BLOUNT FIRE DISTRICT HIT WITH DOUBLE-CHARGING AND MISSING FUNDS COMPLAINTS
Residents of Blount County, Tennessee, are raising concerns about the leadership of the Blount County Fire Protection District, the state's only subscription-based fire department, following a multi-p ...
MONROE DEPUTIES AND MADISONVILLE PIZZARIA TEAM UP TO HELP FAMILIES IN NEED
From Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones: The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is proud to partner once again with Legends and Lore Pizzeria to help provide meals for those in need this Thanksgivin ...
OKLAHOMA MAN CHARGED WITH STEALING $250K ENDOSCOPES FROM BLOUNT HOSPITAL
In May 2025, Troy Bowen, an Oklahoma man, stole high-value endoscopes—flexible tubes equipped with lights and cameras used for procedures like colonoscopies and laparoscopies—from Prisma Health Blount ...
TDOT ANNOUNCES 5TH ANNUAL NO TRASH NOVEMBER
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation's (TDOT) Nobody Trashes Tennessee litter prevention campaign announces its 5th Annual No Trash November. The month-long statewide initiati ...
USDA EXHAUSTS $4.65 BILLION SNAP CONTINGENCY FUND
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will exhaust its entire $4.65 billion SNAP contingency fund to deliver roughly half the normal monthly benefits to the program’s 40 million r ...
DETAILS ON SATURDAY’S HIGH-SPEED CHASE IN BLOUNT COUNTY
On Saturday night just before midnight, 33-year-old Jamie Scott Banks of Maryville sparked a high-speed chase after he barreled his Chevrolet Colorado pickup onto a basketball court at Atchley Apartme ...
2025 FEDERAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANTS ANNOUNCED
The Tennessee Historical Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, has awarded 26 matching grants totaling over $1.1 million from the Federal Historic Preservation Fund to non-profits, local ...
MCSO CORRECTIONAL OFFICER TURNS HIMSELF IN ON CONTRABAND CHARGES
From Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones: The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant on October 27, 2025, for former Monroe County Correctional Office Michael Phillip Zackey, 39, of Madi ...
TRAFFIC STOP IN PUTNAM COUNTY LEADS TO FENTANYL ARREST
From the Putnam County Sheriff's Office: On October 29, 2025, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, with the assistance of PCSO Narcotics Division and Overton County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics D ...
GOV. LEE LAUNCHES FEEDTN.ORG TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH FOOD DISTRIBUTION SITES
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has launched FeedTN.org, a new website designed to connect residents with local food distribution sites, volunteer opportunities, and ways to donate food or funds to vetted ...
BRADLEY COUNTY JUDGE’S VIRAL POST EXPOSES MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
Local 3 News in Chattanooga reports that earlier this month, Bradley County Criminal Judge Clay Collins shared a poignant Facebook post about mental health after Chase Scoggins, a young man who had ap ...
