CURTIS WATSON SPOTTED NEAR PRISON HE ESCAPED FROM
The Tennessee Department of Correction has confirmed escaped inmate Curtis Watson was spotted early this morning in Henning, Tennessee. This is just a few miles from West Tennessee Prison where he esc ...
RENEGADE MOUNTAIN TO REFIT WATER TOWER, GET NEW WATER SUPPLY LINE
After 8 years, lots of legal issues and expenses, Renegade Mountain residents now have water from Crab Orchard Utility District. Officials say the state is investing in refitting the water tower and i ...
LOUDON COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY GOOD-BYE TO K-9 OFFICER DAGGER
Saturday morning, deputies with the Loudon County Sheriff's Dept. paid their respects to a fallen comrade as LCPD K-9 Officer Dagger lost his battle with cancer. The canine was 9-years-old. K-9 Corpor ...
TBI RELEASES STATEMENT ON OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN BRADLEY COUNTY
The TBI has released a statement concerning an officer-involved shooting in Bradley County Saturday morning: At the request of 10th District Attorney General Stephen Crump, TBI Agents are investigati ...
KNOXVILLE MAN DIES WHILE HIKING IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
A 58-year-old Knoxville man has died from a cardiac event while hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rangers say that Harold Thompson was on the Injun Creek Manway leading to the Grapeya ...
WEBSITE REPORTS KNOXVILLE HOT CAR CHILD DEATH IS 3RD IN 2019
According to kidsandcars.org, the small child that died after being left in a hot car in Knoxville Friday, was the third child to die that way in Tennessee in 2019. Neither the age or gender of the ch ...
MILLER CHOSEN AS DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS FOR ALVIN C. YORK INSTITUTE
Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn is pleased to announce Dr. Joe Miller as Director of Schools for the Alvin C. York Institute in Jamestown, TN. Dr. Miller most recently ser ...
ACCUSED HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKER FOUND DEAD OF APPARENT SUICIDE
The man accused of dealing in national human sex trafficking committed suicide in federal jail overnight. Law enforcement officials report that Jeffrey Epstein was being housed in jail in lower Manha ...
DEVELOPING STORY – ROANE COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO BLAZE
DEVELOPING STORY - Several Roane County fire department units responded this afternoon to the 1100th block of Old Harriman Highway for a structure fire. Crews arrived to see the large building fully e ...
TOURISM INCREASES IN COUNTIES IN THE LISTENING AREA
In a report released this week, Tennessee saw 119 million domestic visitors in 2018, up 5.1% from 113 million the previous year. The state also hit a record-high $22 billion in domestic and internatio ...
TWO PAVING PROJECTS IN CROSSVILLE CREATING DAILY TRAFFIC BACKUPS
Two road paving projects in Crossville is creating traffic backups in the daytime hours. One is on Highway 70 West from east of Pomona Road to West Avenue. The second is on Highway 127 South from just ...
TENNESSEE PRISON ESCAPEE NOW WANTED FOR MURDER
Arrest warrants have been obtained by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for Curtis Ray Watson, who escaped from a West Tennessee prison on Wednesday and killed a prison administrator. The TBI sai ...









