AREA TEACHER AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CHARGED FOLLOWING PADDLING INCIDENT
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and other agencies into a paddling incident at a Jackson County school has resulted in the indictment of a teacher and ass ...
LAW ENFORCEMENT SEARCHING FOR LENOIR CITY SHOOTING SUSPECT
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred early this morning in the 22000 block of Martel Road in Lenoir City. The victim is in stable condition at U.T. Medical Cen ...
ANDERSON COUNTY MAN ARRESTED ON CHILD SEX CRIME CHARGES
Anderson County deputies arrested 59-year-old Calvin H. Brantley of Clinton yesterday on multiple counts of sexual exploitation of children. Authorities took Brantley into custody after a months-long ...
CREWS BATTLING LARGE WILDFIRE ON GRANDVIEW MOUNTAIN
Much-needed rainfall is aiding firefighters in battling a large wildfire that ignited overnight in northern Rhea County. As of early this morning, it had grown to an estimated 40 acres in size in the ...
K-9 SEARCH CONDUCTED ON THREE MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS
At the request of Morgan County Sheriff Wayne Potter, in cooperation with the Morgan County Schools Director David Treece, and in coordination with Morgan County EMA Director Ethan Webb, a joint K-9 s ...
PRISON SENTENCE GIVEN TO DRUG SUPPLIER IN MORGAN COUNTY FATAL OVERDOSE CASE
Anthony Shelley and Tammy Conner were convicted this week on charges related to an overdose death from fentanyl, which occurred in Deer Lodge on May 21, 2022. Shelley provided fentanyl to Conner in ex ...
MAN ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING BELMONT UNIVERSITY STUDENT
The Nashville District Attorney’s Office says a man arrested for shooting a Belmont University student was previously ruled incompetent to stand trial in a different incident. Officers say Jillian Lu ...
MCMINN COUNTY MAN SENTENCED FOR TAX EVASION
The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation leading to 26-year-old Cody Lynn McBroon pleading guilty this week to two counts of tax evasion. T ...
DROUGHT DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR LIVESTOCK AVAILABLE IN AREA COUNTIES
Ranchers and livestock producers in several area counties are now eligible to apply for drought disaster assistance. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency says farmers in Bledsoe, Br ...
ENDANGERED CHILD ALERT ISSUED FOR MISSING SWEETWATER CHILD
(STORY UPDATE) - The child was found safe this morning (Wednesday, November 8, 2023) (PREVIOUS STORY) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an endangered child alert for 2-year-old Willo ...
11-POUND LARGEMOUTH BASS CAUGHT IN WATTS BAR RESERVOIR
Randy Miller of Spring City had a great catch while fishing at Watts Bar Reservoir. He caught an 11-pound largemouth bass. Reservoir biologist Mike Jolley said it was the largest bass caught in Watts ...
WATTS BAR UNIT 2 BEGINS SCHEDULED REFUELING
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 safely began a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage late Friday evening after generating more than 13.7 billion kilowatt-hours of ...











