 12/13/09 Washington County property tax collections are down from what they were this time last year, but officials say it is the delay in setting the tax rate, not the economy, that is causing the gap.
 11/21/09 Sun photo by Jim Feltman North Greene High School Principal David McLain, left, welcomes the Ken Bailey family to mid-court at the school Friday night during a ceremony honoring the former North Greene coach, who was elected to the TSSAA Hall of Fame in April.
 11/12/09 The two workers, employed by a Kingston Springs, Tenn., contractor, were tightening a barrier cable recently installed in the area, about a mile from the Clinton exit on northbound Interstate 75. A heavy-duty truck with a flatbed trailer drove into the median and struck the two young men. Cheyenne Dakota Burke, 18, of Bulls Gap and Jeffery Brian Thompson, 19, of Rogersville, apparently were ...
11/10/09 BULLS GAP, Tenn. - Businesses along Interstate 81 already have seen an additional 10,000 vehicles daily because of the rock slide that closed Interstate 40 in North Carolina last month. With the planned closure of two overpasses on I-81 to accommodate emergency repairs during the next two weekends, residents expect the result will be significant traffic snarls. "They're already stopping here ...
 11/09/09 Does Uncle Sam owe you money? The Internal Revenue Service is looking for taxpayers across the country whose refund checks were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors.
11/09/09 CLINTON - Criminal charges are pending against the driver of a commercial truck that drove into the median of Interstate 75 and killed two workers Monday, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The victims, both of whom were working for the state Department of Transportation, were identified as Cheyenne Dakota Burke, 18, of Bulls Gap, Tenn., and Jeffery Brian Thompson II, 19, of Rogersville ...
 11/06/09 Last year's service, pictured above, drew a large crowd to Rogersville Town Square. ROGERSVILLE - On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Joseph Rogers VFW Post 9543 will host the annual Veterans Day program at Hawkins County Courthouse.
 10/17/09 NFL Ochocinco, sponsor help Bengals avoid blackout The Cincinnati Bengals avoided a local televisi
 10/14/09 Bank of America Corp., American Express Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. more than doubled since the 30-stock gauge slid to a 12-year low on March 9 as global financial firms began recovering from $1.6 trillion in writedowns and credit losses.
 10/14/09 Almost halfway through the college football season, there are nine unbeaten teams. Because several of the schools eventually will play each other, including Cincinnati and South Florida on Thursday night, no more than six can finish the season without a loss.
 10/09/09 Thirty years ago this fall, Ted Kennedy was running for president, Robert Byrd ruled the Senate floor as majority leader and a boyish Max Baucus had already jumped ahead of his freshman class by securing a seat on the powerful Finance Committee.
08/15/09 The future is now. That's clearly the belief of the members of the Heritage Association of Rogersville with whom I met when I traveled to Rogersville to tour the newly reopened Hale Springs Inn. These people may treasure and protect history, but they are firmly based in the future.
 08/14/09 Fernando Alonso believes Jenson Button should still win this year's Drivers' title despite Red Bull's leap to the top of the pecking order.
 08/14/09 Fernando Alonso believes Jenson Button should still win this year's world championship despite Red Bull's recent emergence. After winning six of the opening seven races, Button has failed to even finish on the podium in the last three grands prix while his Red Bull rivals have taken up the chase.
 08/14/09 With J Hutcherson -- Our dear friends the English Premier League start yet another season on their march to global dominance tomorrow. This time around, we're supposed to believe that it's not just going to be Manchester City making a run against the top four. Since Manchester City ends up the point regardless of how they do, it's not the biggest risk to predict another team ends up in the mix ...
 08/14/09 The Blue Bulls brought the previously unbeaten Griquas back down to earth in the latest round of Currie Cup action
08/14/09 The new bond issue will finish the Phase III building program, including a new school adjacent to Church Hill Middle School, a new Clinch School, classroom additions at Cherokee High and Volunteer High and a renovation and expansion project at Bulls Gap School. | 
