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Lifestyles

October 14, 2026

Glow and Behold! Grainger County Journal wants to see your jack-o’-lanterns

RUTLEDGE – Something is glowing around Grainger County this October, and the Grainger County Journal wants the community to get in on the fun. As…

Paws, pumpkins and plenty of howls: Barktober Fest returns

Head Start to host community resource fair October 22

Woolly worms and winter weather: An Appalachian tradition

Grainger Now and Next – October

One year, hundreds of stories and a County i’m proud to call home

Health

October 15, 2026

Medicare open enrollment begins, residents encouraged to review coverage

BEAN STATION – Medicare’s annual open enrollment period begins Thursday, October 15 giving eligible beneficiaries an opportunity to review their health care and prescription drug…

Tennessee opens applications for health care loan repayment program

Child Health Month calls community to stand up for every child

Breaking the Silence: Mental Illness Awareness Week calls for understanding, action

Fall Allergies are here: What Grainger County residents should know

Grainger Stride Tribe kicks off Walk Across Tennessee

News

October 14, 2026

Neal completes advanced human tracking, forensic signs training

RUTLEDGE – Tennessee District 1 Constable and Grainger Rescue Squad Chief Scott P. Neal has completed specialized training in human tracking and forensic signs, adding another skill set designed to strengthen preparedness during search, rescue and public safety operations. Neal completed the Human Tracking and Forensic Signs course held at the Music Road Convention Center.…

Early voting opens in Grainger County

Tennessee burn permit season begins October 15: Know the law before you light a fire

Burning tires, plastics and household waste prohibited under Tennessee law

UPDATE: Christa Pike discharged from hospital following failed execution

UT Extension seeks Grainger County residents' input on future programs

Entertainment

October 15, 2026

Grainger REWIND: The Professor buried on Halloween

The curious life of Jasper Asaph Cragwall and the memorial that followed him home Amy Stauffer, Grainger County Journal Correspondent October has a way of changing the appearance of familiar places in Grainger County. The days grow shorter, the mountains begin shedding their summer green, and old cemeteries seem to take on a personality of…