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Four-vehicle wreck in Tazewell shuts down highway
A four-vehicle wreck in Tazewell brought out several emergency response teams Wednesday. Read more
2 days ago by Staff Reports.
Cosby takes on Harrogate Municipal Court as new judge
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5 days ago by Jan Runions.
54th Annual Conservation Achievement Awards honors Mars
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Wildlife Federation, one of the largest and oldest nonprofits dedicated to the conservation of Tennessee’s wildlife and natural resources, recently hosted its ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
Scouts honor retired fire chief
Barron Kennedy III is the recipient of the 2019 Good Scout Award, handed out by the Great Smoky Mountain Council of the Boy Scouts of ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Jan Runions.
Bridge sign honors late trooper
The Claiborne Commission adopted a resolution in March 2018 to erect signage honoring the late Tennessee trooper Douglas Wayne Tripp, who died in 1991 in ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Jan Runions.
‘In Flanders Fields’
On May 3, 1915, Lt. Colonel John McCrae sat in the back of an ambulance near Ypres, Belgium and penned the poem that would become ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Jan Runions.
TVA partnership awards STEM grant funds to two schools
The Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated (a TVA retiree organization), recently awarded Midway Elementary School $5,000 and Clinch School $500 for ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Jan Runions.
HFHCC recognizes Home Federal Bank for role in home build
Habitat for Humanity of Claiborne County (HFHCC) is recognizing Home Federal Bank of New Tazewell for their role in the latest HFHCC home build. HFHCC ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
Child dies in drowning accident
A five-year-old boy is dead following a drowning accident that occurred on May 18 near the Earl’s Hollow boat ramp in the Speedwell community. What ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Jan Runions.
Domestic incident ends with one dead
A Cumberland Gap man is behind bars for the shooting death of his 76-year-old father, Ren David Ely, after an incident on May 17 of ... Read more