Today's News

Judge Donna Dutton heard the following cases during Anderson District Court proceedings Aug. 6.

Eric R. Lackey, pretrial conference, third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor -- pleaded guilty, sentenced to 12 months, to serve 45 days (balance conditionally discharged), $153, show cause/installment/deferred payment Dec. 10; violation of conditions of release -- sentenced to 12 months, to serve 45 days (balance conditionally discharged, credit time served).

Heather Long, preliminary hearing, second-degree burglary -- continued to Sept. 3.

Remember all those rains we’ve been getting this month? Imagine if it was snow.

One inch of rain is equivalent to 10 inches of snow. Oh boy. So, how much would a whole foot of snow weigh, if it was sitting on the roof right now? Snow weighs in at six pounds per square foot for every 12 inches of snow. Good thing most roofs are built to handle 30 to 40 pounds per square foot. Good tip to know for this coming winter.

The Brownies of Girl Scout Troop 753 spent a recent Saturday morning completing a community service project at the Anderson County Community Park. The girls and some family members picked up trash in the park.

“We have an excellent grounds staff at the park because it really was pretty clean,” said troop leader Jaynel Roberts. “Maybe between the three bags we had we would have filled one if we combined them.”

For more on this story, including a photo of the troop, see this week's Anderson News, available on newsstands across the county.

“Crossbows are for handicapped people,” the guy at Bass Pro Shop said, a smarmy grin plastered to his face that, if not for fear of an assault and battery charge, I would have gladly wiped right off his puss. “You guys don’t look handicapped.”

That’s pretty much the reaction I’ve received from pompous, more camouflaged-than-thou archery enthusiasts since my son bought me a crossbow for my birthday earlier this month.