Scott County News

Four East Tennessee landfills have been approved to receive small amounts of coal ash from a major spill last December at a Tennessee power plant.

Last fall, as Americans watched anxiously as the stock market collapsed, book editor and writer Christina Davidson decided to find hope in the unlikeliest of places.

When Union County High School athletic director John Edds called Shane Brown on Tuesday night to offer him the boys' basketball head coaching job, Brown told Edds he needed an hour to think.

Felony animal cruelty charges have been filed against a man after he allegedly killed a kitten while three young children watched.

An Oneida man was arrested Thursday after being accused of killing a kitten with his bare hands in front of three young children.

County Commission's Building & Grounds Committee has given tentative approval for a new location for the Scott County School System's Alternative School.

NASHVILLE a ' Tennessee's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April 2009 was released last week at 9.9 percent, 0.3 percentage point higher than the revised March rate of 9.6 percent.

HUNTSVILLE a ' School construction projects at Burchfield and Robbins could prove less costly than original projections by an architectural firm.

After two years of severe drought, soaking spring rains have raised water levels throughout east Tennessee.

UPDATED 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 10 -- The National Weather Service in Morristown released more information on the second confirmed tornado from Friday's storms.

Sunday: Many Americans don't have a primary-care physician. Why are the numbers of primary-care doctors shrinking, why does it matter, and what new ways will care be delivered? Monday: When there's no access to a primarycare physician, community health centers and charity clinics try to provide both urgent and preventive care.

Several watches and warnings issued by the National Weather Service four East Tennessee expired at 10 a.m., but more are likely to come this afternoon.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least two tornadoes touched down in East Tennessee on Friday.

The National Weather Service has confirmed four reports of tornadoes in East Tennessee from Friday's storms.

During severe storms Friday evening, two homes were destroyed in the Fairview area of Scott County.

Storms have moved across much of northern Tennessee, toppling trees and causing multiple tornado warnings.

A tornado apparently touched down in Scott County tonight, destroying two homes and damaging about a dozen more, authorities said.

David Marlar and Kevin Bilbrey of Scott County are two of four co-owners who turned the abandoned Pine Knot Raceway into one hot lap.

Rainfall is expected across East Tennessee this morning causing a few areas of flooding.

Flooding late Sunday forced authorities to evacuate several Scott County communities.