Good Thursday evening! This is The Weekender, a final look at this week’s news from the Independent Herald. The Daybreaker (Monday) and The Weekender (Thursday evening) are our two news-first newsletters. We publish several other newsletters throughout the week, as well as our regular E-Edition on Thursday and our Varsity E-Edition on Sunday (during sports season). If you’d like to adjust your subscription to include (or exclude) any of these newsletters, do so here. If you haven’t subscribed, please consider doing so!
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Jeffers awarded for history work
HUNTSVILLE | At Monday’s meeting of Scott County Commission, state Rep. Kelly Keisling (R-Byrdstown) presented Scott County Historical Society President David Jeffers with a resolution adopted by the Tennessee House of Representatives and an award from the East Tennessee Historical Society for his work to preserve the history of Scott County.
Jeffers represents Scott County’s 1st Civil District on County Commission, and successfully authored a grant to erect a Revolutionary War veterans memorial at the John John Yancey Memorial Park in Huntsville.
Photo: Amy Jeffers.
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Scouts elect leaders
ONEIDA | At Tuesday’s meeting, Scott County Boy Scout Troop 333 elected new leaders. Among them: Peyton St. John was elected Junior Assistant Scoutmaster; Landon Phillips was elected Senior Patrol Leader; Nate Ullmaan was elected Assistant Senior Patrol Leader; and Eli Nicely was elected Patrol Leader.
Scout Troop 333 and Crew 333 meet at the War Memorial Building on Alberta Street in Oneida, next-door to First National Bank, eac Tuesday at 6 p.m. Anyone with an interest in Scouts is invited to attend.
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Telepage announces scholarship recipients
HELENWOOD | Tele-Page announced its 2026 scholarship recipients this week: Rilen King from Scott High School, and Kamryn Stiltner from Oneida High Scool. Each received a $500 scholarship from the communications company, which provides internet service to Scott County.
ICYMI
Threads of Life: This week’s Threads of Life newsletter is in remembrance of Charles Jeffers and Charles Lowe. » Read It
Echoes in Time: This week’s Echoes in Time newsletter takes a look back at the “Helenwood Devil” that was created by Crusie Sexton in the 1920s. » Read It
The Weekend
⛈️ Weather: Rain and thunderstorms will impact our region at times throughout the holiday weekend. There is an 80% chance of rain each day, with temperatures ranging from the upper 70s to around 80°. Check out our daily Eye to the Sky updates on our Facebook page— published each morning at 7 a.m. on the dot.
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⛪︎ Featured Church
Five Black Gums
Denomination: Baptist
Pastor: Marty Lowe
Address: Church Road, Huntsville
Services
Sunday Morning: 10 a.m.
Sunday Evening: 6 p.m.
Wednesday: 7 p.m.
» See the complete Church Directory, and thank you to our sponsors of the Church Directory.
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📅 Community Calendar
• Saturday: The U.S.S. Tennessee Battleship Memorial Museum will be open on Saturday, May 23, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The focus area is the U.S.S. Tennessee is Born. Admission is free. The museum is located on the campus of Scott High School.
• Saturday: Fourth Saturday night worship services will be held at Straight Fork Baptist Church (7 p.m.), and Antioch Baptist Church (6:30 p.m.). For more information, see our Church Directory at indherald.com.
• Saturday: Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. at the Highway 27 Unity Club (17737 S. Alberta Street, Oneida).
• Sunday: Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step program designed to help with addiction, co-dependency and domestic abuse, will be hosted by Fire & Purpose Ministries from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 27192 Scott Highway in Winfield. There will be food, fellowship, praise and worship. Childcare is provided.
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Scenic Sale!
This week’s sale items at Scenic Foods in Huntsville! The sale continues through Tuesday. Sponsored content.
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• Wednesday: Threads of Life (obituaries)
• Thursday evening: The Weekender (news & the weekend)
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• Sunday: Varsity (a weekly sports recap)