Only hours after Erwin Police Department officials discovered all the flags flying over the Unicoi County Veterans Park thrown in a trash can and burned, members of the community raised new flags at 4:45 p.m.
Sheriff Kent Harris said he called Tennessee Flag Co. in Johnson City, who donated the flags.
John Grindstaff, general manager of Tennessee Flag Co., and Carol Whaley, a sales representative there, were instrumental in making the donations a reality, Sheriff Kent Harris said. More...
BREAKING NEWS
Updated July 01, 2009 06:04:57 PM
$2,000 reward offered in vandalism of veterans park, burning of flags
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(Mark A. Stevens / The Erwin Record)
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The Unicoi County Veterans Committee and the Unicoi County Sheriff's Department each have contributed to a $1,000 reward being offered by the town of Erwin leading to the arrests of vandals who defaced the Unicoi County Veterans Memorial Park and burned flags Tuesday night.
The reward total is now at $2,000.
On Wednesday, the town of Erwin said it would pay a $1,000 reward leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for vandalizing property at Gentry Stadium and the Unicoi County Veterans Memorial Park, including the burning of every flag that once flew over the park. More...
Updated June 30, 2009 12:23:37 PM
Relay brings county closer to goal
At this year’s Relay For Life of Unicoi County, nearly $37,000 wasraised in just one night.
Friday night, hundreds of people converged on the Unicoi County High School track to raise money for one common cause: fighting cancer.
“It was really awesome this year,” said team captain Jamie Swift, who has been involved with Relay for the past five years. “We had a huge crowd. I see that every year they are getting bigger and better.” More...
