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4 dead, 1 critical in fire caused by space heater MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Four people died and one person was injured early Tuesday in a house fire in Memphis, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the one-story home around 2…
If NC auditor can’t hold herself accountable, she should consider resigning
Two and a half months after hitting a parked car in downtown Raleigh and fleeing the scene, State Auditor Beth Wood still isn’t talking. She has issued few public statements and largely refused to speak to the media, other than…
Father indicted in White Pine man’s death
A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the White Pine Police Department has resulted in the indictment of a Florida man on a murder charge in connection to the overdose death of his son. In September 2021,…
West’s upset bid falls short in Region 1-4A Semifinals against Dobyns-Bennett
B KINGSPORT—Sometimes, there’s just no justice in the way sporting events turn out. That was the case Tuesday night at the Tribe Athletic Complex as underdog Morristown West took defending TSSAA 4A state champion Dobyns-Bennett right to the wire before…
The art of Substitution
B When it comes to integral individuals in our kids’ lives, I think everyone can agree that educators top the list. If you paused right now, I bet you could vividly remember your favorite teacher and the impact he/she had…
The Flying Williams Family
B In 1783 Etienne Montgolfier stepped into the basket of a silk and paper hot-air balloon to make the first recorded manned flight, with others to soon follow. A young boy would be aboard the first manned glider flight in…
Planting Seeds: Hamblen County partners with Walters State and Western Governor’s University to grow tomorrow’s teachers
B Hamblen County Schools is offering to help students in the area to receive their teaching degree to keep teachers at home. Through the state’s “Grow Your Own” and the county’s “Tomorrow’s Teachers,” students are able to have their degree…
Moving Forward: Pay it Forward Fitness offers donation driven workout model
B A fitness class is working together to raise funds to support nonprofits in the Lakeway Area. Dona Bryon and her ‘Pay it Forward Fitness’ is held four times a week at First Presbyterian Church in Morristown and runs off…
Love & Basketball: A Review of Education, the General and his Commander in Chief
B There’s a perfunctory way in which Arnold ‘Arnie’ Bunch II gets ready for a high school game in Hamblen County: the retired four-star general chooses one of two ties, either orange or crimson. As a comparison, one that illustrates…
PICKER’S DELIGHT: Green’s collection is a work of art
B J.C. Green, a native of the Lakeway Area, has preserved antique tractor seats and tools going back a hundred years. Green who is a Marine, served in the Vietnam War. He was drafted in 1965, and by Christmas Eve,…

