PUTNAM FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO CARRS CHAPEL ROAD RESIDENTIAL FIRE
Posted by Putnam County Fire Department: Putnam County, TN — On Thursday, February 5, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Putnam County Fire Department was dispatched to the 7000 block of Carrs Chapel ...
FEDERAL JUDGE VACATES CONVICTIONS OF FORMER TENNESSEE HOUSE SPEAKER AND AIDE
A federal judge in Tennessee has vacated the convictions of former House Speaker Glen Casada and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, according to an order filed on Thursday, February 5, 2026. ...
BLOUNT SHERIFF WARNS OF IMPERSONATION SCAM
Blount County, Tennessee - The Sheriff's Office has received a few phone calls today from individuals who are reporting that they are receiving calls from individuals stating they are with the Blount ...
MCMINN COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX EVASION
ATHENS, Tenn. - Lance William Torbett pleaded guilty to three counts of tax evasion in a McMinn County Criminal Court this week. Judge Andrew Freiberg sentenced Torbett to four years of supervised pr ...
TENN. ATTORNEY GENERAL WARNS OF TREE TRIMMING AND REMOVAL SCAMS
The recent ice storms have caused major damage to trees across the state. The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office urges consumers to use caution when selecting a business to provide tree trimming or r ...
KNOX COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
On Wednesday afternoon, KPD Officers, Special Operations Squad personnel and Homicide Unit detectives took 55-year-old James Dotson into custody at his home on Hayworth Drive. Dotson was wanted for ...
AAA WARNS OF IMPAIRED DRIVING BEFORE THE SUPER BOWL
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (February 5, 2026) – As fans across the country gear up for Sunday’s matchup, AAA – The Auto Club Group urges drivers to think ahead before the celebrations begin. The combination o ...
MONROE DETECTIVE ACTIVITY LEADS TO DRUG BUST AND MULTIPLE ARRESTS
Posted by Monroe County Detective Tommy Jones: On February 2, 2026, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives were working two cases involving stolen property when they observed a silver sedan ...
DANDRIDGE WOMAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ARSON
Posted by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office: On Wednesday, February 4,2026 at approximately 12:59 pm Deputies and Firemen from the Chestnut Hill Fire Department were dispatched to a reporte ...
PUTNAM SHERIFF MOURNS PASSING OF LIEUTENANT RANDY BROWN
Posted by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Eddie Farris is saddened to announce the passing of one of our own, Lieutenant Randy Brown, age 64, who passed away today as he was undergoing ...
PAYTON NATIONS INDICTED FOR 1ST-DEGREE MURDER BY OVERTON GRAND JURY
Posted by Bryant C. Dunaway, District Attorney: This week on February 2, 2026, the results of the investigation into the shooting deaths of Christina Denise Hawkins and Isaiah Thomas Hawkins we ...












