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Access changes to North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced access changes to a portion of North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (NCWMA). Due to new property ownership, the area known as Titus Creek will no longer be open year-round, nor will it continue to be a travel route to old Highway 63. NCWMA staff have been able to […] The post Access changes to North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area appeared first on Claiborne Progress.
Ex-finance director responds to lawsuit
The former finance director for the Cocke County Partnership has filed her answer to a $250,000 lawsuit by her former employer, vigorously refuting the lawsuit’s allegations. Sommer White remains the only defendant in the civil suit after other parties, including Cocke County Commissioner Rick Vassar, were dropped from the lawsuit. A significant allegation in the Partnership lawsuit is that White had stolen a hard drive. It is just one of...
Dollywood to reopen Thursday after water main break
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Dollywood said early Thursday that it would reopen as scheduled on Thursday, July 18, following a closure on Wednesday. The park was temporarily closed for the remainder of Wednesday due to a water main break. Just after 11 a.m. Wednesday, the park announced the closure on social media. Dollywood maintenance […]
Tusculum Men's Basketball Earns NABC Team Academic Award
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For a fourth consecutive season, the Tusculum University men’s basketball program has been named a recipient of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award. Four TU student-athletes have also been named to the NABC Honors Court. The NABC Team Academic Excellence Award recognizes men’s basketball programs that completed the 2023-24 academic year with a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court includes junior, senior and graduate student men’s basketball players who finished...
Knoxville man tried to steal shed by towing it without trailer, police say
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Knoxville man has been accused of trying to steal an entire shed from a business by towing it with his truck without a trailer, according to a police report obtained by WVLT News. The report was filled out by a Detective Pierce. In it, Pierce...
Great Smoky Mountain Hot Air Balloon Festival returns in August
TOWNSEND, Tenn. — Your favorite summer sendoff event is back. The annual Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival will return to East Tennessee on Aug. 17. Festivities will occur from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Townsend Visitor Center. This rain-or-shine event will feature a stunning balloon...
Respected neurologist, patient advocate Dr. John Dougherty Jr. dies at age 80
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Dr. John Dougherty Jr., a renowned East Tennessee neurologist who would go on to speak openly about his own challenges with a form of dementia, died July 10 at age 80. During a decades-long career of teaching, treatment, mentoring, science and advocacy, Dougherty started the Knoxville...
Opportunity House residents raise concerns over living conditions
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WCYB) — The Opportunity House is a homeless shelter that aims to provide those in need of a helping hand. We clothe them, feed them, we help them get jobs, we take them to fill job sheets out at the higher services and once they get a job they can go working back, said Ricker.
Two caregivers charged with neglect in Carter County
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — Two caregivers were arrested following an investigation into reports of neglect involving a vulnerable adult in Carter County, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). Last week, a Carter County grand jury indicted Kwabena Kwakye, 45, and Polly Ridinger, 25, on one count each of neglect of a vulnerable adult, […]
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