
TENNESSEE TASK FORCE ASSISTS TEXAS FLOOD SUPPORT
Boots - and paws - hit the ground. Boats hit the water. As floodwaters surged through Central Texas, Tennessee’s specially trained first responders packed up and hit the road, ready to serve. ...

REMINDER: COUNTY OFFICES TO CLOSE EARLY TODAY TO HONOR LARRY SHERRILL
From Cumberland County: In memory of former Circuit Court Clerk Larry V. Sherrill, the Offices of the Circuit Court Clerk, Clerk & Master, and General Sessions Judge will close at noon on Thurs ...

AUSTIN DRUMMOND APPEARS IN COURT
On Thursday, August 7, 2025, 28-year-old Austin Drummond appeared virtually in Lake County Courthouse, charged with four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and abandonment for the s ...

ATHENS POLICE RESPOND TO SHOOTING INCIDENT; SUSPECT IDENTIFIED
From the Athens Police Department: The Athens Police Department responded to a reported shooting in the area of Tell Street and Howard Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered two male individuals ...

ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF AWARDED SHERIFF OF THE YEAR
BBBTV12 - Anderson County Sheriff Russell Barker was named the 2025 Tennessee Sheriff of the Year by the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association during their annual convention in Sevierville, recognizing his ...

OVERTON JANE DOE IDENTIFIED; SUSPECT ARRESTED
In a tragic incident in Overton County, Tennessee, a woman’s body, later identified as Hope Parrott, was found burning inside a refrigerator on Sunken Cane Road in the Crawford Community around 1:00 A ...

PORTION OF E. ADAMS STREET IN CROSSVILLE CLOSED FOR SEWER LINE REPAIR
From the City of Crossville: The City of Crossville Utility Maintenance department will have E. Adams Street closed today from Dogwood Avenue to Hwy 70 for a sewer line repair. Please use caution w ...

PUTNAM FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO TWO RESIDENTIAL FIRES
UPDATED WITH A SECOND FIRE TAKING PLACE ON PARKER ROAD: On Monday, August 5, 2025, at around 10:45 a.m., the Putnam County Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 11000 block of Parker ...

SPOTTY STORMS THURSDAY, THEN MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH WEEKEND
A few afternoon storms are possible Thursday, but the weekend forecast looks mainly dry with sunshine and seasonable highs in the 80s. Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, ma ...