LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST BLEDSOE COUNTY AND PIKEVILLE FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE
A $1.75 million lawsuit has been filed against Bledsoe County, the City of Pikeville and two law enforcement officers claiming excessive force. James Evans of Pikeville says Deputy Chase Roberts and P ...
STUDENT IN MONROE CO. FLOWN TO HOSPITAL AFTER REPORTED VAPING INCIDENT
A student at Sequoyah High School in Monroe County was flown to U.T. Medical Center yesterday after suffering a medical emergency reportedly because of vaping. "We are greatly saddened as a school co ...
LAVENDER ARRESTED IN MORGAN COUNTY FOR CHILD RAPE
A Morgan County Grand Jury indicted 68-year-old Dale D. Lavender of Wartburg for child rape. Court documents state Lavender sexually attacked a 5-year-old female. When the child’s mother asked her how ...
HIGH SPEED CHASE THAT STARTED IN MONTEREY ENDS IN OVERTON CO.
Monterey police attempted to stop a vehicle yesterday for a tag violation. It quickly turned into a high speed pursuit on Highway 84 into Livingston. Officers deployed spike strips disabling the vehic ...
TWO ARRESTED FOLLOWING STAND-OFF IN BLOUNT COUNTY
Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said two people are in custody following a stand-off in Rockford yesterday. Officers say 37-year-old Jason Finley and 29-year-old Jennifer Cash-Finley, both of ...
UNRESPONSIVE MAN IN ROAD STRUCK BY TROOPER VEHICLE IN GREENBRIER
On September 22, 2019, around 2 a.m. a vehicle traveling in the 2700 block of Highway 41 South in Greenbrier, Tennessee noticed what appeared to be a body lying in the road. The vehicle turned around ...
TBI SEARCHING FOR MISSING MAN WHO MAY BE IN THIS AREA
The TBI is searching for a missing West Tennessee man who may be traveling across the state. Phillip Linville from Camden, Tennessee was last seen on September 13, 2019. The Camden Police Department ...
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE SETS ASIDE STATEWIDE DAY OF PRAYER
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said he is setting aside one day next month as an official day of prayer and fasting for the state. He is inviting all Tennesseans to join him and his wife on October 10, ...
LOCAL AND AREA CROP AND CATTLE REPORT – SEPT. 24, 2019
Dry conditions persisted over the state last week, leaving farmers hoping for rain. Corn harvest continued with producers continuing to report favorable yields. Cotton and soybean growers expressed co ...
ROAD WORK CONTINUES ON STATE ROUTE 85 IN FENTRESS AND OVERTON CO.
Work continues on a stretch of roadway of State Route 85 in Fentress and Overton County, The road will be opened to one lane of traffic in Fentress County between mile marker 3.5 to 8. The contractor ...
HEAD-ON VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN PUTNAM COUNTY RESULTS IN ONE KILLED
A two vehicle accident in Putnam County yesterday claimed the life of a young woman. Trooper Phillip Murphy says a 2004 Volkswagen Beetle driven by 19-year-old Chantel Gomez of Baxter was traveling so ...
TENTATIVE TRIAL DATE SET FOR OVERTON CO. VEHICULAR HOMICIDE CASE
A trial could be coming very soon in Overton County for a man charged with vehicular homicide. The crash happened in January 2017 on Hanging Limb Highway where an automobile driven by 46-year-old Shan ...
