New Tazewell News

Joseph Wayne Jennings, 53, of New Tazewell, Tennessee, was arrested on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at the Holiday Inn located at 5435 Davy Crockett Parkway in Morristown, Tennessee.

New Tazewell residents are still trying to get over the shock of learning their neighbor and former elementary school principal was busted in a child sex sting.

A retired Claiborne County elementary school administrator has been charged by federal authorities with attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.

A retired East Tennessee elementary school principal has been arrested after police say he visited a motel for what he believed would be a sexual encounter with a child.

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - A retired East Tennessee elementary school principal has been arrested after police say he visited a motel for what he believed would be a sexual encounter with a child.

The former drummer for Three Dog Night is about to open a camp for troubled kids in Claiborne County.

Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies are investigating a domestic disturbance and fatal shooting in New Tazewell.

Authorities this morning apprehended two men after an armed robbery in Oak Ridge prompted a police chase that covered more than 60 miles and three counties.

Rain and early morning hours Saturday didn't keep dozens of David Cole's friends from coming out to help him pick up and piece together what's left of his home.

The National Weather Service in Morristown has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in East Tennessee during severe storms on Friday, May 8. The first was in Scott County, five miles south of Huntsville near the Fairview community.

Fuel American Freedom LLC of Madison, Ga., has acquired BP wholesaler C.A. Torbett Inc., New Tazewell, Tenn.

Kentucky State Police say a Tennessee man has set a woman and a home on fire in Leslie County.

This morning: Partly cloudy and 41. Sunrise: 7:24 Tuesday, March 31st: Partly sunny with a high of 65.

Operation Dragnet is underway in Claiborne County Wednesday. It's an effort to round up more than 40 convicted drug users and traffickers who are accused of violating their probation.

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A sheriff from northeastern Tennessee faces managed to bag a deer and a citation for hunting without a license in one trip into the woods.

Competition and changing lifestyles shut the Giles Feed Mill in New Tazewell more than a decade ago.

A three-story feed mill building was destroyed by fire early Friday morning in New Tazewell.