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09/23/2025

A large group of students, staff and community members gathered in front of the gym at Claiborne High School Friday evening for a balloon release to honor the memory of Journey Copley. Copley, a 14-year-old freshman at CHS, was killed in a traffic accident on Labor Day weekend. After a brief prayer,...

09/23/2025

By Allen Earl Claiborne County Sports Zone Cumberland Gap leaned on its defense early and key conversions late to hold off Wartburg Central 26-22 in a Friday night Region 1-2A matchup. The Panthers (3-2) forced three straight three-and-outs in the first quarter, keeping the Bulldogs without a first....

09/23/2025

By Allen Earl Claiborne County Sports Zone Claiborne High was the location for Friday’s football battle between the Bulldogs and the visiting Longhorns of Johnson County. Claiborne kicked off and forced Johnson County to eight downs and out, finishing on the Bulldogs 30. Claiborne took over, ran t...

09/18/2025

The Claiborne County Commission approved memorandums of understanding with the City of Harrogate and Town of Cumberland Gap to allow those municipalities to pay off-duty Sheriff’s deputies to patrol and enforce traffic laws during their meeting last Monday evening. Cumberland Gap agreed to pay the...

09/18/2025

Walters State Community College has released the President’s and Dean’s lists for summer semester. The following students were named to the President’s List for earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average while carrying at least 12 college credit hours. Blount County: Raymond Frederick Higgins o...

09/18/2025

When Hurricane Helene ravaged much of the Southeast including the town of Damascus, Va. September 27, 2024, many of the people of Damascus and Haysi were left stranded, without power with their roads washed away. The Health Wagon’s Dr. Teresa Tyson DNP, and Dr. Paula Hill Collins, DNP, and their t...

09/17/2025

The Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the drowning of a Morristown man in Norris Lake at the Cedar Grove Marina off Highway 33 late Monday night. WRIL reports that TWRA initially responded after it was determined that a man had fallen from a houseboat and drowned. The victim’s b...

09/17/2025

By Ellen Earl Claiborne County Sports Zone Union County capitalized on key turnovers and late stops to defeat Cumberland Gap 29-19 on Friday night in high school football action. The Patriots (1-3) set the tone early after blocking a first-quarter punt that led to a quick score and 7-0 lead with 8:3...

09/15/2025

The Claiborne County Board of Education welcomed their student board members and approved some insurance policy changes during their September meeting last Thursday at Claiborne High School. Chairman Wade Breeding opened the meeting with a moment of silence and asked those in attendance to reflect o...

09/15/2025

September brings many East Tennessee traditions, including the annual competition between MEDIC and LifeSouth. Generally known as UT versus FL, a change in the football schedule doesn’t mean a schedule change for saving lives. September 22 – 26 donors will receive a special edition t-shirt and c...

09/13/2025

During the September 9th Tazewell City Council meeting, Police Chief Jeremy Myers presented two city officers with the Lifesaving Award . On the night of June 8,2025, officers were dispatched to a home where a child had been injured with a gunshot wound. Officers Jacob Melton and Andrew Harris acted...

09/13/2025

The Office of District Attorney General Jared Effler in partnership with the Children’s Centers of Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott and Union Counties will be hosting the 10th Annual Dixie Roofing Clays for Children Sporting Clays Tournament on Thursday, October 2 and Friday, October 3, 2025, ...

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