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Renfro Blackburn “Buddy” Baird, III, age 63, of Rogersville, passed away Friday, June 9, 2023 at Signature Healthcare of Rogersville after a period of declining health. He was a member of Rogersville First United Methodist Church. Buddy graduated from Rogersville…

F Walters State has released the President’s List for spring 2023, honoring 270 students who earned a perfect 12.0 grade point average while carrying at least 12 hours. ANDERSON COUNTY: From Oak Ridge, James McClure. From Rocky Top, Hannah Ree’L…

Clarence Raymond Short, age 89, of Morristown, passed away on Sunday June 4, 2023 at Morristown Hamblen Health Care Systems. He was a retired jack – of – all trades having built and remodeled houses, installed carpet, hardwood, wallpaper, plumbing…

B Game two of Thursday night’s championship double header pitted the 10-0 Rockies against the 6-4 Kats in the Little League division. Game two unfolded in a similar fashion to game one, with the Rockies completing their perfect season and…

B It was a night chock-full of softball on Thursday as teams gathered at King Park for the championship games of the Morristown Parks and Rec Softball League in the Minors and Little League divisions respectively, with the home run…

Lincoln Memorial University has announced the Dean’s List for the spring semester for 2023. Over 510 undergraduates were recognized for achieving high academic honors. To be placed on Dean’s List, the student must be a full-time undergraduate and have a…

Freed-Hardeman University Announces May Graduates Freed-Hardeman University held its spring commencement exercises in mid-May where approximately 286 students received degrees. Graduates received baccalaureate, graduate and certificates, licensures and associate’s degrees. A student from the area is among the graduating class:…

F The world is increasingly acknowledging East Tennessee State University as an outdoor lover’s dream. Earlier this year, readers of Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine named the university the 2023 Top Adventure College. From Clemson University to Virginia Tech, ETSU bested…

As predicted, 60% of Tennessee third-graders — including 55% of Kingsport third-graders — failed to meet reading requirements to move on to fourth grade this fall. And yet, the Tennessee Department of Education says these third-graders made “historic gains” in…

Grady Austin Lowe, age 80, of Morristown, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Arrangements by Westside Chapel Funeral Home in Morristown.