
LAKE TANSI EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SERVICE TO BE AT FALL FESTIVAL
The Lake Tansi Emergency Communication Services (LTECS) will have a booth at the Lake Tansi Autumn Leaf Fall Festival on September 13 and 14, 2019. The festival will be at the Veterans Park in Lake Ta ...

BLOUNT CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong announced today the Blount County Sheriff’s Office will once again celebrate National Women in Law Enforcement with an event planned for the day of recognition ...

HURRICANE DORIAN RAVAGES PARTS OF BAHAMAS, FATALITIES REPORTED
Hurricane Dorian, the unpredictable monster of a storm that has pummeled parts of the Bahamas for the past 24 hours, has been downgraded to a Category 3 storm as it remains in a standstill near Grand ...

14-YEAR-OLD CONFESSES TO KILLING FAMILY IN ALABAMA
Investigators say a 14-year-old has confessed to killing five members of his family Monday night at their home in Elkmont, Alabama. Deputies with the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office responded to th ...

ONE HOME DESTROYED, ONE DAMAGED BY FIRE IN RHEA COUNTY
A home in Dayton was destroyed and a nearby home damaged after a fire started early yesterday. Crews went to the scene on the 2600 block of Railroad Street to find the home engulfed in flames, with th ...

SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS IN AREA ON AP TOP 10
The first top ten poll of high school football teams in the 2019 season is out by the Associated Press. Looking at teams in the area in Class 6A, Maryville is second and Bradley Central is eighth. In ...

TROOPER INJURED IN LOUDON COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was injured in a vehicle accident yesterday in Loudon County. The report states a 2004 Ford Explorer driven by 65-year-old James Dini of Sweetwater lost control at t ...

DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY AFTER STRIKING NATURAL GAS LINE IN CUMBERLAND CO.
A driver is lucky to escaped injury following a single vehicle accident in Cumberland County late yesterday. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 2005 Chevy Silverado driven by 32-year-old Steven J. Mc ...

PRUITT: “LOT OF INEXPERIENCE ON DEFENSIVE SIDE” FOR VOLUNTEERS
Tennessee Volunteer Head Football Coach Jeremy Pruitt said in his weekly news conference today that the Vols have a lot of inexperience on the defensive side. The comments came after Georgia State stu ...

DORIAN SMASHES BAHAMAS AS CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE
Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas as a catastrophic Category 5 storm yesterday. The storms record 185 m.p.h. winds ripping off roofs, overturning cars and tearing down power lines as hundre ...

SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING CUMBERLAND COUNTY GIRL
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department continues a search for a missing runaway. Officers say 14-year-old Nevaeh Stephens was last seen August 30 at her home on West Lake Road near Pleasant Hill. ...

SMHS STUDENT CAREY GARRISON TRYING OUT FOR U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM
A student at Stone Memorial High School is about to have a chance of a lifetime. Carey Garrison will travel to the Women’s Trap Shooting Olympic Trials later this week for a chance to be part of Team ...