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B At Regency Retirement Village in Morristown, he is known as “Johnny Mac.” Few people know the true story of Johnny Macknowski (also known as Macklin). He was a pro basketball player, soldier and teacher during his heyday. Friday, many…

F Walters State Community College will host the 13th Annual Mildred Haun Conference Feb. 3-4 on the Morristown Campus. The conference is a celebration of Appalachian literature, culture and scholarship. The name honors Mildred Haun, a Hamblen County native and…

B The first Saturday of the New Year marked distribution of new backpacks for children returning to school. Food on Foot used its first food distribution of the year to give away “cinch-sack” backpacks with school supplies for the second…

Grammy winner accused of assault, kidnapping fatally shot NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Grammy-winning sound engineer accused of kidnapping and threatening his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint in Tennessee was fatally shot by police, authorities said. A Metro Nashville Police…

A black student sits with white students during a study session at a junior high school in Petal, Miss., Jan. 8, 1970. A number of white students, accompanied by parents, staged a sit-in at the school in refusal of transferring…

Annie Kate Willis, age 85, of Kyles Ford, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023. She was a life-long member of Davis Chapel Baptist Church. Annie was preceded in death by her father and mother, Hubert & Mary (Debord) Lamb…

Pauline Underwood Ivy, age 92, of White Pine, passed away at Life Care of Jefferson City on Thursday, January 5, 2023. Pauline was a lifetime member of Leadvale Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Fred and…

Theresa Mary Comodari, age 86 of Talbott, TN formerly of Indialantic, FL passed away peacefully at home on January 5, 2023. She was a lifelong educator and devout catholic. At the beginning of her career she taught less fortunate children…

B Over the last several years the Experimental Aircraft Association has brought a number of historical and educational programs to the Morristown Regional Airport. This year’s program featured a World War 2 B-25 bomber and several distinguished veteran guests. Among…

B Bereket Evans scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter Friday night at a packed Isenburg-Siler Gym as Morristown West won the first game of the annual city championship series with a 69-63 victory over Morristown East.…