Tusculum News

The 14th-ranked Carson-Newman Eagles look like they are ready for the playoffs. On Saturday afternoon they doubled up rival Tusculum, winning 70-35. The Eagles got a school record 332 yards and five rushing touchdowns from Buck Wakefield.

The Greeneville Water Commission on Tuesday approved a request to waive its moratorium on providing sewer service outside the city limits of Greeneville.

Trick-or-treaters of all ages flooded downtown streets Friday afternoon for Main Street: Greeneville's annual "Halloween Happenings." "Halloween is almost ageless," said Jann Mirkov, executive director of Main Street: Greeneville.

The Greeneville-Greene County Regional Solid Waste Planning Board voted unanimously Monday to recommend that the city and county accept a garbage disposal bid from TIDI Waste Systems of Hamblen County.

Improvements to the Newport Highway from the Cocke County line to the Nolichucky River, which had been ranked as a top local funding priority for the state last year, became the second local priority for 2011 in a vote Thursday.

Morristown West High School girls' basketball coach Johnny Galyon turned heads last season when he put 5-foot-8 Sidney Goins down in the post.

Main Street: Greeneville will be holding its annual "Halloween Happenings" on Friday, Oct.

Chocolate Cafe and Coffee Co. has opened a cafe in the center of Greeneville. "We are so excited to be opening our second location of Chocolate Cafe and Coffee Co.

The Greene County Commission voted Monday to officially declare a vacancy in its 3rd district as a result of the Oct.

Police said con artists are at it again, targeting senior citizens to clear out their bank accounts.

The Greeneville-Greene County Regional Solid Waste Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday to reverse an earlier decision and seek proposals for garbage disposal from privately-operated landfills.

A barn on Stone Dam Road was destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin late Monday afternoon.

The residence of the late J.D. and Sallie Kate Goins, at 3270 Cedar Creek Road, was destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin on Thursday morning.

Most banks and federal offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 12, in observance of Columbus Day, a federal holiday.

Tusculum College has announced that it has "reached an historic milestone" with the entrance of its 2009-10 on-campus class, which includes 370 new students.

The Tusculum men and Belmont Abbey women hold first round leads after day one action of the Fourth Annual Tusculum Fall Classic, held this week at Link Hills Country Club.

A young Greeneville man was flown to the Johnson City Medical Center following a Sunday afternoon accident on the Erwin Highway in Tusculum.

Photo Special to the Sun/Courtesy Richard Woods A Wings Air Rescue helicopter stands by to fly one of two electrical contractors who suffered electrical burns on Monday morning to the Johnson City Medical Center from a landing zone on Pleasant View Drive in Tusculum.

Freshman goalkeeper Rachael Jennings played the full 90 minutes for the Pioneers , making three saves.

Weather-related accidents -- several Monday night and one early this morning -- injured several people, two of whom were flown to the Johnson City Medical Center.