Derby De Mayo to return in May
F What do the Kentucky Derby and the annual Cinco de Mayo celebrations have in common besides providing excuses for throwing some fun parties in the spring? Well, for the fourth time in a row, Friends of Hospice (FOH) of…
Rescue Squad member grills Hawkins Commission on funding
B At Monday’s Hawkins County Commission meeting, a member of the Church Hill Rescue Squad took exception with his squad not being given adequate funding for repairs to its equipment and facility. Tim Coup of the CHRS said he felt…
Around The State
Greene County attorney Jessee censured On April 24, Crystal Goan Jessee, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. In representing her client in a…
Morristown Art Association hosts juried art show
The Morristown Art Association has announced it will sponsor the 53rd Annual Juried Art Show in June. This is the premier visual art event of the year in Morristown with some of the best artists in East Tennessee submitting their…
Snapshot
HOLA Lakeway will host Morristown Voices on May 1 at 6 p.m. in the Walter State Community College’s Foundation Room. Students in the program studied how the greater Morristown region experiences racism and challenges prejudice. Students gathered stories and images…
Tennessee needs a red flag law
Three years ago as the Tennessee General Assembly convened, Democratic Sen. Sara Kyle of Memphis introduced a red flag law that would permit a state court to temporarily remove firearms from someone considered a danger to themselves or others. It…
Pamela Joy Wheatley
and kindness, and she will be sorely missed by her family, whom she nurtured and loved until the very end. She was preceded in death by parents, William and Minnie Hill Leabow; husband, George L. Wheatley; sister, Libby Davis; and…
Sharon Madonna Walker
Sharon Madonna Walker of Morristown, TN passed away on April 21, 2023 at Life Care Center of Morristown after a long illness. Sharon was born on April 19, 1949, in Mobile, Alabama to Lawrence Reeves and Mildred Hadaway Reeves. She…
Patsy Scott
Patsy Scott, age 85, of Panama City Beach, Florida, went to be with the Lord, on April 15, 2023 at her residence Superior Living. She was a long-time member of Rocky Pointe Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by…
Una Mae Parrott
Una Mae Parrott, 86, of Whitesburg, went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Signature Healthcare in Rogersville, TN. Una Mae was a long-time member of Lee Valley Baptist Church in Whitesburg, and retired from the Hamblen…

