Blog Archives 7/1/08-8/31/08
| Three peas in a pod. Or should I
say three T's in a pod. Terry, Tony
and Tooter. The voters have to know
if Tooter Robinett is elected, Terry
Vann and Tony Aikens will be running
the city. Robinett is just Aikens
and Vann's gopher. Voters of Lenoir
city better smell the roses. As
awful as Brookshire is he doesn't
hold a candle to the three T's. The
choices suck. Bell 8/31/08
REQUEST TO VOTING CITIZENS OF
LENOIR CITY
As any government entity should, Lenoir City government need to be looking toward the future with the betterment of it's citizens in mind. We presently have enough dark clouds hanging over us, thanks to some local government blunders, apparent lack of concern for what the voters who elected the officials want and also enough "in your face or because I can" politics to last a lifetime. I am genuinely concerned about the upcoming local election to feel compelled to ask the voters to search their hearts, minds and certainly consciences before they cast a very, very important vote for Mayor of Lenoir City. I am not requesting votes for nor endorsing anyone- I am asking that the voting public NEVER TO VOTE FOR JOE SIMS, BUDDY HINES AND DON PACE. Joe has been around a long time & has numerous supporters. I, nor my family, can support him or his cronies Don Pace and Buddy Hines. When those three began -as city council members, along with others-to try to commandeer all offices of Lenoir City government-it cost me dearly. I lost my best friend and husband, Jake Chapman. Doctors confirmed to me that the enormous amount of stress that the situation Joe Sims, Don Pace, Buddy Hines & others placed on Jake were undoubtedly contributing factors to his death, he died from stroke & massive heart attack at age 46 in 1996. I am not seeking sympathy-never have, never will. I just get heartsick thinking that voters are putting someone else in position to go through what I and 2 other families have. Because of personal vendetta against Jake and "because they could" attitudes toward the firings of Jake as police chief, John R. Johnson as street superintendent and David Denton as fire chief-they , in my opinion, literally got away with murder. I hate to think what these 3 can do if again put in positions of control. Yes, I know Tennessee is an "At will" state where employees can be fired just because an employer wants to, but there are some morally bound employers who do give reasons than - because I can. Buddy Hines & Don Pace will do/vote whatever/ however Joe Sims says. Both of them lied to Jake and me when they both said, "No, Jake, this won't happen. You don't have a thing to worry about. Nobody will be fired,
you
all are doing good jobs".
Joe
Sims has a proven record-he was
convicted of felony charges of
illegal gambling and admitted to
taking payoffs while he was
Sheriff, but only admitted to
the payoffs because the statute
of limitations had run. All
this is filed at the Federal
Courthouse. Check it out for
yourself-it's public record
Why
would anyone want a man like
that in office? In control of
budgets and again in a position
to fire anyone "because he/they
can"???
You
can sure bet that these 3 have
met already to plan their
strategies and agendas. I feel
several members of the Police
and Fire Departments can start
looking for other jobs because
they already know their days are
numbered. Lenoir City has had
enough black marks and poor
judgment calls already dragged
through the press. Please think
about it -pray about it-before
you cast your vote for the
people who will be running your
local government. The cliché'
is that elected officials answer
to the public who elected them-
essentially that is true, but
the only time they answer is
when YOU VOTE them in or out of
office.
Sissy Chapman 8/31/08
SO
answer this question, if and I
did say IF enough people "write
-in" Joe Sims for mayor on the
offical ballot would that be
legal??? I mean supposedly
write-ins are people who cannot,
for whatever reason, make the
offical ballot, right??? and if
Mr. Sims went today(or tuesday)
and got the court order and got
himself legally restored then
could he not run a write-in
campaign??
Anonymous 8/31/08
Let me be the first to say that
if I was Joe Sims, I would sue
the crap out of the election
commission, all those involved
and yes i am sure Aikens is
involved, why would mrs zehner
say he was in the first place,
and then lastly i would sue the
State election commission. I
think a jury would find it
interesting.
Doesn't the county have to give
receipts for purchases? Either
way you look at it this was some
dirty crap and just remember
karma hits this county all the
time so know what goes around
comes around and the train can
be heard in the distance and
I hear CHANGE on the tracks.
Maybe mr sims should get his
court ordered restoration and
run for County Mayor in 2010, to
heck with lenoir city their
going to hell in a hand basket
anyway.
I wanna see Joe Sims for County
Mayor 2010
-Ben Dover 8/31/08
AWE, AIKENS, YOU POOR THING,
WERE YOU AFRAID OF BEING EXPOSED
AND MANY OTHER OF YOUR CROOKED
FRIENDS ALONG WITH YOU. HOW DO
YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THE
LIVES YOU PLAY WITH. YOU ACT
LIKE YOU OWN THIS TOWN, WAIT!
MAYBE YOU DO IN A WAY. I STILL
WISH THE FBI WOULD CHECK OUT THE
SYSTEM AND LCSD.
AND TO JOE SIMS, THEY ALL KNEW
YOU WOULD BEAT OUT THE REST.
THIS TOWN MAKES ME SICK, AND TO
THINK THAT MATT BROOKSHIRE, WHO
USED TO BE SUCH A GREAT MAN HAS
GONE SO POLITICAL AND CROOKED
REALLY THROWS ME BACK. I PRAY
SOMEONE BEATS HIM OUT OF HIS
RACE FOR MAYOR, BUT THEN AGAIN
THIS TOWN IS SO CROOKED, SOME
HOW SOME WAY, THEY WILL TAMPER
WITH THE VOTING SYSTEM JUST LIKE
LAST TIME.
STILL CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE
COUNTY MAYOR ELECTION, THE
FEMALE I KNOW THAT IS RUNNING
HAS SO MUCH TO EXPOSE AND SO
MANY IDEAS AND WAYS TO TURN THIS
COUNTY AROUND, ON TOP OF HAVING
100'S OF CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY
SUPPORTING HER AND THE IDEAS SHE
IS BRINGING INTO THE COUNTY,
WAYS TO BRING BACK FUNDS TO OUR
SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND SHE WON'T
HAVE TO HAVE A PRESIDENTIAL
OFFICE/SUITE AND HER WHOLE
FAMILY WORKING FOR HER. AND THE
PEOPLE HEADING HER CAMPAIGN WILL
SPEAK FOR WHAT THIS WOMAN REALLY
STANDS FOR. GOOD BYE TO THE HIGH
UPS AT THE LCSD IF SHE IS VOTED
IN. AND GOODBYE TO ROBBING OUR
SCHOOL SYSTEM. OR SHOULD I SAY,
GOODBYE TO ROBBING OUR COUNTY
TAX PAYERS BLIND.
LAURA 8/31/08
To someone who knows the
truth, 8/29/08
IT'S CALLED
GREED.
