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The United States Marshals Service's Eastern District of Tennessee...
The United States Marshals Service's Eastern District of Tennessee branch was in Cocke County last week as part of operation Falcon.
East Tenn. man dead after 12-hour standoff
A man who had shot at deputies, pinning them down behind an outbuilding, died when police rushed a house near Greeneville.
Multiagency fugitive hunt nets 380 arrests
Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Ron Gibbs speaks to a small crowd in the U.S. District Court building Wednesday to announce the results of the weeklong Operation FALCON.
Greenevillians Recall 'Life-Changing' Mission To Sudan
Dr. Mike Hartsell and the Rev. Jeannie Higgins spoke Friday of a "life-changing" Christian missions trip in March to bring medical and other assistance to residents of a small village in southern Sudan, in East ...
Sparks Fly Over Kinser Park Funding
A heated argument erupted Thursday at a meeting of the Greene County Commission's Budget & Finance Committee over long-term campsites at Kinser Park and whether -- or how much -- the county government should ...
Kinser Park's Virtues Extolled By Campers To Park Officials
Seasonal campers at Kinser Park extolled the virtues Tuesday of living at the park to some of the officials ultimately responsible for continued -- or curtailed -- funding of the park with city and county ...
Greenevillian Co-Authors Fast-Paced Political Novel
Dan R. Spice, a Greenevillian who has had a long, varied career in television and radio, is the co-author of a new political novel, Opposition Research -- Stealing The White House.
Man Injured When Tractor Overturns
Sun Photo by Phil Gentry Wayne Courtney, left, a Greene County-Greeneville Emergency Medical Services paramedic, and Jon Waddell, captain of the Greeneville Emergency & Rescue Squad, confer at the scene of a ...
Tennessee plans to consolidate two local forestry departments
Some major changes are coming to the way the Department of Forestry fights wildfires in East Tennessee, and with those changes come some layoffs and some real concern from firefighters and a homeowner who ...
Community Invited To 'Relay For Life' Festivities Friday
By LISA WARREN Staff Writer Almost everyone in the community has been touched by cancer in one way or another.
Sun Photo by Phil Gentry Area youngsters were treated to free airplane rides on Saturday morning at the Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport during the Experimental Aircraft Association's "Young Eagles" ...
LiveLoveSkate! That's the motto for the new Greeneville Skate Park. It opened Friday morning after a ribbon cutting ceremony at its Hardin Park location near downtown Greeneville.. Dozens of kids were ready to ...
More Local Red Cross Volunteers Sent To Help In Midwest
Two more volunteers from the Greene County chapter of the American Red Cross departed from Greeneville on Thursday night for the flood-ravaged Midwest and another volunteer was scheduled to depart today.
Farmers Can Collect Rebate Checks For Hay Program
Twenty-nine of the more than 100 Greene County farmers who purchased hay last fall through the county's "Operation Hay Relief" program picked up rebate checks on Monday.
10 Days Out ... almost back on duty
Heads will explode, the walls will run red with blood and there will be mass carnage when Knoxville rock band Whitechapel , above, takes the stage at the Valarium , 1213 Western Ave.
Voters Return Anderson, Luttrell To School Board
Two incumbent members of the Greeneville Board of Education were re-elected Tuesday from a field of five candidates seeking two Second Ward seats in a relatively tight race.
June Dairy Day Events Scheduled For Friday
In observance of June Dairy Month, the Greene County Partnership's Agribusiness Committee will host the annual June Dairy Day Celebration Friday, June 6, in the Lowe's parking lot at 2375 E. Andrew Johnson Hwy.
Suspect drives off, gathers host of charges before caught
Police in Tusculum say a man's attempt to drive off without paying for gasoline escalated into a host of charges before he was caught.
2 College Street Buildings Considered For Demolition, And Use As Parking Lot
Sun Phoo by Jim Feltman This corner at College and Church streets is being considered as a site for a new parking lot.
Scientists Want Fireflies And Will Pay For Them
Calling all lightning bug collectors! Scientists are calling for help. And the price is going up! This year the price for fireflies has jumped to the all-time high of 42 cents per gram or $12 per ounce for a ...