Harville selected as EF Global Citizen Scholar
J. Frank White Academy (JFWA) senior Rachel Harville, of Tazewell, traveled through Italy in August with Education First (EF) Tours as one of 20 recipients of the company’s Global Citizen scholarships....
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View ArticleSuperheroes fighting the battle
“You have cancer” are words that no one wants to hear. However, numerous people who have heard those very words gathered Friday evening to show the community that they have won or are winning the...
View ArticleThumbs down on PESG contract
After a month spent gleaning comments from their constituents, the Claiborne School Board decided last week to give the ‘thumbs down’ to a contract that would have taken much of the work out of finding...
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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:...
View ArticleCool days, hot prices
Sweater weather is here. What better way to spend cool autumnal days and evenings than to curl up with a great book, purchased for a song and a dance at the Claiborne County Public Library Fall Book...
View ArticleGrand jury returns indictments
The Claiborne County Grand Jury returned several indictments during its September session, including one for Brant Barker, 33. Barker was indicted for the possession of a handgun by a convicted felon,...
View ArticleSexton processes criminal plea agreements
Judge Shayne Sexton processed several plea agreements recently, during hearings in Claiborne Criminal Court. Phillip Wayne Greer, 37, was charged under three separate cases with aggravated criminal...
View ArticlePosey celebrates 98th birthday
Photo submitted Elmer and Jimmy Posey, sons of Roxie Posey, would like to invite all their family and friends to join them for a birthday celebration for their mother. Aunt Roxie, as she is known by...
View ArticleTenn. lead coalition seeks documents from opioid manufacturers, distributors
Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced Tuesday a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general seeks documents and information from manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids as part...
View ArticleEstep processes plea agreements
Judge Robert Estep processed several plea agreements recently during hearings in Claiborne County Sessions Court. Amber L. Graves, 29, charged with criminal impersonation, driving on a suspended...
View ArticleJellico man indicted for officer-involved shooting
KNOXVILLE — An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Jellico man on a number of charges, including aggravated assault and...
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View ArticleHurley departing LMU for Tusculum
Dr. James Hurley was named the 28th president of Tusculum College following a called meeting of the institution’s board on Aug. 26. He will leave his position as Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Vice...
View ArticleBrock arrested in Harlan Co.
VERDA, Ky. — A fugitive from Claiborne County was arrested in nearby Harlan County, Kentucky, last week. According to a news release from the Kentucky State Police, Trooper Sidney Wagner and Trooper...
View ArticleReady, set, race those ducks!
Get your ducks in a row! The Servolution Health Services Duck Derby 2017 is just around the corner. The event is scheduled for Sept. 30. For the main event, rubber ducks will be launched into the creek...
View ArticleEvans, Clark enter plea agreements
The man who led law enforcement on a three-state chase earlier this year pleaded guilty in Claiborne Criminal Court to two counts of attempted second-degree murder – a reduction in charges that...
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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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