National Heroin and Opioid Awareness Week
Attorney General Loretta Lynch has designated the week of Sept. 19 as National Heroin and Opioid Awareness Week. Accordingly, a large number of U.S. Attorney’s offices, including the Eastern District...
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Commission balances budget
A marathon meeting of the Claiborne Commission Monday night netted the adoption of the new fiscal year budget that includes a property tax hike of ten cents per $100 of assessed value. The equation...
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Tazewell man involved in fatal wreck
FLAT LICK, Ky. — A Tazewell man was involved in a fatal wreck in Knox County, Kentucky, Sept. 23. According to a news release from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chad Wagner investigated a...
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The Claiborne High golf teams had a big week at their district tournaments last Monday with the boy’s team placing third in the district, which qualified them for a spot in the regional tournaments....
View Article20 hunters charged in black bear baiting case
MARYVILLE — In connection with the opening of the bear hunting season, TWRA Wildlife Officers have charged 20 hunters with violations related to the illegal hunting of black bears while using bait in...
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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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Business leader Mars dies
Middlesboro, Kentucky, entrepreneur and business leader Sam Mars recently passed away, leaving behind family, friends and a legacy which will live on. His lasting impacts in business will survive...
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THP, other officials seeking information in I-81 shootings
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) along with The Tennessee Fusion Center (TFC) has issued a...
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Full fall schedule
Fall is just a few weeks away so to gear up for the new season, many local parks have put together a schedule of upcoming events. Cumberland Gap National Historical Park will be hosting several guided...
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Sagebrush coming to Middlesboro
A new restaurant, Sagebrush Steakhouse, will be making a debut in Middlesboro, Kentucky, sometime in November. The steakhouse offers family-friendly, casual dining with a menu that includes USDA Choice...
View ArticleHatmaker: ‘We want information’
The ongoing battle to get an ambulance substation reinstated for Clairfield residents has now netted the request by Claiborne Commissioner James Hatmaker for the actual Covenant Health System’s...
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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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Fun at the Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival
There’s plenty to do and fun for all ages at the Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival in Middlesboro, which started Friday. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p { margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;...
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Cold dessert at WSCC social
Jan Runions | Claiborne Progress Students, faculty and county officials escaped the heat outside to spend a pleasant few hours socializing during the Walters State Community College ice cream social,...
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New Tazewell dedicates airfield to Chadwell
Over 50 years ago, pilots took their chances landing on a tiny dirt strip, down the middle of a cow pasture, located between the sister cities of Tazewell and New Tazewell. Today, that same strip is...
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Servolution receives grant from Komen Knoxville
Susan G. Komen Knoxville has awarded a $40,000 grant to Servolution Health Services. The grant from Komen Knoxville will support the project “Get Your Mammogram (GYM).” Goals of this program include...
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LMU-DCOM earns national recognition
Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine third-year medical student Rachel Wheeler, of Puyallup, Washington, was awarded the Sandy C. Marks, Jr. Poster Presentation Award at...
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Bald Eagle returned to wild
An American Bald Eagle was released back into the wild recently after it was rescued by TWRA Wildlife Officers and rehabilitated by the American Eagle Foundation. TWRA boating officers Matt Swecker and...
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