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Balloon release slated for Maxwell

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07/09/2009

NEWPORT-Balloons will be released Friday, July 10, in honor of Megan Maxwell, a 19-year-old teenager who disappeared in April.



The balloon release is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Cocke County Fairgrounds. Balloons and markers will be handed out for anyone wishing to write a message on a balloon before it is released.

Another search for Maxwell by volunteers will be conducted on Saturday, July 11, with the assistance of track dogs.

Maurice Shults, Newport Police Department Chief, said Wednesday that "nothing has changed" in the case.

"We're running out every lead" that could lead to Maxwell's whereabouts, he said.

Funds are being raised privately to pay for the use of a helicopter to search the area for Maxwell, which will reportedly cost $900 an hour.

A concert and Halo 3 tournament will be held Saturday, July 18, in a building in the Newport Town Center that used to house Goody's.

Jon Walton, youth pastor at Crossroads Community Church, said the idea for a fund-raising tournament came from youth in his church who were eager to contribute in some fashion to the ongoing search for Maxwell.

Registration begins at 10 a.m. The entry fee is $10 per person, and includes a free T-shirt.

Walton said because the tournament is rated "M" for mature audiences, anyone participating in the tournament who is less than 17 years old must bring a waiver signed by an adult. Teams of two people will be competing.

Walton said there will be refreshments to buy, including Sno-Cones, and an inflatable for young kids.

"There are a lot of cool prizes" that will be given out that day, said Gavilan Hill of Rent-A-Center, including a 26-inch TV, an Xbox game, meals to area restaurants, and even a vacation getaway package of three days and two nights at a cabin in Gatlinburg.

Gospel groups will perform that day, including the Pilgrim Heirs, Lost Mountain Sound, and several local church bands, organizers said.

There will be prizes for the top three tournament teams, and door prizes, according to promotional literature.

For more information about the tournament, contact Walton at (423) 613-8135.



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