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A Hawkins County man indicted last week on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine was arrested Wednesday afternoon after officers serving him with an order of protection allegedly found another meth lab in ...

A 34-year-old Hamblen County man died in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer rig on U.S. 11E, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

News Sentinel staff Originally published 11:07 a.m., August 15, 2008 Updated 11:07 a.m., August 15, 2008 A 34-year-old Hamblen County man died in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer rig on U.S. Highway ...

After a lifetime of waiting, Wayne Blevins has finally followed in his father's footsteps and become the civil process server for Hamblen County.

A 3-year-old boy was attacked by a pit bull during a party at a friend's house Saturday evening on Roy Rogers Road in Whitesburg.

A 3-year-old boy was attacked by a pit bull during a party at a friend's house Saturday evening on Roy Rogers Road in Whitesburg.

According to a Hamblen County Animal Control, a five year old child was at a party at a friend's house at the 7000 block of Roy Rogers Dr in Whitesburg when he was attacked by a pit bull.

Hawkins County Central Dispatch is asking every county resident with a Bulls Gap or Whitesburg mailing address to call 911 next week to confirm that their address is correct in the computer.

Four people were attacked and held captive in a Whitesburg home this week. The investigation into the incident has been ongoing and exhausting for detectives with the Hamblen County Sheriff's Department. via Citizen Tribune

“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

A Church Hill man has been indicted by a Hawkins County Grand Jury on two counts of aggravated assault and assault stemming from two incidents last year. via Rogersville Review

“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

“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

“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

The brother of a Morristown man charged in connection with the Jan. 17 murder of 94-year-old Willie Lee Morgan was arrested in Newport Sunday morning on drug and drunken-driving charges after he crashed into a ... via Citizen Tribune

Posted by Steve Campbell January 28, 2008 9:12 AM Dave Dieter Students at Whitesburg Middle School were briefly evacuated this morning after smoke was seen in the building. via Mobile Register

“One of the officers went to pick up his pants, and a bottle of tablets - we believe hydrocodone - fell out. There was also a crack pipe on the nightstand, so they asked Mr. Coffey if they could search the residence, and he gave permission.”

Narcotics officers with the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office seized two meth labs Tuesday, and although they are unrelated cases, both stemmed from separate domestic dispute investigations. via Times-News Online

“I consider this a blessing of a life that the fact that we are both here and considered cancer free”

Jack Hartman gets joy out of making sure children safely arrive and depart Manley Elementary School. via Citizen Tribune

“They were there when I drove up-it was an unbelievable sight to see all of them waiting for our families.”

The volunteer spirit is alive and thriving in East Tennessee. Willing hearts committed to helping the financially challenged folk of Hamblen County were out in force to help with the Citizen Tribune Holiday ... via Citizen Tribune

“It is an honor for us to be in the presence of so many winners.”

It took him three times at bat but Kenny Shelton finally hit the home run. The Witt Elementary School fifth-grader won the Hamblen County Spelling Bee this morning at Meadowview Middle School. via Citizen Tribune