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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
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
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
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
TENNESSEE WOMAN SUES FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR ALLOWING ESCAPEE TO KILL HER HUSBAND
A Tennessee woman is suing the Washington, D.C., Department of Corrections and a halfway house over an escapee who’s accused of killing her husband. News
GUILTY PLEAS ENTERED IN 2018 CVS PHARMACY ROBBERY IN HARRIMAN
Two people entered plea agreements in connection with a 2018 robbery of the CVS Pharmacy in Harriman. On March 15, William Hagan Folger entered a
TBI IDENTIFIES DECEASED MAN IN GREENEVILLE OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has said 24-year-old Anthony Orlando Bowers of Asheville, North Carolina, died from injuries sustained after he shot two Greeneville police officers
ILLEGAL CHARGED IN FATAL CHAPMAN HIGHWAY CRASH HAS BEEN DEPORTED
An ICE spokesman confirmed this afternoon Francisco-Eduardo Franco Cambrany, the illegal alien charged in the December 2018 crash that killed Pierce Corcoran, has been deported.
OPERATION INCOGNITO UNDERWAY IN TENNESSEE
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office is kicking off its initiative to catch distracted drivers. Last year, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office launched “Operation Incognito” as
NAKED WOMAN NABBED AT WAFFLE HOUSE… FOR MURDER
An accused killer was captured Saturday morning at a Waffle House, naked. According to Metro Nashville Police, 19-year-old Montessa Tate-Thornton was arrested at the Harding
DYER COUNTY MAN FACES FEDERAL CHARGES IN WARTBURG TEEN’S DISAPPEARANCE
A West Tennessee man faces federal charges in the disappearance of a Wartburg teen late last year. Federal court documents show 45-year-old Richard Edward Gilliland
COACH BARNES DECIDES TO REMAIN AT U.T. AS HEAD COACH, TURNING DOWN OFFER FROM UCLA
He’s not going anywhere. Tennessee Coach Rick Barnes is staying at UT. Barnes had been courted by UCLA to the tune of $5mil salary. In
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 ...
TENNESSEE WOMAN SUES FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR ALLOWING ESCAPEE TO KILL HER HUSBAND
A Tennessee woman is suing the Washington, D.C., Department of Corrections and a halfway house over an escapee who's accused of killing her husband. News outlets report Lana Paavola accuses them of ...
GUILTY PLEAS ENTERED IN 2018 CVS PHARMACY ROBBERY IN HARRIMAN
Two people entered plea agreements in connection with a 2018 robbery of the CVS Pharmacy in Harriman. On March 15, William Hagan Folger entered a plea agreement with the 9th District Attorney Gener ...
TBI IDENTIFIES DECEASED MAN IN GREENEVILLE OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has said 24-year-old Anthony Orlando Bowers of Asheville, North Carolina, died from injuries sustained after he shot two Greeneville police officers Sunday. Th ...
ILLEGAL CHARGED IN FATAL CHAPMAN HIGHWAY CRASH HAS BEEN DEPORTED
An ICE spokesman confirmed this afternoon Francisco-Eduardo Franco Cambrany, the illegal alien charged in the December 2018 crash that killed Pierce Corcoran, has been deported. Cambrany had been l ...
OPERATION INCOGNITO UNDERWAY IN TENNESSEE
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office is kicking off its initiative to catch distracted drivers. Last year, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office launched “Operation Incognito” as a way to catch distra ...
NAKED WOMAN NABBED AT WAFFLE HOUSE… FOR MURDER
An accused killer was captured Saturday morning at a Waffle House, naked. According to Metro Nashville Police, 19-year-old Montessa Tate-Thornton was arrested at the Harding Place Waffle House afte ...
DYER COUNTY MAN FACES FEDERAL CHARGES IN WARTBURG TEEN’S DISAPPEARANCE
A West Tennessee man faces federal charges in the disappearance of a Wartburg teen late last year. Federal court documents show 45-year-old Richard Edward Gilliland of Dyer County, Tennessee, faces ...
COACH BARNES DECIDES TO REMAIN AT U.T. AS HEAD COACH, TURNING DOWN OFFER FROM UCLA
He's not going anywhere. Tennessee Coach Rick Barnes is staying at UT. Barnes had been courted by UCLA to the tune of $5mil salary. In the end, the National Coach of the Year chose to stay at U.T ...
