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Updated Sat Oct 31, 2026 · AM
Marine Corps veteran and Morristown councilman Al A'Hearn will headline Grainger County's Veterans Day ceremony.
Read at Grainger County Journal →Twenty-six boats fished Cherokee Lake in the Grainger County Fishing Tournament out of Grainger County Park.
Read at Grainger County Journal →Two Grainger High welding students won first place at the 2026 Tennessee Valley Fair for a scrap-metal bouquet.
Read at Grainger County Journal →Rutledge-based Clinch-Powell RC&D is acting on a regional housing-needs study to tackle rural housing costs and supply.
Read at Grainger County Journal →Walters State's president met more than a dozen Grainger County leaders on a listening tour about workforce and education needs.
Read at Walters State Community College →After July's flash floods, which led to about 30 rescues, Mayor Mike Byrd and the city mayors asked the state for an emergency declaration to help with recovery.
Read at WBIR 10 →Grainger and Union counties are pitching quiet lake getaways, from Cherokee Lake to Norris, and Grainger's new Trail Through Time history kiosks.
Read at WATE 6 →Headlines from local outlets · hand-checked Oct 28, 2026. Outlet or takedown requests: [email protected].