Jay Compton

2 days ago | middlesboronews.com | Jay Compton

Published 11:52 am Wednesday, May 14, 2025 To mark the 250th anniversary of Daniel Boone and his party carving the path from Tennessee to Kentucky, teams of explorers are following in their historic footsteps. They started from Kingsport, Tennessee, on April 23 and have hiked roughly 10 miles each day, symbolically passing a replica of an 18th century axe along the way. The axe made its way through southwest Virginia and arrived at the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park on Saturday.

3 days ago | claiborneprogress.net | Jay Compton

Published 12:04 pm Tuesday, May 13, 2025 The Claiborne County Board of Education approved their budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year during their regular meeting on Thursday. The budget includes a $1.00 per hour raise for all paraprofessionals in the district.

1 week ago | middlesboronews.com | Jay Compton

Published 12:55 pm Friday, May 9, 2025 Pineville senior Ava Arnett signed on Monday to run track at Union Commonwealth University. She’s pictured at her signing ceremony, seated with her parents Heather and Chris Arnett and her sister Addison. Standing are Union track coach Chris Jelks and PHS assistant track coach Lauren Gilly. (Photo by Jay Compton) More News

1 week ago | claiborneprogress.net | Jay Compton

Published 3:05 pm Thursday, May 8, 2025 The annual ROHO Fishing Tournament was held last weekend (May 3-4) at Beech Island Marina on Norris Lake in Union County, Tennessee. The tournament is the primary fundraiser for the ROHO’s annual Christmas shopping spree. “Our mission is simple and that is to help children. We’ve been doing that since 1965,” ROHO Chairman Alex Cook said.

1 week ago | middlesboronews.com | Jay Compton

Published 10:50 am Thursday, May 8, 2025 A suspect in a Middlesboro case that made national headlines has been indicted after a Bell County grand jury met on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Evidence was presented to the grand jury, which returned a true bill on 44-year-old Harvey Gollahan of Middlesboro, WRIL reports. The four-count indictment charges Gollahan with Murder and three counts of Criminal Abuse – 1st degree for his role in the death of 17-month-old Elena Hembree in July of 2023.