Douglas Lake Levels
Midnight Elevation 974.44 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…
Manley to host Luke 14 event
B The annual Luke 14 Party, celebrating people living with disabilities, will return for another year. Luke 14 Ministries was formed as a non-profit organization in August of 2017. It was formed to provide clarity of vision, accountability, and efficiency…
Chamber to hold candidate forum
F The Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce for candidates running in the upcoming city of Morristown election will host a candidate forum Monday, April 3 at 7 p.m. The event will be at Walters State Community College Lyceum in the…
TCAT-Morristown celebrates top rating
F It was an eventful night at the Tennessee Board of Regent’s fifth annual Statewide Outstanding Achievement Recognition this week. While Walters State Community College won the Community College of the Year award for the second consecutive year, the Tennessee…
Helping Hands Clinic celebrates doctors
B Helping Hands Clinic recognizes its volunteer physicians on National Doctors Day. Helping Hands is a free clinic that has been providing primary healthcare to those in the community since 2003. The clinic on 1111 Watercrest Street, is the county’s…
Snapshot
The Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office participated in the Community’s Resource Fair. The office provided information about the Sheriff’s Office, applications and useful resource information.
New book by Carson-Newman alumna tells the story of real-life superhero
F Many have a favorite superhero. There’s something about such figures with incredible strength, courage and the ability to do what most feel they cannot. Iron man, Wonder Woman, Hulk, Flash, Ms. Marvel – all are favorites. Abby Dalton, also…
Burchett’s response to Nashville shooting falls short
“We’re not gonna fix it.” With five words Tim Burchett Tennessee’s Second Congressional District Representative in the U.S. House went viral. It was a master class in what not to say in the face of a tragedy that involved another…
Members of Sunrise Court donate to Food Bank
F The members of Sunrise Court #20 Order of the Amaranth has chosen “Random Acts of Kindness” as the theme for 2023. Last month they delivered caps for cancer patients at the Morristown Cancer Center. For this month’s project they…
Retired Teachers Donate to Food On Foot
F Hamblen County Retired Teachers’ Association welcomed Carolyn Jarnagin and Dianne Addington of Food On Foot as guest speakers for their monthly meeting. At the end of the program the teachers presented a donation to help the organization continue their…

