HIGHWAY 62 SHUT DOWN AFTER MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT (NOW BACK OPEN)
Update:
Highway is now REOPENED
BLACKBURN REMOVES A.I. MORATORIUM FROM TRUMP’S BILL
On July 1, 2025, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) successfully removed a controversial AI moratorium from President Trump's tax and policy bill, which initially proposed a 10-year ban on states ...
LOUDON DEPUTY RETIRES AFTER 28 YEARS ON THE FORCE
From the Loudon County Sheriff's Office: CONGRATULATIONS DEPUTY CRAIG BREWER ON 28 INCREDIBLE YEARS! Yesterday, the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office proudly celebrated the career of Deputy Cra ...
CALIFORNIA WOMAN FACES 93 ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES
In Merced County, California, Jeannie Maxon faces 93 animal cruelty charges after authorities found 106 emaciated and 28 dead cats in an abandoned U-Haul van without food or water, with temperatures r ...
PUTNAM FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO HILHAM ROAD GARAGE FIRE
From the Putnam County Fire Department: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on Monday, June 30, 2025, the Putnam County Fire Department responded to a reported residential structure fire in the 3600 bl ...
CROSSVILLE SWAT CALLED TO ARREST BARRICADED MAN
On June 29, 2025, officers attempted to arrest Mr. Randy Tolle at his residence due to an active warrant from Sevier County. Tolle refused to exit, barricading himself inside, prompting officers to se ...
FOUR NOMINATED TO TVA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Trump administration nominated four individuals—Lee Beaman, Mitch Graves, Jeff Hagood, and Randall Jones—to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) board of directors, with terms expiring between 202 ...
NEW LENOIR CITY POLICE CHIEF SWORN IN
From the Lenoir City Police Police Department: Public Safety Director Don White and the Lenoir City Police Department welcome Chief of Police Jonathan Bryant! Chief Bryant was sworn in this mor ...
ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL PASSES SENATE BY ONE VOTE
Senate Republicans narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and spending bill, titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” with a 50-50 vote, Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaker. ...
CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION HIGHLIGHTS
The Crossville City Council convened a work session on July 1, 2025, despite the absence of two council members, Art Gernt and Mike Turner, who confirmed their attendance for the following week. Th ...
SHERIFF FARRIS ADDRESSES DISRUPTION AT PUTNAM COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING
From the Putnam County Sheriff's Office: At the conclusion of last night’s Putnam County Commission Meeting, a group of attendees, including individuals affiliated with the Putnam County Democr ...
TWO ARRESTED IN CROSSVILLE FOR STREET RACING
On Sunday, Officer Shade Foster observed two Ford Mustangs, one silver driven by Michael Fields and one gray driven by Preston Manley, engaging in a dangerous motor vehicle competition on N Main St an ...
