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F Tennessee’s three-month sales tax suspension for grocery items went into affect at midnight Tuesday. Earlier in the year, the General Assembly passed the Tennessee Works Tax Act which Gov. Bill Lee signed into law. The bill is the single…

Flowers have started to bloom in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park at 350 W 9th N St.

B The K9 from the Hamblen County Sheriff’s office who goes by the name of Nexus won 3rd place as a recipient of the Aftermath K9 Grant. With the assistance of Hamblen County Sheriff Chad Mullins, Nexus was presented a…

B Joshua Len Martin, 26, Jamie Lynne Webb, 42, Wesley Allen Hall, 45, and Becky Sue Ball of Cosby TN, were arrested on trespassing and drug-related charges. On July 27, Lieutenant Boyce with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office was informed…

F The “Historic Jonesborough Oldest Town in Tennessee” license plate will be an official Tennessee license plate once a campaign is launched and obtains 1,000 pre-orders. The city needs the community’s support. The first step is to help decide the…

What was long predicted is now happening. Earth’s weather systems are increasingly disrupted and destructive, as a consequence of the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In addition to devastating heatwaves in the northern hemisphere,…

F Knoxville, Tennessee — Dogwood Arts is thrilled to announce the return and expansion of the Dogwood Regional Exhibition, which will be on display at the Emporium Center and Dogwood Gallery in Downtown Knoxville August 4-25th. The Dogwood Regional Exhibition…

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Pauline P. Vaughn, passed away on July 31, 2023 at Charter Senior Living. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and worked in food service at Union Heights for 30 years. She was…

Thomas William Martin age 82 of Knoxville spent his last breath praising God and ran into the arms of Jesus on Monday, July 31, 2023. Retired from TN Army National Guard and Robertshaw-Fulton Bellows after 33 1/2 years of service.…

Lois Coffey Greene, age 70, of Tazewell, TN, lost her battle with Alzheimer’s on Saturday, July 29, 2023. She was a member of Sneedville First Baptist Church and co-owner of Greene Insurance Agency since 1974. Lois was preceded in death…