Wade Littleton

Tennessee

Assistant Sports Editor at The Greeneville Sun

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Hamblen Committees discuss budget

2 days ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

The Hamblen County Commission Committees discussed the “B” word Monday night, budget that is. The Commission discussed, for the first time this season, the fiscal year 2026 budget. Budget Committee Chairman Rodney Long addressed the commission as the meeting started. “These are trying times,” Long said. “Remember, tonight, we’re not setting a budget.
Commission committees hear Justice Center Update

2 days ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

At Monday’s monthly meeting of the Hamblen County Commission’s Committees, Jaron Dowalter of BurWil Construction provided an update on the soon-to-be completed Justice Center. Dowalter said that as of last week, all paving has been completed at the center. The parking lots will be striped on Thursday, weather permitting. In showing updated photos of the complex, Dowalter said that the grass is growing in the places where it had been sown.
First Community to merge with TruPoint

1 week ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

One of Hawkins County’s locally-owned banks announced Thursday its intentions to merge with a Virginia-based bank. Miners and Merchants Bancorp, parent company of TruPoint Bank, located in Grundy, Virginia, and First Community Corporation, parent company of First Community Bank of East Tennessee, located in Rogersville, jointly announced the signing of a definite merger agreement whereby Miners and Merchants will acquire First Community and FCB.
Lee, General Assembly deliver landmark investments for key infrastructure improvements

1 week ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced this week that for the first time in history, the state’s annual budget includes additional dedicated, recurring General Fund dollars for transportation. As part of this 10-year-plan, part of the recurring money going into the road fund will come from sales of tires. “Tire sales (was selected) because transportation costs keep going up,” State Sen. Steve Southerland (R-Morristown) said. “There are thousands of projects that need to be done.
Strawberry Festival returns to Morristown May 17

1 week ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

Time is approaching to have a “berry” good time. The 19th Annual WCRK-FM/WMTN Country Legends Strawberry Festival comes up Saturday, May 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the WCRK/WMTN studios, located at 510 West Economy Road in Morristown, across from Manley Elementary School and half a mile behind Rural King off West Andrew Johnson Highway. This year’s festival marks the biggest spring event in the Lakeway Area that celebrates the community.
USPS Stamping Out Hunger campaign to begin May 7

1 week ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

During the 2024 “Stamping Out Hunger” campaign sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service, Morristown’s postal employees collected 22,000 pounds of food, making them number one in the nation for their size post office. What can the post office do for an encore? They hope to break that record in this year’s “Stamping Out Hunger” drive which benefits The Daily Bread Community Kitchen.
Annual prayer gathering held at Hamblen County Veterans Memorial

1 week ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

In spite of a passing shower near the end, there was a noticeable improvement in the numbers who came to the National Day of Prayer rally at the Hamblen County Courthouse/Veterans Memorial. The Rev. Dr. Dean Haun, pastor of First Baptist Church of Morristown, opened the gathering talking about people wanting the service to begin in the afternoon, as opposed to lunchtime. “They said, ‘Pastor, if you’d move (the service) to the evening, after I get off work, I’ll come,’” Haun said.
TDOT provides updates for 11E construction

2 weeks ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

The first of the three-phase U.S. 11E project from U.S. 25E, aka Davy Crockett Parkway, to Steadman Road in Whitesburg got underway in April with demolition of empty buildings along the two-lane corridor in the area of Russellville. Phase I of the project in Morristown to near East Morris Boulevard includes a five-lane roadway, two 12-foot travel lanes in each direction with a continuous center turn lane.
Drug Take-Back event successful

2 weeks ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

This year’s Drug Take-Back Event was so big, it needed two locations. At College Square Mall, people steadily brought medicines that are no longer needed or people can no longer take. The goal of the Take-Back Event is to not have any unnecessary drugs around the house so children or teenagers cannot take them. Lori Diamond, physical manager of the Hamblen County Substance Abuse Coalition, was at the event at College Square Mall.
Hamblen County Day of Prayer to be observed Thursday evening

2 weeks ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

This year is the 74th Annual National Day of Prayer. In conjunction with the day of prayer, the annual Hamblen County Day of Prayer service is Thursday, but it will have some differences from past events. Instead of being held at 11:30 a.m. as in past years, the service will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the same location, the lawn facing the Veterans’ Memorial at the Hamblen County Courthouse. This year’s National Day of Prayer Bible verse is Romans 15:13.