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Midway (girls) and Sunbright (boys) have won the Region 2-A middle school basketball tournament and will advance to the sectional round. If you missed them, the games were broadcasted here:

TMSAA Region 2-A Championship

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Former Scott County EMA director David Brewster has been indicted by a grand jury on sexual battery charges following an investigation by the TBI.

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Former Sheriff Ronnie Phillips has qualified to seek election as a Republican candidate. He will square off against incumbent Brian Keeton, who defeated him four years ago, in the May primary. Also: Colby Strunk has withdrawn from the Road Superintendent race.

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Tommy Duncan will serve 55 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his wife, Scott High SRO April Duncan, in January 2022.

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Burchfield School has announced its honor roll and perfect attendance for the second nine-week grading period.

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TDOT has already begun treating roadways in East Tennessee, and says that it has more than 68,000 tons of salt and more than 300,000 gallons of salt brine on hand for this weekend's winter storm.

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The proposal — which would only tax the sale of lottery tickets, not winnings — follows talks initiated by Scott County Mayor Jerried Jeffers, and revenues generated would be distributed in the same manner as the state's local option sales tax.

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“The 24-hour probabilities of seeing greater than or equal to six inches of snow by 7 a.m. Saturday have come up to non-dismissible levels now."

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Here's a look at the students from Scott County who were named to the Dean's List and President's List at University of the Cumberlands for the Fall 2024 semester.

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The 2024 Independent Herald/Scott County Chamber of Commerce Person of the Year is Mrs. Linda Byrge. Read why in this week's E-Edition: https://t.co/6R07aduW2b

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It's never easy to pick just 10, and there is always room for debate, but here are our picks for our 10 favorite sports moments of 2024.

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2024 was a year that was by turns happy, sad, joyous and frustrating. Here is a look back at the past 12 months through the eyes of photographers.

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Our four local teams combined to play 12 games over the Christmas break. Here's how those games went, and an assessment of where things stand now that the season is halfway finished.

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As we begin our final farewell to 2024, here is a look back at all the stories that made headlines in Scott County this year.

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Among America's 432 national parks, the winter fatality rate at Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area ranked No. 9 between the years 2007 and 2023, according to a new data study by an Atlanta-based law firm.

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Conditions are extremely favorable for very cold weather here on the Cumberland Plateau during the second week of January, and there is also potential for a disruptive winter storm, though the exact details remain uncertain.

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Scott County's unemployment rate was unchanged in November, at 4.3%, while the number of working Scott Countians increased slightly.

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There have been two fatal accidents on Scott County's highways in a less than 72-hour period. The second, on S.R. 63 in Fairview early Sunday morning, was a 37-year-old mother.

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