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Tennessee added 15,000 jobs in March
NASHVILLE — Tennessee's unemployment rate ticked up slightly in March, to 5.0%, but the Volunteer State added 15,000 jobs to the economy during the...More than 11,000 covid vaccinations administered in Scott County
Scott County this week surpassed 11,000 "shots in arms," as a growing number of Scott Countians are being inoculated against Covid-19. The TN Dept. of...Meth surge: Oneida Police Department make multiple arrests in meth trafficking cases
Last week was a busy week for Oneida Police Department all the way around, with 14 suspects arrested on various criminal charges between April...NWS confirms an EF-2 tornado in Scott County
HUNTSVILLE — The National Weather Service's storm survey team has concluded its work in Scott County, and has confirmed that an EF-2 tornado occurred...
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Tragedy at Austin-East puts basketball into perspective
Ben Garrett - 0When you look at the photo of Janaria Muhammed, you see the face of a beautiful young life cut short. You see the face...Opinion: Gov. Lee, it’s time to do right by Tennessee’s high school cheerleaders
Ben Garrett - 0Prior 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...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...
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Flashback to Huntsville’s Great Depression tornado
On Thursday, April 8, 2021, a tornado touched down in Norma and Straight Fork, damaging numerous homes and leaving hundreds without power. The tornado...The Walker graves: Final resting place for one of Brimstone’s early leading couples
BRIMSTONE — On the end of a small ridge overlooking Indian Fork Creek is a small cemetery — consisting of just three graves —...Conversations With Pastors: First Baptist Church of Oneida’s Sean Lee
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...Walter Lowe: Scott County’s WWII hero who never gained the recognition he deserved
“He’s a tall man in his early 60s in a dark gray suit. He stands in the church house as an entire community turns...The story of Scott County’s Civil War heroine, Julia Marcum
Editor's Note: Monday, March 8, was International Women's Day, a day set aside globally to honor the social, economic and political contributions of women...
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Soccer: Oneida wins three at Highlander Cup
HUNTSVILLE — Oneida won its fourth, fifth and sixth games of the week at the Highlander Cup on Saturday, going three of three in...Soccer: Scott High wins two of three at Highlander Cup
HUNTSVILLE — Scott High started the day with dominating wins over Clinton and Harriman, and ended it with a loss to Oneida in the...Baseball: Scott wins again, downs Wartburg
HUNTSVILLE — Scott High's 0-9 start seems like a distant memory now. For the third time in eight days, the Highlanders were victorious on Friday...Soccer: Oneida drops district rival Cumberland Gap, 6-1
Oneida spotted district rival Cumberland Gap a goal early, then reeled off five consecutive goals before the first half had ended to take command,...
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Eye to the Sky: The dreaded S-word returns to the forecast?!?
Okay, let's end the suspense. The answer to the question posed in the headline is, "no." Snow isn't in the forecast.
But it might wind...
Hike of the Week: Leatherwood to O&W
Distance: 4.6 miles
Elevation Gain: 100 ft.
Difficulty: Moderate
Trailhead: Leatherwood
Features: Waterfall, River, History
There's never really a bad time to hike from Leatherwood Ford to O&W Bridge....
Meth surge: Oneida Police Department make multiple arrests in meth trafficking cases
Last week was a busy week for Oneida Police Department all the way around, with 14 suspects arrested on various criminal charges between April...
Baseball: Scott High wins again, defeating Sunbright
HUNTSVILLE — Scott High is finding a mid-season groove. The Highlanders won their second straight game on Monday, defeating Sunbright 12-2 at John John...
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Eye to the Sky: A winter-like blast of cold air is ahead
A winter-like blast of cold air is headed our way for the middle of this week, bringing with it the threat for frost and...
Soccer: Oneida wins three at Highlander Cup
HUNTSVILLE — Oneida won its fourth, fifth and sixth games of the week at the Highlander Cup on Saturday, going three of three in...
Soccer: Scott High wins two of three at Highlander Cup
HUNTSVILLE — Scott High started the day with dominating wins over Clinton and Harriman, and ended it with a loss to Oneida in the...
Eye to the Sky: The dreaded S-word returns to the forecast?!?
Okay, let's end the suspense. The answer to the question posed in the headline is, "no." Snow isn't in the forecast.
But it might wind...
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