Local Feel Good Story
My name is Autumn and I work with the Sing Me a Story Foundation. We are working on a project locally and we think it would be a fantastic, feel-good story for your network. Sing Me a Story creates songs…
Man dies in industrial accident in Bulls Gap facility
F A man who became trapped in a machine at a Bulls Gap manufacturing plant was airlifted to an area hospital Sunday where the employee later died. The man’s identity has not been released publicly. First responders were called to…
Body found behind Faith Temple Baptist
F The body of a 26-year-old homeless man was found in a wooded area behind Faith Temple Baptist Church on North Henry Street Monday afternoon. The man, William Burnett, had been seen walking in the area earlier in the morning.…
Former basketball stars help Afghan refugees
KNOXVILLE (AP) — Samira Asghari was part of a rebellion growing up. It was a peaceful one led by her generation. She was simply a young girl in Afghanistan getting an education and playing basketball in the early 2000s after…
Tennessee House OKs narrow abortion exemption bill
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-dominant House on Monday advanced legislation that would add a narrow exemption to the state’s strict abortion ban, despite concerns raised by Democrats and medical experts that the bill does not go far enough to protect…
Deputies fatally shoot woman suspected of domestic violence
MEMPHIS (AP) — Tennessee sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a woman who was a suspect in a domestic violence incident, officials said. Shelby County deputies stopped a vehicle Saturday afternoon in Bartlett that matched the description of one involved in a…
Snapshot: Hamblen County Sheriff”s Department
S Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office staff attended the graduation ceremony of class # 127 of the Walters State Community College Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy. Among the graduates were Deputy Blevins and Deputy Williams. From left to right, Captain David…
Amber Lynn Skinner
Amber Lynn Skinner, 28, born in Olean, New York, on July 4th, 1994 passed away unexpectedly March 16, 2023 at Morristown Hamblen Hospital from a fatal asthma attack. She was predeceased by her grandfathers, Ralph Skinner and Carl Stiles. Amber…
Elizabeth “Betty” Lorraine Leolich
Elizabeth “Betty” Lorraine Leolich, 76, of Morristown, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023. Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of life service on March 27, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. in the chapel of Stetzer-Bales Funeral Home with…
West tennis sweeps Cocke County
F The Morristown West tennis teams both moved to 2-0 in the conference on Monday with wins over Cocke County. The boys team won 8-1, while the girls team took a 6-3 victory. On the boys side, the West winners…

