
TENNESSEEANS ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN DRUG TAKE BACK DAY
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation encourage all Tennesseans to take part in t ...

AAA: 4/20 DAY CREATES ‘HIGH STAKES’ ON THE ROAD
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (April 17, 2025) – The national cannabis holiday ‘4/20’ can mean high stakes on our nation’s roadways. Recent AAA research revealed an alarming stat, about 85% of cannabis users admi ...

KNOX COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 60 YEARS FOR C.P. PRODUCTION
KNOXVILLE Tenn. – On April 15, 2025, Matthew Estes, 26, currently of Knox County, Tennessee, was sentenced to 720 months by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, United States District Judge, in the United ...

TENN. NATIONAL AIR GUARDSMEN HONORED BY TENN. SENATE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Eleven members of the Tennessee Air National Guard’s 134th Air Refueling Wing, headquartered in Knoxville, were recognized by the Tennessee Senate with a Joint Resolution, April 14, ...

BILL TO BAN THC-A SALES PASSES HOUSE; HEADED TO SENATE
A Tennessee bill, HB 1376, passed in the House and is headed to the Senate, effectively banning THC-A sales by transferring regulatory control of hemp-derived cannabinoid products to the Alcoholic Bev ...

NINE ARRESTED IN JOINT HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATION
HENDERSONVILLE – An undercover joint operation by special agents with TBI’s Human Trafficking Unit, the Hendersonville Police Department, the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, members of the 18th Judic ...

FEDERAL DUE DATES FOR TN CITIZENS EXTENDED TO NOV. 3RD DUE TO STORMS
As a result of the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that began on April 2, 2025, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a disaster declaration for the entire state o ...

MARYVILLE CHURCH PRAYS FOR PASTOR’S SAFE RETURN
On Thursday evening last week, a 45-year-old American pastor from Maryville, Tennessee named Josh Sullivan was abducted by four armed and masked men while preaching at Fellowship Baptist Church in Mot ...

SKRMETTI WARNS PHONE PROVIDERS OF CONTINUED UNLAWFUL ROBOCALL TRAFFIC
NASHVILLE—Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and a bipartisan coalition of 51 Attorneys General of the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force today issued follow-up notice letters to ...

THEY’RE BACK! GET READY FOR 17-YEAR CICADAS TO RETURN
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – In the next few weeks, the brood of periodical cicadas that last emerged in 2008 will be singing and looking for mates before laying their eggs for the next emergence in 17 years. ...

SPRING TURKEY HUNTING SEASON STARTS SATURDAY
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee’s statewide spring turkey hunting season opens Saturday, April 12 and continues through Sunday, May 25. The Young Sportsman Hunt preceded the start of the statewide hunt this p ...

BLOUNT LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADS TORCH RUN FOR AREA 15 SPECIAL OLYMPICS
MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE - Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong is proud to announce the Sheriff's Office partnered with other local law enforcement and Special Olympics Tennessee - Area 15 this mornin ...