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Walters State Community College will honor business leader and philanthropist Eleanor Yoakum by naming the main building on the college’s Claiborne County Campus in her honor. The official naming ceremony…

Carson-Newman to hold active shooter simulation Carson-Newman University will simulate an active shooter scenario on July 27 in an effort to prepare students, faculty, and responding agencies to include the…

F Mona Blanton-Kitts, McNabb Center president and CEO, has welcomed new board members and officers to the Center’s Board of Directors. Newly appointed 2023-2024 McNabb Center board members include: Robbie…

Shirley Ann Snowden, 86, of Morristown, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Regency Retirement Village. She was a longtime and active member of First United Methodist Church in Morristown.…

Marissa Danae Brown, age 18, of Rutledge, passed away on July 11, 2023 at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital after a hard fought battle against cancer. Marissa was a sassy, outspoken,…

Now that our raucous celebration of our nation’s independence is over, serenity is once again returning to our area’s neighborhoods. Fireworks are traditionally used to celebrate on July 4 and…

Lauren Eccles, a 2019 graduate of both Jefferson County High School and Walters State Community College and a 2022 graduate of the University of Tennessee, has been selected as a…

B Amanda and Jeremiah Taylor, opened the Sadie Foundation and Rescue after losing a puppy. Since then the husband and wife duo has dedicated the last year to saving every…

B More than 150 Hamblen County students will partake in intense tutoring in the fall due to the new third grade retention law Superintendent Arnold Bunch said at Tuesday’s school…

F Emergency Management personnel in Hamblen County, Knox County, Blount County and Sevier County, along with response agencies are conducting an emergency exercise through Thursday. The public may notice emergency…