Sad in LC
8/31/08
well,
well, i guess his old nick name
KING TUT is really coming out
this time. he cant stand it if
he ( tony aikens) is not
screwing with someone all the
time. he is the one that is
behind trying to get rid of joe
sims on the ballet. well you
know it will come back and get
him in the end. it might take a
little longer than expected but
youll see. ill be so glad when
the KING TUT nad GUIDER are both
out on there butts. IT WILL
HAPPEN SOON FOLKS. BUT NOT SOON
ENOUGH. you know when joe sims
was sheriff and he hired giuder
to work in the jail part time,
he (guider) was brought into the
jail for public intoxication,
bet nobody knew about that one
huh. well got to git fur now.
more later.
lost
and found 8/31/08
Well, well, well, it
begins....looks like Aikens
and his cronies, (tooter,
terry vann), are scared to
death by the whole joe sims
for mayor idea. what do you
do? If you can't beat them,
disqualify them. Why is
Aikens so power hungry? he
tries to get his friends and
family in political
positions all over the
county. why does someone
need so much power? I don't
know joe sims personally, so
I can't comment on his
previous discretions, but i
know aikens personally and
this city/county needs rid
of him and his cronies. I
say, if it is against aikens,
then I'm for it....and
before anybody gets on here
and blasts me, don't think
that aikens isn't behind
this attempt to disqualify
sims. just think, if sims
had gotten the same judge
that aikens had, he would
never have been convicted.
as for the attempts by terry
vann to change the pay of
the recorders job, could
they be more blatant? Mark
my words, this will come
back to haunt these two
crooks....maybe they can
eventually share a
cell.....Scott Mccluen,
where are you when we need
you?
someone who knows the truth
8/29/08
I hope all Loudon County employees have read Commissioner Nancy Marcus latest editorial again trying to take more of our money. Notice it wasn't in the paper till after her husband's election. We may not have gotten rid of him this time but she will be voted out in 2010. Gina 8/26/08
Who in the world is
tooter? I have asked
this question all over
town and all I hear is:
I don't have clue or Oh
he is some good old
friend of Tony Aikens
and sometimes I hear he
is that guy that use to
sit up at that golf
country club drink BOOZE
and play POKER. We
really need a guy
running Lenoir City That
is A BEST FRIEND OF
AIKENS And goes by the
name of TOOTER, Seems
like we already have A
Whole lot of TOOTERS in
city hall and we sure
don't need any more!
People be sure and Think
before you vote
this election or Lenoir
City might just end up
being run by the same
people that run LCSD.
What a wonderful
thought, they will
control the COUNTY and
the CITY.............Aikens
City...... A VOTE FOR
TOOTER= A VOTE FOR
Aikens
Sad in Lenoir City
8/26/08
We all know that the mayors race
in Lenoir City is gonna be good
this year. Already the dirty
politics have begun. I know Mr.
Sims is qualified to run and
those other guys are scared to
death, even the current mayor.
All I can says is we know what
happened when he was convicted
of gambling but it isn't
anywhere close to the gambling
that takes place in Loudon that
the current sheriff does or
Lenoir City and the County
gambling our money away or
should I say giving it away.
-Voting for him 8/26/08
So if the employees of the Loudon County Schools work for the school board, would that mean that Van Shaver is now Matt Brookshire's boss? I think it does. Ouch, that's gotta hurt. A Happy Voter 8/24/08
OK...Let me get this straight
some of our children,were left
out in 90 degree plus heat,with
no water just the fountain in
the field house. Multiply 1260
students with that and we can
all see the germs and
contamination. Come on
Miller...How would you like to
sit out in the heat with little
water and food??
I think that we all the know the
answer to that question!!!!!!
I also ask the question......Why
do we NOT have a bomb dog??? I
would think with all the K-9
cars I see for the LCSD, that we
could find or train a bomb dog.
I believe that I heard that the
bomb dog came from Knox
County.....at around 3:00 pm on
the day of the bomb threat.
Plus why were many students told
not to call any
relatives????????? I think if my
child wanted to call me they
should be able to!!!!
I understand about the lockdown
status.....but our Children
Deserve Better!!!!
Signed~
Legal2Judge 8/24/08
To the Angry Voter 8/11 and
Disgruntled Parents,
I saw the comments made about Eaton Elementary on the blog and wish to address them. Let me first say that the parent said she was angry because she didn't get a detailed list for school supplies. What you don't know is that teachers here are NOT ALLOWED to ask for school supplies. They can only ask for donations. They cannot do this because there are many students in this and other Loudon County schools where the students and families simply cannot afford to buy very specific supplies. You would also be astounded at the amount of parents that send their child to school with nothing, I MEAN NOTHING, each day. The teacher must pick up these expenses which would be why she most likely asked for a Wal-Mart gift card. This is not for her or her own personal benefit. Did you actually think that she would spend it on herself? It is for kids who don't have anything, or for those times when you need to pick up celery and food coloring for an experiment the next day. It is to benefit your child, if you can't afford it don't do it but it doesn't hurt to ask because if you come inside the school there are volunteers everywhere asking how they can help or if you need them to get you anything. How wonderful it is to be surrounded by selfless parents that want the best for their kids. The next area I would like is the fundraisers for each school. Each school gets funding from the BEP (basic education program) set up by the state. This is the bare bones needed to run a school. Each child in Loudon County receives money from the state that is given to their school. The amount per child is equal for all of the schools in the county. Larger schools get more money because they have more kids. It is based on the amount of children you have in the building. This is the state's money given to the county and divided throughout the schools. The fundraisers are a totally different thing. Fundraisers are done on a per school basis. If your child's school doesn't choose to do one, you may contact the principal and speak with them about it. However, at Eaton they do ONE fundraiser for the school a year. (Individual clubs may do other things but the school does only one.) This is the money that parents send in for their child for that school. Asking to take the money from these schools that was from the parents and families at Eaton is like asking a stranger to share his bank account with you. It is money raised for that school. It is not state money that has been divided up. Please, don't down schools and teachers without asking the facts. If you don't know them, EDUCATE YOURSELF. That is the best way for Loudon County to dig it's way out of the mess it is in now. If you want change, be the first to make it. If you think it is too hard, no one will listen, then they won't. You have to keep fighting and trying. You have to keep standing up for what you believe in. You have to fight for the truth. When is it going to be your time? The true character of a person is determined by what you do when you think no one else is looking. Amanda 8-21-08
Do
we all in Loudon co. want to be
the new Farragut ? How long are
these land destructors going to
chew at us the tax payers and
this one time beautiful land GOD
given? I guess it will be either
when their pockets are full or
they get to the Monroe co line!
Good bye Loudon Co . SAY NO TO
208 APTS. ON 321 or any place
in this CO. This is not up to a
handful of back door dealers.
Welcome to Cement Co 8/20/08
Newsless Herald announces the launching of their new web site. They now have a new more modern way to bring us old outdated news. Sign me up. High Speed 8/19/08 If there was no other reason to excuse himself from the Arp Ross investigation, Russ Johnson and his wife gave Arp $350 in campaign contributions in his last election. Shouldn't that be enough in it's self to have him removed from the case? http://www.vanshaver.com/donersg.htm Kim 8/18/08 To: Rake 8/14/08
You're right. Our newspaper is
indeed the Loudon
County Late News-Herald.
It happened again today, August
17th.
A full four weeks after Van ran
this story on Mayor Arp's
discount appraisals:
...and a full week after the
newspaper in a neighboring
county gave it full coverage:
...the Late
News-Herald
finally decided this matter,
which cost Loudon County over
$132,000 in tax revenue, was
indeed newsworthy.
Today's paper displays the
bold-type, news breaking
headline:
"Assessment problem
alleged"
But you'll notice they're still
a little bit slow. About the
time they noticed something was
"alleged", it was pretty well
proven.
