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In light of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the Tennessee Department of Revenue has extended the tax filing and payment deadlines for certain taxes. The filing […]

The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development announced Thursday that the state experienced an unprecedented spike in new initial unemployment claims. Tennesseans filed 39,096 […]

Thursday, Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 20 to ensure Tennessee can further mobilize health care workers to fight COVID-19. The executive order accomplishes the following actions, […]

     Following the investigation of Morristown Hamblen law enforcement, a man and woman have been charged in connection with multiple burglaries going back to […]

     Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Tuesday said schools will be out for at least two more weeks than originally anticipated – urging them […]

     The grandmother of Evelyn Boswell is back behind bars.  Evelyn was the 15 month old toddler whose remains were found on a family […]

Food City President and CEO Steve Smith said Tuesday that panic buying is “the leading contributor” to shortages at its stores. Smith, in an online news […]

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) – Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that all park areas, except the Foothills Parkway and the Spur, will close for […]

Walters State Community College’s Police Academy Class 115 graduated on March 24, 2020. Morristown Police Department’s (MPD) newest officers, Jason Alexander, Blake Bain, Hunter Donahoo, […]

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 17 calling for businesses across the state to utilize alternative business models beginning March 23 until midnight Central […]