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Services being planned for wife of TBI director emeritus Arzo Carson
HUNTSVILLE — Shirley Laxton Carson, the wife of former Scott County district attorney general and TBI director Arzo Carson, died Saturday at her Huntsville...Scott County’s active covid cases drop below 200; hospitalizations have decreased by more than half
The number of active Covid-19 cases in Scott County has dropped below 200 for the first time since August. There are currently 196 active cases...Kentucky man charged in burglary of Oneida business
A Kentucky man has been charged after allegedly burglarizing a business in Oneida. Rambo D. Garland, 31, of Strunk, Ky., is being sought by Oneida...S.T.A.N.D. to host drug take-back event
S.T.A.N.D. and District Attorney General Jared Effler will host a prescription drug take-back event on Oct. 23 at S.T.A.N.D.'s offices in Oneida. The event, which...
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Garrett: For now, at least, Tennessee football is fun again
Ben Garrett - 0It’s 3:50 p.m. on a Monday afternoon. Mondays are my busiest day of the week, even since the Independent Herald’s switch to an all-digital...Pulled pork: So easy and so cheap!
Ben Garrett - 0When summer begins to transition to fall and that chill shows up in the air for the first time, I think of pulled pork....Opinion: A switch to remote learning shouldn’t automatically impact extra-curricular activities
Ben Garrett - 0As schools in Scott County join the long — and growing — list of schools from across the state that are being forced to...Editorial: Lee administration is hamstringing schools
There are increasing signs that the latest surge of coronavirus is at or near its peak. And, if places where the covid surge fueled...Opinion: We stood united, but we couldn’t hold on
Ben Garrett - 0As I drove by the courthouse square in Cookeville, Tenn. and saw the impromptu candlelight vigil that was taking place on the lawn, it...
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Again: Mountain People’s Health Councils recognized as one of nation’s top health care clinics
Ben Garrett - 0For a third consecutive year, Mountain People’s Health Councils has been recognized among the top health care centers in the United States. James Lovett, MPHC’s...Forgotten Times: The principals of Huntsville High School
For 63 years, the Town of Huntsville had its own high school. Opened in 1918 by act of the Tennessee General Assembly, Huntsville High...Oneida’s Cruz family: For love of country
Editor’s Note: This week marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which led to the War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq....Our Back Yard: A scenic road trip through New River’s historic mining settlements
Ben Garrett - 0Narrow and winding S.R. 116 passes through many communities along the headwaters of New River in the Cumberland Mountains. Places like Coal Creek, Beech...By the numbers: Religious adherence in Scott County
It goes without saying that Scott County’s faithful overwhelmingly adhere to the Baptist denomination. Past Focus On: Religion features have explored the history of...
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Football: Fulton uses rushing game, stingy defense to rout Scott
HUNTSVILLE — The good: Scott High did not have a turnover and was penalized just twice for 10 yards in Friday’s region game against...Football: Oneida stuns Monterey, 20-13, closes in on region title
Oneida placed itself in the driver’s seat for the Region 2-2A championship on Friday by upsetting Monterey, 20-13. The Indians’ senior night win was a...Soccer: Reasons for optimism as Scott High looks towards 2022
HUNTSVILLE — It was by all accounts a disappointing season for Scott High, in more ways than one. The Lady Highlanders, who lost seven starters...Soccer: Oneida wins district championship with 5-4 defeat of Cumberland Gap
CUMBERLAND GAP — For the fourth time in five years, Oneida hoisted the District 3-A championship trophy here Thursday night, after stunning the home-standing...
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Scott County’s active covid cases drop below 200; hospitalizations have decreased by more than half
The number of active Covid-19 cases in Scott County has dropped below 200 for the first time since August.
There are currently 196 active cases...
Update: Major (if short lived) cool-down on the way
It's been unusually hot for October this year. The average temperature, so far, has been a whopping 8 degrees above normal.
But that's going to...
Obituary: Marilyn Moore Stark, 67
Marilyn Moore Stark, of Oneida, passed away on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 at Big South Fork Medical Center. She was 67.
Life: Born April 29,...
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Obituary: Hilton Jeffers, 69
Hilton Jeffers departed this life on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 at his home in the Straight Fork community. He was 69.
Life: Born Oct. 18,...
Services being planned for wife of TBI director emeritus Arzo Carson
HUNTSVILLE — Shirley Laxton Carson, the wife of former Scott County district attorney general and TBI director Arzo Carson, died Saturday at her Huntsville...
Obituary: Shirley Laxton Carson, 85
Shirley June Laxton Carson, of Huntsville, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. She was 85.
Life: Born in Oneida to Loma...
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