Honor. Tradition. Love. Family. Strength. Courage. Sacrifice. All of these words, and 1,000 more, define what is found in the lives of people from Potneck. In our newest feature, “Stories From Potneck”, PNN will share with you the power that fuels our lives. Reading these stories will help people understand why we are proud to call ourselves “Potneckers”. We know […]
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THE EXCITEMENT
Based on actual events occurring December 5th, 1856 in Dover, Tennessee. The following portrayals would have been very hard to photograph. THE EXCITEMENT Chapter 1 “Turn with me in your Bibles, if you will, to Isaiah 1:15 and follow in the scripture.” “And when you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from […]
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Chapter 2 THE MONKEY AND THE IGUANA When we reached the house Drew went by the fireplace to sit. Once there, he soon fell asleep. Mama went about her regular Sunday after Church routine of helping Miss Elly with the chores. They sat on the side porch rocking, talking, and separating the last of the […]
Read the rest of this entry »151 Years After Their Deaths, Ceremony Remembers And Honors 17 Civil War Soldiers in Stewart County.
In a solemn graveside ceremony held yesterday, Veteran’s Day, on the grounds of the Dover First Christian Church cemetery, local historian Dan Griggs led a Civil War Honor Guard, The Civil War Singers, actors, widows, musicians, and citizens in paying tribute to 17 previously “unknown” soldiers who died during the Battle of Fort Donelson and […]
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Chapter 3 Great Western Days Proverbs 14:4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. July 1854 “Miss Eleanor, you and Samuel get ready to come with me, if you like, to the meeting house. Mr. Brandon Elam says his brother, Luke, is coming across […]
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Chapter 4 Riverboat Days Proverbs 20:29 The glory of young men is their strength and the beauty of old men is the gray head. Monday morning and fifty Monday mornings came and went. The men worked hard and the Great Western Furnace prospered like its name, greatly in its first year of operation. After just […]
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This is a brilliant synopsis of the Battle of Fort Donelson. If you have not seen this video I encourage you to watch it and become more educated on this historical subject that we all, as Stewart Countians, have in common. Thank you, Command Combat, for an excellent report and a slight correction provided in […]
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Click on the tab in the header to look at the NECK OF THE RIVER. From time to time, PNN goes National, Global, and Geopolitical. Occasionally, this blurb will be up to remind our readers to check all the pages of PNN for stories that you might find relevant and interesting. There may be entertainment […]
Read the rest of this entry »Sunday Morning Sunday School for November 2nd, 2014.
Criticism. Is it a good thing? Criticism, as defined in the dictionary, is the art of analyzing and evaluating the quality of one’s “work”. It is the act of passing judgment as to the merits of the “work”. Is it ever useful or fitting to judge something in an unflattering way? Is it ever useful […]
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