Erwin News

Conservative protesters filled an area around the east side of the Tennessee State Capitol on Saturday afternoon, saying they were putting politicians on notice that they had better shape up or face being voted out of office in 2010.

A busy highway is still closed after a tractor trailer overturned on Highway 81 south Thursday night, about three miles from downtown Erwin.

ERWIN, Tenn.- Heather Rheams is accustomed to handling animals in her job as a K-9 officer for the Unicoi County Sheriff's Department.

Henry Mercer Simmons was stationed at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu when the attacks began on the morning of Dec.

Last Saturday dawned a rather pleasant fall day. Not too cool; not too warm. A good day to be outdoors.

Nothing radical or iconoclastic went into the making of Elephant's Graveyard - just meticulous storytelling by a midcareer playwright , disciplined direction , and a fantastic 13-member ensemble .

Harold Lewis is caretaker of a cemetery along Interstate 26 in Erwin, Tennessee.

Kevin Carter donates a drum to the Erwin Middle School band. Recently, Erwin Middle School Band received a gracious gift from the Carter family in Rockwell, a new custom-made drum set.

The room starts to hum and you forget time's passing. Only once you're clapping do you notice that your foot's fallen asleep.

Piecing together a life through a cell phone. Also, relive the housing bubble and an elephant lynching.

The craft festival, featuring nearly 350 vendors from around the country, will be lined along the downtown streets of Erwin showcasing their unique arts, crafts and foods.

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. - There are two kinds of ghosts here: The ones folks want you to know about, and the ones they keep to themselves.

High incomes but no investments, a lot of stock last year but none this year; doctors who don't list their licenses, a blank income field, or the same moniker in the filer's name box that is found in the witness box.

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The Unicoi County Veterans Memorial Park Committee will raise funds for at least one security camera.

Two youths face Juvenile Court sentencing in Erwin next month for vandalism that included burning flags of the United States, Tennessee and branches of the military.

Do you want to take ballet lessons? According to Lori Ann Sparks, director of Central Ballet School & Theatre in Greeneville, Tennessee, you or a loved one will become part of a tradition that dates back to over 350 years ago.

Burned flags and graffitti now mar a memorial to East Tennessee Veterans. Vandals hit the Unicoi Veterans Memorial Park in Erwin, Tennessee, Tuesday night.

A day after an act of vandalism outraged the region, the search continues for those who did the damage.

Last night, vandals targeted the Unicoi County Veterans Memorial Park and Gentry Stadium.