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Claiborne County man charged with stealing $5,000 worth of fishing rods, reels
MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (WVLT) - A Claiborne County man was charged after police said he stole fishing rods and reels worth $5,000 in Kentucky. Officers with the Middlesboro Police Department responded to a theft involving several fishing rods and reels on April 19, according to the MPD. MPD said officers investigated...
Two men charged after more than 400 grams of meth found at Claiborne County home
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - Two Claiborne County men were charged after more than 400 grams of meth were found at a New Tazewell home. Detectives with the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office executed a narcotics search warrant at a home in the 200 block of Lone Holly Lane in New Tazewell on Tuesday, according to the CCSO.
Hopson appears in court for preliminary hearing
Staff Report A Claiborne County man accused of killing his wife appeared in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing. Benjamin Hopson has been charged with criminal homicide. He is accused of stabbing his wife Lori Hopson earlier this month. According to arrest warrants, he violently attacked her when they were in their car on Barren […] The post Hopson appears in court for preliminary hearing appeared first on Claiborne Progress.
Porky's Hobby Corner: Weekend trip to Bulls Gap Train Show includes museums
Welcome back to Porky's Hobby Corner. We will come back to slot cars next month, so don't worry. Go run some more warm-up laps. This month, Porky’s Corner is hitting the road. It’s time for a train show review and visit. I had the opportunity to attend the second annual Bulls Gap Train Show on Saturday, April 13. I would like to call this event "The Biggest Little Train Show" in East Tennessee because it's exactly that with real trains rolling on the nearby tracks, model trains a walk away and the outstanding Southern Railway Museum to admire some “railroadiana.”
Veteran killed in Korean War returns to Pennington Gap
PENNINGTON GAP, Va. (WCYB) — An American hero killed in the Korean War returned to Pennington Gap on Friday. Nineteen-year-old Private First Class Harold Wilder was reported missing on July 11, 1950, when his unit engaged North Korean forces. His remains were identified last year. Wilder will receive a...
Business hit by car on section of Rt. 70N where speeding in rampant
Charles Wilson has been concerned about speeding near his business on Rt. 70N for years, and Monday night one of his worst fears came to fruition. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, on Monday around 10:30 a.m. Kristina Leber, 39, of Eidson, was driving a 1998 Infinity I30 that crashed into the side of Wilson’s Equipment at 1442 Rt. 70N north of Rogersville near the Hickory Cove Road intersection. The...
D-B softball stops SHHS while Cherokee rallies against Volunteer on the diamond
(WJHL) — Hawkins County rivalry between the Cherokee chiefs and volunteer falcons. Chiefs are up 4-1 in the bottom of the second, Aden Parsons will hit it to center Chiefs will get him out but Blakelie Broussard will come home to score and close the game to 4-2. Top of the third, chief’s Gage Adkins […]
Drug Take Back Day gives East Tennesseans the chance to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs
On April 27, several East Tennessee law enforcement agencies and nonprofits will collect unwanted or unused prescription medication as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
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