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Former Claiborne sheriff takes plea agreement
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spent years gathering evidence against former Claiborne County Sheriff David Ray, who was indicted in 2018 on 15 counts involving ...
Jan Runions, Author at Claiborne Progress
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Combat veteran earns nursing degree
It looks as though combat veteran Joshua Shek knows himself well. Shek spent 10 years as a U.S. Army medic helping people in the midst ...
by Jan Runions, Friday, June 26, 2020 3:25 pm
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Mail-in vote option under fire, state battling issue in appeals court
The ruling to expand the voter mail-in option to all registered voters has netted major repercussions as state officials scramble to appeal the decision. Davidson ...
by Jan Runions, Friday, June 26, 2020 12:27 pm
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Tabled resolution fails, will it affect budget audit?
Failure of Resolution 2020-034 resulted in some scratching of heads as some spectators wondered if the state comptroller will have a problem come time to ...
by Jan Runions, Saturday, June 20, 2020 10:07 am
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WSCC reports 1st COVID-19 case
On June 19, Walters State Community College received its first report of a positive COVID-19 case. The individual who self-reported the positive case attended a ...
by Jan Runions, Saturday, June 20, 2020 9:03 am
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Swann goes from Walters State to Yale
Andrew Swann says he wasn’t quite sure about college life when he first enrolled four years ago at Walters State Community College. “I did not ...
by Jan Runions, Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:27 pm
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Three arrested on drug, other charges
A lengthy investigation by detectives of the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office has netted the arrest of three men charged with an assortment of illegal narcotics ...
by Jan Runions, Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:24 pm
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Homesteader, Inc. to pay back wages to 400-plus employees
Dept. of Labor investigation reveals overtime violations The U. S. Department of Labor issued its findings on June 10, incriminating Homesteader, Inc. for violating statutes ...
by Jan Runions, Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:00 pm
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Commission nixes Charter money, votes down funds transfer
The Claiborne County Commission chose by a vote of 19 to 2 not to adopt a resolution that would have transferred $50,000 in reserves to ...
by Jan Runions, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 2:11 pm
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Attorney general recognizes victim witness coordinators
District Attorney General Jared Effler spearheads the recognition of his Victim Witness Coordinators upon completion of the Victim Witness Certification Program through the TN District ...