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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
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
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
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
REED RETIRES AS PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR IN ROCKWOOD
Mike Reed is retiring from the City of Rockwood after 30 years of service as Director of Parks and Recreation – 25 full-time and five
ANDERSONVILLE WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF SHOOTING DEATH OF HER HUSBAND IN 2017
Late this morning, after a three-day trial, a Union County jury deliberated just three hours before finding 44-year-old Shannon Leigh Smith of Andersonville guilty of
FEMALE BODY FOUND LAST NIGHT IN LOUDON COUNTY, MAY BE WOMAN MISSING SINCE MARCH 15
Loudon County Sheriff’s Office confirms a female body was found near the Polecat Boat Dock at 10:50 p.m. Thursday night. They believe it is the body
METH SEIZED IN RHEA COUNTY RAID ON VEHICLE FROM OUT OF STATE
Early this morning, deputies and detectives with the Rhea County Sheriff’s Office spotted a vehicle occupied by subjects transporting illegal narcotics from out of state.
ROCKWOOD CITY COUNCIL APPROVES SALE OF FORMER FIRE STATION NO. 2
Rockwood City Council members Monday approved the higher of two bids from a proposal to buy the long-closed Fire Station No. 2 property on South
FUNDING FOR MORE SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES? COUNTY MAYOR FOSTER WEIGHS IN
When the issue of staffing in the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department came up twice in the past few weeks, it was revealed Sheriff Casey Cox
CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAYOR ALLEN FOSTER DISCUSSES SOME OF HIS 2019 WISH-LIST ITEMS
When 1057 News sat down with Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster this morning, he had a little to say about a number of topics. “I
UPDATE ON COUNTY MAYOR’S BROADBAND SURVEY AND THE SPIRIT BROADBAND SETTLEMENT
If you haven’t already taken the Cumberland County broadband internet online survey, County Mayor Allen Foster urges you to do so. “We’ve gotten a good
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 ...
REED RETIRES AS PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR IN ROCKWOOD
Mike Reed is retiring from the City of Rockwood after 30 years of service as Director of Parks and Recreation – 25 full-time and five part-time years. Today at noon his city colleagues gave him a r ...
ANDERSONVILLE WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF SHOOTING DEATH OF HER HUSBAND IN 2017
Late this morning, after a three-day trial, a Union County jury deliberated just three hours before finding 44-year-old Shannon Leigh Smith of Andersonville guilty of second-degree murder in the July ...
FEMALE BODY FOUND LAST NIGHT IN LOUDON COUNTY, MAY BE WOMAN MISSING SINCE MARCH 15
Loudon County Sheriff's Office confirms a female body was found near the Polecat Boat Dock at 10:50 p.m. Thursday night. They believe it is the body of 31-year-old Elisha Carpenter, but cannot confirm ...
METH SEIZED IN RHEA COUNTY RAID ON VEHICLE FROM OUT OF STATE
Early this morning, deputies and detectives with the Rhea County Sheriff’s Office spotted a vehicle occupied by subjects transporting illegal narcotics from out of state. When the vehicle refused to s ...
ROCKWOOD CITY COUNCIL APPROVES SALE OF FORMER FIRE STATION NO. 2
Rockwood City Council members Monday approved the higher of two bids from a proposal to buy the long-closed Fire Station No. 2 property on South Kingston Avenue. The City Council accepted a bid of $8, ...
FUNDING FOR MORE SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES? COUNTY MAYOR FOSTER WEIGHS IN
When the issue of staffing in the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department came up twice in the past few weeks, it was revealed Sheriff Casey Cox had sought funding for four additional patrol deputies l ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAYOR ALLEN FOSTER DISCUSSES SOME OF HIS 2019 WISH-LIST ITEMS
When 1057 News sat down with Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster this morning, he had a little to say about a number of topics. “I would love to get broadband,” he said of the item topping his wish l ...
UPDATE ON COUNTY MAYOR’S BROADBAND SURVEY AND THE SPIRIT BROADBAND SETTLEMENT
If you haven’t already taken the Cumberland County broadband internet online survey, County Mayor Allen Foster urges you to do so. “We’ve gotten a good response,” Foster told 1057 news this mornin ...
