ATHENS MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT FATALITY INVESTIGATION *UPDATE*
From the Athens Police Department: ATHENS, TENNESSEE- June 20, 2025- Athens Police Department is still actively investigating the Motorcycle fatality that occurred the morning of Wednesday June 18t ...
FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION APPROVED FOR TN COUNTIES
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced President Trump’s approval of his request for a Major Disaster Declaration, making FEMA Individual Assistance available for nine countie ...
BLEDSOE COUNTY SCHOOL DIRECTOR SUBMITS RESIGNATION
According to a report by the Bledsonian Banner, Selina Sparkman, the Director of Schools for Bledsoe County, has submitted her resignation, which will be formally presented to the Bledsoe County Schoo ...
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF SEEKS HELP LOCATING MISSING TEEN
From Sheriff Tommy Jones: MISSING TEEN CADEN CHANCE LONG AUTISTIC 19 YEARS OLD MONROE COUNTY, TN Your help is needed to find and save a disabled man missing from Monroe County, TN. Caden Chanc ...
TNTECH ANNOUNCES CASEY FOX AS NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech University announced the hire of one of the top deputy athletic directors in the nation to lead its NCAA Division I athletics program. Casey Fox, most recentl ...
MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH ON STATE ROUTE 111
On June 19, 2025, at 2:42 PM CDT, a multi-vehicle crash was reported on State Route 111 Southbound in Van Buren County, Tennessee, at 2140 Hodges Ferry Road. The collision has blocked the right ...
TWO MEN CHARGED WITH CHILD SEX CRIMES IN TENNESSEE
In Sumner County, Tennessee, Dennis Gilliam was convicted on 20 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor following a jury trial, facing up to 120 years in prison without parole for possessing hundreds ...
TENNESSEE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS STEADY
NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate held steady last month at 3.5% and continues to track well below the national rate, according to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Wo ...
TWO ARRESTED IN TROUSDALE COUNTY CHILD RAPE INVESTIGATION
TROUSDALE COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into allegations of sexual assault against a child have resulted in the indictments and arrests of a wo ...
SWEETWATER 17-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH MURDER AND VULNERABLE ADULT ABUSE
A 17-year-old was charged with first-degree felony murder and aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult after the death of Steven Reed, 41, in Sweetwater. On June 12, 2025, Monroe County Sheriff’s d ...
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL GRADUATES 33 STATE TROOPERS
On June 18, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry welcomed the newest graduating classes of Tennessee State ...
SWEETWATER 17-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH MURDER AND VULNERABLE ADULT ABUSE
A 17-year-old was charged with first-degree felony murder and aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult after the death of Steven Reed, 41, in Sweetwater. On June 12, 2025, Monroe County Sheriff’s dep ...
