Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officials have confirmed that bears have been sighted in the Russellville area. “It’s just that time of year,” said Hamblen County Wildlife Officer Sgt. Nathan Ripley. He explained that bear sightings in the country are often young, transient males looking for food sources and to find a new territory. If the food sources, such as trash and pet food, are taken away, the bears will move
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will explore allegations a former Morristown-Hamblen Humane Society employee stole at least $51,130 from the agency, District Attorney General C. Berkeley Bell Jr. announced this morning. If the TBI substantiates the allegations detailed in a state comptroller’s office investigative audit, the findings will be presented to a Hamblen County grand jury, according to Bell. Hamblen County Mayor Bill Brittain, who requested the audit after financial
A host of officials, fellow judges, friends and citizens of Morristown gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate a hometown boy “done good.” Although he has already been at work for the past two months and handed down his first opinion, Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Thomas R. (Skip) Frierson, II was given the Oath of Office by Gov. Bill Haslam during a special investiture ceremony at Morristown-Hamblen High School West. Many
The past few months has been an exciting time for Gabriella (Gabby) Madison. On Friday, she walked across the stage as a graduate of Morristown West. A few weeks earlier she was in Nashville representing the Morristown Boys and Girls Club at the State Youth of the Year competition. Although she just missed coming out on top of the competition, Madison did receive a $3,000 scholarship from the Tennessee Titans
During the annual meeting of the Walters State Foundation Board of Trustees on Monday, May 20, at the college’s Sevier County Campus, it was reported that the foundation’s net asset balance is just more than $15 million, representing the organization’s highest balance since 2006. Of this amount, the foundation recently received over $1.4 million from the estate of the late Wilma Maples of Gatlinburg to establish endowed scholarships for students
Take a high schooler who would rather be skateboarding, add an insistent mother, then throw in a dad who is up for a bro trip to Beverly Hills and you’ve got what it takes for a family medical breakthrough. All that combined is simpler than trying to spell Keratoconus, a medical term for a rare eye condition that is now familiar to the Rupert family of Parrottsville. The upcoming father and
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community Carter had called home. Several tornadoes struck parts of the nation’s midsection Sunday, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan. One person was killed near Shawnee, Okla., and 21 injuries were reported
WWE superstar Kane is a 7-foot monster, a wrestling legend whose in ring back story is filled with demons and links to the dark side. Kane is the alter-ego of Jefferson City’s Glenn Jacobs, who is using his fame to draw attention to the Marketplace Fairness Act and develop a budding political career. The legislation would change a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that does not allow sales to be
College Square Mall was full of teenagers Friday evening as members of the class of 2013 from both Hamblen County high schools celebrated their recent graduations. Rebecca Marcum, the Project Graduation chair for Morristown-Hamblen High School West, said 500 to 600 students were expected to attend Project Graduation night, which marked the program’s 24th year of providing Hamblen County graduates with a safe, celebratory experience. Students lined up to participate
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SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — The Walters State Senators opened play in the NJCAA