RUTLEDGE – Summer has officially begun and a variety of options are available to Grainger County residents who would like to find local sources of entertainment. 

BEAN STATION – Rescue workers who responded to the 1972 collision of a Greyhound bus and a tractor trailer in Bean Station returned to the scene Saturday, June 20 to meet one of the survivors.  

See article for photo galleries of GHS and WHS graduations.

Years ago, Milton “Polly” Cole prospected in Clinch Valley (along Hwy. 131) near Thorn Hill for zinc. 

RUTLEDGE – Double L Farms is offering farm fresh beef to Grainger County. 

RUTLEDGE – Local residents will soon have the opportunity for one-stop shopping for groceries, gifts, home decor, landscaping materials and even vehicle maintenance and repair services without leaving Grainger County. 

BLAINE – Blaine Veterinary Clinic opened Monday, May 11 and will be offering boarding/grooming, dental services, digital radiography, house calls, in-house diagnostics, routine/major surgery and ultrasound.

BLAINE – Tommy Gilliland began bee keeping several years ago because, he said, he liked the bees.  

RUTLEDGE – Grainger County nurses serve the county through a variety of care services. 

RUTLEDGE – When it comes to basketball coaching, Grainger County is in a unique situation. Probably nowhere else in the state are the high school programs in the district led by brothers.

RUTLEDGE – Rutledge resident Ronnie Hodge’s life changed drastically October 28, 2019.

RUTLEDGE – What began as a way to help the elders of First Baptist Church Bean Station during the COVID-19 pandemic, became a journey to widely spread love.

WASHBURN – With the 50th anniversary of Earth Day happening Wednesday, April 22, Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center has offered suggestions about how to celebrate the event. 

RUTLEDGE – Twisted Tomato Café opened for business Saturday, April 4 at Red Barn Produce in Rutledge.

RUTLEDGE – Daisy’s Floral Blossoms & Home Design is a local floral business owned by Bean Station resident Whitney England. 

BLAINE – Blaine resident Brenda Turner is an artist who has a penchant for taking old items and making them new. 

RUTLEDGE – Grainger County’s Solid Waste Department’s main goal is to keep Grainger County beautiful, said Solid Waste Manager Ed McBee.

PIGEON FORGE – Based on daily changes in the status of the coronavirus pandemic and guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control, the planned opening of Dollywood was delayed and the operation of Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa was suspended as of Tuesday, March 24. Dollywood’s Smoky M…

BEAN STATION – Lakeway Area Habitat for Humanity is striving to eliminate poverty housing in Grainger County. 

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Down Home Restaurant is celebrating a decade of serving up homestyle cooking and Southern hospitality under the management of Penny Satterfield.

RUTLEDGE – Grainger County road crews have been working overtime the past few days to repair and clean up damage from last week’s storms.