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Scott County sees slight uptick of active coronavirus cases
Scott County has seen its active coronavirus cases climb slightly the past two days, from 159 to 171. The number of active covid cases in...The latest: NWS forecasts one to two inches of snow for Cumberland Plateau
Light snow showers will move into the Cumberland Plateau region late Friday night and continue through Saturday morning, with minor accumulations expected. The National Weather...Update: Winter weather advisory issued for Fentress County, none for Scott County
Light snow with minor accumulations is in the forecast for Friday night and Saturday, leading the National Weather Service to issue a Winter Weather...Snowfall possible on Cumberland Plateau Friday night and Saturday
Ol' Man Winter is set to visit the northern Cumberland Plateau again on Friday, and he could bring with him the region's third light...
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Editorial: Governor’s policy banning cheerleaders from games deserves revisiting
On Monday, the high school basketball regular season will resume for teams throughout Tennessee. Some have been in action in holiday tournaments throughout the...2020: Good riddance!
Ben Garrett - 0As we sat here one year ago, bidding farewell to 2019 and envisioning what 2020 would bring, few could have imagined what was in...What we’re trying isn’t working. When do we try something new?
Ben Garrett - 0My wife and I were in Knoxville on Saturday, and I was hardly in the Christmas spirit. "Stop glaring at that driver; are you trying...How to promote resilience amidst Covid-19 and holiday stressors
By Michael Yates As if the year hasn’t been stressful enough with living in the midst of a pandemic health disaster, we’re now faced with...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...
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‘We had no properties. Now we have properties.’
What began as a quest for new industrial properties more than a year ago has led to the Scott County Industrial Development Board being...Revisiting the site of a Big South Fork tragedy
There are several culturally-significant sites throughout the Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area backcountry that are preserved by the National Park Service....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...
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Oneida pulls away from determined Sunbright team to remain unbeaten in district play
Sunbright proved to be a formidable opponent Friday night on The Reservation, but in the end the duo of Kolby Morgan and Nathan Bowling...Fulton comes from behind in the second half to defeat Lady Highlanders, 58-48
HUNTSVILLE — When the shots mattered most, they simply stopped falling for Scott High here Friday night, as Fulton came from behind in the...Oneida pulls away late for a 61-49 win over Harriman
The home-standing Oneida Indians seized control of District 3-A on Tuesday (Jan. 12) night on The Reservation, pulling away from the Blue Devils of...Alcoa uses free throw line, hot shooting to knock off Scott, 75-64
HUNTSVILLE — Scott High fell behind by double digits early, rebounded to cut Alcoa’s lead to one at the half and led by as...
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Lady Highlanders lead early, but Alcoa storms back for district win
HUNTSVILLE — Scott High led by as much as eight points in the first quarter, but couldn’t hold the advantage against District 4-AA’s top...
Notebook: Taking stock of local basketball teams
The first week back in play was a big one for local high school basketball teams. Scott High played three games in five days,...
No indication of a post-Christmas covid surge in Scott County
With the Christmas holiday more than two weeks past, there were no indications as of Monday that a feared surge of new coronavirus cases...
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Scott County sees slight uptick of active coronavirus cases
Scott County has seen its active coronavirus cases climb slightly the past two days, from 159 to 171.
The number of active covid cases in...
Oneida pulls away from determined Sunbright team to remain unbeaten in district play
Sunbright proved to be a formidable opponent Friday night on The Reservation, but in the end the duo of Kolby Morgan and Nathan Bowling...
Fulton comes from behind in the second half to defeat Lady Highlanders, 58-48
HUNTSVILLE — When the shots mattered most, they simply stopped falling for Scott High here Friday night, as Fulton came from behind in the...
The latest: NWS forecasts one to two inches of snow for Cumberland Plateau
Light snow showers will move into the Cumberland Plateau region late Friday night and continue through Saturday morning, with minor accumulations expected.
The National Weather...
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