FENTRESS COUNTY MAN FACES ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES
A Fentress County man is facing multiple charges of animal cruelty after several horses were found starved to death on his farm. 73-year-old Francis Smallwood is scheduled to appear in court next mont ...
FORMER DECATUR TN POLICE OFFICER INDICTED AFTER TBI INVESTIGATION
A former Decatur police officer has been indicted following a misconduct investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The Meigs County Grand Jury indicted 28-year-old Eobard Thawne with one ...
VANDALS USE “SILLY STRING” ON VEHICLE
Vandals in Crossville have a new tool. Silly String! Police answered a call of vandalism at a Brookside Dr. home Thursday. When they arrived, officers found a 2013 Mazda ML3 covered in Silly String. T ...
21 CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES WILL BE REMOVED INTACT FROM NASHVILLE AREA
The fate of 22 cherry blossom trees has caused quite a stir in Nashville. It was announced Saturday that the trees would be removed Monday( 4-1) morning from an area that lined 1st Ave. along the down ...
GOV. LEE EXPECTED TO SIGN A BILL STOPPING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM BANNING PLASTIC BAGS
According to Gov. Bill Lee's camp, the governor is expected to sign a bill prohibiting local governments from banning things like plastic bags. On Thursday, the Tennessee Senate agreed with a House ve ...
GOLF CART STOLEN FROM CUMBERLAND COUNTY RV PARK
Thieves were able to steal a golf cart from a Cumberland County RV Park this past week. Deputies responded to the Holiday Out RV Park on Comanche Trail for the report. Office staff told officers that ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY DEPUTIES INVOLVED IN HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT THURSDAY
Thursday, Cumberland County deputies were involved in a high-speed chase on Highway 70 West. Officers clocked an oncoming vehicle as traveling 65 mph in a 55-mph zone. As deputies attempted a traffic ...
BURNETTE ST. RESIDENT FACES DRUG CHARGES AFTER POLICE FOLLOWUP ON TIP
A Crossville resident was charged with manufacture, delivery, sale of a controlled substance this past week. Police investigated a report of drug activity at a Burnette St. apartment. 58-year-old Jeff ...
RECOVERY COURTS ADVOCATE FOR THOSE IN THE GRIP OF ADDICTION
According to a posting on the 13th Judicial District Recovery Courts Facebook page, “Recovery Courts Day on the Hill 2019 is in the books.” Representatives spent the day yesterday talking with legisla ...
PIKEVILLE WOMAN INDICTED FOR BRIBING OFFICER, JUDGE
A Bledsoe County woman has been indicted on bribery charges. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a Bledsoe County grand jury indicted 48-year-old Sonya Hawkins Nale of Pikeville Monday on tw ...
WRONGFUL-DEATH CASE AGAINST BLOUNT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY AND FIRED DEPUTY PROCEEDS
Federal Court Judge Pamela Reeves has ruled a portion of the wrongful-death lawsuit against Blount County Sheriff’s deputy Jerry Burns and fired deputy James Patty to go forward. The deputies invol ...
LANCASTER ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER ROANE COUNTY TRAFFIC STOP
A traffic stop last evening resulted in one man going to jail after a Roane County deputy saw his vehicle speeding and swerving along Roane State Highway (Highway 70). Deputies pulled the driver ov ...
