Mayor Ragsdale has made an excellent selection in Dwight Van De Vate as Knox County’s Director of Communications and Governmental Relations. There is NO one better in Knox County than Dwight. Great selection Mayor.

While on the subject of the County Mayor, my friend Jake Mabe had an excellent article in the September 27th 2004 Halls Shopper. Go out and ask them for a copy or you may be able to search the archives at www.hallsnews.com to locate it. Great job Jake. Remember the old country song “if I die before I wake feed Jake” in the song Jake was a loyal dog. Jake Mabe is NO body’s dog.