RETAIL Surviving ‘Retail Armaggedon’ Tennessee’s Dollar General looks to double its nearly 18,000 locations. P3 KNOXL • ANDERSON • JEFFERSONedger • CAMPBELL • CUMBERLAND CLAIBORNE COCKE • GRAINGER • HAMBLEN • BLOUNT • LOUDON • MONROE • MORGAN • ROANE • SCOTT • SEVIER • UNION August 20–26, 2021 The power of information.KNOXVILLE Vol. 47 EDITION | Issue 34 Around the worldwww.TNLedger.com FORMERLY WESTVIEW SINCE 1978 the Hall& of home Fame to Catchings adds induction to gold medals, titles collected Story by Hollie Deese begins on page X TENNESSEE TITANS Rookie lineman a moving target Second-round pick from October 8 - 14, 2010 North Dakota State is impressing coaches with Law & Government versatility. 08/26/2010, 10C3303 Publicern Express, Inc, James T Collins Recordsvs Rogers Group Inc, Pltf(s): James T Collins, Hampshire Insurance Company, Western Express, Inc, Def Atty(s): Pltf Atty(s): n/a, Def(s): Rogers Group Inc, Def Atty(s): Heather E John W Barringer, 08/30/2010, 10C3341 Hardt, 08/26/2010, 10C3308 Patricia McClarren vs Star Insurance Company, Westwood James A insideWells vs Jenco Construction & online Inc, Pltf(s): James A Church Of Christ, Wells, Pltf Atty(s): n/a, Def(s): Jenco Construction Inc, Def Atty(s): Def(s): Star Insurance Company, Westwood Church Of Christ, Def Jennifer S White, 08/25/2010, 10C3282 Atty(s): David John Deming, 08/30/2010, 10C3343 MillennialJessica Grimwood Money vs Intrepid USA Healthcare Services, Richard Dicaire vs Cbs Personnel Holdings Inc, Cbs Pltf(s): Jessica Grimwood, Pltf Atty(s): n/a, Def(s): Intrepid USA Personnel Services LLC, Kilgore Group Inc Collectively CommunityHealthcare Services, Calendar Def Atty(s):TNLedger.com Clifford Wilson, 08/27/2010, Staffmark, Staffmark Investment LLC, P12 News Briefs Pltf Atty(s): n/a, Def(s): Cbs Personnel Holdings Inc, Cbs Personnel Judy R Lawson vs Nursing & Oneida, Pltf(s): Judy R Lawson, Services LLC, Kilgore Group Inc Collectively Staffmark, Staffmark NewsmakersPltf Atty(s): David Harold Dunaway,.................................... Def(s): Nursing & Oneida, Def Investment LLC, Def Atty(s): Stephen B Morton, 08/26/2010, Public Notices ............................................. Jordan Sanders vs Dillons .............................Welding Inc and Employers, Puzzles Pltf(s): Jordan ............................................ Sanders, Pltf Atty(s): Donald D Zuccarello, Def(s): .................................................... ....................... 3 4 8 6, 7, 14–18 9 13 Page 2 www.TNLedger.com/Knoxville AUGUST 20 – 26, 2021 The ‘ultimate teammate’ honored by Hall of Fame By Rhiannon Potkey cool.” Catchings was part of the legendary “Meeks” at Tennessee amika Catchings was trans xed by the game on with teammates Semeka Randall and Chamique Holdsclaw. television. Randall’s relationship with Catchings began before As an eighth grader in Duncanville, Texas, they arrived in Knoxville as part of USA Basketball. Catching saw the Tennessee Lady Vols playing “Tamika is the ultimate teammate,’’ Randall says. for the rst time and was instantly inspired. “She just has a great She wanted to be coached by Pat Summitt. heart, which we “I said one day, Lord willing, if I ever get good all know, and is a enough, I will play for her at the University of resilient young lady. Tennessee,” Catchings says. “I had the e dream became a reality, setting the course for a pleasure of being Tlegendary career that will be honored Aug. 21 when Catchings surrounded by is inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in greatness. Tamika Knoxville. embodies that, and I am One of the greatest players in Tennessee history, so grateful I had the chance Catchings helped the Lady Vols go 134-10 to play with her.” with four SEC regular-season titles from Catchings motivated Randall on and o the court On the cover 1997-2001. During her freshman through her dedication and hard work. Randall year, Tennessee capped a 39-0 struggled with her grades in high school and had to In this 2017 AP file photo, season with an NCAA title. take the SAT seven times to gain admission to UT. Tamika Catchings poses for a Drafted No. 3 overall in “I promised myself when I got to college I would portrait inside Tea’s Me Cafe in In- 2001, Catchings had a 15- work my tail o . Tamika already had college credits dianapolis. The former Indiana Fever year career in the WNBA when she got to Tennessee and was going to graduate in star, whose family grew up enjoying with the Indiana Fever. CATCHINGS >> PAGE 10 tea as a household routine, had been She led the organization to going to the shop for years and came the WNBA title in 2012 to know the owners. When Catchings and was a 10-time all-star, heard Wayne and Stacey Ashford would ve-time defensive