Encore Junior members honored at Theater Festival
F Students representing Encore Theatrical Company in Morristown earned high praise at the 2023 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta. The monumental weekend dedicated to rewarding and celebrating excellent student-driven musical theater programs happened January 13-15, 2023, at the Cobb Convention Center…
Morristown-Hamblen High School West Homecoming
R Morristown West held their 2022-23 Homecoming on Tuesday evening. Tison Johnson was named Homecoming King. He was escorted by Aviah Bunsic.
Buttigieg cuts his agency more slack than Southwest
Only a couple of weeks ago, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg roasted Southwest Airlines for problems that led to thousands of canceled flights. Yet Mr. Buttigieg was no model of contrition Wednesday after airlines were grounded nationwide by a mega-meltdown at…
Grainger Commission insurance proposal fails on tie vote
B The Grainger County Commission studied a proposal to allow commissioners to take out insurance from the county’s carrier for $288 a month through Humana. After a heated debate, the proposal received a 7-7-1 vote, meaning the proposal failed. Commissioner…
Around The State
Smokies US park starts early parking tag sales for new rule GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Great Smoky Mountains National Park has begun selling annual parking tags ahead of a new requirement beginning March 1 to buy daily, weekly or annual…
June Marie Welsch
June Marie Welsch of Chandler, AZ passed over to her Eternal Life peacefully at home on December 13, 2022. A beautiful life lived at 93 years old. She will be greatly missed by ALL who knew her. June was born…
Andrew T. McFall
Andrew T. McFall, age 74, of White Pine, passed away Friday, January 13, 2023 at Jefferson City Health and Rehab Center. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp and a member of Clintview Missionary Baptist Church. He…
Roger Lynn Taylor
Roger Lynn Taylor, age 72 of Morristown, born in Kingsport, TN, passed away Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023 at Morristown Hamblen Healthcare System. He was a Veteran of the US Army and retired from PFG Hale after many years of service.…
Juanita P Shepherd
Juanita P Shepherd, age 78, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2023. She is preceded in death by her adoring husband, William Alfred Shepherd, her parents, Fred and Jewel Lane as well as her siblings, James, Mack and Flo Byrd.…
Virginia Goins
Virginia Goins, age 82, passed away early Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter in Ashland City TN, arrangements will be announced later by Dockery-Senter Funeral Home.

