2020-05-07

Back in business

Spencer stores returning to life after shutdown

Spencer was slowly getting back to business this week.

Enlarged heart cited in RCHS football player’s autopsy

Those who knew Alex Miller understood he had a big heart.

Over 50 charges more than a year old are dismissed

Over 50 misdemeanor charges were dismissed in magistrate court last week because the officers who filed them failed to follow up on the cases.

A legacy in green

Pro golfer came to Spencer in 1938

Editor’s note: The following story was published in the May 6, 2010 editions of The Times Record and Roane County Reporter. Benny Varda passed away the following year at the age of 90.

Being a coach in the age of COVID-19

When I called Roane County High head football coach Paul Burdette on Monday night, he asked if I could get with him the next morning.

Editorial cartoon 5-7-20

Let’s be smart about this

A friend of mine was wondering why the government was going to send him a check for $1,200.

County sports great Lester passes away

E. Roy Lester, one of the most successful sports figures in Roane County history, died Sunday in Rockville, Md., at the age of 96 from complications of COVID-19.

Local restaurant open again after employees tested

COVID-19 cases in Roane have more than doubled

A Spencer restaurant reopened Monday after being closed several days because one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19.

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