player be closing shop to start their next life of the year and 2011 chapter in Georgia, they decided Tami- WNBA most valuable ka taking over would be a rewarding player. option for everyone. Catchings represented Inset: Catchings during her time Team USA in the Olympics on the court playing for the and won four consecutive gold Lady Vols. medals from 2002-2016. Following her induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame earlier this year, Catchings will File photos/Tennessee Athletics/UTsports.com get another chance to be celebrated among the At top: Catchings’ was best of the best in the sport. a four-time All-America “It’s truly an honor to enter the Women’s Basketball Hall while playing for Coach of Fame,” adds Catchings, who is the general manager of Pat Summit. the Fever. “I de nitely remember going back as a pro and watching Pat and watching some of my other teammates and At left: Catchings wears coaches get inducted. To be alongside them now is really her 2008 Olympic gold medal, one of four she earned. AUGUST 20 – 26, 2021 www.TNLedger.com/Knoxville Page 3 Let’s not go crazy r e e t h i n g s before you buy cryptocurrency By Sara Rathner Investing in cryptocurrency can be as easy as a few taps on your phone, and with crypto all over the news and coming up in conversations with friends, Ledger it’s tempting to dive right in. However, depending on your nancial situation MILLENNIAL and appetite for investing risk, crypto The power of MONEY might not be an appropriate investment Photograph courtesy of Dollar General information. for you right now – or ever. While many of the nation’s top names in retail filed for bankruptcy in 2020, Tennessee-based “I am the biggest crypto hippie you’ll talk to in a very Published weekly by Dollar General continued its rapid expansion and move to new shopping concepts. Westview Newspaper, LLC long time,” says Tyrone Ross, CEO of Onramp Invest, a cryptoasset platform for registered investment advisers. 222 Second Ave. N. And yet, he cautions against it. “I don’t think the general Nashville, TN 37201 (615) 254-5522 public should be investing in crypto.” TN’s Dollar General FAX: (615) 254-5525 Picture your nances as an ice cream sundae, with Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m crypto as the cherry on top. It makes up a small proportion of the overall sundae, and not everyone wants President & Chairman beats retail trends Peter Schutt one. And before you sh that cherry out of the jar, you Publisher & CEO need to assemble the rest of your dessert. By Tom Wood Eric Barnes In non-ice-cream terms, that means creating a strong Associate Publisher Top 10 & Executive Editor nancial foundation and learning everything you can Don’t blink! You might miss the grand Lyle Graves about crypto before you put any real money in. opening of another Dollar General store. As of Aug. 8, 2021, Dollar General [email protected] had 17,671 stores in 46 states. In Planning Editor 1. Put safeguards in place OK, that’s an exaggeration. But not by fiscal 2020, the company’s net Cindy Smith much. [email protected] First and foremost, you need to prepare for those times sales were approximately $33 In the 14 years since an investment Contributors when things don’t go as planned. billion. Chip Cirillo group purchased the family owned Sheila Burke Over the past year, workers who lost income because business and took it public again two States with the most Kathy Carlson of the pandemic had to tap into savings, take on debt or Hollie Deese years later, the Goodlettsville-based chain Dollar General stores Nancy Henderson enter into hardship programs to a ord their bills. is has added nearly 10,000 stores to boast (as of February, 2021) Tim Ghianni time has been a stark reminder of the importance of Joe Morris having an emergency fund. more retail locations than any other 1. Texas 1626 Rhiannon Potkey company in the United States – quickly Tom Wood “When you’re young, you can feel like Superman or 2. Georgia 963 Offi ce Manager Superwoman, but when the bubble happens, you could closing on 18,000 stores in 46 states. Donna Gosnell And Dollar General’s aggressive 3. Florida 940 Art Director easily be out of a job for nine to 12 months,” says eresa Mike Hopey Morrison, a nancial planner in Tucson, Arizona. “Don’t expansion plan shows no signs of slowing. 4. North Carolina 916 [email protected] underestimate systemic shocks to the market.” e company plans to double the number 5. Ohio 903 Graphic Designer of locations, which mostly dot the Leigh Singleton Morrison recommends saving up six months of living 6. Tennessee 856 highways and byways of rural America. expenses if you’re single, or around three months if you Not even the 2020 COVID-19 7.