THREE BODIES RECOVERED FROM BLOUNT COUNTY HOUSE FIRE
From the Blount County Sheriff's Office: Maryville, Tennessee – Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said three bodies were recovered Monday morning from a house fire that occurred on Payne Hollow ...
RUNAWAY: JEREMIAH WALKER
Knoxville teenager Jeremiah Walker was last seen at his grandfather's home on Thursday last week at around 6:00 p.m. He left two notes saying he was leaving and would be staying with a friend, howe ...
KNOX COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH 2ND DEGREE MURDER
From the Knox County Police Department: 20-year-old Kristopher Holbrook has been indicted for second-degree murder following a nearly month-long investigation into a Knox County overdose death. Ho ...
GRUNDY COUNTY RESIDENT CONVICTED OF TENNCARE FRAUD
NASHVILLE—Today, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced the conviction of 38-year-old Crystal Myers of Altamont, Tennessee. Myers was convicted of one count of TennCare fraud and one count ...
BILL INTRODUCED TO SET RULES FOR USING DRONES TO FIND WOUNDED DEER
A new bill was introduced to the Tennessee General Assembly sponsored by Representative Tandy Darby of Greenfield and Senator Page Walley of Savannah that aims to create rules to allow the use of unma ...
SCHOOL CLOSURES FRIDAY JAN 17 (UPDATED 6:20 PM)
Schools closed Friday January 17 Cumberland McMinn Meigs
NEW BILL COULD REQUIRE TATTOO ARTISTS TO TRAIN TO SPOT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Senate Bill 0171, otherwise known as the Ink of Hope Act, was introduced to the state senate yesterday to train tattoo artists to spot human trafficking. If approved, the bill would require tattoo ope ...
TWRA WARNS OF COYOTE MATING SEASON
From the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency: Coyote Mating Season: A Critical Time for Pet Owners We want to alert pet owners to an important seasonal behavior of coyotes: mating season. Typ ...
UT RESEARCHERS AWARDED GRANT TO STUDY DISORDERS LINKED TO LONG COVID
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a significant grant of $1.5 million to Jianyang Du, PhD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, for a research study ...
GRANTS AWARDED TO TEN TENNESSEE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
Nashville, TN -- TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid program, announces the awarding of grants to ten psychiatric hospitals across the state. Each hospital will receive $1.5 million annually for two years ...
GOV. LEE ACCUSED OF HOLDING DISASTER RELIEF HOSTAGE TO PASS SCHOOL VOUCHERS
Nashville, Tenn (January 15, 2025) — Tennessee Democrats today condemned Governor Bill Lee for calling a special session of the General Assembly on January 27, using the urgent need for disaster relie ...
SCHOOL CLOSINGS & DELAYS FOR JAN 16
The following county schools will be closed for Thursday January 16 Bledsoe Cumberland McMinn Meigs The following county schools will be open but with a delay DeKalb 2 hr delay with bus drivers ...
