Church Events
DEADLINE: The deadline for submitting Area Happenings, Church Events, Reunions or Society items is Thursday at noon. Appalachian Aglow Appalachian Aglow meets bi-monthly at the home of Lisa Leonard in...
View ArticleWHO: Processed meat linked to cancer; red meat is risky too
PARIS (AP) — It’s official: Ham, hot dogs and other processed meats can lead to colon, stomach and other cancers — and red meat is probably cancer-causing, too. While doctors in rich countries have...
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CCSO tracks down alleged burglars
Law enforcement officials with the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) recently solved some area burglaries and recovered stolen property. According to a release from the CCSO, a home on Mountain...
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Claiborne High School Marching Band earns Superior ranking
Over the years, Claiborne High School’s marching band has often been overlooked in all those football games — some said good, but not great. Under the direction of Caleb Howard, the group was able to...
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DEADLINE: The deadline for submitting Area Happenings, Church Events, Reunions or Society items is Thursday at noon. Appalachian Aglow Appalachian Aglow meets bi-monthly at the home of Lisa Leonard in...
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DEADLINE: The deadline for submitting Area Happenings, Church Events, Reunions or Society items is Thursday at noon. See our website each week for a full listing of local governmental meetings:...
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TBI Top Ten Fugitive Enix captured in Ohio
Tyler Ward Enix, a Knoxville man wanted in connection with the death of his estranged wife and an AMBER Alert regarding their child, was captured in Ohio Thursday morning. Enix, 36, was added to the...
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Coming in like a wrecking ball
The structure commonly known as the rock house, sitting on property adjacent to the Claiborne Justice Center, is slated for the wrecking ball. The only problem seems to be that the county will need to...
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Pursuing the outdoors
Right in the midst of this highly technical world, there are still places a youngster can go to learn the names of the myriad flora, get their feet wet in a rushing stream and breathe in all manner of...
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WSRP Pumpkins in the Park scheduled
EWING, Virginia – Prepare for two nights of fun and fright when Wilderness Road State Park (WSRP) hosts its annual Halloween special event, Pumpkins in the Park, on Oct. 30-31. Highlighted by the...
View ArticleState discovers flaws during county audit
Dozens of Claiborne County employees were not participating in the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) as required by law, according to an audit just released by the Tennessee Comptroller’s...
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Tele-fest set for Saturday
The major fundraiser for Servolution Health Services (SHS) is right around the corner. Servolution Health Services is the county’s only free health clinic for the uninsured. It is located in the old...
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Halloween dance brings out huge crowd
Courtesy photo Several came out to the Broken Spur Dance Club’s Halloween Line Dance and Zumba Party on Oct. 24, including the Springdale Dance Team, where they performed as well. Line dance lessons at...
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Bear sighted in Harrogate
A bear sighting in the area behind the Oasis restaurant in Harrogate have officials and residents on alert Wednesday afternoon. A black bear, described as “fairly good-sized” and weighing approximately...
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Fire chief calls it quits
Harrogate officials will be scrambling to find a suitable replacement for Rick Davis, who announced his resignation as the Harrogate fire chief during the board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) meeting last...
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Raising the flag on Iwo Jima
Seventy years have passed since the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima. A grainy photograph, hurriedly snapped by war news correspondent Joe Rosenthal, immortalized the moment making six young men forever...
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DEADLINE: The deadline for submitting Area Happenings, Church Events, Reunions or Society items is Thursday at noon. Appalachian Aglow Appalachian Aglow meets bi-monthly at the home of Lisa Leonard in...
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DEADLINE: The deadline for submitting Area Happenings, Church Events, Reunions or Society items is Thursday at noon. See our website each week for a full listing of local governmental meetings:...
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Public Records
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 an omission or other error, please contact the...
View ArticleEstep hears plea agreements
Several defendants submitted plea agreements to Judge Robert Estep, who agreed to accept them during recent hearings in Claiborne County Sessions Court. David William Chesney, 72, charged with assault,...
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