A fatal crash brought traffic to a standstill on I-24 eastbound in Marion County Saturday morning. According to TDOT, the crash occurred just before 6 a.m. around mile marker 139, at the foot of Monteagle Mountain. Traffic was completely stopped before the Tennessee Highway Patrol started to divert traffic trough Monteagle to Tracy City and …
Category: Tennessee
Dunlap Man Indicted, Charged with Attempted 1st Degree Murder
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Dunlap man in connection to an officer-involved shooting that occurred in December. On December 28th, at the request of 11th Judicial District Attorney General Coty Wamp, TBI special agents began investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved …
Lawsuit Against Two Jasper Police Officers Dismissed
According to court records, a lawsuit alleging that two Jasper, TN police officers violated a man’s constitutional rights and caused him emotional and physical harm during a traffic stop has been dismissed. According to a court report from Judge Curtis L. Collier, for the reasons set forth in the accompanying memorandum, Defendants’ motion for summary …
Tennessee Lawmaker wants Harsher Penalties against those Convicted of Rape of a Child
A Tennessee lawmaker has introduced legislation related to the death penalty for the rape of a child. Republican State Representative Greg Martin of Hixson filed House Bill 1454 in the Tennessee General Assembly. The bill would expand the aggravating circumstances under which prosecutors may seek the death penalty for the rape of a child. The …
Verizon to give $20 Credit after Wednesday Issues
Verizon customers who were affected by a widespread outage Wednesday afternoon will receive a $20 credit on their accounts, but it won’t automatically show up unless it’s redeemed. You will receive a text message when the credit is available. On average, this covers multiple days of service. Business customers will be contacted directly about their credits. Verizon …
Verizon iPhone Customers Experience Problems on Wednesday
A Verizon outage has affected individuals and businesses across the nation on Wednesday. Some customers who have iPhones experienced their device being in “SOS” mode. This means that the devices did not have adequate cell service. About 66% of the reported problems have involved customers’ mobile phones. In this situation, individuals were only able to …
Tennessee Ranks 3rd Most Dangerous to Drive In
A new analysis has ranked Tennessee as one of the most dangerous U.S. states to drive in. The new analysis from iSelect ranked Tennessee as the third-most dangerous state to drive in, behind No. 2 Texas and No. 1 Mississippi. The report also determined the most dangerous roads in Tennessee by total crashes. It found …
Four Tennessee Inmates Set for Execution This Year
The Tennessee Supreme Court has scheduled four executions in 2026. This would include Christa Pike. She was convicted of murder at age 18 in 1995 in East Tennessee. She was also convicted of attempted first-degree murder after she tried to kill another state inmate in 2001. Currently Pike is suing the state to halt her …
Scam Alert from the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office
The Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Department has recently learned of a phone scam targeting some individuals in the area. The caller states that they have important legal information to discuss with you, and then falsely assured that a warrant has been issued and demands payment of bond money to avoid arrest. Please note that the Sequatchie …
13 Local Football Players Named All-State
The 2025 Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State football team includes 9 South Pittsburg Pirates, 3 Marion County Warriors and 1 Grundy County Yellow Jacket. Class 1A OFFENSE QB – Cole Brown, McKenzie* QB – Caden Jones, South Pittsburg, Sr. QB – Nolan Adams, Clay County, Sr. RB – Jaiden Bunch, Coalfield* RB – Ja’Mychal Buckner, …



