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Walter Earl Timmins Sr.

Walter Earl Timmins Sr., age 98, of Morristown, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. He was a dedicated member of Cherokee Hills Baptist Church, a retiree of BASF after 35 years of service and was also a Army Veteran…

Hawkins officials discuss crisis management

B A room full of community members gathered at the Hawkins County Natural Gas Utility meeting room to plot strategies on how to meet crisis management needs moving forward. The Rev. John Butler, pastor of East Rogersville Baptist Church, spearheaded…

Church News

The Troy Burns Family will sing at at the 10:37 a.m. worship service Sunday, Jan. 22 at Russellville Church of God, located at 5848 East Andrew Johnson Highway in Russellville. Everyone welcome. Pastor is Rev. Paul Nolan. The Resurrection 2023…

Education Snapshot

S Superintendent Arnie Bunch read ‘What Do You Do With a Chance?’ by Kobi Yamada to fifth graders at John Hay Elementary School and Witt Elementary School.

Around The State

FBI offers reward in vandalism at pregnancy clinic NASHVILLE (AP) — The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for vandalism at a women’s health clinic in…

Snapshot

S Spring semester began Tuesday for Walters State Community College students. Lois Blais, associate professor of computer and information science, starts class by explaining equipment login procedures.

VFDs respond to commercial fire

F A fire at a Hamblen County commercial facility resulted in no injuries early Friday morning. All four Hamblen County volunteer fire departments were called to Clinch River Hardwood to the the business in West Hamblen County. Crews arrived quickly…

Juvenile charged in VHS threat

A juvenile has been charged following a social media threat towards a Hawkins County high school Thursday. At 5 p.m., Thursday, the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office received information in regards to a threat at Volunteer High School that was posted…

Cockfighting should be a felony

A Bristol lawmaker is continuing his efforts to put some teeth into Tennessee’s notoriously weak law against cockfighting. Sen. Jon Lundberg is once again sponsoring a bill (Senate Bill 0194) to change the penalties for cockfighting from a Class A…