Hundreds of families, friends and well-wishers turned out Friday for departure ceremonies at Camp Shelby, Miss., for over 3,000 soldiers of the National Guard’s 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
The regiment is bound for Iraq, marking its second deployment to that country, the first coming in 2004. Governor Phil Bredesen and his wife, Andrea Conte, were at the military post Friday to see off the Tennesseans, just as they did five years ago. The governor told the assembled soldiers, "Nothing humbles me more than to serve as your Commander in Chief."
He recognized and thanked families of the soldiers and offered a special "thank you" to soldiers who had deployed.....
Hundreds of families, friends and well-wishers turned out Friday for departure ceremonies at Camp Shelby, Miss., for over 3,000 soldiers of the National Guard’s 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
With the deadline still two months away, nearly 40 prospective candidates have picked up their qualifying papers from the Lincoln County Election Commission for August races.
Twenty-three candidates have put in their resumes for the economic development director’s position here, including Fayetteville Mayor Gwen Shelton and Bill Newman, a local businessman and county commissioner.
Despite forecasts predicting devastating ice here Friday, Fayetteville-Lincoln County fared well, as the temperatures rose just enough to turn precipitation into rain and snow.
Today the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation added an Alabama woman to its Top Ten Most Wanted list after she assaulted and stole money from a man in Lincoln County.
Barbara Faye Scott-Brown, 43, last known address...
In today’s world, it is important to be able to get information wherever you are. That’s why The Elk Valley Times is debuting text casting, a new service that allows you to get breaking news, severe weather warnings, school closings and more sent to your mobile phone...
The Tennessee Department of Health is reminding all residents that it is not too late to get vaccinated against the flu in the new year, as Governor Phil Bredesen declared National Influenza Vaccination Week in Tennessee.
IRS e-file, the popular electronic tax return delivery service used by two-thirds of the nation’s taxpayers, opened for business Jan. 15, marking 20 years of safely and securely transmitting nearly 800 million individual federal tax returns.
The Cosmetology Board is cautioning its licensees about mailings that have targeted professionals and establishments in Tennessee with solicitations for payment over supposed certification lapses.
The public is invited to hear Fayetteville’s Lewis Curtis, Buffalo Soldier, speak at an African American Heritage Luncheon on Feb. 12 beginning at 11 a.m. at the Arnold Lakeside Center.
Lincoln County registered the state’s lowest county unemployment rate for December at 7.1 percent, up four-tenths of a percentage point from the November rate.
December 2009 marked the 10th month in a row that Lincoln...
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting driver license roadside safety checkpoints during the week of Feb. 7 on U.S. Highway 64 in Lincoln County.
Recognizing the danger presented to the public by unqualified...
State revenue shortfalls have resulted in cuts in the TennCare budget that will probably hit Lincoln County Health System with a negative impact of $1.2 million – a harder hit than officials originally anticipated.
The Lincoln Athletic Association and the South Lincoln Sportsplex will hold its first umpire meeting on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m., where potential umpires will be evaluated and instructed on the park’s rules and regulations.
