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Since 1887, the Claiborne Progress has worked to bring local news to Claiborne and surrounding counties. We love to bring you news of the community!
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07/05/2024

New Tazewell Sgt. Tyler Williams recently took part in a CHASE camp with the LMU school of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The criminal justice professors and Sgt. Williams worked with those interested( ages 11-16) in pursuing a career in the criminal justice field. (Photos submitted) Email n...

07/05/2024

By Jon Styff The Center Square Tennessee’s Advisory Commission on Rules of Practice and Procedure decided to start a committee looking into rules to make court briefs available online moving forward. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Dwi...

07/05/2024

By Marc Trantham Columnist By the time you reach retirement age, you may have accumulated a 401(k), IRA and other investment accounts, along with insurance policies and physical properties. You’ll use some of these assets to support your retirement, but the rest may end up in your estate — which...

07/03/2024

Michael Neal Jr., of Speedwell, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the 2021 shooting death of Jeffrey Warwick. The sentence was handed down by Eighth Judicial District Criminal Court Judge Zack Walden on Monday, June 24, at the Campbell County C...

07/03/2024

By Jon Styff The Center Square Tennessee is under new laws protecting the salary of school employees who are assaulted, allowing local law enforcement departments to assign school resource officers and enhancing the penalty for making a threat of mass violence at a school starting July 1. Email news...

07/03/2024

By Billy Holland Columnist This week we celebrate Independence Day which is also commonly known as the Fourth of July. It’s a federal holiday commemorating America’s independence from the British empire which over the past 250 years has maintained a public display of pride and patriotism. This p...

07/02/2024

Stay Fearless Tennessee is bringing a community recognition of House Joint Resolution 803 to the Claiborne County Courthouse steps on Friday, July 5 at 6 p.m. House Joint Resolution 803 (HJR803) declares July 2024 as a month of prayer and fasting for repentance. “This is truly historic, I’ve nev...

07/02/2024

Jon Styff The Center Square A federal jury in Tennessee found a former BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee employee should receive more than $687,000 after being fired due to a refusal to get a COVID-19 vaccination due to religious beliefs. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newslette...

07/02/2024

By Jack Godbey Columnist When I think about my childhood, it’s hard not to think about my time in school. I have no idea how I survived it. Somehow, I managed to survive the speeding dodge balls that were whirled at my head as well as the countless social interactions that I tried to avoid […]

07/02/2024

Philip Seymour Hamilton, age 75, passed away peacefully at home on June 30th, 2024, in New Tazewell, TN. Philip was an Army veteran who loved taking cruises with his family and living life on the lake. Some of his favorite hobbies were cooking, gardening, and ending the day with a vodka martini. He....

07/01/2024

On Friday, June 29, 2024, Sergeant. Seals and Deputy Tompkins with the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office, were dispatched to the Little Sycamore area in regard to a male subject, identified as 57-year-old Jeffrey R. Wilson of Tazewell, who had brandished a revolver pointing it at two individuals w...

07/01/2024

By Jon Styff The Center Square Tennessee’s plan to unwind certificate of need, protection of power of attorney rights and several TennCare coverage changes went into effect Monday with the new fiscal year. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter TennCare must retain coverage...

07/01/2024

By Steve Roark Columnist If you watch much national news, you may have seen a flag flown at political rallies with a pine tree on it and the inscription: “An Appeal to Heaven”. I don’t know what message was meant by the flag at these rallies, but its origin goes back to the Revolutionary War, ...

06/28/2024

By Anita Wadhwani Tennessee Lookout The Department of Children’s Services is illegally and unconstitutionally warehousing kids with disabilities in prison-like facilities, where they are pepper-sprayed, beaten and denied access to education and healthcare, a new class action complaint alleges. Ema...

06/28/2024

Dear Dave, My husband and I both work outside the home, and he has come up with an idea for our fun money. He wants us to set up an account where we both put 5% of our earnings for discretionary spending. The issue in my mind is that he would have a lot more […]

06/27/2024

Tazewell Municipal Park hosted the Claiborne Auto & Rod Show (CARS) benefit for Springdale Missionary Baptist Church on Saturday afternoon. Over 50 cars, trucks and jeeps participated along with members of Tazewell-New Tazewell Fire Department with their Engine No. 1. Roney’s BBQ was on hand and T...

06/27/2024

By Jon Styff The Center Square Tennessee students showed math test scored improvements since hitting a pandemic low point in 2021, just as occurred in English language arts, according to new data released by the Tennessee Department of Education. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email n...

06/27/2024

By Marc Trantham Columnist Losing a spouse is one of the most painful experiences anyone can have. Unfortunately, widows and widowers have to deal with more than just the emotional trauma — they also must consider a range of financial issues. If you’ve recently been widowed, what financial moves...

06/26/2024

By Allen Earl Claiborne County Sports Zone Callie Noah, a student and softball player at Claiborne High School, is also a Spartan competitor. Noah competed in the Spartan Race in Cincinnati, Ohio, the weekend of June 8-9, held on a ski course. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email news...

06/26/2024

By Anita Wadhwani Tennessee Lookout A third lawsuit has been filed against Johnson City, its police force and more than two dozen officers by a woman who alleges cops took bribes to protect a serial ra**st who drugged then pushed her from a fifth-story window during an attempted sexual assault. Emai...

06/26/2024

By Billy Holland Columnist Receiving personal revelations of God’s Logos and Rhema word throughout our lives is critical to say the least. To be satisfied with a general knowledge of a few Bible stories is not what God had in mind for the victorious overcomer. Studying and rightly dividing the wor...

06/26/2024

Judy Kay Cupp Wells, age 71, of New Tazewell, TN was born on October 21, 1952 and passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. She is preceded in death by her parents Rufus and Virginia (Welch) Cupp of New Tazewell, TN. Brothers – Carter Cupp (Evelyn) and Paul Cupp also of New Tazewell, TN. Sisters […...

06/25/2024

Salon Bliss recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new location at 124 Highway 25E South in Tazewell. Pictured with members of the Claiborne County Chamber of Commerce and several friends and supporters are stylists Crystal Whiteaker, Samantha Mullins, Crystal Sweet, Heather Gibson and Al...

06/25/2024

By Jon Styff The Center Square Tennessee has opened applications for security grants for organizations including churches, synagogues, temples and mosques. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter The 12-month grants will be cost reimbursements grants to fund security personnel...

06/25/2024

By Jack Godbey Columnist Have you ever had one of those days where you begin to question if any intelligent people are left in the world? I think we should forget about looking for intelligent life on Mars and start searching for it on Earth because we live in a time where it has become […]

06/24/2024

By Jon Styff The Center Square The U.S. Supreme Court said it plans to take up a case related to Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1, which prohibits gender-affirming surgeries for minors. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter A July 2023 ruling from the Sixth District U.S. Court of...

06/24/2024

By Steve Roark Columnist It interests me how trees are so often intertwined with our culture and history. The July celebration of our Independence is a good time to review the history of the Liberty Tree, a symbol for individual liberty and resistance to tyranny. Email newsletter signup Sign up for....

06/24/2024

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06/21/2024

Stella “Granny” Bolden, age 89, of New Tazewell, TN was born August 11, 1934 to Johnce and Lona Bolden and went to her Heavenly home on Wednesday June 19, 2024. She was saved as a young child and was a member of Youngs Chapel Baptist Church. Stella was not only a beloved sister and friend, […]

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