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Debbie and Michael join forces again to present Four Hands Down for the community of Clarksville.

Debbie and Michael join forces again to present Four Hands Down for the community of Clarksville.

What: The Leaf-Chronicle is seeking updates for its annual Factbook. When: Additions and updates are due by Aug.

Bobby and Carol Bryant of Clarksville, TN announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber L. Bryant to Majed I. Alali, son of Fatimah Alali and the late Ibrahim Alali of Jordan.

Another new electric vehicle is sitting on the drawing board and making its way to the streets.

Morristown voters will decide Tuesday if they want to pay one-fourth of a cent more in sales tax to save on their property taxes.

“MUS will use long-term debt to finance the two major projects.”

The cost of water in Morristown will rise beginning July 1, and another rate increase will occur a year later, Jody Wigington, Morristown Utility Systems general manager, announced this morning. via Citizen Tribune

“Did you know the first U.S. president to ride on a train was Tennessee's Andy Jackson?”

If Bill Haskins had his way, trains would still run with steam locomotives. And when people wanted to take off on long trips across the country, they would go to the railroad depot instead of the airport. via Citizen Tribune

“The Hamblen County Sheriff's Department understands there is a drug problem in Hamblen County, and we will continue to address it with all the means available to us”

Bringing down a drug operation, many times, is like making sausage. The end product is palatable to most, but it's far less agreeable once all the ingredients are known. via Citizen Tribune

Charges include kidnapping and attempted murder By TAVIA D. GREEN * The Leaf-Chronicle * April 8, 2008 The two suspects arrested for the Jan. via The Leaf Chronicle

Early Sunday morning Hamblen County Deputy Jesse Williams was led into a chase when he witnessed an ETHRA passenger van cross the centerline into his lane. via Citizen Tribune

“He always treated his men with respect. He really cared about his men.”

In the spring of 1943, Bob Estes found himself on the other side of the world operating a crane as Nazi bullets whizzed past. via Citizen Tribune

Authorities say the Todd County sheriff is accused of threatening a man with a stun gun after he asked Stokes to move his vehicle from a handicapped parking spot. via WREG-TV Memphis

“I'm glad the kid had a seat belt on because that's what saved his life”

After reports of dynamite in wrecked utility truck, MPD briefly shuts down area After a traffic accident on South Cumberland Avenue, the Morristown Police and Fire Departments quickly responded to reports of ... via Citizen Tribune

A Hamblen County man has been charged with aggravated assault in the accidental shooting of his brother during a domestic dispute. via WBIR-TV

“You don't have any control over that.”

Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series on the Hamblen County Hispanic population growth. via Citizen Tribune

“He had me by an inch. But, I'm 20 pounds heavier than he was, so it averages out.”

'The Shadows of Gettysburg' plays to sold out crowd, raises money for LACWPA BY MIKE WILLIAMS, Tribune Staff Writer It was like a scene out of a history book for patrons as they stepped through the doors of ... via Citizen Tribune

There are now six NA meetings a week in Clarksville. Come join us on our road to recovery. via The Leaf Chronicle

“And, really, the taxpayers are the losers, too. "We had a chance to generate money for the schools with 40 percent of it coming from outside the county”

The Hamblen County sales-tax initiative failed by a 91-vote margin Tuesday, but city officials who supported the quarter-cent hike in sales tax aren't singing the blues this morning. via Citizen Tribune

A third suspect, who police believe drove a car in Tuesday's F&M Bank robbery, was arrested Thursday, according to a news release from Sgt. via The Leaf Chronicle