MISSING OAK RIDGE BOATER’S BODY FOUND
From TWRA: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The body of a man who went missing on Melton Hill Lake Thursday afternoon has been recovered. At approximately 9:20 a.m. today, August 22, 2025, a Tennessee Wildlife ...
UPDATED AUTOPSY RELEASED ON MAN WHO DIED IN MONROE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER
An updated autopsy report revealed that the holding conditions of 74-year-old Elijah Lester Isbill, who died in Monroe County Justice Center custody on February 7, 2025, contributed to his death. Isbi ...
SEARCH FOR MISSING OAK RIDGE BOATER CONTINUES
The search for a missing boater in Melton Hill Lake, near the Edgemoor Road boat ramp in Oak Ridge continues following a disappearance reported by WBIR on August 21, 2025. The Oak Ridge Police Departm ...
COOKEVILLE MAN ARRESTED FOR SOLICITING A MINOR ONLINE
Cookeville, TN – On August 17, 2025, the Cookeville Police Department received a complaint from a local resident reporting that an adult male had been sending inappropriate images and messages to her ...
CLARKSVILLE POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING AND ASSAULT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into a domestic violence situation involving a Clarksville Police Officer has resulted in an arrest. ...
CHILDREN INJURED IN BLEDSOE COUNTY FAIR EARLIER THIS MONTH
According to a report by the Bledsonian Banner, earlier this month, three children were injured on the Tempest ride, operated by Fox Creek Amusement Rides, at the Bledsoe County Fair, according to a r ...
MCMINN COUNTY INCREASES MINERAL SEVERANCE TAX RATE
Effective November 1, 2025, McMinn County will increase its mineral severance tax rate to 20 cents per ton, as approved by the county's governing body through a resolution. This new rate applies to al ...
TENNESSEE MAN ARRESTED IN ALABAMA ON CHILD EXPLOITATION CHARGES
A 54-year-old man from Loretto, Tennessee, named James Eddy, was arrested in Athens, Alabama, on child exploitation charges following an undercover investigation by the Limestone County Sheriff’s Offi ...
MONROE SHERIFF WARNS OF INCREASE IN SCAMMER CALLS
From Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones: The Monroe County Sheriff's Office would like to remind the public to stay alert and protect themselves from ongoing scams in our community. Recently, there ...
PICKETT COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
From 13th District Attorney Bryant C. Dunaway: WADE ELLIS WILLIAMS, age 52, appeared before the Criminal Court of Pickett County this morning and entered a plea of GUILTY to Sexual Exploitation of ...
HUMAN REMAINS DISCOVERED IN MEIGS COUNTY
On August 18, 2025, Meigs County Sheriff’s Office deputies, conducting a welfare check in a remote area off Bowerman Lane, discovered human remains believed to belong to Monty Ritter, a man in his mid ...
UPDATE: FRIENDSVILLE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL CLEARED OF WRONG-DOING
From Blount County Sheriff's Office: On Friday, August 15, 2025, the Blount County Sheriff’s Office received allegations of potential misconduct involving Friendsville Elementary School Princip ...
