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B Hamblen County Mayor Bill Brittain presented the Expenses portion of the County’s Budget to the commission’s finance committee. Brittain began and increase in the commission’s budget for audit services. “There is an increase for this budget of $3,076,” he…

B The Isaiah 117 House of Hamblen County will host its first Superhero 5K fundraiser June 24. The run or walk race will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday and participants are encouraged to dress in superhero attire. For runners…

F Carson-Newman University is designated a “College of Distinction” for the 2023-2024 academic year. The announcement comes from Texas-based organization Colleges of Distinction, which noted C-N’s commitment to providing a high-quality undergraduate education that focuses on hands-on learning, strong student-teacher…

Former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter, right, drew about 5,000 people to Youngstown’s Federal Plaza in Youngstown, Ohio, in his quest for support in Tuesday’s Ohio Democratic primary, June 7, 1976. The presidential hopeful waded into the crowd, shaking hands and…

Progressives have filed lawsuit after lawsuit to block the Mountain Valley Pipeline, as these columns have chronicled. Now they’re irate that they may lose their long fight because the debt-ceiling deal between President Joe Biden and House Republicans essentially guarantees…

Tennessee’s 2023 Bobby Wilson Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 10 in Tennessee and all state residents and visitors of any age may fish free without a license in Tennessee’s public waters. Additionally, those youth ages 15 or younger may…

Claiborne checkpoints planned The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting a sobriety roadside safety checkpoint on June 9, 2023 @ U.S Highway 25E, State Route 32, Near the Cumberland Gap Tunnell State Route 58 Impaired driving is a serious crime…

Paul Edward Franson, age 88 of Morristown passed away the evening of Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Dewitt Place in Morristown TN. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of White Pine TN. He was preceded in…

Mildred Harris Wolfe, 91, of Morristown went to be with The Lord on Monday, June 5, 2023, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law. She was the oldest member of Midtown Missionary Baptist Church where she faithfully attended and…

Jennifer Dunson, age 45, passed away Sunday, June 4, at her home. Funeral services will be held Saturday June 10 at 2pm at Dockery-Senter Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1pm-2pm at the funeral home. Arrangements by Dockery-Senter…