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Holston River ‘baptism’ solicits criminal charge
Heath Dudley Drinnon from his arrest this past May 2.

Hawkins man sentenced to 10 years for child porn, two high speed chases
Monday evening Promise Medical Group COO Sherry Ives, standing, receives the new contract with Rogersville City School moments after it was approved by the BOE. Seated L-R are RCS office manager Vickie Knox, board chairman Reed Matney, annd RCS director Rebecca Isaacs.

Rogersville City School renews contract with Promise Medical Group
A conceptual drawing of Main Street if the power lines are moved across the street.

Kingsport will move Main Street power poles after all

Workhorse Reed tops weekly honorees in SW Virginia
Opening round, TSSAA Class AAA State Volleyball Tournament, D-B vs. Brentwood volleyball (10/16/18)

Photo gallery: D-B vs. Brentwood volleyball

Construction project begins at Indian Trail Drive
Opening round, TSSAA Class AA State Volleyball Tournament, Sullivan South vs. Portland (10/16/18)

Photo gallery: Sullivan South vs. Portland volleyball
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Haunts & Happenings 2018

Rep. Gary Hicks, second from right presents a Tennessee house of Representatives proclamation signed by Speaker Beth Harwell to the RCS BOE Monday evening. among those in the photo are (L-R) board chairman Reed Matney, director Rebecca Isaacs, Hicks, and principal Rhonda Winstead.
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Rogersville City School

House Speaker Harwell honors RCS for Reward School status

Rep. Gary Hicks made a stop at Rogersville City School Monday to present the first of five Tennessee House of Representatives proclamations honoring the five schools in his district for being named 2018 Rewards Schools by the state Department of Education.

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Let homemade soup warm you up on a cold day

Creating your own soup is an easy way to get a meal on the table and use up any straggling vegetables that are about to go to waste. With a few simple steps you can create a delicious soup to warm you up on a cold day.

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police blotter

Holston River ‘baptism’ solicits criminal charge

At 12:30 a.m., police were alerted to a possibly intoxicated person on the Kingsport Greenbelt. Near Riverfront Park, a responding officer located a naked man, age 23. 

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Dollywood

Photos: Dollywood's Pumpkin LumiNights

PIGEON FORGE — An overwhelming guest-favorite last season, Dollywood's Great Pumpkin LumiNights returns with several new immersive displays, exciting activities and an expanded footprint more than twice the size of 2017’s version. Additionally,

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King Alleyween

Gate City seeking participants for King Alleyween

This free trunk-or-treat event provides a safe opportunity for children and their families to celebrate Halloween. The town is currently seeking participants to decorate the trunks of their vehicles and give out candy to the children.

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Heath Dudley Drinnon from his arrest this past May 2.
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Hawkins County Criminal court

Hawkins man sentenced to 10 years for child porn, two high speed chases

Heath Dudley Drinnon, 43, 9271 Highway 11-W, entered guilty pleas on Oct. 12 to 17 counts related to three separate cases: a high speed chase that occurred May 2, another that took place Nov. 18, 2017 and possession of child pornography discovered in August 2017.

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A team of young adults and college students are at the helm of Adoration 2018.
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Adoration 2018

Registration still open for Adoration 2018

The second-year worship event, which will be held this weekend at East Tennessee State University, is seeking to unite 1,000 churches to achieve a common goal: restoring Appalachia from the prescription drug epidemic.

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Monday evening Promise Medical Group COO Sherry Ives, standing, receives the new contract with Rogersville City School moments after it was approved by the BOE. Seated L-R are RCS office manager Vickie Knox, board chairman Reed Matney, annd RCS director Rebecca Isaacs.
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Rogersville City School

Rogersville City School renews contract with Promise Medical Group

Promise Medical Group separated with its founder Dr. Chris Calendine earlier this year. Calendine was sentenced to six months in jail and eight year probation last month after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual battery against a child. 

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Dr. Eduardo Zayas-Bazán (in plaid shirt) takes a break during the pig roast to talk with friends, including ETSU Professor Emeritus Dr. Tom Burton (in cap).
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Roasting a pig and remembering

The ritual will be repeated this month. It has been an East Tennessee tradition since 1971. But its origins go back much longer in time and to a place far away from the Mountain South.

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A conceptual drawing of Main Street if the power lines are moved across the street.
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Downtown

Kingsport will move Main Street power poles after all

The issue of whether or not to relocate the power lines along Main Street came back up for consideration this week, about a month after the Board of Mayor and Aldermen had decided the matter.

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ACT scores

Tennessee ACT composite 19.6 for Class of 2018; math scores nationwide called 'red flag'

Nationally, the data showed a national average ACT composite of 20.8, down from 21 for 2017, although math continues “trending downward” and reached the lowest mark in 14 years. Other components of the composite score are English, reading and science.

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SW Virginia Players of the Week

Workhorse Reed tops weekly honorees in SW Virginia

The relentlessness of Gate City’s Luke Reed helped the sophomore earn this week’s top honor for Southwest Virginia.

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Dobyns-Bennett’s Courtney Whitson (14) goes for a kill during the Lady Indians’ TSSAA Class AAA tournament-opening match against Brentwood on Tuesday morning in Murfreesboro.
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Sports Live

D-B regroups, outguns Station Camp to stay alive

The Dobyns-Bennett volleyball team survived a tough first day at the TSSAA Class AAA tournament by outlasting Station Camp in four sets in an elimination match Tuesday night.

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Sullivan South’s Mollie Leslie (6) and Madison Townsend (7) go up for a block against Portland’s Marlayna Bullington during the teams’ TSSAA Class AA tournament-opening match on Tuesday at Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro.
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Sports Live

South bounces back with sweep of Chester County

After falling to defending state champion Portland earlier Tuesday in its TSSAA Class AA tournament opener, Sullivan South bounced back with a 25-10, 25-17, 27-25 victory over Chester County in an elimination match.

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Photo gallery: D-B vs. Brentwood volleyball

The Dobyns-Bennett Lady Indians opened the Class AAA state volleyball tournament Tuesday morning against the defending state champion Brentwood Lady Bruins. Brentwood defeated the Tribe, 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-17). The Lady Indians (37-4) will now

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