David Divelbiss
Lenoir City 8/18/08
Reply to TIRED OF THE
GOSSIP! 7/22/08
Boy!! Doesn't take much to get a little bite!!! You can defend the LCSD all you want but it still smells like a cesspool.
Like
other bloggers have said on
here.....2010 is coming is the
LCSD looking forward to this I
think not. What will they all do
when Guider is gone?!! I am sure
some will be looking to call in
favors to get other jobs!!
Guider is a good man than has
lost control of his
Indians....Oh wait I meant
chiefs!!!
Looking
forward to 2010!!!
Legal to
Judge 8/18/08
It sounds to me like
Johnson is already making excuses to
let Arp off the hook with the tax
assessments. Ignorance of the law is
no excuse for the regular taxpayer.
The same standard should apply to
mayors, judges, and Das. Johnson
should recuse himself. Well, well...it didn't take long. The Good Ol' Boy (or should it be renamed to the Bad Ol' Boy system seems more appropriate to me) kick into gear. First Russ Johnson recuesed himself from the Arp case, then all of a sudden he takes it back on. Reading the article, Johnson sounds like Arp's defense attorney instead of the D.A. The G.O.B. is so thick in Loudon County ... it is sickening. Who pays for all of this corruption...you and me...the Loudon County tax payer. Aren't you glad your taxes go to protect these folks? Plus you got the added bonus when the commissioners just raised your property taxes another 8 cents! What was the justification...there was none. When you hear it is for education...that is bologna! It's going to the tax and spend mayor! I guess he will use this 8 cents to defend his actions...once AGAIN! Except with Johnson at the helm, it won't drag on too long...it will be killed before it gets started! Faith in the system...the system is laughable! Disgusted...8/17/08
Here's a scenario, If I was a
board member would it be a
conflict of interest if my wife,
who works for the county, become
a liaison or work with the board
to find grants or whatever and
get a percentage of that money?
I think it would and this is
exactly the case with Loudon
County School Board. Can
someone do a family tree of the
school board and see where
wives, cousins, husbands, etc
get a cut of the school budget?
I think you would see that
violated policy 1.107.
Do you agree, maybe not if it's
you getting a cut of the money.
look for yourself.
-I'm on the case 8/15/08
All you people who have been so critical of the Newsless Herald will have to apologize now. Just a month after the story was first reported on this website, the Newsless Herald has broke the story of the Wes Cooper/Doyle Arp conspiracy to defraud the county out of tax money. The Newsless Herald is on the case. Maybe it shouldn't be the Newsless Herald but the Late News Herald. What a joke for a paper. I blew seventy-five cents on old news. No more. Rake 8/14/08 How can you tell an election is coming in Lenoir City? Matt Brookshire shows up at a crime scene to give a press conference. When was the last time anybody in Hamilton Subdivision ever saw Matt Brookshire in their neighborhood. Come on Matt. How obvious can you be? Luckily, it's too late. Your gone in November. Thank God. Sam 8/14/08 To
John Edd Wampler:
To: Dominick
8/11/08
You wrote the
following:
<<At the bottom of delinquent
tax notice it is signed by Terry
Vann, Loudon County Delinquent
Tax Attorney. This can't be
right. How would it be possible
for a man that owes $170,000.00
in delinquent taxes to the IRS
possibility be collecting
delinquent taxes on county
residents. This kind of thing
only happens in Lenoir City,
right? Tell me I'm wrong. Tell
me it aint so.>>
I'm afraid it is
true.
To determine how
that can happen, you would need
to ask the person who chose him
for the job. Inquire with your
elected county trustee, Estelle
Herron:
trstloc@bellsouth.net
David Divelbiss
Lenoir City
8/12/08
I was looking at the policy
manual for the school board and
noticed something that may have
not been posted. Bobby Johnson
Jr. dissolved all committees
when he became Chairman of the
board. Well, according to their
policy, HE CAN'T.
So how you doin?
Policy 1.300
Such committees shall be discharged when the work
is finished or earlier by a
majority vote of the entire Boad
-JDWC 8/12/08
I just read something in the very back of the Newsless Herald in small print that has to be a typo. At the bottom of delinquent tax notice it is signed by Terry Vann, Loudon County Delinquent Tax Attorney. This can't be right. How would it be possible for a man that owes $170,000.00 in delinquent taxes to the IRS possibility be collecting delinquent taxes on county residents. This kind of thing only happens in Lenoir City, right? Tell me I'm wrong. Tell me it aint so. Dominick 8/11/08 Well, another of the Loudon County sheriff department's finest goes down in an election. Arden goes down in February, Clabough goes down in August, Aikens will go down in November and Guider is gone in 2010. Some call it a wind of change. I would call it a hurricane. Bill 8/11/08
It's now been three
weeks since Van reported
this story on Doyle Arp's
developer-discount
appraisals..........
....and the
Loudon County Newsless-Herald
still hasn't
deemed the story newsworthy.
But a newspaper
in a neighboring county
apparently saw it differently,
and their reporter did a very
time-consuming and exhaustive
job of investigating & reporting
it (thank you, Hugh Willett!).
If that annoys
you at all, here again is the
e-mail address of the
News-Herald's owner:
Don't bother
complaining to the News-Herald's
office. They've shown they don't
care what you think - unless you
are an elected official!
David Divelbiss
Lenoir City
8/11/08
For the disgruntled Parents, You should look at the schools audit sometime. I am sure Van will look into it but the last time I looked, both Eatons and North Middle had over $100,000 in the bank from fund raisers. This money was in CDs that paid interest. An example would be if they have a fund raiser and brought in $20,000 the school would spend $10,000 and put the rest in the bank!! Here is hoping Van will look into this right away. I also hope the first motion he makes is the put the Hwy. 321 land up for sale. Maybe the BOE isn’t the only sucker out there. Angry Voter 8/11/08 Let's see,
Chris Ingram is related to Jason
Vineyard ( the dispatcher for LCUB),,,,,,,,the
lineMEN and groundsMEN recently went
to a funeral on company time!!! No
WOMEN were allowed to do that!!!(or
if they did , they would have had to
take vacation time) Fred Nelson
recently renewed his marriage vows,
sounds to me like he needs to renew
his morals. N eed a really good E mployee at LCUB? P osting the job O pening would T ell all those I nterested in making a better S alary. Or you could simply M anage to hire family instead. Cat 8/9/08 V ery close study O ften reveals T he root of E very problem.
M att Brookshire, LCUB Chairman A nd his best advisors raised Y our utility rates because Of a contract with R oane County to treat 750,000 gallons of
I ndustrial waste water each D ay. So the state did in fact I nclude that volume for sizing O ur new “state mandated” T reatment plant we have to pay for.
O nly the voters can U nseat the Mayor
T
uesday, November 4, 2008. To John Doe 7/29/08
You wrote, “Mr. McCluen, It seems that a lot of your issues of Loudon and surrounding counties are indeed spot on. My question for you is if your thinking of running for DA again? I think you'd have much more Loudon County Support this time.”
I appreciate your comment and your question.
I am very grateful for the opportunity I had to serve your county. I believe a lot of good was accomplished. I also believe I had a lot of unfinished business when I was defeated in my re-election bid.
