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08/01/2025

The Claiborne County Board of Education adopted several policy updates and made a few changes to their insurance provider during their meeting on Thursday. Director of Schools Meredith Arnold went over some of the policy revisions before they were voted on. These included a new threat assessment for...

07/29/2025

The historic town of Cumberland Gap will come alive on Saturday, August 9, 2025, for the return of FolkFest, a daylong celebration of Appalachian folk arts, crafts, music, storytelling, and community heritage. This much-loved event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout downtown Cumberlan...

07/29/2025

A well digging accident claimed the life of a Tazewell teenager last Wednesday, July 23. Collin Barnard, 16, was a rising junior at Claiborne High School who had been called to preach. Multiple emergency services personnel responded to the scene of the accident and the Tazewell Police Department con...

07/29/2025

After much discussion and feedback from a large crowd in attendance, the Claiborne County Commission voted unanimously to not enact the County Powers Act at their regular meeting last Monday evening. Enacting the resolution would have given the commission the authority to address nuisances and other...

07/24/2025

Living Hope Church in Harrogate will be presenting Priceless Bible Stories of Women in the Bible on Saturday, July 28 at 10 a.m. The Priceless Biblical Stories of Women of the Bible program has been going strong for over 20 years, touching hearts of women across many locations. This program brings t...

07/24/2025

TAZEWELL, Tenn – The Walters State Community College Claiborne County Campus, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), and 70+ community organizations statewide will raise awareness of Human Trafficking by hosting Red Sands events from July 28 to August 4, 2025. Human trafficking, an often-concea...

07/24/2025

By Allen Earl Claiborne County Sports Zone   The football teams from Cumberland Gap and Claiborne high schools met on the field for a seven-on-seven showdown in benefit of Detective Niki McGeorge Friday evening. McGeorge is battling cancer and is in the opening salvo in her pursuit of beating the d...

07/24/2025

Assistant District Attorneys General Ron Laffitte, Blake Mullins, and Graham Wilson participated in the “Navigating the Waters of a BUI Prosecution” training on July 16, 2025 in Lexington, KY. The course was a collaborative effort between the National Association of State Boating Law Administrat...

07/22/2025

Main Street in Tazewell has a new place to grab a coffee,or a sandwich or just hang out. The Coffee Den held its official ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony on Friday. The shop is owned by County Commissioner Dennis Cook and his wife Kimberly. “As a kid, me and Judge McAffee rode our bicycl...

07/22/2025

Contractors got to work tearing down the Hardee’s in Harrogate last Monday. The building was completely raised to the ground in just a matter of days. It was torn down to make way for a brand new Hardee’s building on the same location that is expected to be open by this fall. Hardee’s has been...

07/17/2025

Claiborne Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Rural Stroke Bronze quality achievement award for its effort to optimize stroke care and eliminate rural health care outcome disparities. Tennessee is part of the “Stroke Belt” in the country.....

07/17/2025

MUFREESBORO — The Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association (TCA), with help from industry partners, purchased three show steers at a premium price during the Tennessee Junior Beef Expo in Lebanon, Tenn., July 10 through July 12. The cattle were harvested for beef at Anderson Meats and Processing in Har...

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