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The following public records are the only public records that have been made available to the Claiborne Progress. If you feel that there has been ...
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CCSO arrests corrections officer
A corrections officer is currently out of jail on a $5,000 secured bond following an investigation into his ...
Claiborne teachers earn honors
The Claiborne School system held its inaugural Education Recognition Dinner recently in which 16 outstanding county teachers and ...
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Suspect in high speed chase dies
One of the suspects in a high-speed chase on Feb. 14 has died as a result of a stroke while incarcerated, according to Claiborne sheriff ...
by Jan Runions.
Sports
Photo gallery: Ashley Smith signs with LMU soccer
Ashley Smith signed to play soccer at Lincoln Memorial University, February 20 in the library of Claiborne High School. She will be seeking a degree ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Photo gallery: Chittum signs with LMU
Taylor Chittum signed with Lincoln Memorial University track and field, February 20 in the library of Claiborne High School. She will be running hurdles for ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Photo gallery: Greeneville wins BRAC championship
The 2018-19 Blue Ridge Athletic Conference, District 2AA championship was held February 19 at Claiborne High School. It featured two very good games including the ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Lady Knights and Panthers win BRAC district tournament day one games
After a long season of basketball, area high school teams were ready to begin their pursuit of a district title. The West Greene and Chuckey-Doak ...
by Allen Earl.
Opinion
Winter birds commonly seen at feeders
A favorite winter pastime of mine is to maintain a bird feeding station, observing the visitors, keeping a list of birds that show up each ...
by Staff Reports.
Sports
Photo gallery: BRAC girl’s championship and consolation games
The South Greene Lady Rebels shined at the free throw line during the fourth period of the championship game against Grainger County. They hit 20 ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Photo gallery: BRAC Semi-final action, Grainger and South Greene girls move on to championship as well as Greeneville and Chuckey-Doak boys
The BRAC semi-finals were held, February 16 at Claiborne High School. After all the games were completed the tournament had established the championship games. For ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Photo gallery: BRAC District 2AA basketball tournament day 2
The second day of the 2018-19 BRAC District 2AA basketball tournament was held February 15. Winners moving on in the tournament were Cumberland Gap girls, ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Photo gallery: 2018-19 BRAC play-in games, Lady Black Knights and Panthers advance
The 2018-19 BRAC District 2AA play-in games happened February 14 at CHS. The Chuckey-Doak girls and the Cumberland Gap boys played their way into the ...
by Allen Earl.
News
Church Events
The deadline for submitting Area Happenings, Church Events, Cemetery News, Reunions or Society items is Thursday at noon. See our website each week for a ...
by Staff Reports.
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Area Happenings
The deadline for submitting Area Happenings, Church Events, Cemetery News, Reunions or Society items is Thursday at noon. See our website each week for a ...
by Staff Reports.
Sports
Taylor buries game-winning three to send LMU past Wingate
WINGATE, N.C. — Lincoln Memorial redshirt-junior Cornelius Taylor buried a three-pointer as time expired to send the Railsplitters past the Wingate Bulldogs and to a ...
by Staff Reports.
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Area Happenings
DEADLINE: The deadline for submitting Area Happenings, Church Events, Cemetery News, Reunions or Society items is Thursday at noon. See our website each week for ...
by Staff Reports.
Sports
Pierce named Cumberland Gap homecoming queen as teams split with Bell County
Cumberland Gap held its homecoming basketball games Jan. 28 against Bell County. The Lady Panthers got a big win by the final score of 59-53, ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Panthers survive Bulldogs’ comeback attempt, win 56-53
Feb. 1 was the final game of rivalry night number two between the boys’ teams of Cumberland Gap and Claiborne High.
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Lady Bulldogs survive and win five overtime thriller against Lady Panthers
The last time Cumberland Gap and Claiborne High School played, they split the games, with the Lady Panthers getting the win and the Bulldogs taking ...
by Staff Reports.
Sports
Claiborne and Cumberland Gap split JV wins
Feb. 1 was the second regular-season meeting between rivals Claiborne and Cumberland Gap, with the Panthers serving as hosts. The junior varsity teams took the ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Lady Knights seeking regular-season perfection
J. Frank White Academy’s Lady Knights are still perfect as of Jan. 30, having won 22 games to start the season. The Lady Knights are ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
JFWA Knights keep rolling toward best ever season
The J. Frank White Academy boys’ basketball team is having one of its best seasons — if not the best — ever. The team began ...
by Allen Earl.
Opinion
Market outlook for 2019: Uncertainty is certain
To say the financial markets were a bit bumpy in 2018 may be an understatement. The S&P 500 was down 6.2 percent for the year, ...
by Jan Runions.
Opinion
Your financial advisor can do some ‘life coaching’
Life coaches – not surprisingly – strive to improve the quality of life of their clients. And financial professionals essentially embrace the same mission. So, ...
by Jan Runions.
Sports
Photo gallery: Rivalry girl’s game makes history, Lady Bulldogs and Panthers win varsity games
What a great night of varsity basketball, February 1. The varsity girls game was a marathon with the Lady Bulldogs earning a five overtime victory ...
by Allen Earl.
Sports
Photo gallery: Cumberland Gap hosts Claiborne JV games
Cumberland Gap hosted Claiborne, February 1 and the home team secured a junior varsity win during the girls game (38-27) but Claiborne won the boys ...
by Allen Earl.
News
Summer food program seeks partners
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is opening its application process on Feb. 1 for organizations to participate in the Summer Food Service Program ...
by Jan Runions.
News
Area Happenings
DEADLINE: The deadline for submitting Area Happenings, Church Events, Cemetery News, Reunions or Society items is Thursday at noon. See our website each week for ...
by Staff Reports.
Sports
Hancock girl’s and Washburn boy’s win consolation games
Day three of the Section 2, Area 6 Middle School District Basketball Tournament was held Jan. 22. The third night was dedicated to finding third- ...