POLK COUNTY, TENN – A missing person’s investigation has turned into a murder investigation according to Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Benny R. Locke of the Benton Station community was last seen on December 7th. Mr. Locke is a 66-year-old white male approximately 5’6 140 lbs. Mr. Locke’s vehicle was located several miles from his residence. […]
Read More »Governor Lee Calls for Special Legislative Session on Education
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced a call for the Tennessee General Assembly to convene for a special legislative session on January 19, 2021 to address urgent issues facing Tennessee students and schools in the 2021-22 school year. Preliminary data projects an estimated 50% decrease in proficiency rates in 3rd grade reading and […]
Read More »Gov. Lee Joins Vice President Pence in Memphis for COVID-19 Vaccine Roundtable
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –Tennessee Governor Bill Lee will join Vice President Mike Pence in Memphis, Tennessee on Thursday, December 3rd in a roundtable highlighting Operation Warp Speed and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine distribution program, and Tennessee’s plan to operationalize vaccinations once approved. The governor and members of the Unified Command Group will hold […]
Read More »Gov. Lee Announces $50 Million in New Business Relief Funding
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group (FSAG) today announced an initial $50 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds for the new Supplemental Employer Recovery Grant (SERG) program to provide additional relief to small businesses suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new wave of funding includes specific support for minority-owned, women-owned and […]
Read More »New Loudon County Detention Facility open and operational
LOUDON COUNTY, TENNESSEE – Sheriff Tim Guider gave the official green light to transition inmates from the existing jail to the recently completed, state-of-the-art, LCSO Detention Facility. That transition took place Monday morning and was completed by the early afternoon. The new LCSO Detention Facility is capable of housing approximately 250 inmates in a more […]
Read More »VFW presents 9/11 officer of the year to K9 deputy and first responders
LOUDON, TENNESSEE – On what is one of the most sacred of days for first responders all over the United States, the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) held its annual 9/11 Remembrance and First Responder Recognition Ceremony outside the Loudon City Fire Department. During the ceremony, and in between pause’s for […]
Read More »Sheriff’s office investigating human remains
MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE – Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said the Sheriff’s Office is investigating human remains that were found on private property late last week. The remains were taken to Knox County Regional Forensic Center for analysis and positive identification. The remains, which appear to be of an adult male, were located on private […]
Read More »Undercover buy-bust leads to one drug trafficking arrest
On June 25, 2020, The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division with the help of the Vonore Police Department set up an undercover buy-bust takedown on a suspected Methamphetamine trafficker in Monroe County, TN. An undercover Law Enforcement Officer was utilized in purchasing Methamphetamine from Lawrence Bryant. Mr. Bryant delivered the Methamphetamine to a location […]
Read More »Louisville man charged in connection to death of infant son
MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE – Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said an 18-year-old Louisville man was charged Thursday in the death of his infant son. Corey Ryan Dillow, 18, Red Hill Drive, Louisville, is in custody in the Blount County Correctional Facility. Dillow is charged with criminal homicide and aggravated child abuse. He is being held […]
Read More »Bradley County woman exploited elderly couple for over $60,000
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. – Victoria Cyrus has been taken into custody by Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Team on charges of Financial Exploitation of an Elderly/Vulnerable Person and Theft over $60,000. The victims, an elderly husband and wife both with memory impairment, reported that Cyrus had previously been employed as their caregiver. On April […]
Read More »Bradley County woman allegedly exploited elderly couple for over $60,000
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. – Victoria Cyrus has been taken into custody by Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Team on charges of Financial Exploitation of an Elderly/Vulnerable Person and Theft over $60,000. The victims, an elderly husband and wife both with memory impairment, reported that Cyrus had previously been employed as their caregiver. On April […]
Read More »Lee grants mayors in 89 counties authority to issue mask requirements
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 54 to grant county mayors in 89 counties the authority to issue local mask requirements in the event of a significant rise in COVID-19 cases. “While our densely populated urban areas continue to have the highest COVID-19 case rates, our local governments expressed a need for […]
Read More »Lee grants mayors in 89 counties authority to issue mask requirements
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 54 to grant county mayors in 89 counties the authority to issue local mask requirements in the event of a significant rise in COVID-19 cases. “While our densely populated urban areas continue to have the highest COVID-19 case rates, our local governments expressed a need for […]
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