DALE HOLLOW LAKE, PLANKYARD ROAD ACCESS AREA CLOSING APRIL 1
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces the Plankyard Access Area at Dale Hollow Lake near Byrdstown, Tennessee, is closing for an unspecified time period as of April 1. The P ...
SEATBELT USAGE RATES UP SIGNIFICANTLY IN TENNESSEE, STUDY SHOWS
This week the Tennessee Highway Safety Office announced a significant increase in the state’s overall seat belt usage rate, compared to previous years. The usage rate rose from 88.5 percent in 2017 to ...
TENNESSEE’S “BATHROOM BILL” INCLUDES MORE PLACES CONSIDERED AS PUBLIC
The “New Bathroom Bill,” SB1297/HB1151, has been expanded and now includes additional areas considered “public” places. The bill – which would charge members of the opposite sex with indecent expos ...
OAK RIDGE POLICE CRUISER HAS UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH A TURKEY
An Oak Ridge police officer had an unexpected encounter with wildlife last week. Well, his cruiser did, at any rate. The Oak Ridge Police Department posted this video to Facebook. The department ...
NEWBORN DIES DAYS AFTER PREGNANT KENTUCKY MOTHER FATALLY SHOT
Authorities in Whitley County, Kentucky, are investigating a double homicide, now that four-day-old Amelia Johnson has died. Geri Johnson, age 29, of Williamsburg, Kentucky, was seven months pregna ...
TWO INJURED, ONE SERIOUSLY IN FRIDAY CRASH IN THE ALLARDT COMMUNITY
FROM FENTRESS COURIER Two persons were injured, one seriously, in an accident which occurred Friday, March 15 about 1:30 p.m. on Hwy. 52 near the west Allardt City limit sign. According t ...
HARRIMAN RESIDENTS GETTING FAKE POLICE CALLS SAYING “WE HAVE A WARRANT AND YOU’RE GOING TO BE ARRESTED”
Harriman Police are reporting a phone scam going around that scares people into thinking they're going to be arrested. The following was posted on Harriman's Police Facebook page: We have received ...
SMOKE COVERS HALF OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY TUESDAY, CITIZENS CONCERNED
We got some calls Tuesday afternoon from concerned residents over ‘lots of smoke’ lingering over the county. One caller said it looked like half the county was on fire. A check with the County Fire ...
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS ONE STEP CLOSER TO SPEEDING UP DEATH-ROW EXECUTIONS
As U.S. executions hover near historically low levels, a bill passed by the Tennessee House aims to remove one state court's review before putting inmates to death which ultimately would speed up the ...
NC MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER AT WEST MORRISTOWN HOTEL
Morristown police have charged 38-year-old Jacob Thomas Marzullo of Maggie Valley, North Carolina, with second-degree murder in the death of Thomas Frederick Taylor at a Morristown hotel. Authorities ...
NEW STATE EMPLOYEES COSTING $65 MILLION SINCE GOVERNOR LEE TOOK OFFICE
Since voters elected Bill Lee governor on Nov. 6, Tennessee state government has hired roughly 1,800 employees costing taxpayers $65 million, according to a USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee analysis of s ...
SUSPICIOUS DEATH UNDER INVESTIGATION IN HAMILTON COUNTY
Little is known at this time about the circumstances surrounding a suspicious death in Hamilton County over the weekend. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says an investigation is underway after ...
