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Monday, February 20, 2017WILLIAMS Linda Bandy May26, 1957 February 17, 2017 Linda Bandy Williams, of Roanoke, left us unexpectedly on Friday, February 17, 2017. She was born May 26, 1957 in Tazewell, Virginia the daughter of the late Cecil and June Bandy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her former husband, Bobby Rogers; and a grandchild, Austin. Linda was a very giving person and kind to everyone she met. She was a loving Mother and Grandmother who will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Surviving to cherish her memory are her fiance, Robert Vining; daughters, Dana Rogers and Barbara Taylor; grandchildren, Blake, Cameron, Seth, Landon, and Madison; brothers, Cecil (Beverly) Ayers, Clyde Bandy, Curtis (Lorey) Bandy; sister, Lydia (Keith) Altice; and a number of nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Simpson Funeral Home 5160 Peters Creek Road. The family will honor Linda's request that there be no service and that her remains be cremated. Arrangements by Simpson Funeral Home & Crematory, 540-366-0707.Photo Gallery...
Monday, December 26, 2016The donation is less this year because the group is holding fewer meetings.Most of the 20 or so funeral directors in the group are from funeral homes in Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. There are a few from Fulton and Knox counties.Donations still can be sent to the Christmas Fund, now in its 104th year. Send to Christmas Fund, P.O. Box 1549, Peoria, IL 61655. Donations also can be made online securely via Visa and MasterCard here: https://christmasfunddonation.com. This year's goal is $155,000.The money stocks nearly 6,000 large and medium food baskets and 1,700 toy-filled stockings that are distributed to families in Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford and Fulton counties.Steve Stein can be reached at 686-3114 and stevestein21@yahoo.com. Read his Stein Time blog on pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @SpartanSteve.
Monday, December 05, 2016King Catholic ChurchChrist the King Catholic Church welcomes the new pastor, Father Ray Powell. Mass schedule is Sunday at noon and Thursdays at 10 a.m. The church is located at 816 Blue Top Road, Tazewell.FBC New TazewellFirst Baptist Church of New Tazewell is now offering free dinner on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. before Bible studies for kids to adults. The church is located at 814 Buchanan Rd., New Tazewell. For more information call 423-626-5401.Liberty Baptist ChurchRevival began at Liberty Baptist Church on Nov. 27. Weeknight services start at 7 p.m. Visiting preachers are Rev. Bob Zavattieri and Rev. Darrell Williams. Everyone is welcome to worship with us and join in the fight to win the lost. Dennis Buchanan, song leader, Rev. Kenny Clark, pastor.Mt. Zion Baptist ChurchRegular services include: Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a.m. with worship at 11 a.m. Sunday night service every first and third Sunday at 7 p.m. We also have a fifth Sunday night singing at 7 p.m. Pastor Kenny Williams and the congregation invite everyone.New Hope Baptist ChurchCome and see New Hope Baptist Church’s live Nativity, Dec. 2-3 from 6-8 p.m. Everyone is invited.On Wings as EaglesOn Wings as Eagles is a non-denominational church located at 213A S. Broad Street, New Tazewell. Tuesday meeting is at 7 p.m. Thursday, youth services and drama are at 6 p.m. Sunday services are Sunday School at noon, worship service at 1 p.m.Pum...
Monday, September 05, 2016LEGOs. All LEGO supplies will be provided by the library. No sign up is required – just show up for a building good time. The library is located at 1304 Old Knoxville Road in Tazewell, below Walters State. For more information call 423-626-5414.Cumberland Gap MeetingsThe regular monthly meetings for the Cumberland Gap Historical Zoning Commission will be held the first Tuesday (following the first Monday) of every month at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland Gap Town Hall, 330 Colwyn Street Cumberland Gap (if no items are to be discussed a meeting will not be held). The public is invited to attend.The regular monthly meetings for the Cumberland Gap Planning Commission will be held the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland Gap Town, 330 Colwyn Street Cumberland Gap (if no items are to be discussed a meeting will not be held). The public is invited to attend.The regular monthly meetings for the Town of Cumberland Gap Board of Mayor and Alderman will be held the first Monday evening of every month at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland Gap Town Hall, 330 Colwyn Street, Cumberland Gap. The Cumberland Gap Beer Board meeting follows the board meeting each month. At least one week before the regular scheduled meeting the board meets in a study session to review and finalize the agenda. That meeting starts at 6 p.m. and is usually held the Monday before the regular scheduled meeting. Both meetings are open to the public.New Tazewell Christian Softball LeagueThe New Tazewell Christian Softball League is gearing up for the fall 2016 season. A mandatory sign-up meeting will be held on Aug. 18 at New Tazewell City Hall at 6:30 p.m.Line DancingSummer Nights Line Dancing at Pine Mountain State Resort Park will be held from 7-8 p.m. on Aug. 19 on the lodge basketball court. Learn basic line dancing steps and dance to some of your favorite tunes. The instructor-led class, held with the Broken Spur Dance Club, is $5 per person. Pre-registration is required by 4 p.m. the day of the class. As this is an outdoor location, classes are weather permitting. For more information, contact Beth.Byrnes@ky.gov.Benefit NightA benefit chili supper, singing and silent auction will be held Aug. 19 in the Claiborne High School multipurpose room...
