Tourism in Tennessee Outpaces the Nation With $22 Billion in Travel Spending and 119 Million Visitors in 2018
Tennessee saw 119 million domestic visitors in 2018, up 5.1 percent from 113 million the previous year and hit a record-high $22 billion in domestic and international travel spending. Travelers in Tennessee spend an estimated $60 million per day. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Tourist Development Commissioner Mark Ezell made the announcement at […]
Tennessee Awarded Grant to Expand Apprenticeships Statewide
The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) awarded Tennessee a grant to create and expand apprenticeship programs across the state. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) will receive $1.4 million in funding over the next three years through the USDOL Apprenticeship State Expansion grant. “I am committed to expanding work-based learning across the […]
Millions of Dollars Earmarked for Tennessee’s Rural Communities
To help strengthen and expand workforce development programs in Tennessee’s rural counties, the Tennessee Workforce Development Board recently approved a $3 million investment to support Governor Bill Lee’s rural initiatives. The Rural Initiative Funding Opportunity Announcement (RIFOA) will make monies available to local workforce development boards over the next three years. “Our hope is this […]
GLEN EDWARD TRENT
Glen Edward (Ed) Trent, age 73, of Talbott, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Powder Springs, Tennessee on June 2, 1946, to the late Bertie Cash Trent Nicley and the late G.T. “Bill” Trent. Besides his parents, he […]
CHERYL BOWLING
Cheryl Churchman Bowling, age 59 of Erin, TN, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019.A celebration of her life will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 9, 2019 at the chapel of Nave Funeral Home with Bro. Jason Pounds and Bro. Paul Moody officiating. Family will receive friends on Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., and […]
JAMES COLE SR.
James “Jim” B. Cole Sr, age 78 of White Pine, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 5, 2019. Jim is preceded in death by his son, Jason Cole, grandson, James B. Cole III, parents, Briscoe and Laura Cody Cole, sister, Pauline Lyons, brothers, William, Jerry, Mack and Arthur Cole. Survivors include, his wife of 56 […]
CLAYTON J. LINDSEY
CLAYTON J. LINDSEY, age 73, of Jefferson City, TN went to be with his Lord on August 5, 2019 at University of Tennessee Medical Center. He was saved at an early age and was a loyal member of Faith Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, proud father and grandfather. Preceded in death by parents, […]
Morristown Police Ask for Public’s Assistance in Locating Missing Teen
UPDATE: Missing Teen Has Been Found Morristown Police Department investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Pedro Velazquez. He was reported missing on August 4, 2019. Pedro is a white male, 5’ 7” tall, weighs 200 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information concerning Pedro Velazquez’s whereabouts is […]
Tennessee Basketball’s Non-Conference Schedule Has Been Set
All of the non-conference games on the Tennessee men’s basketball 2019-20 schedule have been set. Click here to view the 2019-2020 Men’s Basketball Schedule After making back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and totaling 57 victories over the last two seasons, the Volunteers look to maintain their winning momentum. High-profile matchups against Washington (neutral site, Nov. 16), […]
C.A.R.E., Spay and Neuter Project Team Up for Tropical Fundraiser
Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts were the uniform of the day on Friday, July 26th at The Point Resort Marina in Dandridge. Well over 100 people gathered there for the first annual “Luau by the Lake” fundraiser hosted jointly by C.A.R.E. and The Spay Neuter Project. Swagerty’s donated a hog that was prepared by Grillbilly […]
Tennessee’s Largest Occupations and the Salaries They Earn
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development has compiled the latest data that reveals the largest occupations in the state and the salaries workers in those fields earn. The five largest occupational groups with median annual wages greater than $20,000 represent one of every two workers in Tennessee. These groups include healthcare practitioners, production […]
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security Partners With Participating County Clerks To Issue REAL ID
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) Driver Services Division began issuing Real ID driver license and identification cards July 1, 2019. Starting today, Tennessee residents have four new avenues to obtain a Real ID rather than visiting a Driver Services Center. Wilson, Jefferson, Union and Grangier County clerk offices are now able […]
Dandridge Library Receives Two Grants
Dandridge Memorial Library is proud to announce that it is a recipient of the Jane L. Pettway Foundation Grant and the Sisters in Crime We Love Libraries Grant. Both grants, received by the library’s private foundation, will help the library to expand its collection and add one entirely new service.The We Love Libraries Grant provides […]
Tennessee Football Camp Report: Pruitt Has Confidence in Team, Staff
Tennessee football head coach Jeremy Pruitt officially kicked off his second season at the helm of the Volunteers’ football program as UT opened fall camp on Thursday ahead of this fall’s first practice. Pruitt expects his squad to be much improved when the players take Haslam Field on Friday afternoon in part because the Vols have one […]
Heavy Rainstorm Results in Rock Slides, Downed Trees, and Motorist Fatality on Spur
At approximately 3:00 p.m., the northern area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, TN experienced extremely heavy rainfall causing multiple small rock slides, downed trees, and flash flooding along the Spur and Gatlinburg Bypass. Over 4 inches of rain fell in a localized area between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge in just a little […]
BETTY JOHNSON
Betty Joyce Johnson, age 71, of Talbott, Born October 19, 1947, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Tennova North Medical Center of Knoxville, TN, after a long battle with cancer. She was retired from Cumberland County Board Division of Social Service, where she was employed for 34 years. Preceded in death by her husbands, […]