July 14, 2026
News
Sculpting a Story: Back When by Jim Claborn
Artist Don Britton sculpts history
Arts in the Park seeking artists, artisans and crafters
Arts In The Park is back for the 19th year on Saturday, September 19, 2026, 10 am to 4 pm, at Downtown on the Green & Farmers Market. Application Deadline is August 22 Arts In The Park, “Art In The Heart of Hamblen County,” is a one-day celebration of visual arts— two-dimensional fine art, fine quality crafts, artistic photography, and sculpture. Applications from artists and crafters will be accepted through August 22.
County Commission discusses budgeting options
Faced with a significant employee turnover rate – especially in the Sheriff’s Office – the Hamblen County Commission did some finagling Thursday evening as it worked to settle its budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
Operation Zero Tolerance cracks down on Sex Offender Registry violations
Hamblen County Sheriff Chad Mullins said there’s zero tolerance when it comes to registered sex offenders in Hamblen County.
Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Miles from shore, Chris Kemp pumps and reels as he battles a fish 150 feet below. Eventually, it gives up, and the 10-pound red snapper is hauled aboard the Jodie Lynn II.
Texas softball, Russellville native pitching coach Pattie Ruth Taylor, repeats as WCWS champs
OKLAHOMA CITY – Texas Softball (53-12) has won back-to-back NCAA Women’s College World Series (WCWS) National Championships after defeating No. 6 Texas Tech, 4-1, in game two of the WCWS Championship Series Thursday night at Devon Park.
Police announce arrest in Oklahoma party shooting that left 1 dead, 22 injured
An 18-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a weekend shooting that left one woman dead and 22 other people wounded during a nighttime party beside an Oklahoma lake, police said.
Ted Turner’s vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itself
NEW YORK (AP) — When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, Beth Knobel, a future TV news correspondent, was in graduate school. Emerging from class, she saw TV sets had been set up in the lobby. They were tuned to CNN, the 24/7 news channel that Ted Turner had launched about five years earlier, which was carrying the launch live.
A federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the U.S.
New Tennessee laws taking effect July 1 include kratom ban, domestic violence penalties and non-compete changes
A number of new Tennessee laws will take effect July 1, bringing changes that affect employment agreements, criminal penalties, firearm rights, self-defense laws and the sale and possession of kratom.