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The murder of Willis Greene
Willis Greene was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Not “wrong place, wrong time” in the sense that he did anything wrong. Greene was just an old man walking the road. At least, the stories that have been handed down through the years, word-of-mouth, suggest he was old. Truthfully, we know almost nothing about Willis Greene — except that he was black, and that he was murdered on July 12, 1923, and that he was buried by the side of Big Ridge Road west of Oneida, almost where he fell.
Plateau Electric selects Duke Energy manager as new CEO
ONEIDA | Duke Energy’s John Proffitt has been selected as the new chief executive officer of Plateau Electric Cooperative, the cooperative announced Friday. Proffitt will come to PEC from Duke Energy, where he served as director of area operations. He will assume his new role at Plateau Electric on May 15.
Community gathers with D.A.’s office to celebrate victims and recognize victims’ rights
HUNTSVILLE | The weather was less than ideal, but still they came. Hundreds of participants turned out at Huntsville City Park Friday morning for the annual “Walk for Victims.” Hosted by 8th Judicial District Attorney General Jared Effler, the walk commemorates National Crime Victims Rights Week. It was the last walk of the week for Effler and his team, which held similar events in counties throughout the 8th Judicial District throughout the week.
Softball: Oneida soars to Senior Night win over Jellico
ONEIDA | Senior Night was a good night for Oneida on Thursday, as the Lady Indians rolled to a 20-3 win over Jellico for their second win of the week. Kennedy Shoemaker drove in four runs and scored three more to lead an Oneida offense that put up 20 runs in just two innings of work. Jacie Reed had three RBIs and scored a run, and Mallory Seeber had two RBIs while scoring three runs. Also batting in runs for Oneida were Melanie Lee, Shayla Shoemaker and Shiloh Shoemaker, along with Jolie Duncan.
Woodbine man being charged with assaulting Whitley Co. jailers was on parole for previous assault of Bell Co. parole officer
A Woodbine man, who allegedly cut/stabbed corrections officers at the Whitley County Detention Center during an incident last week, was on parole for assaulting a probation and parole officer in Bell County in 2022, according to governmental records. The News Journal reports that Williamsburg Police are planning to charge Dylan Knuckles, 22, with five counts […] The post Woodbine man being charged with assaulting Whitley Co. jailers was on parole for previous assault of Bell Co. parole officer appeared first on Middlesboro News.
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