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IMPOSTER FUNERAL HOME PHONE SCAM TARGETING RESIDENTS; STAY INFORMED
The Newbern Police Department in Tennessee is warning residents about a telephone scam in which callers falsely claim to represent Johnson-Williams Funeral Home and request
PUTNAM JURY CONVICTS MEN WHO SHOT TROOPER COTHRON
A Putnam County jury convicted Timothy Laquan Davis, Jr. and Braze Roland Rucker on all counts following a five-day trial that concluded on Friday, March
KENTUCKY AUTHORITIES HUNT ARMED LENOIR CITY MAN AFTER SHOOTING AND ASSAULT
Authorities in Madison County, Kentucky, are searching for Christopher Morphis, a 38-year-old man from Lenoir City, Tennessee, who is considered armed and dangerous following a
MOST WANTED ALERT ISSUED FOR HANCOCK COUNTY JAIL ESCAPEE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Most Wanted Alert for an escaped inmate from the Hancock County jail. Agents say 48-year-old Joshua Wayne
MAN ARRESTED ON SCHOOL PROPERTY AFTER MAKING THREATS
Police in Sweetwater took a man into custody yesterday after he allegedly made threats towards a business and the Monroe County Justice Center. Officers responded
TENNESSEE GUARDSMEN RESCUE HIKER IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN PARK
On Wednesday evening, March 25, 2026, a flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion rescued a hiker suffering a medical
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
IMPOSTER FUNERAL HOME PHONE SCAM TARGETING RESIDENTS; STAY INFORMED
The Newbern Police Department in Tennessee is warning residents about a telephone scam in which callers falsely claim to represent Johnson-Williams Funeral Home and request payment over the phone for ...
PUTNAM JURY CONVICTS MEN WHO SHOT TROOPER COTHRON
A Putnam County jury convicted Timothy Laquan Davis, Jr. and Braze Roland Rucker on all counts following a five-day trial that concluded on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 7:15 p.m. Davis was found guil ...
KENTUCKY AUTHORITIES HUNT ARMED LENOIR CITY MAN AFTER SHOOTING AND ASSAULT
Authorities in Madison County, Kentucky, are searching for Christopher Morphis, a 38-year-old man from Lenoir City, Tennessee, who is considered armed and dangerous following a shooting and assault la ...
MOST WANTED ALERT ISSUED FOR HANCOCK COUNTY JAIL ESCAPEE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Most Wanted Alert for an escaped inmate from the Hancock County jail. Agents say 48-year-old Joshua Wayne Metcalf stands 5′7″ tall, weighs 180 po ...
MAN ARRESTED ON SCHOOL PROPERTY AFTER MAKING THREATS
Police in Sweetwater took a man into custody yesterday after he allegedly made threats towards a business and the Monroe County Justice Center. Officers responded to information about a subject acc ...
TENNESSEE GUARDSMEN RESCUE HIKER IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN PARK
On Wednesday evening, March 25, 2026, a flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion rescued a hiker suffering a medical emergency in the Great Smoky Mount ...
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 regarding a missing person, Samantha Goolsby. ...
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 away from authorities around 10 a.m. Eastern th ...
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. House Bill 1790, sponsored by State Represent ...
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 ongoing, and limited details are available as ...
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 a warrant had been issued for their arrest. The ...
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 this position. Throughout his career, ...
