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Higher education, job training promotes economic growth
A recent visit to Belfast Metropolitan College helped heighten my own awareness of the role of higher education and job training in promoting economic growth, ...
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New Tazewell Walmart celebrates its new look
Walmart store #1159 held a grand re-opening celebration, July 19, inside the freshly remodeled store followed by a ...
Claiborne hit hard by heavy rain
Pictured is where Leatherwood Hollow Road meets Slaughter House Road after heavy rain hit the area last week. ...
Grief recovery is possible
There is no right way or wrong way to grieve, but there are healthy ways to deal with ...
Carpenter arrested for attempted pharmacy robbery in Harrogate
A man is behind bars after attempting to rob a Harrogate pharmacy on Friday. Casey Lynn Carpenter was ...
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No increase in property taxes
Claiborne property owners will continue to pay their taxes at the same rate of $2.5777 per $100 of assessed value. The Claiborne Commission voted 20 ...
by Jan Runions.
News
Governor takes questions from Claiborne residents
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee visited Claiborne County on July 17 as one of several stops in East Tennessee. The governor took several questions from those ...
by Staff Reports.
Sports
Tazewell Speedway rained out, two local drivers get wins in Bulls Gap
Mother nature won the race at Tazewell Speedway on July 20 when heavy rains along with thunder and lightning moved over. Once again, Tazewell Speedway ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Photo gallery: Walmart celebrates Re-Grand Opening
Walmart store 1159 in New Tazewell, Tennessee held its Re-Grand Opening event July 19 to celebrate their newly remodeled store. Along with the Walmart team ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Photo gallery: CHS band camp
The 2019 CHS band camp is underway and they are preparing for the opening performance of the new football season. Here are a few photos ...
by Allen Earl.
News
Road superintendent faces hard questions
A group of concerned District 2 residents faced off with Claiborne Road Superintendent Ronnie Pittman last week during the third installment of the Town Hall ...
by Jan Runions.
Sports
LMU men’s track & field announces 2019 recruiting class
HARROGATE, Tenn. — Lincoln Memorial University Director of Track & Field Rochelle Black and Cross Country Coach Jeremy Donahue have announced the recruiting class for ...
by Staff Reports.
Opinion
Estate plans can help you answer questions about the future
By Marc Trantham
by Staff Reports.
Sports
Photo gallery: Panthers summer football practices underway
It’s football time, sort of. The Panthers of Cumberland Gap have started their summer football practices. The Panthers lift weights early in the morning and ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Turning Wrenches, Chasing Dreams: Bob Petty
Some people find the racing scene during their lifetime by a chance visit to a local track, but sometimes he or she is born right ...
by Allen Earl.
News
Is Fort Butler the true county birthplace?
(This is the next installment in the series of articles from local history buff Randy Bullen. Bullen spent several months wading through numerous documents to ...
by Jan Runions.
Sports
Tazewell Speedway results from July 3-4
What started July 3 ended July 4 because of inclement weather. The storm July 3 split up the feature event and forced the drivers to ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Can turkey poults survive all the wet weather
We all know how wet this spring and early summer was. Turkey populations may be impacted by the cooler, wetter key months inclement weather during ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Midway basketball camp great for young athletes
The 2019 Midway Elementary boys basketball camp on June 27-29 featured 40 athletes. The camp, like all others so far this season, focused on the ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Photo gallery: 2019 Midway boys basketball camp
June 27-29 were the dates of the Midway boys fundamentals basketball camp. Here are a few photos from the camp, please enjoy and look for ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Photo gallery: Ride for Colton
Several Jeep owners rode together on the June 23 Ride for Colton to Nemo Tunnell #24 in Catoosa. The ride was a fundraiser for Colton ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Photo gallery: SMMS basketball camp
The 2019 S.M.M.S. fundamentals basketball camp began, June 24. The kids had a great time at camp learning about the fundamentals of basketball and how ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Turning Wrenches, Chasing Dreams: Freddy Ahrens
His family and friends currently call him “Bubby,” but if he continues to improve on his racing kart they’ll have to change his nickname to ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Cory Cheek named new Panthers basketball coach
The Panthers basketball players finally got the news they were looking for June 20. After six seasons as coach at J. Frank White Academy, Cory ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Taz results from June 15
Four years since his last win at Tazewell Speedway, Steve Smith grabbed the checkers June 15 during the Limited Late model race. James Parrott won ...
by Allen Earl.
News
County takes another look at Cedar Fork/U.S. 25E
Members of the Claiborne Commission went into the meeting on Monday evening with a proposed resolution calling quits to the TDOT plan to reconfigure the ...
by Jan Runions.
Sports
Photo gallery: 2019 Bulldogs youth football camp
Here are some photos from the 2019 Claiborne Bulldogs Youth Football Camp, please enjoy and look for more on the website and in a future ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Turning Wrenches, Chasing Dreams: Ayden Weaver
Ayden Weaver is a young, but winning, seven-year-old kart driver from Tazewell. Weaver is the son of Jonathan and Lauren Weaver, and he has one ...
by Allen Earl.
News
Investigation continues in infant death
The death on June 10 of a four-month-old Cave Springs infant continues to be under investigation, according to Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Jason Henagar. ...