July 21, 2010 —
Carter City Fireworks
Editor,
I recently attended Carter County's best kept secret. Saturday night I viewed the fireworks show at Carter City's ball field.
The crowd was very orderly, and the fireworks were as good as those at Disney World (excluding Tinker Bell off the Castle). These, however, lasted longer.
I am aware that they get donations, but in no way are they getting enough to cover the expense of that. If they are, I am very happy for that. However, donations aside, still there is a care group of people, lead by a young man Lincoln Theinert, who are giving a great deal of time and effort to this cause. It is amazing to see someone give of his time to first have the vision, then organize the show, order the fireworks, and then the set-up and break-down of all of the props used. My hat is off to you and your crew.
The best outcome of this however, is something I have not seen since I left Kentucky, it is a sense of community. There was no trouble, no comparing who looked the best or who was driving the best car. It was just about neighbors enjoying a night under the stars with their families and friends.
What a jewel, and what a memory to give to my family.
Thank you to all who help bring this to the Carter community.
Mr. Daugherty
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Additional thanks
Editor,
We regret that one of our sponsors for the July 4th Homecoming festivities was left out of the letter in last week's edition of Journal-Times. We want to thank Slones Market of Olive Hill for their contribution.
Thanks,
Mark Porter
Olive Hill Chamber
Good company
Editor,
There’s not enough good things I can say about CADCO Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Three times they were “Johnny on the Spot”! This last time my upstairs heat pump wasn’t cooling in 100º weather, and at 11:30 p.m. CADCO was here the following morning and had it fixed in 10-15 minutes. They are my heating - cooling people.
Susan Washburn
Grayson
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
July 21
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Thoughts on Hitchins High School
Thank you so much for publishing concerns of certain alumnus of the former Hitchins High School. As promised, attached are the minutes of the Nov. 5, 2011 Board of Directors meeting where the HPS Board authorized me to take the necessary action to deed the Hitchins Preservation Society (HPS) property to the Carter Christian Academy (CCA), together with the preliminary balance sheet for 2011.
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Spelling Bee successful thanks to supporters
The 64th Annual Carter County Spelling Bee was held on Friday, Feb. 3. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Citizens National Bank, City National Bank, The Commercial Bank of Grayson and the First National Bank of Grayson for sponsoring this event.
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Newspapers just doing their job
As a former staff reporter at several community newspapers and two dailies, I appreciated the column “Beating up the messenger never goes out of style.”
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Thanks to Grayson VFW for supporting school
Star Elementary School along with Bridges Family Resource Center would like to take this opportunity to say "Thank you" to the Grayson VFW for their support and over whelming generosity to the students at Star during the recent holiday season.
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Hospice thanks supporters
On behalf of Community Hospice, we extend our sincere thanks to Heavenly Treasures Christian Bookstore for hosting the Angel Memorial Tree. We are very grateful to Rick McDavid, Veronica McDavid and the employees of Heavenly Treasures for their efforts.
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Questions about Hitchins school
I am a member of the Hitchins Preservation Society and have worked various events to raise money to renovate the Hitchins High School buildings. I was shocked to read that Mr. Isaacs had given the school to the Christian school group. It had been my understanding that he had given it to the HPS several years ago.
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Heritage Hoedowners go to Nashville
The Heritage Hoedowners would like to let the community know that they have an opportunity to perform in Nashville, TN. They will be dancing at several different spots in the city including the Ryman Auditorium, The Wild Horse Saloon, and the promenade outside of the Grand Ole Opry.
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Thanks from Holly Rollers
The Holy Rollers Motorcycle Ministry 4th Annual Gerad Maggard Memorial Toy Give Away wishes to thank all the church's that opened their doors and hearts to give toward this years toy giveaway.
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Olive Hill Main Street thanks supporters
Olive Hill Main Street/Renaissance would like to send out a special thank you to...
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Shop With a Cop successful event
Members of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #72 would like to thank all of the local businesses and individuals who donated to our 12th annual Shop with a Cop program. On Saturday, Dec. 17th, children from our communities were treated to dinner at Pizza Hut and taken shopping at K-Mart thanks to your donations.
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