Church News
Macedonia Baptist Church of Morristown will be holding their Homecoming Sunday, July 16, 2023. The services will start at 10 a.m. Rev. Roger Porter is pastor. Sartain Springs Baptist Church in White Pine will have a special 5th Saturday Singing…
WSCC Claiborne campus to name building in Yoakum’s honor
Walters State Community College will honor business leader and philanthropist Eleanor Yoakum by naming the main building on the college’s Claiborne County Campus in her honor. The official naming ceremony is at 10 a.m. on July 19 in the building’s…
Around The State
Carson-Newman to hold active shooter simulation Carson-Newman University will simulate an active shooter scenario on July 27 in an effort to prepare students, faculty, and responding agencies to include the media, law enforcement and emergency medical services in the event…
McNabb Center welcomes new board members
F Mona Blanton-Kitts, McNabb Center president and CEO, has welcomed new board members and officers to the Center’s Board of Directors. Newly appointed 2023-2024 McNabb Center board members include: Robbie Arrington – Regal Melissa Drinnon – Johnson University David Hall…
Shirley Ann Snowden
Shirley Ann Snowden, 86, of Morristown, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Regency Retirement Village. She was a longtime and active member of First United Methodist Church in Morristown. She retired from Rainbo Bread Company after many years. She…
Marissa Danae Brown
Marissa Danae Brown, age 18, of Rutledge, passed away on July 11, 2023 at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital after a hard fought battle against cancer. Marissa was a sassy, outspoken, determined young lady. She always thought of others and what…
How should law enforcement address fireworks?
Now that our raucous celebration of our nation’s independence is over, serenity is once again returning to our area’s neighborhoods. Fireworks are traditionally used to celebrate on July 4 and New Year’s Eve, but some people say they are too…
Eccles Awarded Three Engineering Fellowships
Lauren Eccles, a 2019 graduate of both Jefferson County High School and Walters State Community College and a 2022 graduate of the University of Tennessee, has been selected as a Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Fellow. As a second…
Sadie Foundation rescues pets in need
B Amanda and Jeremiah Taylor, opened the Sadie Foundation and Rescue after losing a puppy. Since then the husband and wife duo has dedicated the last year to saving every animal they can. The couple fostered Sadie, a German Shepherd…
Bunch: Intense tutoring required for more than 150 fourth graders
B More than 150 Hamblen County students will partake in intense tutoring in the fall due to the new third grade retention law Superintendent Arnold Bunch said at Tuesday’s school board meeting. During his director’s report Bunch discussed the results…

