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UPDATE: Four-year-old Dalton Drinnon was found safe Wednesday evening. After a multi-agency search, the Hawkins County 4-year-old and his dog were located about half a mile from his home just before 9 p.m. Previous story: ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a missing Hawkins County […]

When Hawkins County Commissioners receive the second draft of the proposed 2023-24 budget on June 20, it will show a pending deficit of $2.73 million thanks to new spending added during Tuesday’s budget workshop. The first draft presented to the Budget Committee last month was already $2 million in the red. The new spending tentatively approved Tuesday includes $300,000 for Hawkins County EMS; and $348,260 for a county employee COLA...

SURGOINSVILLE — A benefit barbeque supper and singing for a Hawkins County woman awaiting a liver transplant is set for Thursday, June 8. The events will be at Amis Chapel United Methodist Church, 200 Amis Chapel Road just off Carters Valley Road. Brian Burchfield and Landon Bellamy will sing.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Early voting for the Tennessee House District 3 special primary election begins Friday. Republican voters in District 3, which spans all of Johnson and parts of Carter, Hawkins, and Sullivan counties, will decide whether Timothy Hill or Stacy Vaughan will advance to the August special general election to face Democrat […]

Representatives from Tennessee Farm Bureau, Tennessee Farmers Cooperative and Farm Credit Mid-America/Rural 1st donated $2,700 to the Family Resource Center to provide backpack meals for hungry kids in Hawkins County. The funds were raised through Shooting Hunger sporting clays shoots. Since 2015, Shooting Hunger events have provided more than 2 million meals to hungry Tennesseans. Learn more at www.shootinghunger.com. The Hawkins County Family Resource Center is a referral center for family, school, child and parent needs. All services are free to families with children in the Hawkins County school system. The weekend backpack program helps provide food for children who need it when they aren’t able to access meals at school.

Meet Emily Walker Church Hill Middle School School Sports: Basketball, Softball, Volleyball FIVE FAVORITES Favorite Player: Caitlin Clark Favorite Food: Chicken Alfredo ...

Hawkins County runner Doyle Carpenter recently became the oldest man ever to complete a 100-mile, 48-hour foot race in Marietta, South Carolina. The race is called “The Country Mile,” and runners have 48 hours to complete 100 miles on a three-mile course in the small community just outside of Greenville. As a world record holder in the 48-mile run, it might not seem like a big deal for Carpenter to...

HAWKINS CO., Tenn. (WVLT) - An Endangered Child Alert was issued for 4-year-old Dalton Drinnon. He was last seen in the Sandy Valley Road area in Rogersville Wednesday afternoon. He might be walking with a golden retriever, according to officials. If you see Dalton, please call the Hawkins County Sheriff’s...

ROGERSVILLE — The Stanley Valley Fire Department hosted its first Hawkins County softball tournament of the year on Saturday at Rogersville City Park. The Thunder Bunnies walked away with the first-place trophy. Chief Christopher Vaughan said proceeds from the fundraising tournament and concession sales help supplement the operational costs associated with running the department, including fuel, equipment, training and other expenses. The department receives $30,000 in county funding each year. Any additional funding requirements must be raised by the department and its members. ...

ROGERSVILLE — The Hawkins County Commission's Budget Committee made several decisions for the second draft of its 2023-24 budget, including fixing the county pay scale, adding a 4% cost of living raise and granting several funding requests. The committee met on May 30 to make decisions to be added...

ROGERSVILLE — A program called Shooting Hunger is helping children who need food to eat in Hawkins County. The Family Resource Center in Hawkins County Schools in mid-May received a $2,700 donation to help provide backpack meals for hungry children in the county.