LOCAL AND AREA CROP AND CATTLE REPORT – SEPT. 3, 2019
CORN AND TOBACCO HARVEST BEGINS Producers who have dryer capabilities started harvesting corn last week, with good yields reported. Additionally, tobacco harvest is underway. Hay baling was the predo ...
WALMART TO STOP SELLING AMMO, NO MORE OPEN CARRY IN STORES
Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it. The announcement comes ...
BLOUNT CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong announced today the Blount County Sheriff’s Office will once again celebrate National Women in Law Enforcement with an event planned for the day of recognition ...
ONE HOME DESTROYED, ONE DAMAGED BY FIRE IN RHEA COUNTY
A home in Dayton was destroyed and a nearby home damaged after a fire started early yesterday. Crews went to the scene on the 2600 block of Railroad Street to find the home engulfed in flames, with th ...
TROOPER INJURED IN LOUDON COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was injured in a vehicle accident yesterday in Loudon County. The report states a 2004 Ford Explorer driven by 65-year-old James Dini of Sweetwater lost control at t ...
EMPLOYEE ASSAULTED BY INMATE AT TROUSDALE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
An employee of the Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility is recovering after being assaulted by an inmate Friday evening. Officials say that the facility is currently on lockdown, Details on the assa ...
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN HUMPHERY COUNTY
Authorities in Humphrey County have begun an investigation after human remains were discovered there Friday morning. The remains were found by loggers off Old Hiighway 13 South. The identity of the re ...
TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN DRUG BUST IN FENTRESS COUNTY
A traffic stop in Fentress County yesterday resulted in a drug bust. Officers pulled over a vehicle with Melissa Byrd and Dallas Lavender inside. Upon searching the vehicle, Fentress County deputies a ...
TENNESSEE MAN SUES POPEYES OVER HUNT FOR SOLD-OUT SANDWICH
A Tennessee man who spent "countless time driving" from one Popeyes to another in search of its popular chicken sandwich is suing the fast-food chain after he was left hungry. "I can't get happy; I h ...
ADKINS CONVICTED OF MURDER IN MONROE COUNTY
A Madisonville man was convicted by a Monroe County jury yesterday of first-degree murder. Officers say 22-year-old Robert Charles Adkins was accused of the death his father, Charles Taylor, in late 2 ...
KNOXVILLE POLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING ELDERLY MAN
The Knoxville Police Department is asking for help finding a missing elderly man. Police believe Jack Burchfield could be in danger after he was last seen leaving Fort Sanders hospital around 6:15 p.m ...
FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST FORMER WHITE COUNTY SHERIFF
A man who was wrongly arrested has filed a federal lawsuit against White County and former White County Sheriff Oddie Shoupe. The problem started one year ago when 51-year-old Ronnie D. Richardson re ...