Since I left office, some of the gains I made have been lost. Some important projects that I had started have, as far as I can tell, been discarded. However, it is my successor’s prerogative to run the office as he sees fit. I had the same prerogative.
Given my record in office, I think people know what I would do in office a second time. I put into action principles that are important to me. It was, for me, my calling in life. I was not willing to sacrifice my principles in order to get along or stay in office. I wouldn’t sacrifice them to get elected again either.
My work created a lot of powerful opposition groups that came together to get me defeated in 2006. I underestimated them. The thing is, they didn’t defeat me. They won an election. I still believe what I believed then, I am still willing to do what I did then.
The relevant question isn’t “if I’m thinking of running again”. I believe a candidate is just the point-man for a lot like-minded people who want to see their principles implemented in government and are willing to work for it.
The relevant questions are, “What does Loudon County want?” and “If I was led to run again, who is willing to cover my back?”
Notice I wrote “led”. I believe God has a plan for each of us. I’m not prepared to tell you I wouldn’t run again nor that I would. Think about what you are willing to do.
The world needs warriors to step up. I don’t want to sugar-coat it, you could face retribution. You would loose your anonymity.
Believe me I make mistakes and I am not perfect, but, if you or anyone else is interested in seeing me run again, pray about it. I will too.
I’d like to recommend that you read a novel entitled This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti which deals with the power of prayer to change a community.
If you want to speak to me about this (or anything else), telephone directory assistance has my number in Harriman. I would enjoy speaking with you.
Thanks again for your comment and question.
Scott McCluen 08/09/08 For years, not afraid to sign my name
Well, thank god this election
is over. I am sad to see that
some incumbents lost and glad to
see some were beaten. I know
that in one school board
election that the party had some
other school board members there
whistlin Dixie. But when you
have money it seems you can buy
anyone. I hope to see a major
change and remember don't you
dare think about wasting our
money because we will be there
to call you on it. Oh ya and if
you go to good ole Gatlinburg
again be sure to get me a room
so I can attend and save me a
seat on the front for you next
meeting
Praise to the voters for making
a change, to the new ones in
there, Don't make us regret it!
-Calvin Klein 8-7-09
Remember to make another
important decision November and
go VOTE!
I can not say how
happy I am to once again see Van in
an elected position. It also tickles
me pink that is Austin also.
Congrats to both of you!
I
told you the creator has his
broom out and he is slowly going
to sweep away the dirt in this
county ! WAY TO GO VAN AND
AUSTIN. What will the
contractors do without Reno? To
the rest of you so called
leaders the next elections
are not far away and if Austin
and Van start checking into the
records your fate may be worse.
Find a good hiding spot, you too
Headlee can you say 2.1 million
on 321? I love it.
GREAT DAY FOR
LOUDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8/9/08
To Lulu 7/30/08
Lulu you wrote:
Mr. McCluen, I've been writing the comptroller and the governor for 2 years, and although the comptroller did find irregularities, as you can guess, nothing is ever done. Is there any way to get the state involved, and if so who do we contact? I suspect that some officials on the state level are riding interference for locals. Do we have ANY options when even the judges seem to be in on the corruption?
Thanks for your question. Let me give you a general summary as to how the process should work.
Once the Comptroller finishes its audit, conducts an exit conference with the office holder and reports its findings, it is basically out of the picture except for serving as an expert witness in any litigation, either civil or criminal, that is warranted by the audit.
In previous cases that I handled as DA, I asked for assistance from TBI to conduct witness interviews of people who were not at the dead center of the audit but had relevant and admissible information concerning the audit findings.
The DA is authorized to ask for assistance from TBI. The Comptroller's Office is really not set up to conduct extensive, numerous witness interviews. The TBI is not set up to do financial audits. It is usually helpful to have them working in tandem in criminal investigations of this type.
The Comptroller and TBI are usually the only state agencies involved in the process. The Governor’s office is most always never involved except as a recipient of the audit report. So, the Comptroller (if the audit is finished) and the Governor’s office aren’t really the ones to do anything further.
The decision to anything further is made by the local governing body, (county commission or city council or board). For example, assume the county clerk gets a bad audit, then the county commission, usually with advice of the county attorney, would determine if further action is warranted. The further action might be a civil suit by the county attorney (to recover funds or for ouster) or a request for the attorney general to review and take action (potential criminal prosecution or ouster).
The comptroller provides audit reports to the DA. The DA, of course, can take action without a request from any governmental entity. He has the sole discretion to determine whether to initiate a criminal prosecution or ouster proceeding.
The Comptroller may make findings or find irregularities that don’t rise to the level of seriousness that require further action whether civil or criminal.
I have always found the Comptroller office to be very professional and not susceptible to undue influence.
A group of individuals can file an ouster proceeding. The DA is required to decide whether to intervene or not intervene as a party. That decision is subject to review as to whether the DA abused his discretion in not joining the proceeding. Such a suit is now being litigated in Knox County.
Also, private individuals can petition the grand jury to present a matter and the grand jury can investigate on its own initiative. As you know, the DA has the authority to seek the dismissal of a case after a Grand Jury indictment.
I hope this helps.
Scott McCluen 08/09/08 For years, never afraid to sign my name
My
oldest child is starting
Kindergarten this year at Eatons
Elementary. When I went to
registration, I expected to pick
up a supply list instead I
got the teachers "wish list".
Most things we normal things,
but I was disgusted to find at
the bottom of this teachers
"wish list" was a Wal-Mart gift
card! You know what, I would
love for someone to give me a
Wal-Mart gift card too but its
not going to happen!! I have
been warned by many people to
expect lots of begging from the
school but when they get to the
point they want parents to start
bringing in Wal-Mart gift cards
they have gone to far!! What do
our tax dollars go for? Not to
mention the new $1200 "school
tax" they are charging
people when someone builds a new
home in Loudon County! These I
hope this is the last absurd
request that I will see but I
have a feeling it won't be.
Signed-
A
Disappointed Parent 8/9/08
Add this one to the mix. His honor, Judge Vann, just married the executive secretary to LCUB general manager Fred Nelson. What was she thinking. Oh and she got a big diamond. Not too bad for a judge that owes the IRS $170,000.00 and owns nothing. Boy, it just never ends. LCUBER 8/7/08
I am somewhat surprised that
people are just now seeing how
everyone is related to one
another in some form or fashion
in the public services arena.
What I would like someone to see
is a family tree of those people
with respect to where they
work. It would be easy to
start. Begin with Lenoir City
and then the County. I think
you would see the tree doesn't
fork. Isn't that how others see
us southerners, Inbred?
metaphorically speaking.
I can speak on their defense
though, when you have no
education and your parents have
been in the community political
arena it is only the easiest
thing to do. You know, ask
daddy, momma, uncle or cousin
for a job or to help them out in
a job. There are a few that are
rightfully in their job because
they went out and got their
education but what is a person
to do when their parents have
power enough, or owes someone a
favor, to get a job?
Nepotism is the other "N" word
that is a big no no for this
county.
Wamplers need to move out and
show the city a lesson, or heck
if they stay and put in the
water conditioners then I would
suggest Solar panels and make so
much energy that the good ole
LCUB must pay them.
