TN. A.G. CALLING ON CONGRESS TO HELP TREAT OPIOID USE DISORDER
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III is among 39 attorneys general calling on Congress to make it easier to treat opioid use disorder. In a letter addressed to both majority and minority ...
ANDERSON CO. GRAND JURY TO HEAR ATTEMPTED MURDER CASE
A grand jury in Anderson County will soon hear an attempted first-degree murder case for possible indictments to be issued. Court officials say the judge sent the case against 52-year-old Charles Maso ...
WILDCAT FALLS IN WHITE COUNTY GETS FACELIFT FROM WORK CREW
Wildcat Falls, located on Highway 70 on Bon Air Mountain in eastern White County, got a recent facelift when the Tennessee Department of Correction’s Offender Work Crew Program came in to clean up the ...
AREA CROP AND CATTLE REPORT – AUGUST 6, 2019
The advent of drier weather last week cleared the way for producers to harvest 2nd and sometimes 3rd hay cuttings. Many crops are showing benefits from incessant rains earlier in the season, which inc ...
BEBLEY FACES SEVERAL DRUG CHARGES IN FENTRESS COUNTY
A Crossville woman faces several drug charges in Fentress County. Officers stopped a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Erica Bebley on Highway 127 who had an active warrant for her arrest. A search allege ...
MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOL BUS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT
A Morgan County school bus was hit by a logging truck’s trailer on Highway 329 while on the way to Sunbright School this morning. Authorities say 12 children were on board when the crash happened arou ...
MISSING TODDLER FOUND SAFE IN FLORIDA
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reports that one-year-old Carl Carmichael has been found safe. The toddler was discovered in Tampa, Florida and suspect Ella Amish is in custody. No further infor ...
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CLOSES BEACH AT CENTER HILL LAKE
The US Army Corps of Engineers out of Nashville has issued a statement announcing the immediate closing of Ragland Bottom Day Use Beach located at Center Hill Lake in Smithville. They say that high-ba ...
TENNESSEE DEATH ROW INMATE PLEADS FOR CLEMENCY FROM GOVERNOR
An inmate on Tennessee’s Death Row is begging Governor Bill Lee to spare his life. Stephen West is scheduled to be executed this month, but in a clemency petition, West claims that he did not fatally ...
TRACTOR-TRAILER FIRE CLOSES I-40 IN LOUDON COUNTY FOR HOURS
Interstate 40 westbound was closed for hours yesterday in Loudon County because of a tractor-trailer fire. The driver was able to get out safely. Officers say he was hauling cocoa powder. The incident ...
ENDANGERED CHILD ALERT ISSUED FOR ONE-YEAR-OLD HAWKINS CO. CHILD
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for one-year-old Carl James Carmichael, missing from Hawkins County. Carl was last seen on July 30, 2019 with 30-year-old Ell ...
TWRA LEASING FIELDS FOR 2019 DOVE SEASON
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is seeking fields to lease for the upcoming 2019 dove season. The first segment of dove season opens at noon on Sunday, September 1. Mourning doves are a popul ...
