Erwin News

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.

Front row, from left, Laura Beth Hardesty, 12, of Knoxville and Mallory Jackson, 13, of Erwin, Tenn., goof off at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Ga., with, back row, from left, Brazilian foreign exchange student Marcus Weiss de Paula Filho, 16, and Reed Jackson, 15, of Erwin, Tenn.

The government has ordered 12 tons of bomb-grade uranium converted into commercial reactor fuel as backup in case another source of fuel from weapon ingredients is delayed.

ERWIN, Tenn. a ' A sheriff scouring the woods near Erwin for marijuana had to be rescued after he broke an ankle.

Fred Corum, director of the Tennessee Department of Transportation Region One, is retiring after a 53-year career with the state.

Some law enforcement agencies in northeast Tennessee say they're finding delays in delivery of ammunition.

New Arrivals run in The Daily News Journal each Sunday on a space-available basis.

Dwight and Joyce Huskins of Erwin, Tennessee have announced the engagement of Ashleigh "Danielle" Huskins and Justin Scott Hensley of Greenville, Tennessee formerly of Port Clinton, Ohio.

Following a four-day trial in U.S. District Court here, a jury last week convicted Bobby Joe Ambrose, also known as Joey Ambrose, of Erwin, and Leslie R. Beals, of Elizabethton, of multiple offenses.

The Unicoi County Sheriff's Department is looking for a missing juvenile, Whitney McNalley.

QUALITY CONTROL Impact Plastics has positions open in their QC Department. Applicants should have knowledge of injection molding, use of measuring devices, obtain good math skills, and MUST be flexible to work any shift and/or weekends.

When Kingsport Police recently arrested two men for indecent exposure at the bathrooms at Riverfront Park, it was not a new problem.

As Erwin's old Town Hall was burning Wednesday night, Embreeville Volunteer Firefighters were scrambling to find a new route after driving up to a passing train.

As the flames die out, and the clean up begins, citizens in Erwin are starting to see just how much they lost in Wednesday night's fire.

A fire destroyed the old town hall in Erwin, Tenn. and forced the evacuation of several inmates from a nearby jail Wednesday night.

Overturned 18-wheeler causes traffic jam on I-65 Traffic is moving again on Interstate 65, at least one lane northbound is as of 10p.m. Wednesday night near the state line.

For the first time since reconstruction, the Tennessee Republican Party holds a majority in both legislative chambers.