, but they ...(more)
Boy Scouts Retire Flags One of the high points of the anniversary weekend event, which began at
6 p.m. Friday and continued until 5 p.m. Sunday, was a flag retirement
ceremony that took place at 2 p.m. Saturday, according to Jim Snyder,
activity director for the Boy Scouts' N...(more)
