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ARREST MADE AFTER BODY DISCOVERED IN PUTNAM COUNTY
An arrest was made yesterday in a Putnam County murder case. At approximately noon on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the sheriff’s office received a report
LAW ENFORCEMENT SEARCHING FOR JAIL ESCAPEE FROM HANCOCK COUNTY
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who escaped from their jail. Officers say 48-year-old Joshua Wayne Metcalf was able to run
PROPOSED TENNESSEE BILL WOULD LOWER MINIMUM AGE FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would lower the minimum age for school bus drivers from 25 to 23 to address statewide driver shortages.
PUTNAM COUNTY INVESTIGATORS LOOKING INTO MURDER CASE
Deputies and investigators in Putnam County are looking into a murder in the area of Phy Road yesterday. Sheriff Eddie Farris said the investigation is
JURY SCAM CIRCULATING IN FENTRESS COUNTY
The Fentress County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports from citizens who were contacted by phone and told they had missed jury duty and that
WOODARD NAMED CHIEF DEPUTY FOR FENTRESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Fentress County Sheriff Hunter Fowler has appointed David Woodard to be the new chief deputy. Woodard brings over 21 years of law enforcement experience to
TENNESSEE BILL WOULD REQUIRE DATA COLLECTION ON GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES
A proposed bill being considered by the Tennessee General Assembly would call for the state’s health department to collect information on gender transition procedures, which
BREAKING NEWS – SHOOTING REPORTED IN MONTEREY
BREAKING NEWS (1 p.m. Central, Wednesday, March 25, 2026) The Monterey Police Department and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office are on the scene of a reported
SMALL POWER OUTGAGE REPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 27 IN WARTBURG
(Developing story as of 1:10 p.m. Eastern, Wednesday, March 25, 2026) – There is a power outage affecting around 100 customers and businesses along Highway
SUSPECT ARRESTED IN OVERTON COUNTY MURDER CASE
Agents with the TBI and detectives with the Overton County Sheriff’s Department launched an investigation this week after 83-year-old Teddy Turner was found deceased in
VEHICLE CRASH CLAIMS THE LIFE OF A WOMAN IN BRADLEY COUNTY
A vehicle crash in Bradley County has claimed the life of an 87-year-old woman. Police say a 2001 Lincoln Town Car driven by Colene Mercer
TENNESSEE GUARDSMEN RESCUE HIKER IN HAMILTON COUNTY
On Saturday evening, March 21, 2026, a flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion rescued a hiker suffering from severe
PROPOSED BILL COULD FORCE SHERIFFS IN TENNESSEE TO WORK WITH ICE AGENTS
A proposed bill being debated by Tennessee lawmakers this week would require every sheriff in Tennessee to work with the United States Immigration and Customs
SOME IN TENNESSEE HOUSE CALLING FOR STATEWIDE GAS AND DIESEL TAX HOLIDAY
Some Tennessee House Democrats are calling for a statewide gas and diesel tax holiday. This comes as the national average continues to increase towards $4
ONE DEAD IN FATAL SHOOTING IN SCOTT COUNTY
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says an individual was fatally shot yesterday at a home in Scott County Deputies responded to the residence off of
TWO DRIVERS CHARGED WITH DRAG RACING ON TENNESSEE INTERSTATE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says two people are facing charges for impaired driving and drag racing last night. The incident report states a trooper was
ARREST MADE AFTER BODY DISCOVERED IN PUTNAM COUNTY
An arrest was made yesterday in a Putnam County murder case. At approximately noon on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the sheriff’s office received a report
LAW ENFORCEMENT SEARCHING FOR JAIL ESCAPEE FROM HANCOCK COUNTY
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who escaped from their jail. Officers say 48-year-old Joshua Wayne Metcalf was able to run
PROPOSED TENNESSEE BILL WOULD LOWER MINIMUM AGE FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would lower the minimum age for school bus drivers from 25 to 23 to address statewide driver shortages.
PUTNAM COUNTY INVESTIGATORS LOOKING INTO MURDER CASE
Deputies and investigators in Putnam County are looking into a murder in the area of Phy Road yesterday. Sheriff Eddie Farris said the investigation is
JURY SCAM CIRCULATING IN FENTRESS COUNTY
The Fentress County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports from citizens who were contacted by phone and told they had missed jury duty and that
WOODARD NAMED CHIEF DEPUTY FOR FENTRESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Fentress County Sheriff Hunter Fowler has appointed David Woodard to be the new chief deputy. Woodard brings over 21 years of law enforcement experience to
TENNESSEE BILL WOULD REQUIRE DATA COLLECTION ON GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES
A proposed bill being considered by the Tennessee General Assembly would call for the state’s health department to collect information on gender transition procedures, which
BREAKING NEWS – SHOOTING REPORTED IN MONTEREY
BREAKING NEWS (1 p.m. Central, Wednesday, March 25, 2026) The Monterey Police Department and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office are on the scene of a reported
SMALL POWER OUTGAGE REPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 27 IN WARTBURG
(Developing story as of 1:10 p.m. Eastern, Wednesday, March 25, 2026) – There is a power outage affecting around 100 customers and businesses along Highway
SUSPECT ARRESTED IN OVERTON COUNTY MURDER CASE
Agents with the TBI and detectives with the Overton County Sheriff’s Department launched an investigation this week after 83-year-old Teddy Turner was found deceased in
VEHICLE CRASH CLAIMS THE LIFE OF A WOMAN IN BRADLEY COUNTY
A vehicle crash in Bradley County has claimed the life of an 87-year-old woman. Police say a 2001 Lincoln Town Car driven by Colene Mercer
TENNESSEE GUARDSMEN RESCUE HIKER IN HAMILTON COUNTY
On Saturday evening, March 21, 2026, a flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion rescued a hiker suffering from severe
PROPOSED BILL COULD FORCE SHERIFFS IN TENNESSEE TO WORK WITH ICE AGENTS
A proposed bill being debated by Tennessee lawmakers this week would require every sheriff in Tennessee to work with the United States Immigration and Customs
SOME IN TENNESSEE HOUSE CALLING FOR STATEWIDE GAS AND DIESEL TAX HOLIDAY
Some Tennessee House Democrats are calling for a statewide gas and diesel tax holiday. This comes as the national average continues to increase towards $4
ONE DEAD IN FATAL SHOOTING IN SCOTT COUNTY
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says an individual was fatally shot yesterday at a home in Scott County Deputies responded to the residence off of
TWO DRIVERS CHARGED WITH DRAG RACING ON TENNESSEE INTERSTATE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says two people are facing charges for impaired driving and drag racing last night. The incident report states a trooper was
