GOV. LEE SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER EXTENDING LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR MASK REQUIREMENTS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 55 allowing the resumption of contact sports and extending local authority to require masks, among other provisions. “Athletics is an important part ...
MIRACLE IN MORGAN COUNTY! ELDERLY MAN MISSING FOR NEARLY TWO DAYS FOUND ALIVE
It was a miracle in Morgan County today as rescue crews found 85-year-old William “Bill” Whitten alive. He was last seen late Thursday walking to his mailbox on the 200 block of Willard Maiden Road in ...
MARYVILLE MAN DIES IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN BLOUNT COUNTY
The Blount County Sheriff’s Department says a Maryville, Tennessee man died in a vehicle accident early this morning. Officers say 27-year-old Joseph Bullington was pronounced dead at the scene. At 3 ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 40,533 (up 931 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 108,184 total cases (up 2,225 cases sin ...
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING ELDERLY MORGAN COUNTY MAN
The search continues this morning (7 a.m. central, Saturday, August 1, 2020) for a missing elderly Morgan County man. The sheriff’s department says 85-year-old William “Bill” Whitten left his house l ...
BLEDSOE COUNTY EMS DIRECTOR WILLIAM ANGEL INDICTED ON SEX CRIME CHARGES
Bledsoe County EMS Director William Angel was booked into the jail today after being indicted by a grand jury for rape, attempted rape, and sexual battery. Angel was processed and later released on bo ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 39,602 (up 965 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 105,959 total cases (up 3,088 cases sin ...
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES COME TOGETHER TO SURPRISE FOUR-YEAR OLD WITH CANCER
Five area law enforcement agencies heard the story of 4-year old Conner Stansbury of Farragut and his fight against cancer. They decided to pull his attention away from the chemotherapy and hospitals ...
BLEDSOE COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTS MAN FOR RAPE OF A CHILD
An investigation by the TBI resulted in the indictment and arrest of a man on child sex crimes. Agents identified 35-year-old Adam Ferguson as the individual responsible for the pornography distributi ...
BLEDSOE COUNTY ARSON INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN INDICTMENT AND ARREST
An investigation by the Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Spring City man. Back in August 2019, authorities began an investigation into a suspected ar ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 38,637 (down 56 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 102,871 total cases (up 2,049 cases si ...
SHOOTING TURNS INTO HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION IN LOUDON COUNTY
A shooting last night in northern Loudon County has turned into a homicide. Officers responded to a home on Ford Road and found 65-year-old George Harrill suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The v ...
