Estep approves VOPs
Judge Robert Estep approved several violations of probation cases during recent hearings in Claiborne County Sessions Court including one for Kacee D. Johnson, 35, charged with criminal trespassing...
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Lafollette woman convicted by jury
A Claiborne County jury recently convicted a Lafollette woman on several charges. According to a statement from the Eighth Judicial District Attorney General’s Office, Rebecca E. Lowe, 32, of...
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Rogersville fugitive captured in Hawkins County
A Rogersville man who was added to the TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted list Thursday was captured later that afternoon in Hawkins County. Gary Simpson, 57, was wanted by the Rogersville Police Department and...
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Finally home — a dream complete
A home built out of love — that’s what was unveiled May 21 during a ceremony to hand over keys to a brand new home for Speedwell’s Cody Evans. LCpl Evans, a local Marine, was injured in Afghanistan on...
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Man arrested for Snapchat extortion scheme
Brandon Douglas Shanahan, 22, of Sweetwater, was arrested and charged with intent to extort money and other things of value from a female victim through a Snapchat communication which threatened to...
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Information on burglary needed
The Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding the January burglary of the Midway Market on Hwy. 63, also known as the SPUR station, located just east of the Claiborne and...
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Arrest made in 2 burglaries
Arrests have been made in two Claiborne County burglary cases. Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department officers were notified of an aggravated burglary on Ferguson Ridge Road on May 15. According to CCSD...
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Possible charter government in future
A new form of county government will be in place in a few years, if a local citizen and activist is successful in his attempt. A petition to form a charter commission is making the rounds, led by the...
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We are very thankful for the memories that have been made this year. Students have worked hard this summer and are very deserving of their summer break. We would like to congratulate the Class of 2016...
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Tazewell gives nod to tourist info kiosk
Tourism could get a shot in the arm via a proposal recently presented by Brooke O’Dell, with the Claiborne Economic Partnership (CEP). The Partnership is in the process of applying for grant funds to...
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Huddleston receives civic award at LMU
Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) President B. James Dawson presented the 2016 Mary Mildred Sullivan Civic Award to Michelle Vannoy Huddleston of Harrogate, Tennessee, during the Spring Commencement...
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Hansard receives Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award at LMU
Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) President B. James Dawson presented the 2016 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Civic Award to Roger Hansard of Tazewell during the Spring Commencement exercises on May 7. LMU...
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Copeland retires from LMU after nearly 40 years
Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) President B. James Dawson took time during the Spring Commencement exercises on May 7 to celebrate the career of Dr. John Copeland, who is retiring from the University...
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Traffic stop leads to drug arrest
A Pineville, Kentucky, woman was arrested and charged with meth-related charges in Claiborne County after a routine traffic stop. According to information from the Claiborne County Sheriff’s...
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Fatal wreck claims 1
One person is dead after a two-vehicle collision Friday afternoon. The wreck occurred on U.S. Hwy. 25E in front of Springdale BP. Traffic was blocked in the northbound lane for some time and rerouted...
View ArticleLMU-DCOM celebrates Class of 2016 graduation
The members of the Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM) Class of 2016 celebrated their graduation on May 14. Sister Anne Eucharista Brooks, SNJM, DO, FACOFP,...
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