Cameras-in-classrooms draws concerns from teachers, parents
A new video teacher evaluation process in Washington County Schools has been temporarily suspended while the state reviews the practice, but teachers and parents are asking why they weren’t notified of...
View ArticleHouse approves bill limiting TennCare expansion
The Tennessee House of Representatives approved a bill Monday night making it harder for Gov. Bill Haslam to expand TennCare.House lawmakers voted 69-24 to approve House Bill 937, a measure...
View ArticleLady Cyclones struggle, but reach 1-AA title game
GREENEVILLE — Style points were hard to come by for Elizabethton's girls.But at this time of year, what matters most is the W.The Lady Cyclones battled through foul trouble, poor shooting and some...
View ArticleLady 'Toppers knocked out
Science Hill looked like a fish out of water without senior point guard Tianna Tarter, and Morristown West suffocated second-string quarterback Keisha Gregory and the second-ranked Lady Hilltoppers in...
View ArticleCounty Commission in mood to table or defer resolutions
An unusually brief Washington County Commission meeting Monday resulted in three resolutions being either deferred or tabled.Commissioners considered a resolution from the Public Safety Committee...
View ArticleOld mill property has more potential than current plan
I have followed the fate of the old General Mills property since it was sold to Mennel Milling Co. several years ago. Mennel bought it simply to keep it away from any other milling companies that might...
View ArticleAlcohol impairment
The fanatical have a very difficult time thinking outside the box. When it became time to address the problem of impaired drivers on our roadways, studies were done to define the meaning of impaired....
View ArticleHonorable people
My heart breaks for my country. I recently viewed a film documenting our government relocating Japanese-Americans in camps as prisoners at the beginning of World War II. Where were the men of honor...
View ArticleGrizzly bear south of Anchorage
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View ArticleSnow around the Veterans Affairs pond
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View ArticleSugar stays warm
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View ArticleMinature Yorkie
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View ArticleTSA discovers two loaded handguns at Tri-Cities Regional Airport
BLOUNTVILLE — The Transportation Security Administration discovered two loaded handguns at the checkpoint at Tri-Cities Regional Airport on Monday afternoon.About 2:30 p.m., a TSA agent found a loaded...
View ArticleSnow on the farm
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View ArticleRoundup: News of interest in Tennessee
Haslam asks feds for Medicaid counterproposalNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam said Monday he has asked U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to make a...
View ArticleIce on the Nolichucky River
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View Article95th birthday celebration
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View ArticleYour Turn: Should schools be barred from advertising sugary drinks?
WASHINGTON — Even the scoreboards in high school gyms eventually will have to promote good health.Moving beyond the lunch line, new rules that will be proposed today by the White House and the...
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