Scott County News

This weekend marked the first big test for first responders in Scott County with the presence of over 10,000 ATV-ers and the absence of an area hospital.

Scott County resident Betty Lou Slaven, right, folds clothes with her grandchildren Shelby, 7, center, and Baleigh, 11, at the Clothes Pin Laundry in Oneida on Thursday.

Elementary students in a rural East Tennessee community get a big boost in morale, and a stronger foundation in reading.

Knox County District Attorney General Randy Nichols endorsed the budget for Knox County Schools in a press conference Thursday morning.

The doors were locked Wednesday night at Scott County's only hospital, ending decades of service for some doctors, nurses and other staff.

At 12:01 Thursday morning, the Emergency Room doors at Scott County's only hospital were closed and locked, and there's no certainty when it will reopen.

A Roane County school shut it's doors for good Wednesday. A brand new school will be replacing it, despite the school's long history in the area.

A Roane County school shut it's doors for good Wednesday. A brand new school will be replacing it, despite the school's long history in the area.

From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summers and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry.

County Commission Chairman Mike Hammond says he believes Knox County Schools could help fund its budget proposal, which is at the heart of a public battle between the mayor and school officials.

A New Jersey man charged in a foiled plot to help Tennessee's only female death row inmate escape is accused of trying to orchestrate a mortgage scam in the Garden State.

The driver was killed when a tractor trailer crashed Wednesday morning on a winding southbound section of U.S. 25W in Campbell County.

Officials are investigating after a Knoxville man drowns in Cherokee Dam on Sunday.The Jefferson County Rescue Squad responded to a report of a drowning around 7:00 p.m. Sunday.

Good Samaritans: Offers have come flooding in from people offering to help 78-year-old Mary Cate Jones save her rural Strawberry Plains home of 56 years.

Loretta Lynn is 3 years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

University of Tennessee Medical Center has agreed to place one of its Lifestar emergency helicopters at the Scott County hospital over the weekend.

The Scott County EMS director says he's been in contact with other areas that don't have hospitals and he's forming a plan to keep service running smoothly if St.

The virus that can cause pink eye is starting to show up in East Tennessee, but don't panic.

More than 200 hospital workers in Scott County know they will soon be out of a job.

Many are worried about serious emergency situations and having to drive more than an hour to get to a hospital.