NASHVILLE — Legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Ken Yager, R-Kingston, to aid volunteer firefighters is headed for a final vote in the Tennessee Senate after...
The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for the entire region Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Sub-freezing temperatures are expected, which could damage...
HUNTSVILLE — Scott County Criminal Court Judge Shayne Sexton on Monday remanded several people to the custody of the TN Dept. of Corrections after finding...
HUNTSVILLE — The Scott County Sheriff's Office has announced the arrest of a Winfield woman who is accused of trafficking marijuana and was arrested...
In the United States, about five million older adults are abused, neglected or exploited each year. During the pandemic, it’s especially horrific that our...
Prior to the start of Friday's District 4-AA showdown with Kingston, Scott High held its annual Senior Night festivities, honoring its senior student-athletes who...
On Monday, the high school basketball regular season will resume for teams throughout Tennessee. Some have been in action in holiday tournaments throughout the...
On Thursday, April 8, 2021, a tornado touched down in Norma and Straight Fork, damaging numerous homes and leaving hundreds without power. The tornado...
Editor's Note: Our Conversations With Pastors series returns with a sit-down with First Baptist Church of Oneida pastor Sean Allen Lee. Originally from Kingston...
For the second year in a row, three players from Scott County have been named to the TN Sportswriters Association's basketball all-state teams.
Last year,...
KNOXVILLE — Caswell Park was kind to the Lady Highlanders Tuesday (April 20) evening, as Scott High dominated a double-header against Austin-East.
Scott defeated the...
Steve Oden is an award-winning columnist and former newspaper editor in Tennessee and Alabama. His column, "Appalachian Notebook," appears in the Independent Herald bi-weekly.
They called themselves Gray Panthers, the Gray Power Movement and other names denoting people over age 65 who banded together for political purposes. Their...
I’ve been reading in magazines and online about a sudden interest in traditional Appalachian foods and cookery. Seems that urban “foodies” have stumbled across...
Among fellow Appalachians, my grandmother never worried that someone would be puzzled by what “play pretty” meant. However, using this unique regional phrase instead...
In the United States, about five million older adults are abused, neglected or exploited each year. During the pandemic, it’s especially horrific that our...
NASHVILLE — Legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Ken Yager, R-Kingston, to aid volunteer firefighters is headed for a final vote in the Tennessee Senate after...
The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for the entire region Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Sub-freezing temperatures are expected, which could damage...
HUNTSVILLE — Scott County Criminal Court Judge Shayne Sexton on Monday remanded several people to the custody of the TN Dept. of Corrections after finding...