Things won't change till the
mayor and council people do. I
beg someone anyone to go and get
a petition to run for every
office in there, Your more
qualified than anyone else
already there or running for
that matter.
And lastly, what's with all the
yellow signs at north middle? I
think I might have run out of
the road from being blinded. I
think one or two signs would be
ok, but who cares, I don't like
yellow anyway.
-signed THE JUDGE 8-7-08
To
Max;
I do
not know who Chris Ingram is
related to but I do know that
Gretta Johnson is City
Councilman Bobby Johnson Sr.'s
daughter and Loudon County Board
of Education Chairman Bobby
Johnson Jr.'s sister. Can you
say the word "conflict". Let's
look at it this way: Will City
Councilman Johnson Sr. go
against anything that "Matt the
Brat" wants considering Matt's
daddy dearest is the boss of
LCUB and his best friend Shannon
is second in command. Which just
so happens to be where his
daughter just so happened to get
a job. Way too much back
scratching going on for us
regular people to feel
comfortable about.
Bill 8/6/08 I have read with much interest the articles concerning the problems Wampler's and Elm Hill are having because of the LCUB rate increases on water and sewer. LCUB is a classic example of what is known as "The Peters Principle" which occurs when unqualified employees are over promoted. The current management at LCUB have constantly lied to employees, but now it has become evident that they are lying to their largest customers and to their own Board. First they told the Board they were implementing a 30 to 40 percent rate increase. The increase turns out to be 82 and 88 per cent. Either one of two things happened. They either intentionally misinformed the Board (if this is the case they should be terminated) or they grossly miscalculated the amount of the increase (if this is the case it just further shows how incompetent they are, and they should be terminated). When the rate
increase was questioned, they said
it was required by a TDEC rate study
which they could not produce when it
was requested under the opens
records law. It is also very
troubling to me when a General
Manager and LCUB Board Member would
show their complete lacking of
business knowledge by telling their
customers "you just need to go up
on what you charge for sausage".
All customers of LCUB are paying the
same increases in rates and are
suffering just as much, but if
changes are not made soon, the 82
and 88 percent increases are just
the beginning. I am down right
angry that they have seen fit to
make times even harder than what
they are now. I am angry that they
evidently do not give a darn as to
what the public consensus is on the
property tax raise. I am angry
because they do not seem to have any
idea as to what it is like to have
to live pay check to pay check! http://www.farragutpress.com/articles/2008/07/8764.html
you
know what is funny all you
people gripe about everything in
this county if you have a
problem with it then come down i
am sure that sheriff and chief
will see that it is taking care
of you all don't know anything
all you can do is gripe but i
bet one thing that if you are
about to get shot you sure would
call the police wouldn't you if
you don't like us call a crack
head the next time you need us
and on top of and also most of
these comments that have seen
are written by x wives of
deputies x employees and all
they want to do is to take
revenge against anyone they
don't like if it was your family
how would you like for some one
to sit here and bad mouth you
and your wife when you don't
even have facts about anything o
and by the way asst chief Davis
is a well respected person so if
you don't know any of them by
heart or by person don't talk
about them that is what a 3RD
GRADER does and one last thing
if you think that being a
sheriffs deputy is so easy go
and apply and put your life on
the line everyday and lets see
who talks then
MR
GRUBB 08-05-08
Amazing, isn't
it, that after almost two weeks
the Loudon County
News-Herald still hasn't
picked up this story about mayor
Doyle Arp's developer-discount
appraisals?:
It seems the
newspaper is primarily
interested in keeping what
"public notice" advertising
business it still has, and cares
little about being a relevant
news source.
Some people have
written the paper and
complained, and the paper will
even print your letter - but
nothing ever changes.
Complaining to the News-Herald
itself does no good.
A new approach is needed. I suggest all future complaints be sent to the newspaper's owner: hwatson@xtn.net
If this person
owned only one newspaper, you
could assume he knew what was
going on. But he owns the
following:
1. The Greeneville Sun
2. The Rogersville Review
3. The Daily Post Athenian
4. The Monroe County Advocate &
Democrat
5. The Dayton Herald News
......so he might actually
not know how irrelevant his
Loudon County newspaper has
become.
If you were this owner,
wouldn't you want people to tell
you?
David Divelbiss
Lenoir City 8/4/08
you know what? that office is
do for a change in command.
guider does not run his office.
KING TUT aka: tony aikens is the
one that runs it. we need a
change in this county
bad. this has been going on for
tooooooo long. we need to make
a change and real soon. oh well
if the right man runs this next
time then it just might happen.
i bet oh king tut thought he out
grew that one didn't he. oh
king tut couldn't even finish
the academy with out someone
putting his nose in it to keep
him in there when he left mid
stream. i know a lot on these
good ole boys.......
more next time,
lost and found 8/4/08
To if I where sheriff
Also the 11 cursers I see that they take home when off duty I'm sure there are more than that. Tax money down the drain. Also who pays for all there personal cars and trucks with blue lights in the grills and sirens. One cut me off at 321 to get to dairy queen drive up window. Do not stop if they try to pull you over I was told by DMV has to be only if blue lights on top of police car!!!
This has to stop!!!! 8/1/08
Here is an idea- why
don't we prosecute Doyle Arp and
make him pay back all the money he
has stolen from the county. There
will then be no need for ANY KIND of
tax increase. IF I were Sheriff:
I would run the department instead of the department running me. IF I WERE SHERIFF 7/31/08 Mr. McCluen, I've
been writing the comptroller and the
governor for 2 years, and although
the comptroller did find
irregularities, as you can guess,
nothing is ever done. Is there any
way to get the state involved, and
if so who do we contact? I suspect
that some officials on the state
level are riding interference for
locals. Do we have ANY options when
even the judges seem to be in on the
corruption?
More
favoritism shown at the
Sheriff's office! Where are the
so called "occasional increases"
the Sheriff implements to his
employees or at least some of
them? I do not care what any
employee does, it is ludicrous
for a person to receive over a
$5.00 per hour raise. Is she
certified? Has she passed all
the training? Did she pass a
physical fitness test ??? Hey
Sheriff, did you give other
qualified employees or
persons the opportunity to apply
for the job? She must know
something big on Sheriff Tim
Guider and Tony Aikens? It makes
me very angry that being a
non-certified(?) jail director
is considered more important
than being a certified road
deputy who puts his/her life on
the line each and every
time they go answer a call. I
understand Bill Shirk (former
jail director) was a certified
officer who could also serve as
a road deputy if needed. He had
dual capabilities and training.
I think most
employees are too afraid to ask
questions about their co-workers
pay rates.
Anonymous
7/29/08
Mr.
McCluen, It seems that a lot of
your issues of Loudon and
surrounding counties are indeed
spot on. My question for you is
if your thinking of running for
DA again? I think you'd have
much more Loudon County Support
this time.
John
doe 7/29/08
To Follow the dots!!
7/22/08
You wrote, "All this
corruption. the state needs
to come in and
investigate..." Before the
August 2006 election, that
was exactly what was
happening. I suppose you
realize what happened
then. I'm glad to see some
in the public are seeing it
wasn't just a political
vendetta by the DAG. The
defendants were entitled to
their day in Court
and so was the State (and
the people of Loudon
County).
