News

• Senior Farmer’s Market fruit/vegetable voucher details announced
  MORRISTOWN, Tenn. – The Hamblen County Health Department announced today the upcoming Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program for 2023. For the 20th consecutive year, adults […]
• AAA: The 100 Deadliest Days for Teen Drivers Have Begun
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Summer 2023) — Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and a dangerous time of year for young drivers. Nationwide, more than 30 percent of deaths […]
• State Litter Study: More than 88 million pieces of litter still exist on the state’s public roads
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and Keep Tennessee Beautiful (KTNB) today released data from its 2022 Tennessee Statewide Litter Study. […]
• Newport native onboard missile destroyer in Philippines
  PHILIPPINE SEA  U.S. Navy Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Scottie Hicks, from Newport, Tenn., is participating in a combat systems training team evolution aboard the […]
• Study Finds Vehicle-Mounted Safety Signs Are Effective at Reducing Roadside Collisions
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — AAA-The Auto Club Group continues its “Move Over for Me” campaign, by sharing a new study that examines the risk of being on the roadside and the […]
• Nine new Hamblen County School Resource Officers sworn in
  The newly formed School Resource Officers Unit at the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office welcomed their first round of SROs on July 26. They were officially sworn-in by the […]
• Walters State To Honor Yoakum with Building Name
  Walters State Community College will honor business leader and philanthropist Eleanor Yoakum by naming the main building on the college’s Claiborne County Campus in her […]
• Safe Kids initiative advances equity in child passenger safety and bike safety
  Washington, DC (Summer 2023) – Safe Kids Worldwide and AAA’s Auto Club Group Foundation are proud to announce a new partnership to advance equity in child passenger and […]