PUTNAM COUNTY SINGER APPEARS ON “THE VOICE”
Ones watching “The Voice” last night saw a Putnam County man perform in a blind audition for a spot on the show. Jake was first discovered online by “The Voice” producers who approached him with the ...
TN. TEEN KILLS HIMSELF AFTER CLASSMATES OUT HIM AS BISEXUAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA
A Tennessee teenager killed himself after his classmates outed him on social media as bisexual. Channing Smith, a 16-year-old student at Coffee County High School in Manchester, died the same day two ...
POLICE ADDRESS ALLEGED STUDENT HIT LIST FOR LENOIR CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Lenoir City High School was made aware of a reported hit list late Friday which officers say proved untrue. The school released a statement indicating their administration was made aware of a rumor re ...
PEDESTRIAN STRUCK AND KILLED BY VEHICLE IN PIGEON FORGE
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Pigeon Forge Friday night. Police were called to the Parkway at Jake Thomas Road and found a male in the roadway deceased. Officers say the man atte ...
THIRD GRADE CLASS IN LOUDON CO. HELPS ONE OF THEIR OWN AFTER HOUSE FIRE
A third grade class at Philadelphia Elementary School in Loudon County came to the aid of a fellow classmate after he lost all of his possessions in a fire. The class held a secret toy drive for Danie ...
TWO BLOUNT COUNTY MEN DIE AS A RESULT OF A MOTORCYCLE CRASH
Two Blount County men died in a motorcycle crash last night. Officers say 22-year-old Chase Edward Eden of Greenback, and 22-year-old Nicholas R. Wilson of Tallassee were both pronounced dead at the s ...
PEDESTRIAN DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY ALLEGED DUI DRIVER IN PUTNAM CO.
A Cookeville, Tennessee man was arrested for DUI and reckless endangerment after reportedly striking and killing a pedestrian with a vehicle Saturday. Authorities identified the deceased as 49-year-ol ...
NRC NAMES NEW SENIOR INSPECTOR AT WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials in Atlanta have named Wesley Deschaine as the new NRC Senior Resident Inspector at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant near Spring City. Each U.S. commercial nuc ...
SEVERAL COUNTIES IMPLEMENTING BURN BANS
With dry conditions persistent in the listening area, several counties implemented burn bans in an effort to prevent forest fires. The state of Tennessee is requiring all residents to acquire a permi ...
NEAR OR ABOVE 90 DEGREE WEATHER…..IN OCTOBER?
Apparently Mother Nature did not get the memo that it is about to be October in the area. Hot air continues its grip on the Cumberland Plateau and in the valley. The National Weather Service is call ...
EXPLOSIVE OPERATIONS DETECTION DOG JOINS PUTNAM CO. SHERIFF DEPT.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has a new addition to the K-9 Division. Niko, a two-year-old German shepherd, has joined the pack as the unit’s new Explosive Operations Detection K-9. His primary r ...
KAUFFMAN ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES IN RHEA COUNTY
A Spring City man is facing numerous charges after deputies reportedly found him unconscious in his vehicle in Evensville. Officers responded to the scene near Evensville Mountain Road and Liberty Hil ...