Scott McCluen
For years, never afraid to
sign my name 7/28/08
Ahhhhhhhh yes Melvin! Isn't it
funny that all DA Johnson's
protection of the Loudon County
Good Ol' Boys started while he
was a State Representative in
Tennessee. It was startling the
control he had over the State
Fire Marshal, Comptroller of the
Treasury, and the TBI. With the
flick of a phone call, he could
stop investigations while these
state offices were in hot
pursuit and nothing was ever
said about it. He was owed big
time and when the attorney
general office election came
about, it was time to pay the
fiddler. I just hope people
will remember this when his
election comes about again.
Isn't there something that can
be done with crooked DA's? Oh
well, it only happens in Loudon
County, it seems. All the other
judges, sheriffs, and law
enforcement officers who are
investigated for the same things
are punished, but not here.
Henry the 8th-July 28, 2008
DA Johnson Tackles Real Crime With an almost an endless line of deals being cut by DA Russ Johnson on behalf of the good old boy system in Loudon County, it's good to see he is really fighting crime in Roane County. Johnson is investigating whether or not one of the candidates in the Roane County election for property assessor went to the bathroom in an early voting location too often. I'm not kidding. Go to the link below to read the story. If she is guilty Johnson can just give her judicial diversion. That seems to be the popular plan for Loudon County's crooks.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/roane-official-faces-more-accusations/ Arp must go to jail. Tom 7/24/08
I see where a Lafollette officer
is under investigation for
sexual misconduct. Did the news
just pass Loudon county over,
there's been plenty of that crap
going on here and no one never
knew. Between Lenoir city and
the sheriff dept they would have
enough news for a month and
somehow the news never caught on
to it.
-Aflac 7/24/08
I am p***ed. The last time I called the assessor's office, 2005, to complain about my appraisal, I was told by that smart-aleck low life Arp that he couldn't help me, his hands were tied. What a liar. He sure could help his developer buddies. Doyle Arp should be in jail along with all the other low life scum. A mad property owner 7/23/08 Kudos to Assessor Jenkins and Inspector Cox. Both have stood up to the playground bully and he can't stand it. He is use to getting his way if he cries loud and long enough. Mike 7/23/08
All
this corruption. the state needs
to come in and investigate ALL
of these city and county
servants. ALL of the tax payers
meet with them and pass on where
to start digging. Then you will
see the changes we all want , It
works.
Follow the dots!! 7/22/08
I guess Mr. Cooper does think we are stupid, I have been in a few houses in Tellico Village and seen the basements, I know for sure that after they pay their taxes on an unfinished basement, that isn't included in the AFT, that they then hire someone to come finish the basement, I know I have put carpet in a whole bunch of them and the basements are bigger than the living space. So does that mean that they can dodge this tax? Seems so to me, isn't that a type of diversion or tax evasion, we should hire someone to help Mr Cox readjust the taxes on homes that had unfinished basements and go back and see which ones now have carpet and tile in them. Then charge interest like the IRS for unpaid taxes. Mr. Arp, you are just plain stupid. I hope Van runs again so I can campaign against you. The AFT has too many loop holes, let get together and get these holes plugged. -Jim 7/22/08 If we had honest
judges, Cooper suing for the
adequate facility tax WOULD be a no
brainier. The problem is that you
have Fred Chaney ( Arps best friend)
running interference before it ever
gets to court. He calls and informs
Arp of every paper files and every
word said. He can loose a paper here
or forget something there. That
wears a person out and can raise the
price of attorney hours. Some of the
judges go along with whatever Arp
wants as well. I think to have true
justice we will have to get a
special judge or a change of venue
for ANY case Arp is involved in.
Well it just shows that
all someone has to do is
get on here and type
false information to
slam someone in the
sheriff's department.
The traffic stop
legal2judge is referring
to was not a traffic
stop at all. and there
was no Hispanics there
either. It was a call
about someone having a
stolen gun. hey and
guess what? Paul and
Jimmy were not there.
So the next time you
want to put something on
Van Shaver's web site
you might want to
research it first. I
guess the saying is
right Justice is Blind,
isn't it legal2judge?
tired of the gossip /
Lenoir City 7/22/08
Well......Where to start with
this??? $1Million dollar
lawsuit against sheriff and
bank!!
Another nice headline that comes
to us courtesy of LCSD!! We seem
to be the right up there with
Knox county at this
time.....Don't we??
I believe that Tim Guider needs
to leave this sinking ship
behind....and that is what it is
a sinking ship...I know the old
saying is the captain goes down
with his ship. Tim please make
an exception to this old
saying!! JUMP!!!
Will Deputy Chad Estes get any
time off for his actions?? IF it
is found that excessive force
was used??? OR will this be
another Jimmy Davis episode on
the on going soap opera that we
call our Sheriff's Department. I
guess that we are about to see
which side Chad is buttered
on.....I bet that he will have
T.Scott Jones for an
attorney....We will have to wait
on that one.
I loved the fact that the
sheriff and Chad had yet to be
served.....but the sheriff WAS
SURE that Chad would have NO
COMMENT!!! WELL OF COURSE....not
until he is TOLD and prepped on
WHAT TO SAY!!!!!!!
WATCHING.........Let's
see if this goes away as easy as
everything else in this
county!!!!
Signed
LEGAL2JUDGE 7/21/08
WE ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER IN THIS COUNTY AND GET ARP OUT. I HAVE HEARD AND HAVE SEEN TO MUCH. THIS COUNTY CAN'T WAIT UNTIL 2010 FOR A NEW MAYOR. I KNOW WHO IS GOING TO RUN AGAINST HIM IF HE IS NOT SENT ON HIS WAY BEFORE THEN AND THIS PERSON WILL MAKE SURE THIS COUNTY IS TURNED AROUND. GOD BLESS, FROM WAITING FOR THE BLESSING OF CHANGE FOR OUR COUNTY 7/21/08
WELL...WELL...Looks like the
blogger that was talking about
the Black Crown Vic waiting on
it's old owner to return was
right on target!!!!! Glad to
have you back Jimmy...Hasn't
been the same without
you.....Are you going to
supervise your wife's community
service or will you get one of
your deputies to do that for
you??????????
I witnessed something tonight
7/18/08.....You know how
everyone has been wondering
where o where is Paul Curtis and
his K 9....Guess what making a
traffic stop with the owner of
the Black Crown Vic... in the
parking lot of the Tractor
Supply, right on Hwy 321 so that
everyone that passed could see.
Jimmy must be working hard to
make that Assistant Deputy Chief
stick this time and what better
way than a good ole drug dog
workout. I say BRAVO....since I
am sure that the passengers of
the SUV were likely
Latino........but I bet if we
watch for the scandal sheet to
come out on Monday......They
will be on it!!!
(Smile Jimmy and Paul)
Ohhh...the greatness
that bubbles up from the LCSD......Will
it EVER END????????
I know that it will never be
perfect......but could we strive
for just above average?????
I know the legal system well
enough to smell something REALLY
BAD here.........and the stench
starts at the Justice
Center....it really doesn't
matter which door you go
in....it all
smells!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sincerely
Legal2Judge 7/21/08
What's with the water?
First it smells like fluoride
that is poison. Next a few years
later it smells like Clorox, a
few years later, know it smells
like sewage. Anyone else notice
this? Is it safe to shower or
drink?
