WHITE COUNTY K-9 OFFICER REMEMBERED
White County Sheriff Steve Page recently presented Lt. James Blankenship with a plaque in remembrance of K-9 Reno’s service to the sheriff’s office. Reno was born on September 16, 2010. Reno passed a ...
STATE PARK IN PICKETT COUNTY RECOGNIZED WITH TWO AWARDS
Tennessee State Parks recognized Pickett Civilian Conservation Corps Memorial State Park in Pickett County with the 2023 Excellence in Resource Management Award. State officials also presented the pa ...
POWERBALL JACKPOT GROWS TO $725 MILLION
The Powerball jackpot has reached $725 million. The next drawing will be on Saturday night (September 23, 2023). The jackpot’s cash value is $345.7 million if the winner opts for a lump-sum payment. ...
FATHER AND SON CHARGED WITH MURDER TO APPEAR IN OVERTON COUNTY COURT
A father and son will appear for a status update in Overton County Criminal Court on Monday (September 25, 2023) charged in the deaths of a couple. Court officials say 62-year-old Robert Elza Cravens ...
KRAFT HEINZ RECALLS OVER 83,000 CASES OF CHEESE SLICES
Kraft Heinz is recalling more than 83,000 cases of individually wrapped Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices. Officials say part of the wrapper could stick to the slice and become a choking ...
MORGAN COUNTY GRAND JURY DECLINES TO CHARGE ANYONE IN CASE OF BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
A Morgan County Grand Jury did not charge anyone in the case of an 8-year-old child who accidentally shot himself earlier this month. The incident happened just before 7:30 p.m. on September 8, 2023, ...
TROOPERS TO CONDUCT SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS IN WHITE COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting Sobriety Roadside Safety Checkpoints through Saturday (September 23, 2023) on State Route 136 in White County. Impaired driving is a serious crime that ...
TENNESSEE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS AT 3.1 PERCENT
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) said yesterday the statewide unemployment rate for August 2023 remained at the state’s all-time low seasonally adjusted rate of 3.1 ...
BODY IDENTIFIED AS HOMICIDE VICTIM FOUND IN LOUDON COUNTY NEARLY FOUR DECADES AGO
A man whose remains were found in 1985 in Loudon County has been identified as a result of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Unidentified Human Remains DNA Initiative. On September 29, 1985, a bo ...
DRIVER AIRLIFTED FROM SCENE OF TRACTOR-TRAILER CRASH ON I-40
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a serious accident near the Smith/Putnam County line at the 269 westbound mile marker of I-40. According to preliminary information from the Tennessee Hi ...
FAVORABLE WEATHER CONTINUES FOR HARVEST
(The following report is for the week ending September 18, 2023) Tennessee has continued to see mostly dry weather with just a few pockets of precipitation across the state. Most counties are pushing ...
ENDANGERED CHILD ALERT ISSUED FOR 1-YEAR-OLD FROM NASHVILLE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an endangered child alert for 1-year-old Liam Ismael Diego Quib of Nashville. He's 2', 20 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wea ...
