White Pine, United States (Local)
Not enough data
Steve Marion's coverage focuses on local news in Dandridge, Tennessee. He is particularly interested in government announcements, evolving stories, breaking news, and legal policy regulation related to education, entertainment news, government & politics, agriculture & farming. If you have insights or newsworthy updates pertaining to local government decisions or initiatives within Dandridge or the broader Tennessee area that align with these themes and topics covered by Steve Marion's articles, your pitch may be well received. Furthermore, if you can provide expert commentary on ongoing issues such as zoning challenges or educational developments in the region it could capture his attention.
This information evolves through artificial intelligence and human feedback. Improve this profile .
County Commissioners want input from their facilities and finance committees before a federal grant application that could fund a $15 million “Military and Veteran Resource Center” in Dandridge. Veterans Service Officer Marissa Gilliam-King is developing plans for the Center, a multi-purpose building that would provide a range of services to veterans, a recruiting office, a hub for ROTC and JROTC […]
A commercial pilot was receiving instrument competency training from an instructor when his twin-engine airplane crashed in New Market on April 13, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. Killed in the crash near Burchell Road were Allen Scott Holman, 74, of Knoxville, and Captain Edwin R. “Rory” DuPont Jr., 49, of Seymour. Holman was an […]
Fifty years ago tonight, a group of 320 teenagers rearranged the way Jefferson Countians see their heritage. Before May 28, 1976, local residents had been graduates of White Pine High, or Jefferson, or Rush Strong, or Maury. Now it was Jefferson County High School. People started seeing themselves as Jefferson Countians. Even the school colors blended. “They took the colors […]
State legislators turned aside a request from the counties to return half the proceeds of real estate fees, and the governor vetoed a bill that would have boosted local 911 funding, County Commission’s lobbyist reported at the group’s meeting last week. “We did, however, have a few bright spots in the legislative session,” said David Seal, who pointed to a […]
By: Steve Marion
Rescue 33 is ready for service. Jefferson County Rescue Squad Captain J. Ray Walker reported that the generous donations of local residents allowed the 63-year-old organization to purchase a new heavy duty 2025 Dodge 5500 chassis for a key response vehicle in the fleet. “The old chassis was more than 20 years old and had been well-maintained, but state regulations […]
A former Appalachian Electric Cooperative accounting director must serve 30 days in jail and pay restitution of nearly $34,000 after pleading guilty Tuesday to charges that he used AEC funds for personal use. In an appearance before Circuit Judge Jeremy Ball, William Robert Gass, 43, of Dandridge, entered guilty pleas to charges of theft over $10,000 and official misconduct. He […]
A worker was injured Tuesday morning when a car stuck her in a marked construction zone on Highway 11E in New Market, troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol reported. Tree-clearing and other work was being conducted in the area near the Whitaker Road intersection, and the westbound right lane was closed, according to the trooper’s report. The driver of a […]
Even when she got there, Kathy Barnes couldn’t be sure she had arrived. “I thought I was at the wrong place,” she said of the acre and a half that was once the Roadman Cemetery in Newport. “Not a single grave marker was visible. It was a wilderness.” The early burying ground and its historical significance still lived in community […]
After the most drama-free budget season in years, County Commissioners approved a $200 million-plus spending plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27 on Monday with no property tax increase. Meanwhile, commissioners on the facilities committee got their first look at a $15 million estimate for a courtroom expansion at the Justice Center. The FY 2026-27 budget covers six new full-time positions proposed […]
Fifteen current and retired judges and a courtroom full of friends gathered Friday to witness the unveiling of a portrait of retired Chancellor Telford Forgety. The painting will hang in the main courtroom of the historic Jefferson County Courthouse, where Forgety, a Jefferson County native and Carson-Newman graduate whose legal career extended over nearly five decades, argued and presided over […]
