He wanted to be here tonight but he told me he didn't want to take away from my evening. He's a good friend.

Throughout the years, whenever darkness has touched my life, it has been a strong faith in God and a great network of friends that have carried me through the troubled waters and given me the strength to carry on. Your presence here today is an inspiration to me as it symbolizes the friendship and love we have shared throughout the years.

We are taking care of her son. He will be getting same grade and salary as the other guy. I had to promote the other man first, as he had seniority and was much more qualified. I understand Juanita runs Gallatin County? Call if you need more details. By the way, the Gov's office is on board with this.

I simply can't tell you how much this means to me.

It's like getting dressed to go out for the evening and the gown is only 60 percent ready.

I think Jeffers was just overwhelmed by the emotion of the evening. I've been on the other end of that and it isn't much fun. Jeffers is a pretty good team, much better than the score would indicate. If we played like that every night, we'd be pretty tough to beat.