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The future of NATO

Despite excitable speculation before the Vilnius summit, there was never a serious prospect that Ukraine could join NATO while it is at war – as Kyiv has acknowledged. Membership cannot…

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J. Carter Byington

J. Carter Byington, age 75, of Rogersville, passed away Friday, July 21, 2023 at Hawkins County Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Stetzer-Bales Funeral Home.…

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Cherokee Lake Levels

Midnight Elevation: 1069.45 Cherokee was built to generate hydroelectric power during the World War II emergency, but it also plays an important role as one of the chains of TVA-managed…

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Douglas Lake Levels

Midnight Elevation: 992.26 Work on Douglas Dam began in February 1942 and was completed on a crash schedule in just 12 months and 17 days—a world record for projects of equivalent…

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