MURFREESBORO GUN STORE CLERKS CHASE TEEN THIEVES, HOLD THEM AT GUNPOINT
You have to be a special kind of reckless to attempt to steal from a gun store. That’s what 21-year-old Even Bell and 19-year-old J’Darrius Rice, both of Chattanooga, learned Tuesday afternoon, when t ...
STATE SPORTS BETTING BILL PASSES LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Legalized sports betting has taken a step closer toward passage in Tennessee. HB1 was approved Wednesday by the Departments and Agencies Subcommittee. It was the first of several hurdles the bill face ...
POPULAR FROZEN-BEVERAGE COMPANY RELOCATING HQ TO TENNESSEE
Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today an iconic frozen-beverage company is pulling up its California roots for the friendlier bu ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT. INVESTIGATING TRIO OF BURGLARIES
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department investigators have had their hands full with a rash of burglaries from vacant properties the past few days. Saturday afternoon, Cumberland County deputies res ...
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS ADVANCE FETAL HEARTBEAT BILL
A state bill that would essentially ban most abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat has cleared another legislative hurdle and now advances to the full House for a vote. "This is an issue tha ...
OAK RIDGE POLICE ARREST FIVE SUSPECTS IN COUNTERFEIT BUST
Last Thursday, February 21, the Oak Ridge Police Department arrested five suspects following a fraudulent transaction with counterfeit money. Officers were notified by a local business suspected co ...
PROPOSED BILL WOULD LIMIT TOBACCO, VAPE SALES TO THOSE AGE 21 AND UP
Several lawmakers in the state are pushing to raise the minimum age for buying tobacco or vaping products to 21 from 18. This week, Republican State Sen. Shane Reeves and House Rep. Bob Ramsey said t ...
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR PROPOSES $15.3 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has proposed in excess of $15 million in additional funds for mental-health initiatives in the state. Lee said $11.2 million in new funding would help with funding mental- ...
DEPUTY STEVE HINKLE, SHOT DURING BLOUNTVILLE STANDOFF, HAS DIED
Sullivan County Sheriff's Deputy Steve Hinkle has died. Hinkle, shot during a standoff at a Blountville home on Saturday, died Tuesday afternoon at an area hospital. The Tennessee Bureau of Investiga ...
CROSSVILLE MARKS “TREE CITY U.S.A.” DESIGNATION WITH SEEDLING GIVEAWAY MARCH 1
To mark the start of tree-planting season in Tennessee, the Crossville Tree Board will again celebrate Arbor Day with a tree giveaway. This year’s giveaway will be Friday, March 1 at the Turner Field ...
TRAILER STOLEN FROM ZUERCHER ELECTRIC COMPANY
Monday evening, a Zuercher Electric Company trailer was reported stolen from an open barn on Finley Road. The trailer, a black twenty-foot utility trailer with 2-by-12 sixteen-foot rails, has ZEC s ...
VEHICLE THEFT LANDS WOMAN IN JAIL ON THEFT, METH CHARGES
Monday, Cumberland County deputies responded to a home on Ocalala Trail in Lake Tansi, for a stolen Chevy Avalanche. The owner also said a woman who was at the home when he went to bed was also gone. ...
