
BENNETT ENTERS GUILTY PLEAS IN MEIGS COUNTY TO CHARGES FROM FATAL ACCIDENT
A plea was entered this week in Meigs County Criminal Court by a man accused of killing four people in a hit and run accident in 2016. District Attorney General Russell Johnson says 37-year-old John W ...

FUJI FOOD PRODUCTS RECALLING READY-TO-EAT SUSHI AND SALADS
Fuji Food Products has recalled a number of items sold at Trader Joe’s and other retailers, including ready-to-eat sushi, salads, and spring rolls, due to concerns over possible listeria contamination ...

LOOPER APPEARS IN OVERTON CO. COURT CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER
A man charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder in Overton County appeared in criminal court yesterday. Officers say 35-year-old Casey Wayne Looper of Westmoreland was involved in a dom ...

COURT HEARS CASE OF OVERTON COUNTY BUSINESSMAN CHARGED WITH SEX CRIMES
The case against an Overton County businessman charged with sexual battery by an authority figure and indecent exposure was heard in criminal court yesterday. Authorities say 38-year-old Brandon Thoma ...

PART OF STANLEY STREET IN CROSSVILLE CLOSED DEC.4, 2019
Portland Utilities, a contractor for the City of Crossville, will have Stanley Street closed from School Street to Yvonne Avenue today (Wednesday, December 4, 2019) beginning at 8 a.m. for sewer line ...

OPERATION REACH ACCEPTING DONATIONS IN ROANE COUNTY
Operation REACH is in its 44th year in Roane County to bring the joy of Christmas to children in need. Money raised is used to take underprivileged children in grade school and middle school Christmas ...

CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES WAGES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
The Crossville City Council last night in a work session reviewed the results of a compensation and wage study for city employees. McGrath Human Resources Group told the council that the city's employ ...

AUTHORITIES CAPTURE 2 OF 4 ESCAPED TEENS FROM NASHVILLE JUVENILE CENTER
Metro Nashville police said they arrested two of the four teens last night who escaped the Juvenile Justice Center this past weekend. Officers say 16-year-old Decorrius Wright and 15-year-old Calvin ...

18-YEAR-OLD FROM BLOUNT COUNTY INDICTED FOR MURDER OF MOTHER
A Blount County grand jury has indicted an 18-year-old for the death of his mother. Court documents state Jonathan Sellers is charged with first degree murder, felony murder, especially aggravated rob ...

TN. SUPREME COURT WILL NOT INTERVENE IN UPCOMING EXECUTION
The Tennessee Supreme Court yesterday declined to intervene in upcoming execution of 53-year-old Lee Hall. The judges denied a request for more time to consider the possible bias of a juror who helped ...

TROOPERS RESPOND TO FATAL VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN PUTNAM COUNTY
A vehicle accident last night in Putnam County claimed the life of a woman. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 1998 Mercury Sable driven by 46-year-old Karen Madewell of Cookeville was traveling sout ...

SUNSHINE RETURNS WEDNESDAY
Good-looking weather for Wednesday and Thursday with sunshine and 50 degrees. Clouds will be with us on Friday with the next good chance of rain starting late Sunday and then likely Monday and Monday ...