TBI Agents will investigate the officer-related shooting in Smithville Thursday night. The request came from District Attorney Bryant Dunaway. The request is standard in officer-involved shootings. Smithville Police and Dekalb County Sheriffs Deputies responded Thursday night around 8:45pm to the home of Gregorio Vanloo. Vanloo came out of the home with a handgun and fired the weapon. Offices responded with ... Read More »

The Fentress County Budget Committee voted Thursday night to provide a six percent salary increase to emergency workers inside the county ambulance service. Commissioner Kim Davidson said the county needs to provide the best medical service it can provide. “We don’t have a hospital so we have got to have a good ambulance service,” Davidson said. “Our citizens depend on ... Read More »

A McMinnville man died Thursday night after exchanging gunfire with Dekalb County and Smithville law enforcement. 28-year-old Gregorio Cruz Vanloo died after being transported to St. Thomas Dekalb Hospital. Vanloo was wounded on his front porch along Toad Road. According to sheriff’s reports, Vanloo was a suspect in a shots fired incident at a local restaurant Thursday morning. Deputies got ... Read More »

A McMinnville man arrested after an Electronic Service Provider reported the man possessed child sexual abuse material. 30-year-old Travis Alan Young charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor. He’s being held in the Warren County Jail under $100,000 bond. A cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to the TBI started the investigation. Agents ... Read More »

Troy Human has been promoted from the Cookeville region office of the Tennessee Highway Patrol to lead the statewide THP Special Investigations Bureau. “It’s been a long road, but it’s it’s all worth it,” Human said. Human, promoted to captain, will help troopers statewide. “We’re the investigative arm for all areas that are identified by the troopers, anything they might ... Read More »

The City Of Algood will spend just under $8,500 to upgrade playground equipment at the tennis court park. City Administrator Keith Morrison said a new free-sliding glide slide and a heavy-duty swing set will be installed. “This would remove the slide and swing set that are now there,” Morrison said. “They are deteriorating and replace them with commercial-grade equipment that ... Read More »

AMC Theaters will reopen nationwide in mid July as it tries to deal with deep debt and a $2.17 billion loss in first quarter. AMC owns Cookeville’s Highlands 12 Cinema. “In my heart of hearts, I passionately believe that in the end AMC will both succeed and prosper,” CEO Adam Aron told investors Tuesday. Aron told all theater managers to ... Read More »

Crossville resident Darrin Stryker said the city’s proposed property tax hike is unfair to residents dealing with difficult economic times. Stryker was the lone speaker at Tuesday night’s public hearing on the budget. As currently constructed, the budget includes a five-cent property tax increase. “To stick it to the people of the city of Crossville and say ‘hey, we need ... Read More »

Algood Police investigating an overnight burglary at Algood Drugs on Main Street. Police want anyone who might have seen anything out of the ordinary between 3am and 5am to call police. Investigators asking anyone with surveillance cameras in that area to examine the video. Both the TBI and the Drug Enforcement Agency are assisting in the investigation. Contact Algood Police ... Read More »

After a more than 30 year career covering Tennessee Tech athletics, Rob Schabert has been named to the Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame. The long-time Sports Information Director at Tech, Schabert becomes the the 89th member of the hall, which first elected members in 1977. “I just went, ‘Holy cow,’ because I worked all those years. I knew who ... Read More »