Claiborne County News

Members of the Claiborne County Hospital board will consider on Monday three proposals for management of the Tazewell hospital and nursing home.

CUMBERLAND GAP, Tenn. a 'A An investigation into a recent barn break-in was solved by the Claiborne County Sheriffa TMs Office.

By Stephen Woodward Staff Writer HARROGATE, Tenn. - A Harrogate man was recently assaulted and stripped of his personal belongings while taking a walk near his home.

New Tazewell residents are still trying to get over the shock of learning their neighbor and former elementary school principal was busted in a child sex sting.

A retired Claiborne County elementary school administrator has been charged by federal authorities with attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.

A former Claiborne County principal has been indicted on charges of child pornography and trying to meet an 8-year-old for sex.

The fight to save the music in a local school system reaches a crescendo. Some members of the community were outraged when they learned Claiborne County music classes, chorus, band and the band director were all axed without prior notice.

Small jets will soon take off and land with ease in an unexpected city. An expansion at New Tazwell's Municiple Airport should bring more runway traffic.

An east Tennessee county familiar with storms and storm damage is named one of the most weather-prepared communities in the nation.

Dirt is on this weekend's menu at the Lincoln Memorial University cafeteria. A Virginia farmer is planning to sell more than 536 acres of Claiborne County land at an auction on Saturday.

Dirt is on this weekend's menu at the Lincoln Memorial University cafeteria. A Virginia farmer is planning to sell more than 536 acres of Claiborne County land at an auction on Saturday.

"It's designed to get kids more in touch with who they are and the possibility they have for a future," Michael McMeel says.

Carl Mullins is known to many in the Claiborne County community as a produce salesman who frequents the farmers' market.

Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies are investigating a domestic disturbance and fatal shooting in New Tazewell.

Hope for band programs in Claiborne County schools is not lost. It was standing room only for those gathered at Clairfield Elementary School last Thursday evening for the Claiborne County Board of Education meeting, which promised controversy on two different topics.

Under budget constraints, the Claiborne County Board of Education voted to cut the music program in all schools next year.

Authorities this morning apprehended two men after an armed robbery in Oak Ridge prompted a police chase that covered more than 60 miles and three counties.

An overnight robbery and chase leads authorities through 3 East Tennessee counties.

Two people are facing charges after an armed robbery early Monday morning led to a police chase through three counties.

Up in Tazewell, Wanda Bray slings a mean bowl of chili. Quite literally. Claiborne County Sheriff's Capt.