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Young volunteers help community center
Youth on Fire, the middle and senior high youth group from Trinity United Methodist Church, pause for a group shot during their mission trip to Hancock County, Tenn.
Four Rogersville patrol cars damaged in high-speed chase
A Sneedville man accused of stealing a pickup in Jefferson County was spotted by Bean Station police Tuesday afternoon and led police on a chase through Rogersville before crashing into several police cars in ...
The wild chase of a stolen pickup truck in upper East Tennessee resulted in the capture of the suspect but also damaged four of Rogersville's six police cars.
Teen leads high-speed chase with children in stolen pickup
The wild chase of a stolen pickup truck in northeast Tennessee resulted in the capture of the suspect but also damaged four of Rogersville's six city police cars.
Nursing supervisor recalls drunks, dog bites, propositions
Sally Morris of Sneedville wears a lot of hats. In her day job, Morris is the nursing supervisor at the Hancock County Health Department.
Medical experts from China tour Sneedville
A group of approximately 24 doctors, administrators and medical experts from China toured two school health-based clinics in Sneedville Wednesday to see how health care is delivered in rural areas of Tennessee.
Gas prices have home health care providers scrambling
“That's 46 miles round trip three times per week”
Those who take care of Lakeway Area residents in their homes are taking the gas crunch personally. via Citizen Tribune
Man in custody for fatal Sneedville stabbing
Hancock County officers have a man in custody after a man was stabbed to death Sunday at a home in Sneedville. via WATE-TV Knoxville
Fairview: Barnhill emerges from 'Broadway' with crown
Congratulations to Fairview High School junior Callie Barnhill, who was crowned Miss Fairview on April 20. via Tennessean.com
“It provides a tremendous service to the local community.”
Representatives from county, state and federal government and a number of concerned citizens celebrate Earth Day activities yesterday in one of the "last great places on Earth" - tiny Kyles Ford in Hancock ... via Citizen Tribune
“Before I spend that kind of money I want to see a written guarantee that the money will be available to complete the project.”
While much of the south sweltered in an unprecedented drought last year, Hancock County had millions of gallons of pristine water just under their feet. via Citizen Tribune
Search ongoing for missing Hancock County woman
The search for a missing Hancock County woman is expected to continue Tuesday. Fifty-year-old Donna Sargent was reported missing Monday in the Luther Community, just south of Sneedville. via WBIR-TV Knoxville
State Senator Mike Williams to seek re-election
State Senator Mike Williams, who represents the fourth district which includes Hawkins County, will be campaigning as an independent to keep his job. via Rogersville Review
Sneedville veteran honored: Camp survivor helps honor soldier that came to her aid
“They came to our house and took us at gun point. We were forced to get into a cattle car and sent off to Auschwitz”
Edith Plakins will never forget the day she first saw Charles Byrd. It was April 14, 1945, in the final weeks of World War II. via Citizen Tribune
Prosecutor seeks charges against principal in paddling of student
SNEEDVILLE, Tenn. -- A Hancock County principal may face charges for allegedly spanking a 13-year-old student. via The Tennessean
Elderly Sneedville man killed in Hancock Co. crash
A elderly Sneedville man was killed in a single vehicle crash in Hancock County Tuesday afternoon. via WATE-TV Knoxville
Hancock Co. principal to plead guilty to assaulting student
The principal of Hancock County Elementary School will plead guilty to assault on a student for a paddling incident last fall. via WATE-TV Knoxville
Man killed in single-vehicle accident
A 22-year-old man was killed Thursday night in a single-vehicle accident on Watterson Gap Road. via Rogersville Review
“We have done rides to benefit the Kingswood School, the Youth Emergency Shelter, and most recently, the Gulf War and Iraq War monument”
On a cold January day, a crowd of more than 200 gathered at a funeral home in Sneedville to pay homage to a sailor killed in World War II. via Citizen Tribune