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The Fentress County Sheriff's Department has partnered with the Regional Overdose Prevention Specialist in becoming the first county to be a part of the "Leave Behind Program". This program offers Law...

For the third time in the last four years, Tennessee baseball had a player selected in the first round of the MLB Draft, as pitcher Chase Dollander was taken with the No. 9 overall pick by the Colorad...

Tennessee standout Rickea Jackson scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds, but it wasn't enough as the USA dropped the FIBA AmeriCup gold medal game to a veteran Brazil squad, 69-58, o...

At least one person was injured in a boat fire at Edgar Evins Marina over the weekend. DeKalb County Fire Department and Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad were dispatched to the marina Friday nigh...

The price of first-class mail stamps rose by 3 cents on Sunday (7/9/23) to 66 cents. Metered 1-ounce letters now cost 63 cents, up from 60 cents; domestic post cards went up from $0.48 to $0.51, and i...

An investigation is underway after a carnival worker died in an accident Thursday morning (7/6/23) at the Smith County Fairgrounds. WTVF has identified the victim as 45-year-old Oval Lee Mudd. Accordi...

Fentress County Sheriff's Deputy Corey Pryor was recently awarded with the 2023 Law Officer of the Year award, presented by 8th District Attorney General Jared Effler. The Sheriff's Office congratulat...

A federal appeals court has ruled that Tennessee can enforce the ban on gender-affirming care for minors, at least for now. Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton wrote that the appeal process will be expedited, ...

A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the Valentine's Day shooting in Sweetwater, Tennessee that killed two people, including a 2-year-old girl. Officials say Nathanial Kain McEwan was i...

A truck driver died Friday after crashing on I-40 East in Roane County. The THP says 37-year-old Charles Isabell was driving a tractor-trailer when his truck ran off the road near the 343 exit. The tr...