TENNESSEE CROP AND FIELD REPORT – SEPT. 25, 2023
(The following report is for the week ending September 25, 2023) Tennessee continued to experience dry weather and moderate temperatures last week, allowing fieldwork to steadily continue. Statewide, ...
FIVE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-40 CAUSES TRAFFIC BACKUP
A five-vehicle accident on Interstate 40 yesterday at the 293-mile marker west in Putnam County created a traffic backup. The crash report from the highway patrol states a 2015 Subaru Outback driven ...
FLAGGER STRUCK BY VEHICLE ON KNOXVILLE HIGHWAY IN MORGAN COUNTY
A flagger sustained injuries after being hit by an automobile in Morgan County. The report released today by the Tennessee Highway Patrol states a 2009 Toyota Rav4 driven by 79-year-old Ruth Cravens ...
FATAL VEHICLE CRASH IN ANDERSON COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol and medics responded to a fatal vehicle crash yesterday in Anderson County. The accident report states Tyler Burchfield was heading west on East Wolf Valley Road when he ...
STABBING REPORTED IN LOUDON COUNTY; SUSPECT TRIES TO JUMP OFF BRIDGE
(DEVELOPING STORY) - Loudon County sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1600 block of Old Highway 95 in Lenoir City this morning to a stabbing. Officers found the suspect a mile away threatening to ju ...
LOUDON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER RETIRES AFTER 33 YEARS
The Loudon County community said farewell yesterday to Sergeant Bobby Hamilton of the Lenoir City Police Department. Hamilton retired after serving 33 years with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office an ...
FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE BLAZE AT CHESTNUT RIDGE LANDFILL
Firefighters from multiple agencies in Anderson County responded to a fire this morning before sunrise at Chestnut Ridge Landfill on Fleenor Mill Road. Landfill crews operated heavy equipment to move ...
RANDOLPH WITH WHITE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HONORED
Every year, the National Institute for Jail Operations (NIJO) recognizes individuals and agencies in the nation at the JAILCON Regional Awards Ceremony held during JAILCON Conferences in the central, ...
MORGAN COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTS BROWN ON FELONY COUNTS
The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the indictment and arrest this week of Justin Wayne Brown of Dry Ridge, Kentucky. The ...
POLICE MAKE ARREST IN FATAL STABBING CASE
The Maryville Police Department made an arrest in a fatal stabbing case. Officers responded to a home this week on Southview Drive following a 911 call. Police found 74-year-old John Salvati Jr. and ...
UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS IN NEARLY EVERY TENNESSEE COUNTY
Ninety-three of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded lower unemployment rates in August 2023, according to new data released today from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Lauderdale Count ...
MORGAN COUNTY WILDLIFE OFFICER INDICTED BY GRAND JURY
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency says a Morgan County wildlife officer misused his state gas card and is facing charges of stealing more than $60,000. A grand jury indicted Travis Buchanan for ...
