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For the second year, several churches in the Kingston and Harriman areas will work together in assisting families and individuals for Christmas.  Partner churches are Bethel Presbyterian Church, Kingston Church of Christ, Kingston United Methodist Church,  Luminary United Methodist Church, Morrison Hill Christian Church, and St. Andrews Episcopal Church.  Members …

East Tennessee Autumn Adventure Headed to Big South Fork from Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN – The Tennessee Valley Railroad announced today that it is headed to Oneida and the Big South Fork with a steam engine excursion on Sunday, November 10th.  The East Tennessee Autumn Adventure will feature a steam locomotive with …

Anderson County Government is pleased to announce its Accounts and Budget Office has received the PAFR Award (Popular Annual Financial Report).  The PAFR Report is a voluntary report that counties can choose to compile and publish in order to condense the financial position of the county.  The goal of Popular …

You might think that going to California, Texas or New York exposes you to a lot of crime. But in fact it was Tennessee that had the nation’s highest violent crime rate last year. The FBI’s latest statewide statistics offer a snapshot of the underside of the 50 states: where …

According to the Knoxville News-Sentinel’s, Frank Monger, the Y-12 National Security Complex is beginning an orderly shutdown due to the government shutdown.  Here is the story: Y-12 General Manager Chuck Spencer today informed workers that the contractor has been told to begin an “orderly shutdown” of operations at the Oak …

Clinton Police officers are looking into what may have caused the accident that killed a Scott County man. Reports say 32 year old Christopher Strunk, of Oneida, died as a result of injuries sustained in a Friday (10/04/13) morning traffic crash in Clinton. Initial information indicates that Strunk’s vehicle was …

Workers at an Oak Ridge pizza restaurant say the business closed suddenly, leaving them without a job. The doors to Gatt’s Pizza on Wilson Street have been locked and there’s a posted sign that reads, “Closed we sold the business”. Workers say there were given no warning on the sale …

The 2nd Annual New River Fall Festival is planned for Saturday, October 5th from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the old Rosedale School in Devonia, which is the future home of the New River History and Community Center. The festival will run from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and will include a …

 The Norris Lions Club will be sponsoring their annual Turkey Shoot  fundraiser in November.  Funds raised at the event will support community  projects such as the Norris Food Pantry, Habitat for Humanity, Remote Area  Medical organization, Kids Sight Screening, eye exams and glasses, and hearing aids for the hearing impaired. The Turkey Shoots will be held on Saturday, November 2, 9, and 16 from 8 am until 2:30 pm.  The location is on Highway 61 East toward Andersonville, just over 1 mile past the traffic light at Hwy. 441.

WASHINGTON – On the Senate floor Wednesday, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., expressed concerns that the focus on the “shiny object,” the health care law, as it relates to the continuing resolution (CR) has taken attention off spending reductions and encouraged his colleagues not to “negotiate away the hard-won gains …