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Putnam County Sheriff's Office Press Release: On Wednesday Evening, May 6, 2026, Putnam County Sheriff's Office Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 on a white Nissan Sedan for failure t...

Press Release from Cumberland County Mayor's Office: Today, Cumberland County EMS had the honor of recognizing three members of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office for their extraordinary actions t...

On Thursday, Governor Bill Lee signed Tennessee's new U. S. congressional district map into law. It divides Memphis, which traditionally votes Democratic, into three separate districts. The NAACP has ...

A multi-day manhunt has ended for a retired Army Special Forces Veteran wanted for shooting his wife during a domestic altercation. On Wednesday, the Stewart County Sheriff's Office SWAT, along with T...

Fentress County Sheriff Hunter Fowler has released a statement saying that he was made aware of a situation involving inmate absentee ballots at the Fentress County Jail. Sheriff Fowler said it is his...

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office invites the public in joining them in extending a warm welcome to Kevin Helwig who will be serving as a Correction Officer at the Cumberland County Jail. (Photo ...

On Saturday afternoon, May 2, 2026 a flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard's 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion assisted multiple emergency and law enforcement agencies rescue a lost hi...

A suspect has been arrested in connection to the May 2023 copper wire theft from Portobello American in Baxter, TN. Portobello reported that someone had stolen 1000 ft of copper wire from their constr...

Knoxville Police Department Press Release: A 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash that happened Monday evening in the area of Merchant Drive and Central Avenue Pike. At around 6:40 p.m. on M...

In the 2026 Cumberland County Republican Primary, incumbent Allen Foster retained the Mayoral nomination with 5,088 votes (79%) against Michael Findley. Incumbent Kim Tollett Wyatt secured the County ...