LOUDON CO SEEKING PUBLICS HELP IN LOCATING MISSING TEEN
The Loudon County Sheriff's Office requested the public's help to locate missing 14-year-old, Austin Ryan Medina. The Sheriff's Office said Medina was last seen around 10 p.m. Sunday. He is described ...
BLEDSOE COUNTY MANHUNT ENDS WITH RESIDENT CAPTURING SUSPECT
A manhunt in Bledsoe County Saturday ended with a resident capturing the wanted man. According to authorities, an individual later identified as Tyler Shell, stole a vehicle in Sequatchie County Satur ...
MARYVILLE POLICE OFFICER SUSPENDED FOR 3 DAYS AFTER ON-DUTY CRASH
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash involving on-duty Maryville police officer Austin Green. (Protocol dictates outside agencies conduct officer-involved collision investigatio ...
ALLERGY CONCERNS PROMPT END TO SHELTER-DOGS-IN-COURTHOUSE POLICY
In a short-lived county decision, shelter dogs hoping to find families could visit the Hamilton County Courthouse; but due to allergy concerns, pooches are no longer welcome. Wednesday, Hamilton Coun ...
STATE’S VOUCHER-STYLE BILL VERSION RESTORES FUNDS FOR HOMESCHOOLING
A proposal by Governor Bill Lee would restore funds for homeschooling families, sources say. The voucher-style school-choice initiative made it through a Senate panel Wednesday and now must survive Ho ...
KENTUCKY WOMAN ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE DRUG CHARGES, TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS
Wayne County deputies conducting a traffic stop on North Second Street in Monticello, Kentucky, seized a large quantity of narcotics last evening. Upon stopping the vehicle driven by 40-year-old Da ...
GOVERNOR SIGNS LAW TO ALLOW ALCOHOL AT EAST TN CAMPUS VENUES FOR CONCERTS
A bill signed into law by Governor Bill Lee will permit alcohol sales at Neyland Stadium and Thompson-Boling Arena for concerts and special events – but not at games. The SEC’s strict no-alcohol polic ...
FOUR FINALISTS ANNOUNCED IN UT KNOXVILLE’S CHANCELLOR SEARCH
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has narrowed the search for its next chancellor to four finalists: Donde Plowman, executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer at the University of N ...
WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN ANNUAL WRITERS COMPETITION
At the Tennessee Mountain Writers’ 31st annual conference in Oak Ridge over the weekend, several area writers came up winners in various categories. Separate categories gave student and adult write ...
BILL COULD ALLOW PARENTS TO SEEK COMMEMORATIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATES AFTER MISCARRIAGE
A bill awaiting Governor Bill Lee's signature could allow grieving Tennessee parents of miscarried children to request a commemorative birth certificate. If passed, the doctor who confirms the loss ...
LOADED FIREARM FOUND AT CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT EARLY THIS MORNING
Officers from the Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded Ruger 9mm semi-automatic pistol inside a passenger’s carry-on luggage at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport about 5:30 th ...
BAXTER, TN, MAN WANTS LAWS CHANGED AFTER NEIGHBOR KILLED THREE OF HIS DOGS
A middle Tennessee man is fighting for change after he said a neighboring farmer shot and killed three dogs that got loose. Jared Bandy of Putnam County says after the shooting, he lost his tempter ...
