May 29, 2026
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Lee calls special session to redraw congressional district
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have summoned lawmakers into special sessions this week seeking new congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
Bettie Ann Wright
Wright
Ruth Ann Rogers
Ruth Ann Rogers, age 84, of Morristown, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2026. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 7th at Westside Chapel Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 8th at 2:00 p.m. at Sartain Springs Church. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Interment services will follow at Sartain Springs Church Cemetery.
Carolyn J. Jarnagin
Carolyn J. Jarnagin, age 75, of Morristown, passed away Monday, May 4, 2026, at The Heritage Center.
Margarette J. Hurst
Hurst
Lelia Hill
Hill
Linda Sue Greene
Linda Sue Greene, age 64, of Morristown, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Knoxville.
Lee Eric Akins
Akins
Smokies win 2-of-3 weekend games to close series with Rocket City
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Knoxville Smokies closed out their trip to Rocket City by winning two of three games over the weekend.
Bean station’s owens earns first BFL win at Phoenix Bass Fishing League event at Watts Bar Lake
SPRING CITY, Tenn. – Boater Kenneth Owens of Bean Station, Tennessee, caught a total of five bass weighing 18 pounds, 1 ounce, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on Watts Bar Lake. The tournament, hosted by Rhea County Department of Tourism - Fish Spring City, was the second of five events of the season for the BFL Volunteer Division. Owens earned $2,140 for his victory.