Wade Littleton

Tennessee

Assistant Sports Editor at The Greeneville Sun

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Articles

County awards $600K budget increase to Schools

3 weeks ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

The Hamblen County Department of Education will be awarded a one-time $600,000 budget increase to cover pay raises, a combined grant writer/communications director and for a tech-refresh, done ideally every four years. The Hamblen County Budget Committee Thursday approved the Department of Education’s request with a roll call vote it passed 7-0 with six commissioners abstaining.
Clearloop awards Hamblen, Jefferson students scholarships

3 weeks ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

The “Energizing Prosperity” Scholarships provided by Silicon Ranch and its Clearloop team as part of the White Pine Solar Farm have been awarded to high school students from Morristown-Hamblen High School East, Morristown-Hamblen High School West and Jefferson County High School. The White Pine Solar Farm opened after the “Flip the Switch” event in 2023 celebrating the farm’s completion.
TDOT gets $1 billion boost for Lakeway paving projects

3 weeks ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

The Tennessee Department of Transportation gave East Tennessee an early reward in the form of a one-time $1 billion infusion for paving and bridge projects. In addition to $80 million in recurring funds, the additional funds will allow many Lakeway Area projects to be completed.
Up! EAA Chapter 1494 provides free flights to youth

3 weeks ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

For many want-to-be pilots, Saturday was their first chance to experience the wild blue yonder. The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1494 of Morristown met at the Morristown Airport for their spring “Young Eagles Day” where these pilots-to-be take a theshot to see if flying the wild blue yonder is something for them to consider as a hobby or career. This event is a labor of love for the sponsors and members. At least five pilots donated their time to fly on this day.
Lincoln’s Hixon finalist for TDOE Presidential Teaching Award

3 weeks ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

A Hamblen County middle school teacher is among four finalists for the 2025 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. Amy Hixon, a science teacher at Lincoln Heights Middle School, was named Thursday as one of the four finalists for the award. The PASMIST Award is the nation’s highest honor for U.S. K-12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teachers.
Preserve and Protect: Greene recognized by TN Historical Commission for work on area cemeteries

3 weeks ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

A Whitesburg native has been recognized for his efforts to preserve numerous cemeteries around Newport and the Lakeway Area by the Tennessee Historical Commission. The Commission recently announced that J. Channing Greene was one of five state residents recognized for his efforts to preserve numerous cemeteries around Newport and the Lakeway Area. He has helped by cleaning headstones, removing vegetation and placing flags on veterans’ gravesites for a number of years.
Commission considers pay increases in Sheriff’s office

4 weeks ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

The Hamblen County Commission Thursday night faced some tough decisions regarding the FY 2026 budget, some of it involving the Sheriff’s Office. With the anticipated opening of the new Justice Center later this year after construction delays, the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office asked for a 10% across the board pay raise for all of their employees, including deputies, jailers, courtroom security and the workhouse, to bring their agency in line with other counties in the Lakeway Area.
Hey, Dude: Iatric to add 30 jobs at Morristown facility, thanks to Dude Wipes

4 weeks ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

It started with three roommates who were looking for heavy-duty wipes. Dude Wipes was born and today makes up a large percentage of sales in Walmart stores. Members of the Dude Wipes team, as well as representatives from the local Walmart marketing team, were at Iatric Manufacturing in Morristown Thursday to celebrate Iatric getting a new production line for Dude Wipes that will add 30 jobs to the workforce.
Hudson Cloninger inks cheer grant with Charleston Southern

1 month ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

For Hudson Cloninger, the last four years were spent playing basketball and softball for Morristown East. Before that, she took tumbling and dance classes. The itch of that never quite left. Now, Hudson is going back to her roots and has signed a grant-in-aid for the cheerleading program with Charleston Southern University (South Carolina) of the Big South Conference.
In Memoriam: Hamblen Memory Gardens hosts annual Memorial Day service

1 month ago | citizentribune.com | Wade Littleton

All gave some, others gave all. Despite a rainy day, there was a great turnout of veterans and others Monday morning at the annual Memorial Day Remembrance Service at Hamblen Memory Gardens. The service honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and families. Guest Speaker 10th District State Rep. Rick Eldridge (R-Morristown) talked about the Gold Star Families that have an empty place at the table since their loved one died in battle.