TWRA, STATE, U.S. AND POLK COUNTY CREWS SEARCH FOR MISSING KAYAKER IN POLK COUNTY
TWRA law enforcement officers, along with Polk County Fire and Rescue, Polk County EMA, Polk County Sheriff’s Department, State Parks Crews and U.S. Forest Service law-enforcement personnel, are searc ...
TBI IDENTIFIES VICTIM IN CLAIBORNE COUNTY OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING
Police in Claiborne County shot and killed a Sevierville woman Sunday afternoon during a foot chase that followed a vehicle pursuit. Police say 37-year-old Elizabeth Ann Stropp pulled a weapon while ...
ACTOR WILLIAM SHATNER DEBUTS COUNTRY SONGS AT GRAND OLE OPRY
In a move designed to boldly take him where no Starfleet captain has gone before, actor William Shatner took the stage for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry to debut songs from his new country albu ...
TVA PREPS FOR MORE RAIN IN THE COMING WEEK
In anticipation of more rain this week, the Tennessee Valley Authority says it is planning to spill dams across the state and take other precautions to avoid potential flooding. The TVA’s River Forec ...
MCMINN COUNTY HOMESCHOOLER CHARGED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA THREAT
A McMinn County homeschooler has been charged with making threats against another student over social media. In a release from Sheriff Joe Guy, school officials and authorities responded Thursday nigh ...
OFF-DUTY HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF
A Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper accidentally shot himself Saturday. A spokesperson for THP reports that the trooper, who was not identified, was reportedly handling the weapon when it “accidentally ...
2 TEENS KILLED IN FRIDAY CRASH IN COOKEVILLE
Two teens were killed in a single vehicle crash in Cookeville Friday. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 16-year-old Layton Proffitt was driving westbound on Pippin Road in a 2002 Dodge DSX, w ...
PAIR ARRESTED IN OLIVER SPRINGS AFTER KERFUFFLE WITH HOMEOWNER
This morning, Roane County deputies responded to a home on Fairview Circle in Oliver Springs, for a report of a man “trying to fight people.” The resident said her grandson, 23-year-old Brian Austin ...
STRING OF PRO-LIFE BILLS PROPOSED IN TENNESSEE
Lawmakers in Tennessee have introduced a range of legislation following Gov. Bill Lee’s promise to support any bill that reduces the number of abortions in the state. This comes in alignment with a na ...
MCGHEE-TYSON AIRPORT NOW OFFERS NONSTOP SERVICE TO LAGUARDIA AIRPORT IN NEW YORK
American Airlines has announced the launch of direct flights from McGhee-Tyson Airport to New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The airline announced the new route to accommodate changing needs in the area. ...
TDOT SPOKESMAN CLARIFIES STATUS OF REPAIRS TO HIGHWAY 116 IN ANDERSON COUNTY
Clarifying the status of the repairs underway on Highway 116 in Anderson County, TDOT spokesperson Mark Nagi said this morning one lane of the roadway between Indian Fork Lane and Bunch Cemetery is op ...
ANDERSON COUNTY BLAZE KILLS TWO, INJURES ONE
A house fire outside Rocky Top killed two people and injured one late Wednesday afternoon. Deputies and fire crews from the Medford, Briceville and Andersonville Volunteer Fire departments responded t ...
