
RING CAMERA FOOTAGE HELPS PUTNAM DEPUTIES RECOVER STOLEN EQUIPMENT
From Putnam County Shriff's Office: On May 30, 2025, Deputy Blair Arrington responded to 4796 Officers Chapel Rd in reference to a stolen car hauler trailer. The victim stated he went to pay for hi ...

SENATOR PAUL BAILEY SPEAKS ON TROUSDALE PRISON RIOT
From Senator Paul Bailey: "I fully support District Attorney General Jason Lawson's call for state intervention at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center. The situation is deeply troubling, and I sta ...

K.P.D. OFFICER CITED FOR SHOPLIFTING ON DUTY
The Knoxville Police Department (KPD) has initiated an internal investigation after Officer Tyler Wheeler, a uniformed officer sworn in September 2023, was caught shoplifting from a convenience store ...

11 ARRESTED IN PUTNAM DURING OPERATION SUMMERTIME WAKEUP
From the Putnam County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Eddie Farris announced today the successful launch of a countywide drug enforcement operation titled “Summertime Wakeup.” This operation follows mon ...

TN WOMAN AND NC MAN INDICTED FOR EXTREME ACTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY
A grand jury indictment was unsealed today charging two individuals for their alleged involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence an ...

TRUMP FIRES A THIRD TVA BOARD MEMBER
President Donald Trump has dismissed Beth P. Geer, a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) board member and chief of staff to former Vice President Al Gore, marking his third board member removal since beg ...

15-YEAR-OLD MEIGS COUNTY GIRL CHARGED WITH MURDER
In Meigs County, a 15-year-old girl has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing Richard High with a .22 caliber rifle at a home on Gunstocker Road in Georgetown. The i ...

ATHENS PAVING WORK TO LIMITS PARKING ON SOME ROADS
From the City of Athens: ATHENS, TENNESSEE - June 11, 2025 The City of Athens Public Works Department announces the following traffic notice: The areas affected are MADISON AVENUE AND WASHINGTON A ...

GOV. LEE SIGNS ORDER TO BOLSTER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Yesterday, Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 109 to bolster Tennessee’s workforce development, reinforcing the state’s leadership in aligning education and training with the needs of its dynami ...

LOUDON DEPUTIES GIVE DETAILS ON I-40 WRECK
From the Loudon County Sheriff's Office: Wreck with Injury Closes One Lane of I-40 East at the 367 Mile Marker Lenoir City, Tennessee — A wreck with injury involving a tractor-trailer and a pa ...

THREE PASSENGERS SURVIVE MURFREESBORO PLANE CRASH
A small single-engine airplane with three passengers crashed into trees along the 800 block of E Clark Blvd. in Murfreesboro, after attempting an emergency landing. All three passengers (two males, on ...

MISSING DOUGLAS LAKE BOATER FOUND
UPDATE: DANDRIDGE, Tenn. – The body of a Knoxville man who went missing on Douglas Lake Sunday afternoon has been recovered. On June 10, 2025, just before noon EDT, search and recovery teams loc ...