I'm sitting here in my office and it's freezing and we've got the heat on full blast.

Citizens of Loudon county need some assurance their homes are being constructed properly.

They knocked the woods down in a matter of four days.

I was a little surprised we found that much so quickly, ... I think most of the contractors in Loudon County are reputable and do a good job, but this was not a good thing to see.

I rode out to the lake at 7 a.m. and one brave (cold) fellow was fishing but had no luck yet.

Of course, we don't know exactly all the facts and circumstances. But apparently, there had been a disagreement. We weren't there. We don't what all went on. But we know how it culminated. We know how it ended. It was tragic and horrible.

When she was a senior, she blew her knee (ACL) out on Friday, Dec. 13. On Saturday, Dec. 13, the next year at SRJC she did it again.

She works extremely hard and she's also a great kid.

Thirty states are already allowing some form of baiting, including Arkansas. I'm not ready to say that I'm a huge proponent of it, and I'm not sure anyone on the Commission is ready to bring the matter up for a vote. But some people have made some interesting arguments in favor of hunting deer over bait.