Jamestown News

Stabilization and Environmental Remediation Plan Meets All State Standards and Safety Concerns...

With the high school football season winding down to a close, two Upper Cumberland area coaches are hanging up their cleats.

Governor Phil Bredesen announced Friday that the state of Tennessee launched a new Web site designed to help families during difficult economic times.

A Crawford, Tenn., man was killed in a traffic crash on Interstate 40 on Saturday afternoon, and an off-duty law officer who was traveling nearby was a witness.

Fentress County voters went to the polls in record numbers in early voting and on Tuesday and joined with their fellow Tennesseans in voting for John McCain for President; re-elected U.S. Senator Lamar ...

Federal assistance will be forthcoming for farmers across East Tennessee hurt by the ongoing drought.....

Dakota Jones and the York Institute Dragons lost 34-0 to Marion County in Week 9 at Jamestown.

Leaders of a church that's drawn national controversy for its protests at U.S. military funerals say they plan to picket Friday's services for two Scott County High School cheerleaders and sisters killed in a weekend crash...

People across East Tennessee are mourning the six people killed in a car crash in Scott County late Friday night.

A group of World War I veterans marched across the field during intermission at a MTSU-Youngstown football game, led by a widow of a Tennessee soldier who caught worldwide attention for his bravery in battle.

Age 14-15 Michaelyn Robinson Chattanooga, TN 215'5' BOYS: Age 8-9 Andrew Pyle Greenback, TN 183'10' Age 10-11 Tyler Enos Chattanooga, TN 233'5' Age 12-13 Steven Thomas Columbia, SC 313'7' Age 14-15 Cullen ...

A Crossville area man was killed in a traffic accident on Hwy. 127 N Thursday night, and a Virginia man died on I-40 in Putnam County when a motorist traveling the wrong way on the interstate struck his vehicle ...

There's an abundance of big news from Fentress County. First are the new pumpkin, watermelon and squash kings, named last weekend at the 17th annual Great Pumpkin Festival in Allardt.

"I want people to remember how I tried to improve basic education in Tennessee," said Sgt.

Fighting against so-called misinformation and the recent hysteria surrounding the status of the old York Institute school building in Jamestown, supporters for rehabilitation are now sounding their own ...

The original York Institute is not going to fall, according to preservationists who want to save the 81-year-old historic building in Jamestown.

Is it worth saving or does it endanger students? A preservation group is renovating an old school built by World War I hero Sgt.

The Alvin C. York Institute, founded by the legendary WWI hero from Pall Mall, is still the pride of Fentress County, according to many residents and officials.

On Sept. 27, Historic Rugby will fling open its doors and people can tour for free.

Jamestown codes enforcers have stopped work to stabilize the old Alvin C. York Institute after several hundred bricks fell from the face of the building.