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Missing County Couple Found Safe By Shane Gilreath [email protected] In an ordeal that had Scott County on its toes, two people were reported missing when their side-by-side was found below Hole in the Earth with no sign of its owners.  The search for Debbie Mitchell and Ronald Thomas Pierce, who had last been seen at…

Trash Talk Mayor Phillips-Jones hosts Public Forum to address controversial Landfill issue   By Shane Gilreath [email protected] While the June 2nd County Commission meeting adopting Jackson Law was sparsely attended, the Oneida Public Forum was not, as residents amassed to address the burgeoning threat of a landfill and transfer station.   Before hearing from constituents…

Jury Returns Guilty Verdict On May 29, 2025, after a one-day trial, a Scott County Jury found Gregory Boshears guilty of aggravated assault, a Class C felony.   Following the guilty verdict, Scott County Criminal Court Judge Zachary R. Walden scheduled a sentencing hearing for July 14, 2025. The defendant remains in custody at this…

Local Man Sentenced 10 Years For  Aggravated  Assault By Shane Gilreath [email protected] A Scott County man who was the subject of multiple tangles with law enforcement met justice on May 27, 2025, when sentencing was handed down stemming from an incident in 2022. The defendant, Stacey Crowley, was arrested after an incident on Main Street,…

County and Oneida to address Landfill By Shane Gilreath [email protected] As the County Commission prepares to look at Jackson Law and alternatives to control county landfills, the Town of Oneida, too, will host a Public Meeting to address the same issue.  “This is an important opportunity for residents to get informed, ask questions, and share…

Takahata Featured on FOX Scott County plant produces famous Pilot G2 Ink Pen By Shane Gilreath [email protected] For decades, companies around the globe have relied on a small piece of everyday office equipment that, unbeknownst to them, has origins here in Scott County.  That piece of equipment is the Pilot G2 ink pen – black, to be…

Big South Fork Medical Celebrates Milestone By Shane Gilreath [email protected] With the announcement of a new dialysis center in Huntsville, many across Scott County have turned their attentions to healthcare. A part of that interest stems directly from advancements at Big South Fork Medical, the small, 25-bed hospital that finds itself tucked along Alberta Street…

Developer speaks out amid firestorm Horton tells SCN he wants to be a good corporate citizen   By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Following his brutal reception at the County Commission meeting on Monday, May 19, 2025, Knox Horner, the Cleveland, Tennessee, businessman, who identified himself as the representative of a group of, as yet, unidentified investors,…