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Police search for Morristown Utility System building vandals
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – The Morristown Police Department is looking for whoever caused around $9,300 in damage to the Morristown Utility System building. Officers say the suspect or suspects shot the...
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Tenn. fire marshal warning Cherokee Reservoir swimmers, boaters about...
TALBOTT (WATE) – The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s office is warning swimmers and boaters on Cherokee Reservoir to be cautious as they try to figure out what led to four different electrical shocks...
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Militia group members stand outside Morristown recruitment center, some...
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – A group calling itself “Tennessee III Percent” is one of many taking a stand to protect military recruitment centers after the shootings in Chattanooga. However, WATE 6 On Your...
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Suspects charged in deadly Morristown hit and run crash
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – A Morristown couple has been arrested and charged after a hit and run crash that killed a special needs girl and left her mother with serious injuries. Lex Dienst, 40, and Kristi...
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Decades-old Coca-Cola mural restored in Morristown
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – Hundreds of people were out on the streets of Morristown Friday to watch the unveiling of a restored Coca-Cola mural. The soda company painted murals like the one in Morristown more...
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Hamblen County Schools says rumors untrue; no ban on flag clothing
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – After receiving over a dozen calls from parents saying Hamblen County Schools banned all flag clothing, WATE 6 On Your Side reached out to the school system for answers. Teresa...
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Morristown suspect charged in burglary, auto theft
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – A Hamblen County man was taken into custody after he crashed a stolen vehicle and in a store on Monday night, according to police. Leonard Phillips was charged with burglary over...
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Morristown teen charged with harassment, disorderly conduct after Facebook post
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – A 15-year-old boy has been charged after posting a comment on Facebook on Wednesday night saying he had feelings of wanting to kill someone. The Morristown Police Department said...
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Classes resume at East High after Morristown police investigate safety concern
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – East High School was placed on lockdown Thursday morning after Morristown Police lead an investigation of a possible threat to school safety. A student reported she overheard...
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Hamblen County Sheriff says employees don’t make living wage
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – Hamblen County Sheriff Esco Jarnagin is filing a “Salary Suit” asking for more money for the sheriff’s department employees. Sheriff Jarnagin said his attempts to work with the...
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Morristown mother wants justice after daughter is killed in hit-and-run
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – A Morristown mother spoke publicly for the first time since her daughter with special needs was killed in a hit-and-run in July. Christal Cupp and her daughter, Amy, were walking...
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Hamblen County animal control impersonator stealing dogs
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – The Morristown-Hamblen Humane Society said someone impersonating an animal control officer is stealing dogs. Pam Velder, the shelter director said calls have been coming in almost...
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Morristown West students remember classmate who died of cancer
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – Morristown West High School’s student section was decked out like Superman Friday night in honor of a classmate and former football player who died earlier this week of cancer....
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Eyesore or landmark? Future of Morristown fountain in the air
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – One of the first things you see as you approach downtown Morristown is a broken, murky water fountain, but some residents don’t mind. “It’s part of Morristown,” said Anna White...
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2 Hamblen County women arrested on drug charges
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – Two Hamblen County women were arrested Tuesday morning after officers spotted what appeared to be a drug deal in a west Morristown parking lot. Sherry Holland, 48, is charged with...
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2 East Tennessee brothers killed in North Carolina plane crash
ADVANCE, N.C. (WATE/AP) – Two brothers were killed when their small aircraft crashed, catching on fire. Allen Funeral Home confirms David Stubblefield of Morristown and his brother, William G....
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6 Tenn. counties selected for property evaluation program
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Six counties have been selected to participate in the Select Tennessee Property Evaluation Program. Launched earlier this year, the program’s goal is to improve the inventory of...
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W. Andrew Johnson Highway in Morristown reopens after gas leak
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – West Andrew Johnson Highway in Morristown has reopened after a gas leak reported Tuesday morning. The Hamblen County dispatch confirms the gas leak occurred in the area near Lakeway...
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Morristown woman’s dog found dead in homemade trap in the woods
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – A Morristown woman says her dog disappeared from her home. The yellow lab named Marly was discovered 12 days later dead in a homemade trap in the woods. The TWRA and...
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Morristown hospital makes list of top 50 hospitals that gouge patients
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – A Tennova Healthcare hospital was number 31 on a list of United States hospitals with the highest markup prices over their actual costs. Tennova Healthcare’s Lakeway Regional...
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