FUNERAL SERVICES ANNOUNCED FOR FALLEN BLOUNT COUNTY DEPUTY
Funeral services have been announced for a fallen Blount County deputy. Deputy Greg McCowan, age 43, was shot and killed in the line of duty on February 8, 2024 Greg was full of love and life. H ...
REWARD GOES UP TO $100,000 FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO ARREST OF MURDER SUSPECT
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office increased the reward yesterday for information leading to Kenneth DeHart’s arrest to $100,000. Deputy Greg McCowan was shot and killed last Thursday night during ...
POLICE: MAN DRIVES PAST Y-12 FACILITY CHECKPOINT AND CRASHES INTO BARRIER
Law enforcement in Anderson County arrested a man yesterday morning after police say he drove past a checkpoint at Y-12 and crashed into a barrier. Officers took 27-year-old Jonpaul Payne from Leno ...
BAUGHMAN GUILTY OF RECKLESS HOMICIDE IN MORGAN COUNTY
After a three-day long trial at the Morgan County Courthouse, a jury returned a verdict in the case involving the October 28, 2016, shooting death of Ellis Ray Hamby by his girlfriend, Tonya Baughman ...
TWO ARRESTED IN BLOUNT COUNTY FOR AIDING SUSPECT IN FATAL DEPUTY SHOOTING
The Blount County Sheriff`s Office made two arrests last night in connection to a deputy-involved shooting. Deputies say Kenneth DeHart is responsible for fatally shooting Deputy Greg McCowan and w ...
BLOUNT COUNTY DEPUTY KILLED WAS HERO FOR SAVING MAN TRAPPED IN BURNING CAR
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) released information on the deputy shot and killed this week and another deputy wounded. Deputy Greg McCowan, age 43, was murdered during an officer-involv ...
BRIDGE REPAIR SCHEDULED ON STATE ROUTE 296 IN FENTRESS COUNTY
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will begin a bridge repair starting Tuesday, February 13, 2024, on State Route 296 between Jamestown and Allardt in Fentress County. Officials say work wi ...
REWARD INCREASING FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO ARREST OF BLOUNT COUNTY MURDER SUSPECT
The reward is increasing for information leading law enforcement to capture 42-year-old Kenneth DeHart. It now stands at over $70,000. He is a suspect accused of shooting and killing a Blount Count ...
JUVENILE PASSES AWAY AFTER HIT BY TRACTOR-TRAILER FOLLOWING VEHICLE CRASH ON I-40
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a North Carolina juvenile passed away yesterday after he was hit by a tractor-trailer on I-40. Troopers say a Subaru Forester ran off the right side of I-40 West a ...
BLOUNT COUNTY DEPUTY FATALLY SHOT; SEARCH ON FOR SUSPECT
A Blount County deputy was killed and another was injured while conducting a traffic stop last night on the 4900 block of Sevierville Road. Deputy Greg McCowan was fatally shot and Deputy Shelby Eg ...
1 DECEASED, 3 INJURED IN MORGAN COUNTY VEHICLE CRASH
One lost their life, and three were hurt in a recent vehicle crash in Morgan County. The report released today by the Tennessee Highway Patrol states a 1995 Jeep Cherokee driven by 23-year-old Amos ...
TROOPERS SAY MAKE A GAME PLAN FOR SUPER BOWL LVIII AND COMMIT TO SOBER DRIVING
Who will you root for during Super Bowl LVIII? The Tennessee Highway Patrol and local law enforcement will be rooting for you! During Super Bowl LVIII, officers want to remind football fans ever ...
