Claiborne County News

A criminal court judge increased bond for a man accused of child rape to $200,000 during an arraignment in Claiborne County.

Claiborne County authorities worked to process the scene of a shooting early Thursday night.

People in the dark hollow knew for years that a middle-aged man had taken an 11-year-old girl into his home.

CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Tenn. a ' A Claiborne County man was flown to the University of Tennessee Medical Center Thursday evening after he was shot during a dispute.

Investigators with the Claiborne County Sheriff's Department are investigating a shooting tonight near Harrogate.

Charges against a 45-year-old Claiborne County man that he raped an 11-year-old girl and later fathered a child with her were bound over Thursday to a grand jury.

They say thieves managed to steal thousands of dollars of equipment from four sanctuaries in Bell County, and now several people are facing charges.

Investigators say disgruntled church members could be the cause of a fire that destroyed a historic rural Claiborne County church burned to the ground Friday night.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Monday that 45-year-old William Hence Smith of New Tazewell had been arrested Friday and was being held in the Claiborne County Jail.

A New Tazewell man is charged for child rape and growing marijuana, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

PINPOINT 8 WEATHER CENTER -- Flooding is a major concern for the region for Saturday.

More than a third of Tennessee 95 counties don't have their own Web site, according to a survey by a nonprofit conservative group.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation has identified 111 bridges to be replaced or repaired under its program to reduce the number of structurally deficient bridges in the state.

More than $7 billion worth of federal stimulus money could make getting online a lot easier and faster for East Tennesseans in rural areas.

SPEEDWELL, Tenn. a ' Police arrested two men this week for their alleged roles in the robbery of a Claiborne County church on July 29.

SPEEDWELL, Tenn. a ' Police arrested two men this week for their alleged roles in the robbery of a Claiborne County church on July 29.

SPEEDWELL, Tenn. a ' Police arrested two men this week for their alleged roles in the robbery of a Claiborne County church on July 29.

SPEEDWELL, Tenn. a ' Police arrested two men this week for their alleged roles in the robbery of a Claiborne County church on July 29.

Claiborne County honored one of its favorite citizens Thursday. It's "Dr. William N. Smith Day" in New Tazwell.

TAZEWELL, Tenn. a ' A bond has been set at one million dollars in the case against Tony Harrison in connection with the murder of his wife, Vickie Harrison.