J.J. Stambaugh

• Sevier citizens lose appeal Published 08/25/2010 at midnight

  The state Court of Appeals has rebuffed a lawsuit alleging systemic corruption on the part of Sevier County officials that was filed by a citizens' group.

• Priest pleads not guilty to Va. charges Published 08/24/2010 at midnight

  The alleged victim of a former Knoxville priest who was arraigned Monday on felony molestation charges in Virginia accused the clergyman of cowardice for declining to plead guilty at his first court appearance.

• Former Knoxville priest pleads not guilty to new sodomy charges Updated 08/23/2010 at 3:37 p.m.

  GATE CITY, Va. - A former East Tennessee priest accused of molesting a Kingsport boy in the 1970s pleaded not guilty today to new criminal charges lodged in Virginia.

• Newport officer accused of public lewd act Published 08/19/2010 at midnight

  A Newport Police Department officer has been placed on administrative leave without pay pending an internal investigation into allegations that he committed a lewd act in a public place, authorities said Wednesday.

• Newport officer accused of public lewd act Published 08/18/2010 at 10:52 p.m.

  A Newport Police Department officer has been placed on administrative leave without pay pending an internal investigation into allegations that he committed a lewd act in a public place, authorities said Wednesday.

• Newport police officer accused of public lewd act, suspended without pay Published 08/18/2010 at 12:47 p.m.

  A Newport Police Department officer has been placed on administrative leave without pay pending an internal investigation into allegations that he committed a lewd act in a public place, authorities said today.

• Study shows no long-term health problems from coal ash spill Published 08/17/2010 at 11:32 p.m.

  HARRIMAN — The few Roane County residents who attended a series of briefings Tuesday on the first health study to be made public in the wake of the 2008 Kingston coal ash spill were divided on whether they could trust ...

• Report: No health problems from coal ash spill Published 08/17/2010 at 12:39 p.m.

  KINGSTON - People living in the vicinity of the Emory River in Roane County have suffered no serious health effects from the cataclysmic 2008 Kingston coal ash spill and aren't expected to develop health problems in the future, according to ...

• Cocke County fights wastewater permit Published 08/17/2010 at midnight

  Cocke County has joined with a coalition of environmental groups to challenge a controversial wastewater permit issued to a North Carolina paper mill that discharges its waste into the Pigeon River.

• Decaying facilities, overcrowding plague Maynardville Elementary School Published 08/15/2010 at 11:10 p.m.

  MAYNARDVILLE — When classes started last week at Maynardville Elementary School, approximately 750 students followed what's become a time-honored tradition: They packed themselves into crowded classrooms and portable outbuildings, no closer to having a new school than they were the ...

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