[Click here to read Part I.] The Helenwood Devil If you’ve read much about Scott County’s history, you’ve undoubtedly encountered tales of the Helenwood Devil. Our own Museum of Scott County even features an exhibit about the storied creature, a giant, creepy looking statue made by Helenwood man Cruise Sexton, which he claimed to have [...]

[Update 10/22/08: We received a response from Becky Ruppe yesterday.  Click here to read and/or discuss Ruppe's response.] Absent a response from 12th District State Senate candidate Becky Ruppe to our question about why Democrats — especially liberal ones — should vote for her on November 4, the administrators of Scott County Liberals & Friends [...]

[Join the discussion of this post on our Forum.] A few weeks ago, we published a profile of Morgan County Executive Becky Ruppe, Democratic candidate for the Tennessee State Senate from District 12. (Twelve is your State Senate district if you live in Scott, Fentress, Morgan, Campbell, Roane, or Rhea County.) Ruppe offered an impressive [...]