Music, Demonstrations and Guided Bird Walk Highlight the 26th Annual Spring Planting Festival
Music, Demonstrations and Guided Bird Walk Highlight the 26th Annual Spring Planting Festival By Jason Duncan SCN Reporter/Sales Rep The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area held its 26th annual Spring Planting Festival at Bandy Creek Visitor Center on Saturday, April 25th. The festival featured a full day of activities including live entertainment,…
Read MoreCounty Commission Joins the Roberta Fight
County Commission Joins the Roberta Fight By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] When the Scott County Commission met last week, momentum had already built within the Scott-McCreary Environmental Coalition (SMEC). Four of its five member governments had already moved to support potential litigation tied to the proposed Roberta II landfill. That left Scott County…
Read MoreCumberland Clear has big fundraising month, welcomes new faces
Cumberland Clear has big fundraising month, welcomes new faces By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] If anyone has been in the Roberta II fight, it’s been Cumberland Clear. Even before the group was formally named and organized, many of its now-familiar faces were already deeply engaged – attending meetings, speaking out, and organizing community…
Read MoreBSFNRRA Welcome New United States Citizens
BSFNRRA Welcome New United States Citizens By Jason Duncan SCN Reporter/Sales Rep. [email protected] On Thursday, April 23rd, the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, along with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services hosted a naturalization ceremony. The ceremony, which was open to the public, began at 11 a.m. at Bandy Creek Visitor Center,…
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I’ve called myself a jack of all trades and master of none, and there’s some truth in that. I tend to be arrogant enough to believe I can learn most things with enough time and effort. Writing, though, doesn’t quite follow those rules. It isn’t something you conquer so much as something you travel with.…
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Let’s talk…What If Better Health Isn’t About Removing Foods—but Adding the Right Ones? For years, health advice has focused on what to cut out. Less sugar. Less fat. Less processed food. And while those recommendations have value, they often leave people feeling restricted—like health is defined by what they can’t have. But what if the…
Read MoreGage William Artist King
Gage William Artist King October 14, 2009 ~ April 19, 2026 Gage William Artist King, age 16, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2026. He was preceded in death by his great grandparents: Artist and Rose King, and Herman Von Byrd; uncle: Dustin King, cousins: Logan and Randy; and great great uncle: Benny King. Gage…
Read MoreRoddy Lewis
Roddy Lewis November 3, 1973 – April 7, 2026 Roddy Lewis, age 52 of Scott County, departed this life on April 7, 2026, in Caryville TN. Roddy was born on November 3, 1973, in Harlan County Kentucky. He was the son of the late Matthew Lewis Sr and Hellen Williams Lewis. Besides his parents he…
Read MoreCharles Bertram Sr.
Charles Bertram Sr. January 6, 1946 ~ April 20, 2026 Charles Wayne Bertram Sr. age 80 of Oneida, TN passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026, at his home. Born on January 6, 1946, to the late Ora Stella (Clouse) and Albert Howard Bertram. Charles moved to Oneida with his wife Lois in 1967 where…
Read MoreMarilyn Susie Davis
Marilyn Susie Davis April 6, 1955 – April 19, 2026 Marilyn J. Davis, better known as Susie Orick Davis age 71, departed this life on Sunday, April 19, 2026. She was born on April 6, 1955 to the late Johnnie and Hester Willoughby Orick. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by…
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