Trego's Mountain Ear

An unofficial discussion (there was not a quorum) on Trego Heritage Days was held at the regularly scheduled TFS Trustee Community Hall meeting on Sept. 10 2024. Several Heritage Days events were deemed a success. The round table discussions with long time Trego community members was well attended. Neighbors were able to come together to Read more

I was following a bunch of posts on facebook about speeding and slow drivers on our roads.  It started with comments about a black and white ‘stang passing someone on a 35 limit road, then moved onto another commenter complaining about old people driving below the speed limit on 93.  In other words, the gripes Read more

Hello! My name is Chelsea Wertenberger and I’m 14 years old. I’ve always been passionate about writing, so I started my own monthly newspaper called “Small Town Vibes”. My main goal is to give local teenagers an open and accepting place to have their opinions published for the community to read. If you’re interested in Read more

Echelon Insights ( Voter Cluster Analysis – Echelon Insights ) is a polling outfit that has learned that polling just doesn’t work right when you only look at the traditional right/left or conservative/liberal differences.  When you click the link, you’ll see that it takes you to a 29 screen pamphlet that describes the eight political Read more

As we approach fall, the Eureka Community Players are gearing up for their Fall Play (the Apple Tree), and the annual tour of the Eureka Cemetary. As in the past actors will be positioned throughout the cemetery, in period garb, to represent a sampling of the dead and tell about their lives. Guides will accompany Read more

In 1869, the Supreme Court ruled (Texas v. White) that unilateral secession by a state was illegal.  President James Buchanan, in 1860, argued that secession wasn’t legal, but that the federal government didn’t have the constitutional authority to prevent the southern states from seceding.  It reads to me like General Grant made the decision that Read more