15-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED FOR MAKING THREATS AGAINST BLOUNT CO. SCHOOL
A 15-year-old William Blount High School student was arrested today after making threats against the school. The Blount County Sheriff’s Department says the teen is charged with delinquent by false re ...
WALMART IN RHEA CO. EVACUATED FOR HIGH LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE
Employees and customers at Walmart Supercenter in Dayton, Tennessee were forced to evacuate the store early this morning after the store filled with high levels of carbon monoxide. One woman complaine ...
RENNOVA REJECTS PRESLEY’S OFFER TO BUY JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL
In a follow-up story, Rennova Health Systems has reportedly denied a $1 million bid to purchase Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Johnny Presley, who owns Rural Hospital & Clinics of America, LLC ...
ONE DEAD IN REPORTED DROWNING IN BULL RUN PARK
The Anderson County Sheriff's Office said a man was pulled from the water and pronounced dead at Bull Run Park yesterday. The incident is still under investigation, and the body has been sent to the m ...
PROPERTY TAX TO GO UP IN ANDERSON COUNTY
The Anderson County Commission voted last night to adopt a budget for fiscal year 2019-2020. Commissioners voted 11 to 5 to approve the budget committee’s recommendation to raise property taxes by 10 ...
GOVERNOR WILL NOT INTERVENE IN EXECUTION OF STEPHEN WEST
Tennessee death row inmate Stephen West was moved to death watch yesterday. Governor Bill Lee released a statement saying he will not intervene in the scheduled execution of West. "After thorough con ...
JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL NOT APPROVED TO RE-ENTER MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAM
Officials with Medicare and Medicaid said they are not approving Jamestown Regional Medical Center's application to be re-entered into their program. The decision means the Rennova-owned hospital will ...
ROAD PAVING PROJECT ON HORIZON FOR CITY OF JAMESTOWN
A road paving project for the City of Jamestown is on the horizon. Officials are in the process of asking for bids for the paving that will run from in front of the courthouse and end on South Main St ...
TBI INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ANDERSON CO.
TBI agents are investigating the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting that occurred last night in Anderson County. Officers responded to the 600 block of West Broad Street in Clinton ...
BREAKING NEWS – BOYD FOUND GUILTY IN NEWSOM/CHRISTIAN MURDERS
BREAKING NEWS - A Knox County jury this afternoon found 47-year-old Eric D. Boyd guilty in the deaths of a couple 12 years ago. The jury found Boyd guilty of 36 charges in the deaths of 23-year-old Ch ...
WATSON TO BE ARRAIGNED IN COURT ON MURDER CHARGE
Curtis Watson is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow (Wednesday, August 14, 2019) for escaping prison and the rape and murder of a corrections administrator. Watson is accused of leaving his prison wor ...
AREA CROP AND CATTLE REPORT – AUGUST 12, 2019
Hay baling was the dominant activity across the state last week with pop-up showers doing little to slow the second or third cuttings of hay. Other activities included spraying of fungicides on soybea ...
