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Debbie Lynn Thayer, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at the age of 72. She was with her husband, Steve, of 51 years. Debbie was characterized by faithfulness—faithful to love and serve her family, church, and…

James “Luke” Morgan, age 84 of Talbott, passed away peacefully at his home on the morning of Wednesday, July 19, 2023. He was a longtime member of Blue Springs Baptist Church, where he had attended since childhood. He loved sports;…

Leisa Hutson, age 52, of Morristown, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023. No services will be scheduled. Arrangements by Westside Chapel Funeral Home.

The House passed the annual defense policy bill on Friday, and what a shock it must have been for the press corps. The Beltway media spent the week informing readers that conservative social policies doomed the bill and that GOP…

Midnight Elevation: 992.45 Work on Douglas Dam began in February 1942 and was completed on a crash schedule in just 12 months and 17 days—a world record for projects of equivalent size. It is a hydroelectric facility with four generating units…

Hi 79 Low 69 Day: Intervals of clouds and sunshine with a thunderstorm; humid Night: Partly cloudy overnight Probability of Thunderstorms 73% Night; Partly cloudy and humid with a thunderstorm in one or two spots

Midnight Elevation: 1069.26 Cherokee was built to generate hydroelectric power during the World War II emergency, but it also plays an important role as one of the chains of TVA-managed reservoirs that have prevented billions of dollars in flood damage…

B Hundreds gathered Wednesday morning to watch as Walters State Community College unveiled the new name for the Claiborne County Campus main building to honor business leader and philanthropist Eleanor Yoakum. Many local leaders, faculty, friends and family of Yoakum…

B Hamblen County Schools’ Superintendent Arnold Bunch said improvement is the goal after the district’s 2022-23 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education on Tuesday. District-level TCAP results are essential to providing a snapshot…

B Hamblen County Sheriff Chad Mullins announced that a correctional officer is facing charges after allegedly bringing narcotics into the Hamblen County jail. Chasity Merritt faces several criminal charges for the alleged smuggling of contraband into the facility. The investigation…