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One dead, one injured in Ditney Trail shooting
HUNTSVILLE — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Scott County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a Monday morning shooting that has left one person dead...Arrest made following Walmart shoplifting incident
A Robbins man attempted to use a receipt from an auto parts store to prove to Walmart employees that the merchandise he was attempting...Want to be scared? Outbreak on Main has become one of Tennessee’s top haunts
You might say there’s a little Mountville, Pa. in Oneida during the Halloween season. That’s not entirely true, but it was Mountville — or, more...S.T.A.N.D. recognizes Red Ribbon Week
Each year, on October 23-31, individuals, schools, and communities across the United States show their commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle by wearing or...
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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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The Black Cat: Buying into downtown
You wouldn’t offend Moe Mullis if you said his shop is the “weird” side of Oneida’s downtown district. After all, it’s in the shop’s name:...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...
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Oneida catches fire late in a 35-7 win over Sequoyah
MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — With 3:10 remaining in the third quarter of Oneida’s game at Sequoyah on Friday, it appeared that there might be —...Gatlinburg-Pittman uses special teams miscues to key big win over Scott
GATLINBURG — If you only saw the statistics, you wouldn’t guess that Gatlinburg-Pittman defeated Scott High 56-18 on Friday. The statistics tell this story: For...Soccer: Oneida falls to Alcoa in substate game
Alcoa jumped to a 2-0 lead early in Saturday’s Class A substate game against Oneida, and the Lady Indians were never able to quite...Soccer: Oneida claims region title with win over Cumberland Gap
A thick fog settled across Jane Terry Hoffman Field Thursday evening, and from it emerged Kamryn Kennedy with what might have been the best...
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State health department reports four new covid deaths in Scott County
The TN Dept. of Health has reported four new covid-related deaths in Scott County in the past few days, bringing the total number to...
These are the roads the Scott County Road Department plans to pave
HUNTSVILLE — Scott County Road Superintendent Kelvin King on Wednesday provided to the Independent Herald a list of roads that he proposes to pave...
Obituary: Betty Spradlin, 74
Betty Sue Spradlin, of Winfield, widow of Jessee Willard Spradlin, passed from this life on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 at the Big South Fork...
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One dead, one injured in Ditney Trail shooting
HUNTSVILLE — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Scott County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a Monday morning shooting that has left one person dead...
Arrest made following Walmart shoplifting incident
A Robbins man attempted to use a receipt from an auto parts store to prove to Walmart employees that the merchandise he was attempting...
Obituary: Barbara Stephens, 60
Barbara Ann Stephens, of Whitley City, Ky. and wife of Mike Stephens, died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center...
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