Biz Bites
ETDD in the month of April successfully submitted Community Development Block Grants that ranged from wastewater improvements in Madisonville, a community center in New Market, an all-inclusive park in Caryville, and fire trucks in Hamblen and Roane Counties. A total…
Ron (James Ronald) Wood
Ron (James Ronald) Wood, age 75, joyously ran through the gates of Heaven on May 2, 2023, into the arms of Jesus! He began living life at its fullest July 20, 1947, in Knoxville, later moving to Newport, White Pine,…
Bob (Bobby) Burns Seals Jr.
Bob (Bobby) Burns Seals Jr. went to be with his Lord and Savior early Wednesday morning April 13, 2023 after a short illness. Bobby was a faithful member of Buffalo Trial Baptist Church of Morristown, Tn. where he helped establish…
Morristown’s Blair honored at Carson-Newman FCS banquet, students recognized
F Morristown’s Sharon Blair was awarded the AAFCS Student Organization Distinguished Service Award during Carson-Newman University’s Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) annual banquet. The banquet celebrates students and the generous donations that enable them to access a Christian, liberal arts-based…
High-speed disposable healthcare gown production begins at Petoskey Plastics’ Michigan facility
Petoskey Plastics recently installed a new manufacturing line specifically designed to make disposable gowns for the healthcare industry. The company has invested approximately $2 million in engineering and first phase of the project. Additional lines and automation are in their…
Pamela Michelle Hopkins
Pamela Michelle Hopkins, age 43, of Bulls Gap, went to be with her late husband, Larry, on Friday, May 5, 2023. She was also preceded in death by her favorite aunt Billie Jean Yount; special uncle: Victor Burton McDaniel and…
Bill G. Harville
Bill G. Harville, 87, went peacefully to his heavenly home on May 5, 2023. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, lifelong member and Deacon of First Baptist Church Morristown. Bill was born on April 24, 1936 in…
Trojan Talk ~ Coming into the final stretch
Happy Sunday, Trojans! We have three more weeks of school left before we conclude the 2022-2023 school year! This year Graduation will take place May 25, 2023 and the last full day of school will be May 24, 2023. Graduation…
District 2-AA announce All-District Tennis Teams
F This week, District 2-AA announced their All-District Tennis Teams. District 2-AA consists of Morristown East, Morristown West, Jefferson County, Cherokee, Cocke County, Greeneville, Sevier County and Seymour. The All-District team will be honored at the beginning of next week’s…
Patriots fall in District 2-4A Championship to Sevier County
B SEVIERVILLE – Jefferson County knew that Saturday’s District 2-4A Championship against Sevier County was going to be a tough task. The Smoky Bears won their first two games of the tournament earlier in the week and had saved starter…

