PERMIT SET FOR DRAWING IN RHEA CO. FOR SANDHILL CRANE HUNT
A hand-held permit drawing for the eighth sandhill crane hunt in Tennessee will be held Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Rhea County High School in Evensville. Tags at this draw are valid only for use in ...
AREA CROP AND CATTLE REPORT – JULY 29, 2018
Cooler, drier weather last week afforded producers the opportunity to make 2nd and 3rd cuttings of hay. Cooler weather has been a relief to cattle as well. Overall, crops look good. However, little dr ...
TWO INJURED IN FISHING ACCIDENT NEAR FT. LOUDOUN DAM
Two men were injured today while fishing when their boat overturned below Ft. Loudoun Dam in Loudon County. Authorities say both men were wearing life jackets. One was transported to Ft. Loudoun Medic ...
SEARCH ONGOING FOR MAN MISSING IN SMOKEY MOUNTAINS
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are searching for a 58-year-old man near the Cataloochee Divide Trail in Haywood County, North Carolina. Kevin Mark Lynch was last seen at the Swag Resort a ...
NTSB RELEASES PRELIM. REPORT OF PLANE CRASH IN OLIVER SPRINGS
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the ultralight plane crash that killed a Morristown man in Oliver Springs two weeks ago. Officials say 45-year-old Patri ...
SNAKE GIVES RUDE AWAKENING FOR HOTEL GUEST IN TENNESSEE
A Tennessee woman who stayed at a hotel in the state reportedly woke up Friday morning with a snake on her arm. “I felt something across my arm this morning,” Melinda Major said. “I looked over and i ...
MAN SHOT AND KILLED AFTER BREAKING INTO HOME
The McMinn County Sheriff’s Department confirms an Athens man is dead after attempting to break into a residence this morning. Officers say 39-year-old Sante Mack was found lying in the yard with guns ...
FIRST RESPONDERS RESCUE INJURED SWIMMER ON TELLICO LAKE
Emergency first responders made a water rescue on Tellico Lake late this afternoon at an area known as “The Bluffs”. Officials say it is a popular spot for cliff jumping. Early reports indicated a 19- ...
14 ARRESTS MADE IN ILLEGAL CONTRABAND SMUGGLING CONSPIRACY AT BLEDSOE CO. PRISON
This past week 14 people were arrested in connection with introducing contraband into the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex. The Tennessee Dept. of Correction reports that five civilians and nine in ...
SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER IN CUSTODY IN DEKALB COUNTY
The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Dept. has confirmed that a suspected kidnapper is in custody in DeKalb County. Michael Holden Thomas was wanted for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated domestic assaul ...
TWRA INVESTIGATING BOAT EXPLOSION ON TENNESSEE RIVER
Several people were injured in what is being reported as a “boat explosion” on the Tennessee River Saturday. According to agents with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the incident occurred aro ...
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN MAN CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
A search by both Sequatchie and Hamilton County law enforcement has resulted in the arrest of a man charged with, among other things, domestic violence. Nicholas Harvey was taken into custody in the L ...
