Cocke County looking to progress in new region
B In the game of football, consistency isn’t always considered a positive. Each of the last three seasons, Cocke County has finished the regular season with only one win in district play. This year, after making the move from Region…
Hancock County returns to Friday nights in 2023
B SNEEDVILLE – Hancock County’s football program enters the 2023 season with a renewed sense of vigor. Following a disappointing 0-9 2020 season, the Indians couldn’t field enough players in 2021 and 2022, and their varsity team was disband. This…
Hope and Thrive Academy Fashion Show to return
B Hope and Thrive Academy will host its “Hello World” Celebration Banquet and Fashion Show September 21 at First Presbyterian Church in Morristown. The fashion show, with a theme to showcase art and fashion around the world, will be held…
City to host Public Input Meeting on election law change
F Due to changing Tennessee State Laws, the City of Morristown is reexamining its process for handling municipal elections. Historically, City Council elections have included a Mayor, four ward-based council candidates, and two at-large council candidates – all voted on…
Foundever, formerly Sykes, partnership leads to 150 jobs
B Sykes and Sitel Group have recently joined forces and undergone a name change, creating Foundever. Foundever is a call center leader in customer service. It specializes in providing prosperity growth within areas in need of an economic boost. The…
Tammy Ellis
Tammy Ellis, age 60, of Morristown, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 13, 2023 after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Clarene Ellis; and sister, Jennie Self. She…
C-N Chef takes gold at national culinary competition
F Chef Matt Kuver, who serves Carson-Newman University via Aramark, earned the Gold Medal at 2023 Aramark Culinary Excellence (ACE) Collegiate Hospitality and Harvest Table Competition. Kuver joined Chef Franco Lussio, James Madison University and Chef Jessica Paulson, Boston University…
Heskett to celebrate anniversary of Dandridge location
F Heskett Family Chiropractic is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Dandridge location with a special appreciation day on August 21. Chiropractic care is not just for the injured. It starts with preventative care and is beneficial for the nervous…
WSCC Literacy Conference planned Sept. 15
F Teachers can gain teaching tools for literacy at Walters State’s 12th Annual East Tennessee Literacy Conference, planned for Sept. 15 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Walters State Morristown Campus. This year’s theme is “Turn the Page.”…
Snapshot
A A truck destroyed by fire sits on Joshua Kihe’s property near Waimea, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Hawaii increasingly seems under siege from disasters, and what is increasing most is wildfire, according to an analysis of Federal Emergency Management…

