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Solid Waste Board Hears Concerns

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Solid Waste Board Hears Concerns By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] The Scott County Solid Waste Board (SCSWB) met Tuesday for the first time since an October meeting that many residents across Scott County criticized as overly secretive. That earlier session resulted in approval of an agreement raising the county’s per-ton host fee payment…

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Inmates graduate from Men of Valor Program

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Inmates graduate from Men of Valor Program By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] According to stats from Tennessee’s Men of Valor program, a faith-based initiative that works with Sheriff Brian Keeton’s department, as well as with the prison population across the state, there are 50,000 inmates presently incarcerated in the state’s adult prisons and…

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Is Tourism Paying Off?

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Is Tourism Paying Off? Local Businesses featured in USA Today By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] Perhaps the fight to promote tourism across the region is finally paying off. Calling the area a “hidden gem” in a feature about small towns in and around the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (NRRA),…

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Kindred Hearts Hope to Bring Christmas to Foster Kids

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Kindred Hearts Hope to Bring Christmas to Foster Kids By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] Across Tennessee and Kentucky, thousands of children enter foster care each year due to circumstances far beyond their young control, situations involving neglect, abuse, substance use in the home, and family instability. In Tennessee alone, there are more than…

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Four Arrested after Drug Investigation

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Four Arrested after Drug Investigation By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] Four people were arrested last Friday, December 12, 2025, after deputies with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office executed a narcotics-related search warrant at a residence in Oneida, the culmination of an investigation that led to the seizure of a significant amount of illegal…

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Local Landfill fight goes to Nashville

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Local Landfill fight goes to Nashville                     By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] Members of Cumberland Clear, the citizen-based organization that formed in response to the Roberta II landfill controversy, traveled to Nashville last week to address the Tennessee Solid Waste Task Force, raising concerns…

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Is Roberta Doomed?

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Is Roberta Doomed? TDEC throws a wrench in landfill plans By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] The controversial Roberta II landfill in North Oneida appears to be facing serious regulatory trouble from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), raising sizable doubts about whether the project can survive Tennessee’s permitting process. The news…

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“Danger, Danger, Will Robinson”

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“Danger, Danger, Will Robinson” McCreary Forum on Landfill gives alarming data on public health By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] A concerned crowd of citizens gathered last Tuesday at McCreary County Park for a public forum on the proposed Roberta II landfill and what it could mean for McCreary County’s health, environment, and economy.…

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National Park says ‘Not So Fast’ to Roberta II landfill

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National Park says ‘Not So Fast’ to Roberta II landfill By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] The Roberta II landfill proposal, sited for North Oneida with a Rail-to-Truck Transfer Station in Winfield, remains under harsh criticism as the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) continues evaluating the validity of permit plans for the…

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