Any
answers? 7/21/08
I'm absolutely
Furious about the free ride given to
Cooper and the adequate facilities
tax. I am so sick of funding things
for Arp's friends via my taxes. Brian Rollin,, If I'm not mistaken, former Lenoir City mayor Charlie Eblen was once indicted and arrested for "Official Oppression" for trying to stop a police officer from investigating a crime. The Loudon County Grand Jury meets in August. We can only hope Arp gets the same. Mike 7/17/08 How much longer must we tolerate Doyle Arp? Who does this man think he is? He has been nothing but an embarrassment to Loudon County since he got in office. It's time for him to go. County commission and citizens alike should demand his resignation. Doyle Arp must go. Brian Rollin 7/17/08
BOOM
TO BUST
I
believe the creator has begun
to use his broom in Loudon Co,
prayers are stronger than evil!!
PICK your side of the fence all
of you servants of WE THE
PEOPLE!!!!!! He is angry. You
can run but you can not hide.
The dirt will be swept away.
Live
by TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7/17/08
I have read other opinions about
Jimmy Davis. I now wish to have my
opinions read. I have had the
opportunity to be around Jimmy on
many occasions in his profession. I
believe he is one of the most
genuine and caring officers that I
have ever met. I have only heard
good things associated with his
name until his wife messed up the
first time then the second time.
Jimmy did nothing wrong!!!! Did you
get that? Jimmy did nothing
wrong!!!! Callie made the mistakes
and broke the law. Yes, her actions
did cast a shadow on Jimmy. However,
anyone who knows Jimmy also knows
that anything of the nature that his
wife was involved in or did is
totally out of the spectrum of what
Jimmy Davis would even let cross his
mind. I think he got 'messed over'
by Sheriff Guider and by Aikens who
is allowed to play Sheriff until
there is a photo opportunity then
the 'real' or elected Sheriff always
shows up. I am proud of Jimmy for
the way he took the STUPID demotion
and made himself even a bigger
person than he already was. I admire
him. I hope that any new officers
and even some of the ones that have
been around a while will strive to
be more like Jimmy Davis. As the
saying goes, crap happens to good
people and this is one of those
events. Keep up the good work Jimmy
Davis! There are others up at that
Justice Center that are guilty of
inappropriate actions but they know
what to do or who to do it to get
the PASS GO card. I am glad
Jimmy chose not to lower his morals
and become like the men who
currently are his superiors. I had
not heard that he was reinstated to
Assistant Chief. If this is true,
then this is the first appropriate
thing that I can recall that has
been done up at that Justice Center. Well, that didn't take very long.
Former assistant chief Davis has
been reinstated to his former lofty
position. Anybody surprised? I would like to
express a concern that I have in
regard to the Loudon County Board of
Education. As a county taxpayer. I
would like to see other county
taxpayer's in the positions that
decide how the appropriated school
funds are spent. Currently, we have
out-of-towners and non-taxpayer's
that do this. Why should they
care how the money is spent? It is
obvious that they don't. The
spending is outrageous! They are not
contributing to the county nor are
they affected in any way by how they
choose to spend the Loudon County
taxpayer's dollars. Something about
that fact just doesn't set well with
me. I know it has been this way for
a while. I honestly didn't realize
just how many of the 'higher' ups in
the Loudon County Schools lived out
of the county. I'm sure there are
qualified county residents that are
also employees that could do a
better job because they will
eventually suffer the consequences
if they allow frivolous spending .
Mr. Nelson, Mr .Littleton, Mr.
Brookshire,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HOW
DO U SLEEP???????????????
Everyone down there at LCUB are
on egg
shells,,,,,,,,,,,,,????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
do you mind someone losing their
home??????
Anonymous 7/15/08 6 Million dollar road How about this deal! I took the drive a few days ago myself and was shocked about how narrow the road was in comparison to modern developments in the Eastern United States. Just imagine the economy will recover in a few years. There will be development. Then you will have a shorter trip just avoiding the inevitable traffic in this development. Nice Job all the
Politicians who were able to make
this dream a reality for someone.
Good Job LCUB and Pat Phillips.
Thank you tax payers in Lenoir City
and Loudon County. How about the
Tennessee Taxpayers kicking in
another 2 Million. How can something
like
REGARDING YOUR LATEST COMMENTS;
i DON'T RECALL QUESTIONING OR
UNDERESTIMATING YOUR VAST
KNOWLEDGE OF THE INNER-WORKINGS
OF LCSD. HOWEVER; I AM GREATLY
DISAPPOINTED CONCERNING YOUR
APPARENT LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF
OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS. OPEN
RECORDS DOES INCLUDE DIVORCE
FILINGS. i AM REALLY CONFUSED
THAT THE EX- MRS. DOESN'T KNOW
SHE/THEY ARE DIVORCED. THE
FINAL DECREE WAS SIGNED BY THE
COURT 12/06. DON'T KNOW HOW
ONE'S MARITAL STATE WOULD BE
UNKNOWN AFTER RECEIVING THAT
COPY! -ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S
SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES.
IT'S
SAD TO ME TO SEE ANY FAMILY FALL
APART FOR WHATEVER REASON. BUT
I ALSO FEEL THAT UNLESS IT'S MY
MARRIAGE, I CANNOT CRITIQUE
SOMEONE ELSE'S, BECAUSE I DIDN'T
LIVE WITH THE PARTIES
INVOLVED-HOW CAN AN OUTSIDER
HONESTLY SAY WHAT HAPPENS? AND
YOU'LL HAVE TO AGREE WE CANNOT
LEGISLATE MORALITY. THAT ISSUE
IS SOMETHING WE WILL ALL ANSWER
TO GOD FOR AS INDIVIDUALS. i
MIGHT NOT LIKE OR APPROVE OF
ONE'S LIFE/BEHAVIOR BUT IT'S NOT
FOR ME TO JUDGE. i DO HAVE TO
SAY THAT I BELIEVE GOD WANTS ALL
HIS CHILDREN TO BE HAPPY, NOT
MISERABLE IN MARRIAGE; MY OWN
FEELING IS DIVORCE SHOULD BE A
LAST RESORT.
I
REALLY HATE TO SEE SOMEONE ACT
AS IF HE'S STOCK-PILING STONES,
WHEN HE'S ACTUALLY BUSY PEEPING
INTO SOME OTHER PERSON'S
WINDOW........
