WSCC names honor students
Walters State Community College has released the names of students who received academic honors for the summer 2016 semester. Students listed below were named to the President’s List honors for a...
View ArticleVeterans upset
A Disabled American Veterans’ service officer claims she has been inundated with complaints from local veterans who are reportedly unhappy with the way their cases are being handled through the county...
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Public Records
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LMU’s Hess honored with book award
The Society of Civil War Historians and the Watson-Brown Foundation have awarded Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) professor Earl J. Hess the Tom Watson Brown Book Award for his latest book, “Civil War...
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Ky. fugitive caught in Claiborne
A man is in Claiborne County Jail and awaiting extradition to Kentucky after an incident over the weekend. Christopher Alan Davidson, 30, who has a Lexington, Kentucky, address, allegedly made several...
View ArticleDead in the water
Designation of J. Frank White Academy as a charter school is now officially ‘dead in the water.’ However, those pushing for the status may reapply at any time. In fact, they have until April to submit...
View ArticleKnoxville Center’s longest vacant building sold
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After more than 12 years of vacancy, Knoxville Center Mall development’s most significant eye sore has a new owner and new life. OneLife Church, one of Knoxville’s newest churches...
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Howe to appear at animal shelter, donate all proceeds from autographs
UPDATED Brian Howe, former front man for Bad Company, will be appearing at the Claiborne Animal Shelter Saturday for a brief benefit. As one of rock’s legendary voices, Howe exploded onto the scene...
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It’s a new day
There seemed to be a tangible spirit of gladness as well-wishers filled the large courtroom of the Claiborne Courthouse last Thursday to witness the official swearing-in of three Claiborne school board...
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DEADLINE: The deadline for submitting Area Happenings, Church Events, Cemetery News, Reunions or Society items is Thursday at noon. See our website each week for a full listing of local events:...
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DEADLINE: The deadline for submitting Area Happenings, Church Events, Cemetery News, Reunions or Society items is Thursday at noon. See our website each week for a full listing of local events:...
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A dog day’s journey into night
It looks as though the county financial situation has gotten those overseeing the numbers a bit hot under the collective collar. The August meeting of the Claiborne Commission, already contentious,...
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Possibility that heads may roll
It looks like some Claiborne elected officials could have their collective heads on the chopping block, if a worst case scenario plays out with the State Comptroller Office. County Mayor Jack Daniels...
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Celebrate Labor Day in Harrogate
The annual Labor Day Celebration given by the City of Harrogate will be held Sept. 5 at the Harrogate City Park. Entertainment will begin at 3 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. There will be crafts, food vendors,...
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Enrichment Federal Credit Union Helps Schools and Law Enforcement
Enrichment Federal Credit Union’s New Tazewell Branch was busy recently taking care of two different sectors of the Claiborne County community. It started when they delivered school supplies to TNT...
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Hatching a hobby
From city girl to chicken farmer and doctor of nursing to mother, Middlesboro native and LMU faculty member Robin Wilson has a long, colorful resume. Wilson’s husband of 37 years, William, grew up on a...
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Preparing preachers for pulpits
PINEVILLE, Ky. — Colorful butterflies glide on the mid-summer breeze. Songbirds flitter about from maple to oak to pine. Minnows float lazily beneath the surface of a pristine stream. And, in every...
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View ArticleAttorneys suspended, censured
Several attorneys licensed to practice law in Tennessee were suspended or censured by the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court during June and July. The Tennessee Supreme...
View ArticleSexton, DA send VOPs to jail
Claiborne Criminal Court Judge E. Shayne Sexton found the following individuals in violation of their supervised release and remanded them to Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) custody during a...
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