Area News
Reward Offered For Information Regarding Elk Poached On North Cumberland Wma
Reward Offered For Information Regarding Elk Poached On North Cumberland WMA CARYVILLE – A $3,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of the person(s) responsible for an elk poached on North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (NCWMA) in the Caryville area of Campbell County. The location is well known to locals as the Red…
Read MoreChili Cook-Off Raises $2500 for Historic Rugby
Chili Cook-Off Raises $2500 for Historic Rugby RUGBY – A rainy weekend couldn’t keep the region’s best chili cooks away from Historic Rugby’s third annual Chili Cook-Off, which took place on Saturday, February eighth inside Rugby’s Hester Hall. 14 cooks competed for the coveted first place chef’s toque, while dozens more came to taste…
Read MoreYager meets with East Tennessee and Upper Cumberland Development Districts
Yager meets with East Tennessee and Upper Cumberland Development Districts
Read MoreSenator Ken Yager on Gov. Lee’s Budget
Senator Ken Yager on Gov. Lee’s Budget Gov. Lee presents budget, funding for District 12 The second week of the 114th General Assembly began with Governor Lee’s annual State of the State speech. The Governor is proposing a $59.9 billion dollar budget, which is slightly less than last year. The budget makes record appropriations for…
Read MoreFlooding devastates region
Flooding devastates region Road Closures plague Scott County; State of Emergency across KY border By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Millions of Americans were under flood warnings over the weekend. Major rainfall through last week led to historic flooding in parts of East Tennessee, Southeastern Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, and along the West Virginia border, compounded by heavy winds…
Read MoreHighland Reports Outages due to more theft
Highland Reports Outages due to more theft By Shane Gilreath [email protected] In what continues to be a problem across the nation, Scott County was once again hit with copper theft on utility lines. Last week, Highland announced an occurrence near the Boys and Girls Club that caused outages for customers in the area. In this…
Read MoreTrump NPS Cuts could impact Big South Fork
Trump NPS Cuts could impact Big South Fork By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Following promises to cut the federal workforce, President Donald Trump and his newly formed Department of Government Efficiency has turned their knives to the National Forest and Park Services. While Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area was unavailable to comment on…
Read MoreHow One Couple Hopes their mission inspires others to help
How One Couple Hopes their mission inspires others to help By Shane Gilreath [email protected] With the recent census suggesting that 1 in 7 children in the United States live in poverty, millions of children across America need basic essentials. “The fruit of love is service,” said the late Mother Teresa, “which is compassion in action.”…
Read More2025 Sweetheart Giveaway
2025 Sweetheart Giveaway Scott County News Sweethearts of the Year for 2025 are Debra and Roy Jorgensen of Oneida. The Jorgensen have been married for 44 years and have one daughter, Kemlynn, and two boys, Mat and Aaron. They also have seven grandchildren. Debra is a retired medical assistant and Roy is retired from Waupaca…
Read MoreREAD, WEEP, PRINT AND KEEP!
READ, WEEP, PRINT AND KEEP! Charley Reese’s Final column! Charley Reese’s final column for the Orlando Sentinel… He has been a journalist for 49 years. He is retiring and this is HIS LAST COLUMN. Be sure to read the Tax List at the end. This is about as clear and easy to understand as it…
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