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Scott County surpasses 1,000 total coronavirus cases
Scott County has reached the 1,000 case benchmark in the coronavirus pandemic. With 26 new cases reported by the TN Dept. of Health on Thanksgiving...Scott sees a big decline in active covid cases
Scott County's active coronavirus cases decreased significantly on Tuesday, but the accomplishment might need an asterisk. The number of local Covid-19 cases locally decreased from...Looking for some Christmas spirit? Much colder weather may be lurking
Ben Garrett - 0If you're one of the many people who need a little cold weather to set the mood for the Christmas season, you may be...Thankful for Recovery
As Scott Countians sit down for the traditional Thanksgiving feast on Thursday, all will have something to be thankful for. Good health, a job,...
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Editorial: It’s time for Scott County to deed sports fields to Scott High School
Imagine asking your next-door neighbor, who owns a large parcel of property that isn’t being used, if you can build a home on one...Garrett: This year especially, Labor Day is important
Ben Garrett - 0Monday is Labor Day in the United States. It is the only holiday each year that is dedicated to the average Joe. Christmas and...Editorial: Please, for the health and safety of Scott County, wear masks
On July 13, this newspaper published an editorial entitled "The truth about masks," addressing some of the common misconceptions about what facial coverings do...Garrett: We’re destroying our home
Ben Garrett - 0Before we hit the trail back towards civilization on the final morning of our camping trip in the Big South Fork backcountry, I told...Editorial: The truth about masks
Let’s be real: Wearing a mask is probably not going to protect you from getting sick. The critics and naysayers who have worked hard through...
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Christian roots: How Baptists came to be Scott County’s predominant denomination
Ben Garrett - 0Editor's Note — This article combines both parts of a two-part series appearing in the Independent Herald's Focus On Religion, exploring how the Baptist...Scott County in Kentucky? It almost happened
Ben Garrett - 0How would you like to live in McCreary County, Ky.? If you're a resident of Scott County, Tenn., you're likely to turn up your nose...School system honors longtime technology director Mike lay by renaming facility for him
The Scott County Board of Education last week voted to honor the school system's long-time former technology director, Mike Lay, by renaming the technology...Sisters follow their hearts into unique small business
Ben Garrett - 0A little more than six years ago, when she started painting furniture to help ease the stress of her father’s battle with cancer, Gabby...For small businesses, the Christmas season can be a time of recovery
The coronavirus pandemic has not been unique to Scott County — but it hasn't spared Scott County, either. That means small businesses here, as across...
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Oneida’s Morgan is co-MVP in Region 2-2A
Oneida senior runningback Kolby Morgan was named Region 2-2A's co-MVP in a vote of the region's coaches, announced Thursday. Morgan, who rushed for more than...Sevier County defeats Lady Highlanders in opener, 67-39
HUNTSVILLE — In a season that is expected to feature some growing pains, a young and relatively inexperienced Scott High team experienced their first...Morrow, West shine as Scott downs Sevier County in season opener
HUNTSVILLE — Scott High coach Jordan Jeffers said prior to Tuesday’s season-opener against Sevier County that he hopes his star point guard, junior Trey...Basketball: Season ticket purchases are the only way to guarantee admittance to home games
As the high school basketball season gets underway, there remains only one way for local fans to guarantee themselves admittance to home games at...
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Scott sees a big decline in active covid cases
Scott County's active coronavirus cases decreased significantly on Tuesday, but the accomplishment might need an asterisk.
The number of local Covid-19 cases locally decreased from...
Scott County in Kentucky? It almost happened
How would you like to live in McCreary County, Ky.?
If you're a resident of Scott County, Tenn., you're likely to turn up your nose...
Thankful for Recovery
As Scott Countians sit down for the traditional Thanksgiving feast on Thursday, all will have something to be thankful for. Good health, a job,...
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Scott County surpasses 1,000 total coronavirus cases
Scott County has reached the 1,000 case benchmark in the coronavirus pandemic.
With 26 new cases reported by the TN Dept. of Health on Thanksgiving...
Scott sees a big decline in active covid cases
Scott County's active coronavirus cases decreased significantly on Tuesday, but the accomplishment might need an asterisk.
The number of local Covid-19 cases locally decreased from...
Looking for some Christmas spirit? Much colder weather may be lurking
If you're one of the many people who need a little cold weather to set the mood for the Christmas season, you may be...
Christian roots: How Baptists came to be Scott County’s predominant denomination
Editor's Note — This article combines both parts of a two-part series appearing in the Independent Herald's Focus On Religion, exploring how the Baptist...
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