Hawkins County News

A deadly fungus has been discovered on gray bats in Tennessee, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports.

A former Hawkins County judge has been indicted on 41 counts of thefts for allegedly filing false claims for legal services he never performed, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.James "Jay" Taylor, 41, of Rogersville, surrendered himself to authorities on the charges this morning and was booked into the Davidson County jail, ... (more)

Gov. Bill Haslam has requested a secretarial designation of natural disaster for Hancock and Hawkins counties due to April's freeze.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced he has requested a secretarial designation of natural disaster for Hancock and Hawkins counties due to April's freeze.

Jerry Voiles, 58, the executive director of the Scott County Homeless Shelter and food bank, was shot and killed Tuesday morning, according to family members.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday it has found white-nose syndrome in caves in Montgomery County of Middle Tennessee and Hawkins County of East Tennessee.

Jack Goins shows a photo of his step-great-great grandfather and great-great grandmother at the Hawkins County Archives Project building in Rogersville, Tenn.

Jack Goins poses with a photo dated to have been taken in 1898 of his step-great-great grandfather George Washington Goins, who died in 1817, left, and great-great grandmother, Susan Minor-Goins who died in 1813 at the Hawkins County Archives Project building Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in Rogersville, Tenn.

Jack Goins poses with a photo dated to have been taken in 1898 of his step-great-great grandfather George Washington Goins, who died in 1817, left, and great-great grandmother, Susan Minor-Goins who died in 1813 at the Hawkins County Archives Project building Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in Rogersville, Tenn.

Jack Goins poses with a photo dated to have been taken in 1898 of his step-great-great grandfather George Washington Goins, who died in 1817, left, and great-great grandmother, Susan Minor-Goins who died in 1813 at the Hawkins County Archives Project building Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in Rogersville, Tenn.

"They took our money and it's bad stealing from the Veterans,' said Lester 'Bud' Long, the VFW Post 9683 Commander in Bulls Gap, Tenn.

Vanderbilt Medical Center's LifeFlight helicopter was called to the scene, but the extent of the victims' injuries was unknown.

ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. - A Church Hill student having his hot lunch replaced with a cheese sandwich and milk because he didn't have enough money to pay for it was an "unfortunate situation" that hopefully won't happen again, Hawkins County Director of Schools Charlotte Britton said Monday.

August 20, 1942 Mrs. John Trotwood Moore State Librarian and Archivist State Department of Education Nashville, Tennessee Dear Mrs.

Since I grew up in the East Brainerd area and went to Tyner with classmates who lived there, I forwarded the recent article "Memories of East Brainerd" to them.

One person who has defended former Hawkins County Sessions Judge James "Jay" Taylor through all of the lawsuits, investigations and accusations of theft and bribery over the past year was his former secretary, Kathy Cradic.

Hawkins County officials say they are in the home stretch of getting ready to move back into the newly-renovated courthouse.

Last season, a 17-6 record in OVC play was good enough for the Govs to comfortably win the league,... WVLT-TV reports crews found the body of 18-year-old Joshua Travis Thacker near the Quarryville boat dock in Mooresburg on Saturday evening after a three hour search.

The first few seconds of video is from an eye witness during the shooting. You can hear the gun fire.

Police received a call to be on the lookout for a suspect, possibly connected to a shooting in Hawkins County.