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  • 1 week ago | wbir.com | Avery Gingerich

    DAVIDSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Emma Hughett, an 11-year-old girl from Scott County, is recovering in Nashville after undergoing a recent bone marrow transplant. It's the latest, and hopefully most important, step in her cancer journey, which began in January. Chad Hughett, her father, said he felt relieved after his daughter's transplant.

  • 2 weeks ago | wbir.com | Avery Gingerich

    SCOTT COUNTY, Tenn. — Leaders in the town of Winfield approved the first reading of a resolution that would establish a "landfill industrial overlay district" within a mile of a school and half a mile from a residential area on Tuesday afternoon. Dozens of Scott County neighbors in attendance applauded as leaders discussed the resolution.

  • 2 weeks ago | wbir.com | Avery Gingerich

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — About two dozen western Knox County neighbors attended Commissioner Shane Jackson's community meeting at Bluegrass Animal Hospital on Monday evening. Jackson, commissioner for the Fourth District, said he was there to listen to neighbors.

  • 2 weeks ago | wbir.com | Avery Gingerich

    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Data from the state of Tennessee shows that tourism can generate billions of dollars in revenue for communities across the state. Nate Dunlap, a recent Tennessee Tech graduate and co-founder of YourTour, said he and his colleagues saw an opportunity. "We can highlight these places that no one's finding and give you a tour as you're going through these places, while you're just going to work, or you're going on a cross-country road trip," he said.

  • 3 weeks ago | wbir.com | Avery Gingerich

    SCOTT COUNTY, Tenn. — Dozens of neighbors in Oneida gathered at Oneida High School Thursday evening to share their concerns about a private investor developing a new landfill adjacent to the current landfill. Thirteen neighbors signed up to speak to Lori Phillips-Jones, the mayor of Oneida, and the city's aldermen. Every speaker said they believe the development would present either physical, financial or cultural problems for their community.

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