June 23, 2026
Arts & Entertainment
Clarence Carter, soul singer known for ‘Patches’ and ‘Strokin’,’ dies at 90
NEW YORK (AP) — Clarence Carter, the blues and soul musician and singer-songwriter with the raspy, emotional vocals whose hits included the sentimental 'Patches' and the salacious 'Strokin,'' has died at age 90.
Strawberry Festival set for Saturday
Join WCRK 105.7 FM/1150 AM and WMTN Country Legends 93.3 FM/1300 AM this Saturday for the 20th Annual Strawberry Festival.
Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Chaka Khan and Vince Gill
recordings enter national registry
Spring into Reading Festival opens in Cocke County tonight
Families across Cocke County this Friday, May 15, will get an opportunity to kick off summer — and summer learning — at the Spring Into Summer Reading Festival at Cocke County High School in Newport, a free high-energy event with books, literacy activities and family fun.
American Art Show
Morristown hosting patriotic art show in City Center Rotunda
Drug counselor who delivered ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry ketamine that killed him gets 2 years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A licensed drug addiction counselor who delivered 'Friends' star Matthew Perry the doses of ketamine that killed him was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison.
Neon, winner of 6 straight Palmes d’Or, comes into the Cannes Film Festival an unlikely heavyweight
Neon chief and co-founder Tom Quinn has watched the last six Palme d'Or ceremonies from the same spot: gathered with colleagues around a laptop on the breakfast tables at his Cannes hotel.
An outsider artist takes the world’s biggest stage with the US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
VENICE, Italy (AP) — U.S. artist Alma Allen had just months to prepare his exhibition for the Venice Biennale after a fraught selection process came down to the wire.
Grass on the Green
Bluegrass Festival successfully returns to Downtown Green