Ducktown News

A generation ago, the towns of the Copper Basin were famous for the red desert that surrounded them for 50 square miles.

When Daltry Calhoun was made, Johnny Knoxville was most famous for being the host / star / biggest idiot of Jackass , the TV show.

In 1922, the tenth year of the Polk County High School ended with the graduation of 16 students.

April 24 - Steven Joseph Brown, 19, Old Fort, Violation misdemeanor probation ... Destiny Rose Hanson, 18, Assault ... Oral T. Johnson, 55, Farner, Reckless endangerment ... Someone kicked a door in at a residence on McJunkin Road ... A structure fire destroyed a home on Panter Drive.

April 16 - Andrew David Lee Forgey, 22, Cleveland, Violation probation ... Joe Wayne King, 47, Cleveland, Aggravated assault ... Wanda Sue Hood, 50, Charleston, Harassment by phone ... Justin Lee McDaniel, 25, Riceville, Domestic assault ... Chassidy Tennille Morrow, 33, Turtletown, DUI.