Rose Center - Community Information

Community Information

Community Information

Rose Center is located in downtown Morristown, TN, the county seat of Hamblen County. Hamblen County is the core of a seven county area known as the Lakeway Region.

It is easily accessible by interstate (I-40, I-81) and U.S. Highways (11-E, 11-W, and 25-E).

The following are area web sites and links of interest.

Crockett Tavern Museum ; Located in Morristown, Tennessee, the Museum was built on the site of the boyhood home of Davy Crockett. It is a reconstruction of the 1790's John Crockett Tavern. Crockett Tavern Museum is operated by the Hamblen County Chapter - Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities (APTA).
East Tennessee Foundation, (ETF) is a public 501(c)(3) community foundation established in 1986 through a merger of Community Foundation of East Tennessee and Business Trust for the Arts. The newly formed ETF began with assets of $625,000 and made grants in Knox and contiguous counties. Today, ETF has reached and surpassed assets of $60 million and makes grants throughout East Tennessee from McMinn to Johnson counties. ETF's mission is creating permanent resources to enrich lives and strengthen communities throughout East Tennessee.
The Tennessee Arts Commission; Support of the arts for all Tennessee residents and visitors. The mission of the Tennessee Arts Commission is that the citizens of Tennessee have access to and participate in the arts. The Commission operates under a governance policy with specific goals or “Ends Statements” that guide the work of the agency.

ENDS STATEMENTS:
“Public policy is favorable toward Tennessee's arts industry.”
“Artists work in a supportive environment.”
“Arts organizations are well supported.”
“The people of Tennessee value the arts.”
“Cultural agencies are present and their activities utilized throughout the state.”
“The people of Tennessee value their material and cultural history.”
Theatre Guild, Inc. of Morristown - Founded in 1934, the Theatre Guild, Inc. of Morristown is one of the state's oldest community theatres. Their mission is to inspire, nurture, challenge, amaze, educate and empower artists and audiences in order to make the Lakeway area a more conscious and compassionate community. The Theatre Guild provides live theatre by producing exciting plays and musicals marked by innovative interpretations.
Morristown Chamber of Commerce
Morristown City Hall & Resource Information
Morristown-Hamblen Library
United Way of Hamblen County
Our local Newspaper, the "Citizen Tribune"
Web sites providing insight and background information regarding the history of Morristown, Tennessee and of the East Tennessee area.

        ● History, Geography, Demographics, Trivia, Notable People, and external Links of Morristown, Tennessee from Wikipedia.

        ● The History Of Hamblen County provided by The TNGenWeb Project Hamblen County site and by TNGenNet, Inc.

        ● Brief History of Morristown, Tennessee provided courtesy of Kristi Forsey.
WCRK, Morristown's first radio station. Tuning to 1150 AM Radio has been a Morristown tradition for over 50 years and is the reason they are proud to say WCRK is Morristown. "We're hometown and proud of it!"

WMTN, Morristown's Talk & News Station located at 1300 AM on your radio.

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