The Hamblen County Health Department is now booking appointments for individuals in Phase 1a1 and 1a2 of the Tennessee COVID-19 Vaccination Pl…

Hamblen County officially crossed the 100 COVID-19 death plateau Tuesday, according to the state of Tennessee.

Health officials with Covenant Health said Monday that once they complete vaccinations of staff within their hospitals they would immediately …

Sherrie Montgomery, director of the Hamblen County Health Department, said the health department currently has enough vaccines to last until F…

Several of the counties in the Tennessee Department of Health’s Northeast Region, which includes Hawkins, Greene and Hancock counties, have pr…

Editor’s Note: This is part 1 of a multiple series talking to area schools concerning vaccinations.

Tennessee has updated its scheduled rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations, including moving teachers into a higher priority category.

As the Hamblen County Health Department continues to vaccinate healthcare workers and other first tier personnel, Hamblen County Mayor Bill Br… Read more

The Morristown Parks and Recreation Department announced Tuesday morning that the 2021 youth and adult basketball seasons have been cancelled. Read more

Lincoln Memorial University is mourning the loss of longtime employee Dan Burns, 69, of Harrogate, who passed away Sunday, Dec. 20, succumbing… Read more

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday that he expects almost a quarter million Tennesseans to be partially vaccinated by the end of the year. Read more

The first Moderna vaccines were given Tuesday after the Hamblen County Health Department received its first shipment of 300 doses. Read more

The response has been clear since the vaccines arrived. Read more

Healthstar Physicians announced rapid testing for the COVID-19 virus is now available for their patients. Read more

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Sunday announced new social gathering restrictions while still refusing to implement a mask mandat… Read more

Vaccines were the main topic of discussion Wednesday during the Hamblen County COVID-19 Task Force meeting, but a somber reminder of what the … Read more

The Tennessee Department of Health will soon change the way it conducts business. Read more

Tennessee hospitals that are being inundated with COVID-19 patients are struggling to find facilities where they can transfer sick people even… Read more

The number of active COVID-19 cases continued to rise Monday, almost approaching 800 in Hamblen County. Read more

Greg Harrell considers himself lucky. Read more

As cases spike, health departments across Tennessee will decrease testing for COVID-19 as they gear up to start vaccinating the masses sometim… Read more

It’s been all hands on deck as the Hamblen County School System deals with the ongoing challenges of education in the COVID-19 era. Read more

A 33% increase in COVID-19 active cases in a day has led local officials to believe that the anticipated Thanksgiving surge has arrived. Read more

The Tennessee Department of Health updated its quarantine procedures for COVID-19 to match the new guidelines from the Center of Disease and P… Read more

Testing procedures for the Hamblen County Health Department will soon change as the Tennessee National Guard’s deployment to statewide health … Read more

Rising number of COVID-19 cases has caused one facility to close its doors: the Morristown-Hamblen Public Library. Read more

Hamblen County Mayor Bill Brittain extended the mask mandate Monday for Hamblen County until the end of the year. Read more

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Wednesday there could be vaccines for COVID-19 rolling into Tennessee within two weeks. Read more

The total number of COVID-19 cases spiked once again over the weekend. Read more

The Hamblen County COVID-19 Task Force spoke briefly Wednesday about the possibility of vaccines for the novel coronavirus arriving to the cou… Read more

The Hamblen County Health Department recorded its largest number of testing Monday after several days of the number of COVID-19 cases spiking upward. Read more

Hamblen County has seen a 57% increase in active cases of COVID-19 in the past five days as the state reported 411 active cases in the county … Read more

Hamblen County recorded its third highest number of new active cases in a single day Sunday as the overall number of cases continues to climb. Read more

Cocke County Director of Schools Manney Moore told the school board Thursday evening there are five new COVID cases among students this week a… Read more

The Remote Area Medical Clinic rescheduled for May 1-2, 2021, at Walters State Community College, will likely see fewer patients than before C… Read more

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a weekly series of articles examining how Hamblen County and the Lakeway Area can win the war on the pandemic. Read more

Classes at Northwest Elementary School will be closed for the rest of the week. Read more

The Newport City Council meeting Tuesday was told there have been no new COVID-19 cases this month among city employees. However, Little Leagu… Read more

The recent spike in heroin arrests in Hamblen County very likely is related to the coronavirus-related economic shutdown in March, a Hamblen C… Read more

Tennessee gas prices have risen 6.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.96/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,821 … Read more

As if this pandemic hasn’t caused enough problems for us, add litter to the list. Read more

The Cocke County Partnership/Economic Development Commission meeting Thursday was told by President Lucas Graham a decision has been made to c… Read more

Court proceedings in Rogersville didn’t get underway Thursday due to several courtroom personnel testing positive for COVID-19. Read more

The work is not done. Read more