KENTUCKY GOVERNOR PARDONS MAN ONCE CONVICTED OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has pardoned a man serving life in prison for sexually abusing his 6-year-old stepdaughter, saying the man was wrongly convicted. Bevin issued the pardon saying that Paul ...
ROANE COUNTY RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO COME UP WITH PLAN FOR JAIL OVERCROWDING
Roane County is running out of time to come up with a plan to resolve the overcrowding issue at the jail. The State Fire Marshal’s Office gave the county until December 4, 2019 to come up with an acce ...
CUMBERLAND CO. RESCUE SQUAD ASSISTS WHITE COUNTY IN SEARCH FOR MISSING PERSON
The Cumberland County Rescue Squad assisted the rescue squad in White County in a search for a missing person Monday. Crews went to the Big Bottom area after an individual never returned from a huntin ...
JAKE HOOT ADVANCES TO TOP 10 ON “THE VOICE”
Putnam County’s Jake Hoot advanced into the Top 10 last night on the NBC show “The Voice” Jake took time last night to post to social media: “Top 10!!!! And most streamed artist for the second week? ...
OAK RIDGE WOMAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER
A woman from Anderson County is facing charges after a stabbing. Oak Ridge police responded to an apartment on Utica Circle for a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers found a male victim with multiple ...
BYRDSTOWN MAN SENTENCED FOR AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR
A Pickett County man was sentenced to five years in prison for aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. Officers arrested 36-year-old Oscar Gonzalez Garcia of Billy Zachary Road in Byrdstown earlier ...
ROCKWOOD CITY COUNCIL ASKING TVA FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LAND AT TOM FULLER PARK
The Rockwood City Council is once again requesting TVA to allow the city to pursue development along the waterways at Tom Fuller Park and surrounding parcels inside the city limits. The request will s ...
MONROE COUNTY MAN ALLEGEDLY POINTS FIREARM AT SCHOOL BUS
A man was arrested in Monroe County after officials said he pointed a gun at a school bus. Authorities say the bus was letting children off at a stop on the 200 block of Pleasant Hill Road when an arg ...
RHEA COUNTY MOURNING LOSS OF DEPUTY AFTER HIS COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH CANCER
The Rhea County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Deputy Sgt. Kenneth Stout battled cancer for over four years. Stout passed away today after a heroic fight. The sheriff’s ...
WIND ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU
The National Weather Service has issued a WIND ADVISORY that will be in effect from 6 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, November 26, 2019) to 6 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019. The advisory includes the count ...
ROANE CO. SHERIFF’S DEPT. PRESENTS DONATIONS TO FAMILY OF TEEN BATTLING BRAIN TUMOR
Roane County Sheriff’s Department Chief Tim Hawn presented the Grigsby family this week with donations collected from the Roane County Sheriff's Office No Shave November fundraiser. The donations go t ...
MOTORIST ARRESTED AFTER GOING WRONG WAY ON MAIN STREET IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville police were called to intercept a driver going the wrong way last night around 6:30 p.m. on North Main Street in between the interstate and Northside Drive. Dispatch advised officers that t ...
