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INDICTMENT FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN OVERTON COUNTY
From District attorney General Bryant Dunaway: On December 9, 2025, The Overton County Grand Jury, after hearing testimony from investigators, issued a True Bill of
MARYVILLE TEACHER ALLEGED TO HAVE STOLEN BOXES OF TRADING CARDS FROM TARGET
James Creech, a teacher with Maryville City Schools in Maryville, Tennessee, has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with theft of property under
TWO WORKERS TRAPPED IN MASSIVE TRENCH COLLAPSE AT BIG RIDGE STATE PARK
A trench collapse rescue operation is underway at Big Ridge State Park in Tennessee, where two people were reported trapped following a call received around
KNOXVILLE P.D. REQUEST HELP IDENTIFYING MAN FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION
Police are asking for the community’s help in identifying the person pictured here. Investigators would like to speak with him regarding an active investigation into
FIRST NATIONAL BANK PRESENTS ALL CHRISTMAS MUSIC ON TENNESSEE’S CHRISTMAS CHANNEL 94.1 WVVB
Nothing puts you in the Christmas mood like great Christmas music and for the sixth consecutive year First National Bank of Tennessee is sponsoring “Tennessee’s
MONROE SHERIFF ISSUES SCAM ALERT; SCAMMER MIMICKING SHERIFF PHONE NUMBER
From Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones: We want to provide an important update to our recent scam alert. Today, we received several more calls from
USDA APPROVES TN WAIVER TO BAN CANDY AND SODA FROM SNAP BENEFITS IN 2026
On December 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a waiver requested by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to restrict the use of Supplemental Nutrition
TN TECH ALUM AND COMPOSER JEREMY MARTIN WINS EMMY AWARD
Tennessee Tech University alumnus Jeremy S. Martin has been honored with an Emmy Award for his original musical composition, “Normandy, 1944,” a stirring tribute created
JOSEPH MCKINNEY WANTED BY PUTNAM DEPUTIES ON FORGERY CHARGES
Sheriff Eddie Farris and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Joseph McKinney. Mr. McKinney is 47 years old, 6’01,
SKRMETTI ANNOUNCES PHASE 2 OF ‘OPERATION ROBOCALL ROUNDUP’
Nashville, TN – Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Phase 2 of Operation Robocall Roundup, expanding the crackdown on illegal robocalls to include four of
DETAILS RELEASED ON YESTERDAY’S FATAL CRASH ON I-40 IN PUTNAM COUNTY
On December 9, 2025, a deadly multi-vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 40 West near mile marker 277 in Baxter in Putnam County, shutting down the
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REQUESTED IN MONROE COUNTY ARSON CASE
From Sheriff Tommy Jones: In the early morning hours of August 22, 2025, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies and detectives responded to a camper fire
INDICTMENT FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN OVERTON COUNTY
From District attorney General Bryant Dunaway: On December 9, 2025, The Overton County Grand Jury, after hearing testimony from investigators, issued a True Bill of Indictment against EDWARD LOUIS ...
MARYVILLE TEACHER ALLEGED TO HAVE STOLEN BOXES OF TRADING CARDS FROM TARGET
James Creech, a teacher with Maryville City Schools in Maryville, Tennessee, has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with theft of property under $1,000. According to an arrest ...
TWO WORKERS TRAPPED IN MASSIVE TRENCH COLLAPSE AT BIG RIDGE STATE PARK
A trench collapse rescue operation is underway at Big Ridge State Park in Tennessee, where two people were reported trapped following a call received around 8:08 a.m. Maynardville Mayor Ty Blakely ini ...
KNOXVILLE P.D. REQUEST HELP IDENTIFYING MAN FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION
Police are asking for the community’s help in identifying the person pictured here. Investigators would like to speak with him regarding an active investigation into a sexual assault that occurred aft ...
FIRST NATIONAL BANK PRESENTS ALL CHRISTMAS MUSIC ON TENNESSEE’S CHRISTMAS CHANNEL 94.1 WVVB
Nothing puts you in the Christmas mood like great Christmas music and for the sixth consecutive year First National Bank of Tennessee is sponsoring "Tennessee's Christmas Channel" on 94.1 WVVB FM Radi ...
MONROE SHERIFF ISSUES SCAM ALERT; SCAMMER MIMICKING SHERIFF PHONE NUMBER
From Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones: We want to provide an important update to our recent scam alert. Today, we received several more calls from concerned citizens, and it appears the scamme ...
USDA APPROVES TN WAIVER TO BAN CANDY AND SODA FROM SNAP BENEFITS IN 2026
On December 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a waiver requested by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to restrict the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, ex ...
TN TECH ALUM AND COMPOSER JEREMY MARTIN WINS EMMY AWARD
Tennessee Tech University alumnus Jeremy S. Martin has been honored with an Emmy Award for his original musical composition, “Normandy, 1944,” a stirring tribute created in recognition of the 80th ann ...
JOSEPH MCKINNEY WANTED BY PUTNAM DEPUTIES ON FORGERY CHARGES
Sheriff Eddie Farris and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Joseph McKinney. Mr. McKinney is 47 years old, 6’01, approximately 170lbs, with brown hair, ...
SKRMETTI ANNOUNCES PHASE 2 OF ‘OPERATION ROBOCALL ROUNDUP’
Nashville, TN – Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Phase 2 of Operation Robocall Roundup, expanding the crackdown on illegal robocalls to include four of the largest telecom ...
DETAILS RELEASED ON YESTERDAY’S FATAL CRASH ON I-40 IN PUTNAM COUNTY
On December 9, 2025, a deadly multi-vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 40 West near mile marker 277 in Baxter in Putnam County, shutting down the westbound lanes for several hours. According to ...
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REQUESTED IN MONROE COUNTY ARSON CASE
From Sheriff Tommy Jones: In the early morning hours of August 22, 2025, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies and detectives responded to a camper fire at 137 Hooper Road in Tellico Plains. Th ...
