Ducktown News

January 23 - Jacob Newell Hart, 33, Ocoee, Failure to appear ... Ricky Earl Hawkins, 51, Copperhill, Violation state probation ... Stanley Ray Dunn, 31, Farner, Capias ... Amanda Victoria Laminack, 19, Ft.

Martha Boggs, the owner of Knoxville, Tennessee's Bistro at the Bijou restaurant who refused to serve "Don't Say Gay" bill author Senator Stacey Campfield last week, explains why she did it to the Knoxville News .

There's something special happening in Benton on Thursday evenings: Open Mic night at the Newspaper Book Shop/Polk County News office.

January 17 - Terry Lee Baliles, 41, Turtletown, Possession methamphetamine, possession drug paraphernalia, capias ... Walter Anthony Cook, 22, Cleveland, Possession drug paraphernalia, violation misdemeanor probation ... James Grady Goss, 34, Cleveland, Violation state probation.

Teachers across the state, still reeling from last year's loss of negotiating rights and a complicated evaluation system, now face a loss of a guaranteed salary schedule based on longevity and education.