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Self is charged with first-degree murder in the 2010 shooting death of his dad and former Greeneville police officer 46-year-old Roger Self.

Elizabethton must find a way to come off "cloud nine" if it expects to defeat CAK after its remarkable "10" innings, which produced a come-from-behind victory over Greeneville on Wednesday.

Rachel Milford will present two classes on herbs during May. They are "Making Medicinal Tinctures," where students will learn the medicinal properties of herbs such as garlic, dandelion, root, red clover and more, and "Healing Illness Through the Gut with Medicinal Herbs and Food," with a class discussion on how digestive health plays a part in ... (more)

Coming in, Elizabethton's boys knew they were the underdog. Despite one of their best efforts of the season, it wasn't a match for the best from District 2. Greeneville, which swept the Cyclones in singles play in the regular season, followed the lead of state tournament qualifier Jaspal Mahal in a 4-1 victory for the

Colorful irises can be spotted throughout Greeneville-Greene County, just in time for the annual Iris Festival, which will be held this weekend in downtown Greeneville.

Sun Photo By Sarah Gregory Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett comments about site plans for expansion of the Walters State Community College campus in downtown Greeneville.

Photo Special to the Sun This was the scene at Camp Creek Bald the weekend of May 3-5 when the Greeneville Hiking Club served three hot meals a day to thruhikers on the Appalachian Trail.

A Virginia man is in custody after allegedly trying to rob a Quick Stop store about 10 p.m. Saturday at knifepoint, Greeneville police said.

Photos by Brian Cutshall. North Greene High School held its prom at Link Hills Country Club in Greeneville on Saturday night.

Several new food vendors will be serving up treats at 19th Annual Iris Festival Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19, in downtown Greeneville.

Sun Photo by O.J. Early Vision 20/20 Organizational Effectiveness action group member Jancie Painter, right, offers ideas about implementing a community calendar of events for Greeneville as City Administrator Todd Smith, left, the group's facilitator, looks on.

Sun photo by Darren Reese Greeneville businessman and NHRA world champion driver Allen Johnson, at right, is greeted by Greeneville businessman Kent Bewley, at left, during the 2013 Junior Achievement Tri-Cities Business Hall of Fame ceremony at the MeadowView Conference and Resort Center in Kingsport.

The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer a trip for seniors to the Andrew Johnson House and Farmer's Daughter Restaurant in Greeneville, Tennessee.

BY KEN LITTLE STAFF WRITER The state Court of Criminal Appeals last week denied the appeal of a Bulls Gap woman convicted of aggravated assault for firing a weapon near Greeneville Light & Power System contractors who were spraying herbicide in the area of her home on Stone Mountain Road in 2009.

Sun Photo by O.J. Early Darren Reese, left, Sports Editor of The Greeneville Sun, and Brian Cutshall, Director of Online Operations for the Sun, each received two first-place awards in the 2013 Tennessee Associated Press Media Editors competition.

BY KEN LITTLE STAFF WRITER Thirty shopping carts are missing from Sav-Mor supermarket, at 1625 E. Andrew Johnson Hwy., Greeneville police Officer Josh Laws said in a report.

Sun Photo By Kristen Buckles Sensory overload: Julia Graham, at left, shies away from smelling a potent cow feed mixture presented to her by fellow Ottway Elementary School third-grader Destiny Hale during Tuesday's "Kids Day on the Farm" at the University of Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center.

While Jake is patiently waiting for a loving home, Curly has found a "furever" home, where he will get lots of love, said Janet Medcalf of the Greeneville-Greene County Humane Society.

BY SARAH GREGORY STAFF WRITER Students in the Greeneville City School system -- like their counterparts in Greene County Schools and all of Tennessee -- will soon see "much more rigorous" testing, and local school administrators expect the impact to be extremely challenging for all involved.

Sun Photo By Sarah Gregory Alderman Darrell Bryan, center, chairman of the Town of Greeneville Budget and Finance Committee, makes a motion to purchase a new fire engine using money from the Town's fund balance.