Morristown receives Municipal League award for Excellence in Recreation Facilities
F When Morristown officials cut the ribbon on Morristown Landing last month, they celebrated the culmination of a city project decades in the making. In recognition of the efforts made by the City of Morristown to improve recreation opportunities and…
MEDIC offers Dollywood ticket with donation
F MEDIC Regional Blood Center is partnering with Dollywood to host an area wide blood drive July 17-21. This blood drive will be available at area donor centers and mobile drives. Anyone who makes a successful blood donation will receive…
Rose Center to host Midsummer Social event
F Rose Center is excited to announce the 5th Annual Midsummer Social event, coming Friday, July 14 at 5:30pm. The fast-paced evening will include live jazz and a live auction, all to raise funds for youth arts education programs. Tickets…
Johnny Knoxville on the art of pranking and adjusting to life after stunts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Knoxville is no stranger to head injuries. In the decades since he rose to fame as the daredevil ringleader of “Jackass,” he has had more than a dozen concussions — that he knows of. But…
West Speech and Debate team competes at nationals
B The Morristown Hamblen High School West Speech and Debate program had an all-around great experience at the National Tournament in Phoenix, Arizona last month, with one student ranking 24 in the nation in his respective category. Suzanne Terry, program…
Chamber seeking Leadership Morristown participants
F The Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking participants in the Leadership Morristown 2023 program. Leadership Morristown – established in 1984 – was designed to identify individuals who have put in leadership positions or have the potential to be…
King installed as District Deputy for BPO Elks lodges in East Tennessee District
F Thousands of members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America and guests have gathered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from July 2 to July 5 for the BPO Elks National Convention. During the convention,…
Thomas “Tom” Bruce Winkler
Thomas “Tom” Bruce Winkler, 85, of Morristown, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023, surrounded with his family after a short illness. He was a retired test analyst from General Motors Proving Grounds, located in Milford, MI. He moved to Tennessee…
Snapshot
President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaks with emphasis in answering a reporter’s question at his news conference, July 8, 1959. The president called on management and workers in the steel industry to act for the good of the country and try…
Eunice Wheatley
Eunice Wheatley, 77, of Russellville, went to be with the Lord, July 6, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was known as “Mom” to everyone. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Wheatley; sons, Robert…