Monday, August 22, 2016In hindsight, I suppose it was a good idea to four-lane U.S. Route 460 all the way through Mercer County, and on to Roanoke, Tazewell County, and well, everywhere for that matter.But it sure was traumatic at the time.I lived on the old 460 near Oakvale growing up, and that two-lane highway was, of course, the lifeblood of the area as far as business was concerned.At one time, there were several stores on the road in that area, especially in Kellysville, which included long straight stretches of the road. Service stations, at least one with groceries and hardware, truck stops and other stores could be found.Of course, a few beer joints as well. In fact, several. At one time, I think there were five beer joints within a few miles of each other along that stretch of 460 from Kellysville to Fountain Park.The Bull’s Eye is the only one left, but that is another story.Obviously, when the new four-lane was constructed and traffic dropped off drastically, so did customers. A big chunk of the local economy fell by the wayside, as did pieces of history.As depressing as that was, though, the worst part of it was when p...
Monday, July 18, 2016But is Macon really worse off than the poorest towns in surrounding states? Places like Prichard, Alabama; Hope, Arkansas; Natchitoches, Louisiana; Thomson, Georgia; New Tazewell, Tennessee.“I took a statistics class at Mississippi State,” said Katherine Mickens, a social worker at the Noxubee Medical Complex and a 1982 graduate of MSU. “I learned that you can take statistics and make them look just about any way you want them to.”“Macon has suffered economically over the past 15 years,” Boyd said. “But no way are we the poorest town in the U.S. That’s just crazy and not even worth arguing.”(story continues after photo)Social worker Katherine Mickens talks about her hometown of Macon. (Photo: Justin Sellers/The Clarion-Ledger)Said Buz McGuire, a 59-year-old alderman and jewelry store owner: “It’s more to living than numbers. They don’t tell the whole story.”They don’t tell that when McGuire arrived home the other day, he found a sack filled with homegrown tomatoes hanging on his door knob, compliments of a neighbor.They don’t tell that a woman called him Wednesday and said she was going to drop off a few things from her garden, plus a dozen fresh eggs from her hen.And they don’t tell everyday occurrences like this one: “My wife,...
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Monday, February 20, 2017WILLIAMS Linda Bandy May26, 1957 February 17, 2017 Linda Bandy Williams, of Roanoke, left us unexpectedly on Friday, February 17, 2017. She was born May 26, 1957 in Tazewell, Virginia the daughter of the late Cecil and June Bandy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her former husband, Bobby Rogers; and a grandchild, Austin. Linda was a very giving person and kind to everyone she met. She was a loving Mother and Grandmother who will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Surviving to cherish her memory are her fiance, Robert Vining; daughters, Dana Rogers and Barbara Taylor; grandchildren, Blake, Cameron, Seth, Landon, and Madison; brothers, Cecil (Beverly) Ayers, Clyde Bandy, Curtis (Lorey) Bandy; sister, Lydia (Keith) Altice; and a number of nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Simpson Funeral Home 5160 Peters Creek Road. The family will honor Linda's request that there be no service and that her remains be cremated. Arrangements by Simpson Funeral Home & Crematory, 540-366-0707.Photo Gallery...
Monday, December 26, 2016The donation is less this year because the group is holding fewer meetings.Most of the 20 or so funeral directors in the group are from funeral homes in Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. There are a few from Fulton and Knox counties.Donations still can be sent to the Christmas Fund, now in its 104th year. Send to Christmas Fund, P.O. Box 1549, Peoria, IL 61655. Donations also can be made online securely via Visa and MasterCard here: https://christmasfunddonation.com. This year's goal is $155,000.The money stocks nearly 6,000 large and medium food baskets and 1,700 toy-filled stockings that are distributed to families in Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford and Fulton counties.Steve Stein can be reached at 686-3114 and stevestein21@yahoo.com. Read his Stein Time blog on pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @SpartanSteve.
