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Gene Isom was born May 3rd, 1931, in Morristown, Tennessee, to the late Elmer and Vernie Isom. He was the eldest son of eight children and is preceded in death by six of his siblings: Rufus, Wayne, Claudell, Anna Mae,…

B Debra Thompson retired from Walgreens on West Andrew Johnson Highway after 20 years of service. When Thompson started at Walgreens in 2002 she was originally hired for the beauty department. “When I started 20 years ago I started as…

F The Lakeway Area is bracing for two rounds of storms as a cold front pushes through the area behind unseasonably warm temperatures. The high Tuesday, in Morristown, was set to reach 71 degrees, before the arrival of a pair…

F Sgt. Diana Morgan, with the Morristown Police Department, recently received the Tennessee Highway Safety Office 2022 Speed Enforcement Award. MPD data showed an increase in traffic crashes from 2019 to 2021, and the department saw a need to keep…

F As the rest of the world waited for updates on the condition of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, a group of staff members from the Avenue Church in Morristown were in the stands, watching as medical crews fought to…

F An East Tennessee fisherman is dead after falling into Cherokee Lake near Kidwell’s Ridge Access Area Saturday. TWRA wildlife officers say that around 7:54 a.m., Jeremy Gene Keen, 47, of Morristown, and his 14-year-old son were trolling in an…

Birders flock to Kentucky to see rare pink-footed goose NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Birders from as far away as Wisconsin travelled to central Kentucky last week in the hopes of seeing a rare pink-footed goose. The waterfowl led them on…

A group of Spahis, famous French Colonial cavalrymen, start out on patrol duty in the dunes of the Egyptian desert , Jan. 3, 1941. This mounted desert troops are said to be among the French forces which remained allies of…

Wertia Ruth Ely, 88 years of age, of Morristown, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 1, 2023, at Charter Senior Living. Wertia was born June 17, 1934, in Kyles Ford, Tennessee, to the late Charlie and Emma Wallen Testerman.…

Mary Lynn Bales, 88, of Morristown, entered peacefully into her Heavenly Home on January 1, 2023, at Regency Retirement Village in Morristown. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was preceded in death by her parents, William…