Damn, OneT - I must be asleep at the switch! I don't think I know Jim, but I'm surprised that I haven't heard of his predicament.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention so that the many folks who read this blog have an opportunity to share in supporting this valuable member of the community!

The West Roane VFD - and all the others, as well as rescue squad, emergency management volunteers - do this county an unbelievable service that costs relatively little compared to paying a salaried service to do it. Least we can do is provide support when one is fallen: money is good, prayer and moral support is essential even if no money can be given due to one's circumstances. EVERYBODY can afford to provide prayer and moral support!

RB

Here's wishing the best for Jim.

WRVFD is helping out by accepting donations to help with the expenses for Jim's wife to be close to him in the hospital.

was this in our local paper the roane county news,if not WHY,a lot of news that should be published is never in our local paper,so many children are raped in this county and it is never mentioned,but in years past lives were destroyed because of lies and what was printed in our newspaper,the man really was innocent but the newspaper and tv news were given information without the facts,a man's life was destroyed,our local paper gave the man's address,name and picture,everyone just assumed he was guilty but in fact he was innocent and had proof to back it up,he could not even hold his head up everywhere he went people would ridecule him because an investigator thought he was guilty,he lied about things in the case,finanly someone realized something wasnt right about the case and after a few years dismissed the charges,i hope this used to be investigator sleeps good at night,i pray god will show him what he did,to this day i still cant look at him for what he put my family through,we had proof but he didnt want to use it.this man was arrested not once but twice the last time 2 yrs later for the SAME CASE.Then finanlly someone in authority saw what this investigator had done,case was finanlly dismissed,the man was innocent,our family went thru pure hell,he even had the nerve to put his card in this man's door wanting his vote in an upcoming election for someting he was running for,i have prayed god would not let him rest until he makes it right,he knows who he is.