BECHTEL, KENTEN L Age: 23 Class: Race/Sex: W/M Intake Date: 03/06/2026 10:43 PM City: LYNCHBURG Arrested By Department: MARION COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE Arrested By Officer: MCSD RODERICK Release Date: Charge Bond DOMESTIC ASSAULT 0 CLEVELAND, ROBERT A Age: 41 Class: …
Two Arrested after Lockdown at Griffith Elementary in Sequatchie County
Friday morning, law enforcement responded to a situation at the Griffith Elementary school in parking lot involving a parent. The individual was taken into custody along with another adult by local authorities. During the response, law enforcement discovered drugs and weapons inside the individual’s vehicle. Sequatchie County Sheriff Bill Phillips reports, it is reported that …
Fire Destroys Mobile Home in Sequatchie County
A brush fire ended up destroying an unoccupied trailer home off Big Fork Road in Sequatchie County on Thursday, March 5. Crews with the Lone Oak Volunteer Fire Department responded around 6:00pm to the scene, around the time the brush fire extended to the building. Firefighters immediately started fire suppression efforts to bring it under …
Geotechnical Work Prompts Lane Closure in Signal Mountain
Beginning Monday, March 9, and continuing for five days, Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will perform subsurface investigations, including boring location checks, utility scanning, and general site assessment on SR 8 (Signal Mountain Road) between Palisades Road and the top of the mountain in preparation for an upcoming slope stabilization project in the area. …
Update on Man Arrested for Threats of Mass Violence on School Property in Bledsoe County
We have a follow-up to an incident that occurred on Tuesday in Bledsoe County. The sheriff’s office began investigating a threatening social media post directed toward Pikeville Elementary School in Pikeville, Tennessee. Detectives quickly identified the individual responsible for the post and made contact as part of the investigation. The post has since been removed …
Weekend Work For Haletown Fire and Rescue
On Saturday morning Haletown Fire and Rescue held their monthly training. It was a demonstration of fire behavior in a structure fire. Later in the morning Haletown Fire and Rescue to a vehicle fire just below the entrance to Riverdance restaurant at River Gorge causing a disruption in traffic flow. Upon arrival the Jeep had …
David Carroll’s News and Notes: Did We Forget Some Presidents?
It’s pop quiz time! Quick: tell me who was the first president. Did you say George Washington? Not so fast. Some historians say John Hanson. John who? That’s what I said! This makes absolutely no sense. All those textbooks and history teachers couldn’t have been wrong, right? According to a recent article in USA Today, …
TN State Forests Meet High Bar for Sustainable Management
Nashville, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry’s (TDF) state forest system has successfully completed its latest Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) audit, passing with no corrective action requests or observations. The independent audit confirms that TDF’s management approach and practices meet SFI’s rigorous standards for sustainable forest management, ensuring Tennessee’s state forests …
Suspected Shoplifter Leads Police on 25-Mile Chase Through North Alabama
A suspected shoplifter led law enforcement on a 25-mile chase through several North Alabama communities Saturday morning, allegedly crashing through a drive-thru area, destroying property, and abandoning a truck that later caught fire. According to the Scottsboro Police Department, Michael Lee White, 50, of Tupelo, Mississippi, has been charged with attempting to elude police (felony …




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