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LOUDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WARNS RESIDENTS OF SCAM CALLS IMPERSONATING OFFICIALS
It’s that time again. The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) has issued an urgent warning to residents regarding a wave of fraudulent phone calls. Scammers
PUBLIC WEIGHS IN ON PROPOSED OAK RIDGE SMALL MODULAR REACTOR AT NRC HEARING
Roughly 100 area residents gathered at The Pollard Auditorium Center on Thursday, August 13, for a public meeting regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority’s proposed Clinch
TWRA SEARCHES FOR MISSING KAYAKER ON TELLICO LAKE
Authorities are actively searching for a kayaker on Tellico Lake after his watercraft was discovered adrift downriver from the Chilhowee Dam. According to the Tennessee
OAK RIDGE WARNS RESIDENTS OF FRAUDULENT SOLICITORS CLAIMING CITY AND TVA TIES
The City of Oak Ridge is urging local residents to stay vigilant following reports of unauthorized solicitors falsely claiming to be affiliated with local government
FORMER ORNL PROGRAM DIRECTOR SENTENCED TO NEARLY 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION CRIMES
56-year-old United Kingdom citizen and former Oak Ridge National Laboratory Program Director Andrew Worrall has been sentenced to 235 months—nearly 20 years—in federal prison followed
TENNESSEE EXECUTES ANTHONY DARRELL HINES AFTER FOUR DECADES ON DEATH ROW
Tennessee executed 66-year-old death row inmate Anthony Darrell Hines by lethal injection Thursday morning at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. Hines was pronounced
STATE REP. BUTLER URGES GOV. LEE TO BLOCK NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE SITES IN TENNESSEE
State Representative Ed Butler has formally requested that Governor Bill Lee oppose any initiatives aimed at establishing nuclear waste storage facilities in Tennessee, specifically raising
BLOUNT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ISSUES WARNING OVER ARREST-THREATENING JURY SUMMONS SCAM
Local law enforcement is urging residents to remain vigilant following a surge in reports concerning a deceptive jury duty scam targeting the community. According to
SHOOTING SUSPECT SURRENDERS AFTER CRITICAL INCIDENT IN MCMINN COUNTY
The multi-day manhunt for a McMinn County shooting suspect came to a peaceful end Tuesday morning when the fugitive turned himself in to local authorities.
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL RELEASES NEW BACK-TO-SCHOOL SAFETY VIDEO
As students head back to classrooms across the state, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) has released a new video resource aimed at keeping students, parents,
TWO MEN ARRESTED IN LOUDON COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNDERCOVER OPERATION
A multi-agency undercover operation targeting human trafficking in Loudon County has led to the arrest of two East Tennessee men. The two-day operation concluded on
WHITE COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS FOR AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE OF ONE-MONTH-OLD INFANT
A White County man has been sentenced to 22 years in the Tennessee Department of Correction without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to
FORMER DEKALB COUNTY BAND BOOSTERS TREASURER INDICTED FOR MISAPPROPRIATING OVER $48,000
A joint investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office and the Smithville City Police Department has led to the indictment of Megan Mosley, the former treasurer
COOKEVILLE MAN ARRESTED ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL CHARGES FOLLOWING CYBERTIP INVESTIGATION
A Putnam County resident is facing a class B felony charge after a multi-agency investigation led to the seizure of suspected child sexual abuse material
TENNESSEE OFFICIALS WARN RESIDENTS OF RISING FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE AUTO SCAMS
State regulators are renewing an urgent consumer alert regarding a wave of Facebook Marketplace scams targeting vehicle sellers across Tennessee, leaving victims without their cars,
TENNESSEE IMPLEMENTS TOTAL BAN ON KRATOM UNDER “MICHAEL DAVENPORT’S LAW”
Tennessee has officially instituted a zero-tolerance ban on kratom and all of its derivatives following the enactment of Public Chapter 950, commonly known as “Michael
LOUDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WARNS RESIDENTS OF SCAM CALLS IMPERSONATING OFFICIALS
It’s that time again. The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) has issued an urgent warning to residents regarding a wave of fraudulent phone calls. Scammers
PUBLIC WEIGHS IN ON PROPOSED OAK RIDGE SMALL MODULAR REACTOR AT NRC HEARING
Roughly 100 area residents gathered at The Pollard Auditorium Center on Thursday, August 13, for a public meeting regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority’s proposed Clinch
TWRA SEARCHES FOR MISSING KAYAKER ON TELLICO LAKE
Authorities are actively searching for a kayaker on Tellico Lake after his watercraft was discovered adrift downriver from the Chilhowee Dam. According to the Tennessee
OAK RIDGE WARNS RESIDENTS OF FRAUDULENT SOLICITORS CLAIMING CITY AND TVA TIES
The City of Oak Ridge is urging local residents to stay vigilant following reports of unauthorized solicitors falsely claiming to be affiliated with local government
FORMER ORNL PROGRAM DIRECTOR SENTENCED TO NEARLY 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION CRIMES
56-year-old United Kingdom citizen and former Oak Ridge National Laboratory Program Director Andrew Worrall has been sentenced to 235 months—nearly 20 years—in federal prison followed
TENNESSEE EXECUTES ANTHONY DARRELL HINES AFTER FOUR DECADES ON DEATH ROW
Tennessee executed 66-year-old death row inmate Anthony Darrell Hines by lethal injection Thursday morning at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. Hines was pronounced
STATE REP. BUTLER URGES GOV. LEE TO BLOCK NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE SITES IN TENNESSEE
State Representative Ed Butler has formally requested that Governor Bill Lee oppose any initiatives aimed at establishing nuclear waste storage facilities in Tennessee, specifically raising
BLOUNT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ISSUES WARNING OVER ARREST-THREATENING JURY SUMMONS SCAM
Local law enforcement is urging residents to remain vigilant following a surge in reports concerning a deceptive jury duty scam targeting the community. According to
SHOOTING SUSPECT SURRENDERS AFTER CRITICAL INCIDENT IN MCMINN COUNTY
The multi-day manhunt for a McMinn County shooting suspect came to a peaceful end Tuesday morning when the fugitive turned himself in to local authorities.
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL RELEASES NEW BACK-TO-SCHOOL SAFETY VIDEO
As students head back to classrooms across the state, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) has released a new video resource aimed at keeping students, parents,
TWO MEN ARRESTED IN LOUDON COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNDERCOVER OPERATION
A multi-agency undercover operation targeting human trafficking in Loudon County has led to the arrest of two East Tennessee men. The two-day operation concluded on
WHITE COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS FOR AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE OF ONE-MONTH-OLD INFANT
A White County man has been sentenced to 22 years in the Tennessee Department of Correction without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to
FORMER DEKALB COUNTY BAND BOOSTERS TREASURER INDICTED FOR MISAPPROPRIATING OVER $48,000
A joint investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office and the Smithville City Police Department has led to the indictment of Megan Mosley, the former treasurer
COOKEVILLE MAN ARRESTED ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL CHARGES FOLLOWING CYBERTIP INVESTIGATION
A Putnam County resident is facing a class B felony charge after a multi-agency investigation led to the seizure of suspected child sexual abuse material
TENNESSEE OFFICIALS WARN RESIDENTS OF RISING FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE AUTO SCAMS
State regulators are renewing an urgent consumer alert regarding a wave of Facebook Marketplace scams targeting vehicle sellers across Tennessee, leaving victims without their cars,
TENNESSEE IMPLEMENTS TOTAL BAN ON KRATOM UNDER “MICHAEL DAVENPORT’S LAW”
Tennessee has officially instituted a zero-tolerance ban on kratom and all of its derivatives following the enactment of Public Chapter 950, commonly known as “Michael
