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Haslam announces transportation grant for Morristown greenways
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer announced on Monday a grant awarded to the city of Morristown. A grant in the amount...
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New Market nurse accused of running pill mill operation without doctor...
BULL GAP (WATE) – The owner of Main Street Family Practice in Bull Gap has been charged with running a pill mill operation. Michelle Dawn Cate, 43, of New Market was charged with unlawful drug...
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Hamblen County deputies make arrest in boat dock thefts
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – The Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office arrested three men after surveillance footage showed them stealing fishing poles and tackle boxes from a boat. Brent E. Farris, George Weems and...
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Morristown call center creates 300-500 jobs
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – Sykes Enterprises is moving to Hamblen County and creating 300 to 500 new jobs over the next three years. Andrea Schafer, a representative with Sykes said they plan to have 150 jobs...
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Walters State Community College holding adult education fair
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – An event is being held next month at Walters State Community College in Morristown to help adults figure out how to fit college into their busy schedules. The Walters State Adult...
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Former Morristown police investigator charged with theft from department
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – A Former Morristown Police Department investigator has been charged with stealing theft and misconduct while on duty. Michael Nelson Hurt, 41, is charged with two counts of theft...
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Morristown police believe suspect shot at officer who opened fire
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – Morristown Police Maj. Michelle Jones says police believe a Hamblen County man killed by an officer Saturday night had fired at the officer. Jones says 37-year-old Michael Shannon...
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Former Morristown police sergeant indicted on theft charges
MORRISTOWN (WATE) — A special investigation has found that former Morristown police sergeant, Michael Hurt, failed to turn over at least $6,000 in cash he collected while working for the police...
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Fundraiser held in Morristown for family of THP trooper killed in farming...
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – The Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office set up a fundraiser for Tennessee Highway Patrol Sergeant Joshua Mabe. Even though Mabe was never part of their agency, the Hamblen County...
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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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Morristown sex offender charged with falsifying information on registry
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – Morristown Police Department said a sex offender knowingly gave the incorrect address on his registry. Billy Jack Jarnigan, 37, was charged with falsifying information on the sex...
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Morristown police looking for wanted man
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – Morristown police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with two purse thefts and the fraudulent use of credit cards contained in the purses. Eight warrants have been...
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Bean Station volunteer fire department, Morristown mechanic in dispute over bill
BEAN STATION (WATE) – Leaders from the volunteer fire department in Bean Station say they’ve been given a bad deal by a repair shop in Morristown. The owner of the business says the volunteer...
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Hamblen County father charged with carving letter in daughter’s arm
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – A Hamblen County father faces several charges after deputies say he shot his 8-year-old girl with a pellet gun and carved an “M” into her right arm. Jose De Jesus Jimenez-Merchant,...
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Hamblen County man charged with statutory rape of teen
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – Hamblen County deputies arrested a man for aggravated statutory rape, after an investigation into a report from a 16-year-old victim. James Tarlton, 43, was arrested Thursday....
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Hamblen County man dies from electrocution at furniture company
WHITESBURG (WATE) – A man has died after he was electrocuted on an assembly line at Koch Tennessee Inc. Hamblen County coroner Eddie Davis said Jeffery Hensley, 26, was pronounced dead at 3:23 p.m....
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85-year-old White Pine man killed in 2 car collision
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – An 85-year-old man was killed after Morristown Police Department said he failed to yield to a Jeep that had the right of way. The crash happened Thursday at the intersection of U.S....
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Walmart hiring up to 95 positions at new Morristown store
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Walmart has opened a temporary hiring center in Morristown for their new Neighborhood Market scheduled to open this winter. The hiring center is located at 1907 West Morris...
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Morristown boy, 8, with rare heart condition joins Superhero Heart Race
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – The CDC reports roughly 40,000 babies are born each year with a congenital heart defect. One little boy who calls Morristown home was one of those babies eight years ago. He’s...
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3 arrested on drug charges at Morristown hotel
MORRISTOWN (WATE) – Three people were arrested at a Morristown hotel Monday after police discovered a room full of people and over $4,500 in marijuana. Zachariah Hatch, 23, of Washington; Michael...
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