Monday, December 05, 2016King Catholic ChurchChrist the King Catholic Church welcomes the new pastor, Father Ray Powell. Mass schedule is Sunday at noon and Thursdays at 10 a.m. The church is located at 816 Blue Top Road, Tazewell.FBC New TazewellFirst Baptist Church of New Tazewell is now offering free dinner on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. before Bible studies for kids to adults. The church is located at 814 Buchanan Rd., New Tazewell. For more information call 423-626-5401.Liberty Baptist ChurchRevival began at Liberty Baptist Church on Nov. 27. Weeknight services start at 7 p.m. Visiting preachers are Rev. Bob Zavattieri and Rev. Darrell Williams. Everyone is welcome to worship with us and join in the fight to win the lost. Dennis Buchanan, song leader, Rev. Kenny Clark, pastor.Mt. Zion Baptist ChurchRegular services include: Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a.m. with worship at 11 a.m. Sunday night service every first and third Sunday at 7 p.m. We also have a fifth Sunday night singing at 7 p.m. Pastor Kenny Williams and the congregation invite everyone.New Hope Baptist ChurchCome and see New Hope Baptist Church’s live Nativity, Dec. 2-3 from 6-8 p.m. Everyone is invited.On Wings as EaglesOn Wings as Eagles is a non-denominational church located at 213A S. Broad Street, New Tazewell. Tuesday meeting is at 7 p.m. Thursday, youth services and drama are at 6 p.m. Sunday services are Sunday School at noon, worship service at 1 p.m.Pum...
Monday, September 05, 2016LEGOs. All LEGO supplies will be provided by the library. No sign up is required – just show up for a building good time. The library is located at 1304 Old Knoxville Road in Tazewell, below Walters State. For more information call 423-626-5414.Cumberland Gap MeetingsThe regular monthly meetings for the Cumberland Gap Historical Zoning Commission will be held the first Tuesday (following the first Monday) of every month at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland Gap Town Hall, 330 Colwyn Street Cumberland Gap (if no items are to be discussed a meeting will not be held). The public is invited to attend.The regular monthly meetings for the Cumberland Gap Planning Commission will be held the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland Gap Town, 330 Colwyn Street Cumberland Gap (if no items are to be discussed a meeting will not be held). The public is invited to attend.The regular monthly meetings for the Town of Cumberland Gap Board of Mayor and Alderman will be held the first Monday evening of every month at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland Gap Town Hall, 330 Colwyn Street, Cumberland Gap. The Cumberland Gap Beer Board meeting follows the board meeting each month. At least one week before the regular scheduled meeting the board meets in a study session to review and finalize the agenda. That meeting starts at 6 p.m. and is usually held the Monday before the regular scheduled meeting. Both meetings are open to the public.New Tazewell Christian Softball LeagueThe New Tazewell Christian Softball League is gearing up for the fall 2016 season. A mandatory sign-up meeting will be held on Aug. 18 at New Tazewell City Hall at 6:30 p.m.Line DancingSummer Nights Line Dancing at Pine Mountain State Resort Park will be held from 7-8 p.m. on Aug. 19 on the lodge basketball court. Learn basic line dancing steps and dance to some of your favorite tunes. The instructor-led class, held with the Broken Spur Dance Club, is $5 per person. Pre-registration is required by 4 p.m. the day of the class. As this is an outdoor location, classes are weather permitting. For more information, contact Beth.Byrnes@ky.gov.Benefit NightA benefit chili supper, singing and silent auction will be held Aug. 19 in the Claiborne High School multipurpose room...
Monday, August 22, 2016In hindsight, I suppose it was a good idea to four-lane U.S. Route 460 all the way through Mercer County, and on to Roanoke, Tazewell County, and well, everywhere for that matter.But it sure was traumatic at the time.I lived on the old 460 near Oakvale growing up, and that two-lane highway was, of course, the lifeblood of the area as far as business was concerned.At one time, there were several stores on the road in that area, especially in Kellysville, which included long straight stretches of the road. Service stations, at least one with groceries and hardware, truck stops and other stores could be found.Of course, a few beer joints as well. In fact, several. At one time, I think there were five beer joints within a few miles of each other along that stretch of 460 from Kellysville to Fountain Park.The Bull’s Eye is the only one left, but that is another story.Obviously, when the new four-lane was constructed and traffic dropped off drastically, so did customers. A big chunk of the local economy fell by the wayside, as did pieces of history.As depressing as that was, though, the worst part of it was when p...
Monday, July 18, 2016But is Macon really worse off than the poorest towns in surrounding states? Places like Prichard, Alabama; Hope, Arkansas; Natchitoches, Louisiana; Thomson, Georgia; New Tazewell, Tennessee.“I took a statistics class at Mississippi State,” said Katherine Mickens, a social worker at the Noxubee Medical Complex and a 1982 graduate of MSU. “I learned that you can take statistics and make them look just about any way you want them to.”“Macon has suffered economically over the past 15 years,” Boyd said. “But no way are we the poorest town in the U.S. That’s just crazy and not even worth arguing.”(story continues after photo)Social worker Katherine Mickens talks about her hometown of Macon. (Photo: Justin Sellers/The Clarion-Ledger)Said Buz McGuire, a 59-year-old alderman and jewelry store owner: “It’s more to living than numbers. They don’t tell the whole story.”They don’t tell that when McGuire arrived home the other day, he found a sack filled with homegrown tomatoes hanging on his door knob, compliments of a neighbor.They don’t tell that a woman called him Wednesday and said she was going to drop off a few things from her garden, plus a dozen fresh eggs from her hen.And they don’t tell everyday occurrences like this one: “My wife,...
