Estep accepts pleas
Judge Robert Estep accepted several plea agreements recently in Claiborne County Sessions Court, including one for Jonathan E. Thomas, 37, charged with domestic assault. Thomas was sentenced to 11...
View ArticleRoane State Dean’s List announced
Several area students made the Fall 2015 Dean’s List at Roane State Community College. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must attain at least a 3.5 grade-point average while attempting 12...
View ArticleSoddy Daisy man sentenced for child pornography
Jason Collins, 37, of Soddy Daisy, was sentenced by the Honorable Harry S. Mattice, U.S. District Judge, to serve 85 months in prison, followed by a 15-year term of supervised release. Collins pleaded...
View ArticleTennessee Employers Benefit from a Decrease in the Taxable Wage BaseEmployers...
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development announced Tennessee employers will benefit from paying less in unemployment insurance premiums in 2016. The state’s Taxable Wage...
View ArticleAvoid risks with simple investment tips
Making a sound financial investment is among the most important decisions Americans can make when it comes to their futures. Before investing, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s...
View ArticleSpringdale students named to Honor Roll
The faculty of Springdale Elementary School has announced the Honor Roll for the most recent grading period. The following students obtained an “A” average to be named to the Honor Roll. First Grade:...
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Snow cream: Ice cream’s ancestor
When we have a big snow, it typically creates the opportunistic combination of having time on your hands and a massive amount of the key ingredient for making snow cream, so why not? Besides being a...
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Harrogate man indicted
A Harrogate, Tennessee man has been indicted by the Bell County Grand Jury for various charges that led to his arrest in late November of last year. Harley Alan Hall, 20, was booked into the Bell...
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Traveling the road to trooper
After serving over a decade with various police agencies in his hometown of Claiborne County, Tennessee, one police officer’s dream of becoming a state trooper with the Tennessee Highway Patrol is...
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Harrogate man indicted
A Harrogate man has been indicted by the Bell County Grand Jury for various charges that led to his arrest in late November of last year. Harley Alan Hall, 20, was booked into the Bell County Detention...
View ArticleArea Happenings
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:...
View ArticleChurch 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 ArticleEstep handles VOPs
Judge Robert Estep handled several violations of probation cases recently in Claiborne County Sessions Court, including one for Cameron Ford, 24, who was charged with contributing to the delinquency of...
View ArticleALLM offering free days in February
The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum on the main campus of Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) in Harrogate, Tennessee, will commemorate the birth of its namesake by offering free admission on Fridays...
View ArticleLMU Music presents The Fretless in concert
The Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Music Program will present The Fretless in concert on Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sam and Sue Mars Performing Arts Center in the Duke Hall of Citizenship on LMU’s...
View ArticleToday in History
By the Associated Press Today is Saturday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2016. There are 322 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 13, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was officially declared...
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Student receives DAR Good Citizen Award
Maj. George Gibson NSDAR Regent Nancy Britton recently presented Thomas Walker High School senior Shawn Williams with a DAR Good Citizen pin, certificate and recognition card for his outstanding...
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Ellis signs additional contract
By Reina P. Cunningham rcunningham@civitasmedia.com Harrogate native and locally favored singer/songwriter Chris Ellis recently announced he has signed his first record deal. The deal with Chappell...
View ArticleResident moving forward with petition plans
The voices of Claiborne County voters should be heard regarding the controversial jail expansion, says Joe Brooks, county resident and outspoken opponent of the expansion. Brooks has fought the...
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TNReady not quite ready
The much-anticipated online version of TNReady, the state educational assessment for math and English language arts, has apparently crashed and burned, forcing students to turn back to the...
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