
SCHOOL CLOSINGS WEDNESDAY FEB 12
McMinn - Virtual Learning Day Monroe - Closed due to illness through Friday Scott - Closing at 1 pm Wednesday, Thursday & Friday Sweetwater City - Closed through Thursday

KNOXVILLE GANG LEADER SENTENCED TO 45 YEARS
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. On February 10, 2025, Bryan Cornelius, 34, of Knoxville, was sentenced to a total term of 45 years in prison by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, United States District Judge, in the Un ...

HIGHLIGHTS OF GOV. LEE’S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivered his seventh State of the State address and presented budget and legislative priorities for the upcoming year to a joint session of the Gener ...

SCHOOL CLOSINGS TUESDAY FEB 11
McMinn - Virtual Learning Day Roane - Closed due to illness

REP. FLEISCHMANN’S HISTORIC LANDS REACUISITION ACT PASSES HOUSE
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), released the following statement after his bill H.R. 226, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act, passed the Unit ...

$310,000 DAILY TENNESSEE JACKPOT WINNER IN BELVIDERE
BELVIDERE – A lucky Daily Tennessee Jackpot player in Belvidere in Franklin County won the game’s jackpot of $310,000 from the drawing held last night, Feb. 6, 2025. The winning ticket was sold at ...

SHELBYVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD SEX CRIMES AFTER TBI INVESTIGATION
BEDFORD COUNTY – Special agents assigned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Cybercrime & Digital Evidence Unit have arrested and charged a Shelbyville man accused of soliciting a sexual re ...

TN ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CONFERENCE RELEASES 2024 IMMIGRATION REPORT
From 9th Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson: The Tennessee District Attorney General’s Conference has released the 2024 Immigration Report. The Conference reports to the General Assem ...

NEW BILL INTRODUCED THAT COULD PENALIZE UNSECURED GUNS LEFT IN VEHICLES
On Tuesday, a new Bill introduced to the Tennessee General Assembly by Representative Caleb Hemmer and Senator Jeff Yarbro (HB0563/SB0807) could result in gun owners being charged for leaving guns uns ...

SMYRNA POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH IDENTITY THEFT
Lindsay Nicole Clemons, a patrol officer from Smyrna, has been charged with almost 20 counts of forging doctor's notes for student absences. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Smyrna Pol ...

TWO BILLS INTRODUCED WITH HOPE TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA
Yesterday, the Tennessee Cannabis Act (SB 0809) was introduced by Senator Jeff Yarbro of Nashville to allow for personal or recreational marijuana usage. This bill would also create rules for dispe ...

MOVIE MONEY FOUND IN HUMPHREYS COUNTY
The Humphreys County Sheriff's Office is warning citizens of fake one-hundred-sollar bills made for movies that were recently found near McEwen. While a decent distance from our coverage area at 3B Me ...