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Those sucked into the sub-prime mortgage fiasco are systematically being spit back out as the Anderson County’s torrid foreclosure pace closes in on 100 for the year.

Through November there have been 94 foreclosures in Anderson County, and at least six more are scheduled for December, according to Lawrenceburg attorney Bill Patrick, who presides as master commissioner over foreclosure sales.

Patrick said there were five foreclosures scheduled for last Friday, but three were temporarily postponed.

When it comes to 4-H equine competitions, Chelsea Whittle, 15, doesn’t just horse around. She doesn’t have time for that. She’s too busy winning the competitions at every level — local, state and most recently, national.

Parents of teens who received tattoos at what is being called an illegal tattoo parlor on Bluebird Court should have their children checked for possible infections and other related problems, police and health officials said.

The Lawrenceburg Police Department and Anderson County Department of Health officials raided a home at 115 Bluebird Court. on Nov. 12 after receiving a tip that a man there was tattooing customers without the required permits.

Priscilla Teegarden didn’t ask for religious advice when she purchased a doll for the great-granddaughter she calls her own — but she got it anyway.

Teegarden, a Lawrenceburg resident, said she can clearly hear the doll, which is supposed to say “mama” and coo, say the phrase “Islam is the light,” and she’s not alone.

A simple search for “Islam is the light” on Google.com brings up hundreds of web pages highlighting the “Little Mommy Cuddle & Coo” doll by Fisher-Price, whose parent company is Mattel.