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Roane County names seven 'Roane County Treasures' at Founders Day ceremony
Summary
Roane County Executive Wade Cresswell and county commissioners honored seven longtime residents — including a 100-year-old educator and a retired dentist — as the 2025 "Roane County Treasures" during the county's Founders Day ceremony. Attendees were invited to a reception after the program.
Roane County Executive Wade Cresswell opened the Founders Day 2025 ceremony and said he was “honored to be joined here tonight by many distinguished guests” as the county marked its anniversary and recognized seven residents as the county’s 2025 "Roane County Treasures."
The awards program, a county tradition for nearly two decades, recognizes local residents nominated by county commissioners for long service to the community. Cresswell read a brief history of the county — noting its river confluence, early treaties and Fort Southwest Point — before introducing the class of honorees.
The seven honorees and highlights from their presentations:
- George Edward Pickle: Presented as a "golden treasure" for being over 90, Pickle’s biography noted his lifelong residency in Roane County, decades of Sunday school teaching and jail ministry, years on a…
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