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LEWISTON, Maine — If you didn’t like last winter, you may want to stop reading right now. The 2020 Farmers’ Almanac’s extended weather forecast is calling for a “Polar Coaster Winter” — with plenty of frigid temperatures and snow for a majority of the country.
According to a press release issued on Monday by the Farmers’ Almanac:
• “Freezing, frigid, and frosty” are the exact terms used to describe the upcoming season, especially for areas east of the Rockies all the way to the Appalachians.

Elizabethton has a week off to savor its second straight win over Science Hill, and the Cyclones couldn’t be faulted if they were dreaming big after the impressive 28-20 season-opening win Friday night.
With two-time defending state champion Greeneville in the same league, any team can view a Region 1-4A championship as a potential step toward significant postseason success. Of course, the kicker is Greeneville. The Greene Devils have a new coach and lost their first game, but they haven’t surrendered anything — with the exception of the 30-game winning streak.

KINGSPORT - Roy Edward Matlock, 78, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully and went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 22, 2019.
Roy was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Leonard and Alta Mae (Sullivan) Matlock. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, graduated from Oklahoma State University, and later found his home in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was proud of his children and grandchildren, and especially enjoyed being a grandfather.

KINGSPORT - Glenn Cecil Skeens 84 of Kingsport went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Carter-Trent Funeral Home downtown, Kingsport.

MOUNT CARMEL - Jolene Townsend, 80, Mount Carmel, TN passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2019.
Arrangements will be announced by Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport.

William N. "Bill" Durham, age 80, went to be with the Lord on August, 26, 2019. 
Preceded in death by parents, Bill and Elsie Durham; wife of 50 years, Norma Dugger Durham; brother, Wayne Durham; and nephew, Fred Renfro.
Survived by wife, Sandra B. Durham; son, Eric Durham; brother, James R. Durham; step-children, David Cupp, Mike Cupp, Kim Cupp, and Terry Jo Seals; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Bill grew up in Johnson City, graduated from Boones Creek High School and attended ETSU.
Bill was the Pastor at Caney Creek Baptist Church for the past 3 years.

KINGSPORT - Jean Hanz, 73, Kingsport, TN died Monday (August 26, 2019) at Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness.
Arrangements will be announced by Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport.

KINGSPORT - Janice Bartlett Walker, 66, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Monday, August 26, 2019, with her loving family by her side. She was born May 14, 1953, in Norfolk, VA to the late Grady and Donna Shipley Bartlett.
Janice enjoyed working in her yard and reading. She was a former employee of North Electric and LYN’S Hallmark Card Shop.
Janice attended Crossroads United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother, Alan G. Bartlett.
Those left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of forty-three years, Jerry F.

MT. CARMEL - Helen Audrey Lawson, 89, of Mt. Carmel went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at her home with her family by her side.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Tri-Cities Funeral Home.

John 14:1-3, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”
BIG STONE GAP, VA - Nancy Jo Tabor Dorton, 72, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2019 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Norton, Va.
Nancy was a member of Cedar Ridge Freewill Baptist Church in the Crackers Neck Community.