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Gracie Summers Brewer, infant, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Arrangements by Westside Chapel Funeral Home in Morristown.

Mary Alice Noe, age 99, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 19, 2023. Mary was born and raised in her family home in Morristown, TN, which was built in 1900. She was best remembered…

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Midnight Elevation: 1062.91 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…

Midnight Elevation: 993.62 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…

B The Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation visited with the Rotary Club of Morristown to discuss its efforts. Dean Hoskins, the foundation’s vice president, explained what the foundation does and how the club has helped it over the years. “In 2004,…

F Walters State will offer underwater robotics camps on all campuses this summer. Students work in teams to build, design and test a SeaMATE AngelFish ROV underwater robot. Camps also demonstrate how robots are used in the workforce. Scholarships are…

B Nothing makes a juicy strawberry more flavorful than a little rain mixed with sunshine, and despite some wet weather Saturday afternoon, Morristown residents crowded the fields for the much-anticipated Morristown Strawberry Festival hosted by WCRK/Country Legends. Cars lined the…

B You want the good news or the bad news first? The good news Hamblen County’s English Language Arts TCAP scores came in over the weekend, the fastest the state of Tennessee has ever gotten the scores back to the…

F Average gasoline prices in Tennessee have fallen 4.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.09/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee. Prices in Tennessee are 21.6 cents per gallon lower than a month…