Tusculum News

The Tusculum College football team is listed No. 20 in the 2009 Lindy's Sports Preseason Poll.

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. a ' The pilot of an ultra-light airplane has escaped serious injury from a crash landing in northeastern Tennessee near the Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport.

Longtime Greeneville Alderman Ginny Kidwell has made her decisions by listening to her constituents and weighing the facts, she said as she recently recalled her 10 years in office.

The Tusculum Police Department has announced traffic-control plans for the Greeneville Astros Independence Day celebration on Saturday, July 4, which is expected to draw a large crowd to see the game and fireworks.

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said Thursday that the appropriations bill he co-authored has been approved by the Appropriations Committee, with a number of state projects funded.

Tusculum could receive up to $500,000 in federal funds for use in building sewer lines if the Interior Appropriations bill that was approved Thursday by the U.S. Senate's Appropriations Committee wins full Congressional approval.

Former Tusculum College pitcher Tio McLean has signed a free agent contract to play professionally, but he won't have far to go.

The Tusculum Board of Mayor and Commissioners on Monday night approved a budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year and re-elected the municipality's mayor and vice-mayor. The 2009-10 fiscal year budget, Mayor John Foster told the board, projects $738,500 in revenue and an equal amount in expenditures.

Local law enforcement officers made two DUI arrests on Monday. In one incident a Mt.

Alicia Sue Brockwell, 41, of 4825 East Andrew Johnson Highway, was charged June 1 by Tusculum Police Officer Dustin Jeffers with aggravated domestic assault in connection with a May 31 incident in which she allegedly struck her husband, Cecil Brockwell, with a mop.

Longtime Mosheim 1st Ward Alderman Harold Smith withstood a challenge from longtime Planning Commission member Glenn Jones with a seven-vote victory in Tuesday's election.

Greeneville voters on Tuesday elected two new aldermen, businessmen Buddy Hawk and Keith Paxton.

Sun Photo by Phil Gentry Municipal elections are being held today in Greeneville, Mosheim and Tusculum.

An Afton man was injured about 6:50 p.m. Sunday when the motorcycle he was riding struck the rear of a pickup truck on the Tusculum Bypass at its intersection with Edens Road.

A volunteer firefighter and the driver of another vehicle were injured in a head-on collision in the 5900 block of the Kingsport Highway about 3 p.m. on Sunday.

A fire of undetermined origin slightly damaged a vacant Greene County residence about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Two men were charged over the last two days with DUI by local law enforcement officers.

Sun Photo by Jim Feltman Tusculum firefighters, Greene County-Greeneville EMS personnel and members of a Greeneville Emergency & Rescue Squad about 6 p.m. Tuesday removed victims from a Jeep Cherokee and a pickup truck after the vehicles collided in front of the Suburban Apartments on the East Andrew Johnson Highway in Tusculum about 5:45 p.m. At ...

Sun Photo by Phil Gentry The newly completed amphitheater at Dogwood Park near Tusculum View School will be the scene of four free concerts this summer, the first on May 31.

By News Sentinel staff Originally published 11:34 p.m., May 13, 2009 Updated 11:34 p.m., May 13, 2009 South-Doyle High School offensive lineman Chase Phillips has opted to walk on at the University of Tennessee, declining offers from the Division II ranks.