TOURISM INCREASES IN COUNTIES IN THE LISTENING AREA
In a report released this week, Tennessee saw 119 million domestic visitors in 2018, up 5.1% from 113 million the previous year. The state also hit a record-high $22 billion in domestic and internatio ...
HAWKINS CO. FEMALE CHARGED WITH STRIKING KIDS WITH BULL WHIP
A Hawkins County woman has been charged with child abuse after authorities say she hit her children with a bull whip. Investigators say an intoxicated 38-year-old Crystal Elaine McMillian was standing ...
TENNESSEE PRISON ESCAPEE NOW WANTED FOR MURDER
Arrest warrants have been obtained by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for Curtis Ray Watson, who escaped from a West Tennessee prison on Wednesday and killed a prison administrator. The TBI sai ...
LUKE SKY WALKER ARRESTED IN TENNESSEE
There's a Luke Sky Walker sequel and it has nothing to do with the "Star Wars" franchise. A man named Luke Sky Walker was arrested in Tennessee on Wednesday for allegedly violating probation in conne ...
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR WEST TENNESSEE PRISON ESCAPEE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Statewide Tennessee Blue Alert for a West Tennessee inmate who escaped and is a person of interest in the death of a Department of Correction employe ...
BREAKING NEWS – INMATE ESCAPES WEST TN. STATE PRISON
BREAKING NEWS - An inmate from West Tennessee State Penitentiary escaped this afternoon. Curtis Ray Watson escaped the prison, and is also a person-of-interest in the homicide of Tennessee Department ...
RONALD EASTER, SR. INDICTED FOR CHILD RAPE IN RHEA COUNTY
A Rhea County man is facing charges of child rape and aggravated sexual battery after being indicted by a grand jury. Court documents state 56-year-old Ronald Easter Sr. stands accused of the acts tha ...
TN. TEACHERS TO TAKE COURSE ON HOW TO DETECT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Tennessee lawmakers have passed a new law that requires teachers to take a course on how to detect human trafficking. Some teachers have already taken the course. All teachers must receive a one-time ...
CROSSVILLE’S PRESLEY OFFERS TO BUY JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL
Rural Hospital & Clinics of America, Inc. in Crossville has reportedly offered $1 million dollars to Rennova Health Systems for the purchase of Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Fentress County ...
CYNTOIA BROWN RELEASED FROM TENNESSEE PRISON FOR WOMEN
Cyntoia Brown was released from the Tennessee Prison for Women this morning after serving 15 years in prison for a deadly shooting in Nashville. The now 31-year-old Brown was released to parole superv ...
SHERMAN INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER IN BLEDSOE CO.
An indictment was returned by a grand jury against a Bledsoe County man for attempted first-degree murder. Court documents state 32-year-old Garrett Sherman faces additional charges of aggravated assa ...
SENATOR BAILEY RECEIVES “LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR” AWARD
Senator Paul Bailey received the "Legislator of the Year" Award from the Tennessee Development District Association (TDDA) and the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD). Senator Bailey was pres ...