ME 1/14/08 Justice, You are 100% correct. A law enforcement...no a Public employee, of the citizens of the state and county, are held to a much higher standard than the cook at wendy's. And what is so funny is that these "good ole boys and bad girls" get to keep their job. The county doesn't have a nepotism policy because if they did half of them would lose their job. I am sure you can come up with your own version but here is a motto our politicians go by and those in charge of departments can use it as well. P- prey on the weak, they won't fight too much O- own lots of property it makes you more powerful L- Lust, but make sure not to get caught I- Insinuate you are innocent and blame it on someone else T- Tax the crap out of the public and make sure it looks like it's going to the school I- I am rich, wonder if I can give myself a raise or convince someone else I need it. C- Crap flows downhill, boy am I glad I am on top. S- Sacrifice, it's what those below me have to do to work and live here What does politics mean to you, I'd like to see other versions. -Yoda 7/8/08 In reply to ME, You greatly underestimate my knowledge of the inner actions of the LCSO. You can not defend adultery by claiming one was divorced and therefore eligible to date when the divorce came as a result of the affair with the girlfriend in the DA's office. And the other one is not divorced or at least his wife doesn't know it if he is. People who work at Yale or Walmart have a somewhat different charge at their jobs. A compromise of their morality does not necessarily affect many other residents of this county. When a police officer or sheriff's deputy compromises his or her morality, it can have a negative effect on many others. Many times a piece of fruit will rot from the inside. Justice Knight 7/7/08
To
Concerned for our county, yes it
is the same Chris Clabough that
is Tony Aikens' nephew, the same
Chris Clabough that had numerous
run ins with police as a youth
( but of course I am sure all
of that "went" away), the same
Chris Clabough that works for
LCUB, the same Chris Clabough
that the LCSD thinks is sooo
special. Yep, you are right IT
IS THE SAME ONE!!!!
Roy 7/4/08 TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE- ARE YOU KIDDING? I have only lived in Loudon County for a short time and I just recently discovered this website but, I must say I don't understand how the Loudon County Sheriff Department gets away with so much corruption? I heard that recently a city officer arrested a friend of Tim Guiders for DUI, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM, and before the officer even had the warrants written that the sheriff called the jail and told the officer on duty to let the guy go! Granted, I was told he did pay a bond but he was in the jail less than an hour and I was told that normal policy is, for someone arrested for DUI to stay at least 4 hours before he/she can even make bond? I guess I am a little confused about this, since I was told the guy was very intoxicated and had a gun and was released after less than an hour? Let's see, drunk, in possession of a firearm and in possession of drugs, I don't know about you but I sure as heck wouldn't want to meet him on the road!!! And I am kind of curious as to how this plays out in court? All charges dropped? That would be my bet. And I thought the motto on police cars say "To protect and to serve"? I guess that only applies if you are a friend and/or family member of the sheriff or one of his officers? I am also curious as to what it is going to take for the people of Loudon County to wake up and realize how corrupt this department is??? I was taught to respect police officers, but this is a little hard to do when you read about the antics of the sheriff dept. on almost a daily basis........ Something's gotta give 7/4/08
FACTS ABOUT DA'S EMPLOYEE &
LOUDON CO. DEPUTY
TO: RON, JUSTICE KNIGHT & OTHERS
REGARDING THE GOSSIP, INNUENDO
& JUST PLAIN MEAN COMMENTS MADE
HERE ABOUT PERSONS YOU DON'T
KNOW (I DO)
ONLY
FOR THE ATTENTION & BERATING OF
THE DA & SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT--THE FACTS ARE THAT
BOTH THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE
DIVORCED, BOTH FOR QUITE SOME
TIME. THAT FACT ALONE DOES NOT
MAKE THEIR RELATIONSHIP ILLICIT
OR AN "AFFAIR" OUT OF
"WEDLOCK". IT'S CALLED DATING.
BUT IT SHOULD MAKE IT NO ONE'S
BUSINESS BUT THEIR OWN. NO LAWS
ARE BROKEN-THEY ARE SINGLE, OVER
21 AND YOU CAN SURE BET THAT IF
THEY WORKED AT YALE AND WALMART
NO ONE WOULD CARE!! APPARENTLY
SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO JUMP ON ANY
OPPORTUNITY TO DOWN PEOPLE THEY
DON'T KNOW JUST BECAUSE THEY
HAVE A BEEF WITH THE SHERIFF OR
DA. CAN'T YOU FIND SOMETHING
BETTER TO DO???? AT LEAST CHECK
YOUR "FACTS" FIRST. THESE 2 ARE
NICE PEOPLE & DON'T DESERVE
THIS.
ME 7/4/08 If Russ Johnson knows his secretary is having an affair with a Loudon county Deputy, does that make Johnson her pimp? I think it does. Ron 7/3/08
Hello All ;
I was reading over the
sample ballot for Loudon
County. In District 5- seat
A, I see the name Chris
Clabough. Is this the same
Chris Clabough that was a
deputy for the Loudon County
Sheriffs Dept? Is this the
same Chris Clabough that is
the nephew to Chief Tony
Aikens? Is this the same
Chris Clabough that is
currently an employee of
LCUB and a part time LCSO
deputy that is so special it
is he and Leon Shields who
are the only ones that is
allowed to take the LCSO
boat on the water during
events and holidays like
Rocking on the Docks. Just
wondering and wanted to make
all aware of who this Chris
Clabough is.
Concerned for our County.
7/3/08
Concerning the LCSD,,,I can't wait unit the SD finds out who is running for Mayor in 2010 and this person is on top of it all,,,,,This person has grown up in Loudon County all their life and knows what needs to be done,,,,Not just with the crazy money throwing Arp has done,,etc,,,shall I go on,,,but this person is going to bust the LCSD wide open,,,and all of our great officers who deserve to work under some one other than Guider and Aikens will not hate going to work. To the person who would like to get several people together maybe even hundreds to get the FBI to come in and to a full investigation. GREAT IDEA I also know about the affairs going on, the money borrowed all the time, and he gives it so he is not exposed. God will not allow this to go on in this town much longer, we need a good moral, good hearted person. Who knows this town, the people, the needs, and will fight to do what is right among all of our citizens in the county. 2010 will be a change for the
better,,GOD WILLING
Justice Knight,
While I'll agree with every
point you make about the LCSD
being a moral cesspool. Sergeant
Davis was demoted because he had
been warned many times prior to
his marriage bout the blonde by
his superior officers. Yes, Russ
Johnson did take on somebody who
was involved with an LCSD
staffer out of wedlock and all
the other examples are exactly
why the crap flows downhill.
Good honest ethical people could
never rise thru the sheriffs
department of Loudon County.
SGT. Davis was no. 3 in charge
so that in itself shows he's
been pretty good at it for a few
years. I agree that they all
should have lost their jobs or
working graveyard shifts. It's
just a matter of time before
that cesspool blows up down at
the LCSO. Lastly, Loudon
Countians indicted our No. 2 man
at the LCSO twice but the
unhonorable DA Johnson turned a
blind eye. Elections are the
only way to change the odor, so
I urge everyone to vote as often
as you can to get those crooks
out.
caesar 7/2/08
I can assure you that GI Jane is
correct Jimmy Davis has yet to
have worked a 40 hour week since
he was "Demoted" and still
resides in his office. They pay
is also probably the same. Why
are these questions not ask to
the sheriff in front of a news
camera and exploited?
927 has had the past two weeks
off with no notice and his shift
has been short officers, so
where is the protect and serve
there for us in the county? And
to answer the question as to why
Leon Shields has better
equipment, well hello, in my
opinion he is the surrogate son
of Aikens do you need more than
that as an answer?
Maybe we can start a fund to
hire a PI to investigate all
that goes on down there. But I
guess time will do that when we
do get a new Sheriff and a whole
new rank of higher up. But I
will say to those that are there
just doing there jobs and really
putting the heart it takes into
it Thank you we know that you
never get the recognition that
you deserve, but one day it will
be all over and you can have a
morally upstanding sheriff to
follow and keep your head high.
Anonymous 7/1/08
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