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A Livingston Police Officer suffered injuries during a crash at Livingston Municipal Airport Thursday. Officer Jordan Danner was airlifted to Vanderbilt Medical Center for treatment to undisclosed injuries. According to Tennessee Highway Patrol officials, Danner told state troopers on scene that he took his patrol vehicle to the airport runway to see if mechanical issues with the vehicle had been ... Read More »

A Rock Island woman faces charges after a White County ambulance crashed in Warren County Thursday afternoon. The crashed happened at the intersection of Highway 70 and Bone Cave Road near Rock Island. The Tennessee Highway Patrol has charged  63-year-old Carol Simpson with vehicular homicide by intoxication, vehicular homicide by recklessness, vehicular assault, four counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly ... Read More »

A patient being transported to a hospital died Thursday afternoon after a White County ambulance crashed in Warren County. The crash happened at the intersection of Sparta Highway and Bone Cave Road near Rock Island. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 63-year-old Carol Simpson of Rock Island was driving a Dodge Caravan. A crash report said she was maneuvering across ... Read More »

A DeKalb County jury on Thursday convicted a man in a stabbing case that occurred nearly two years ago. The jury found 32-year-old Eric Dewayne Frazier guilty of reckless endangerment, a lesser offense of his original charge of aggravated assault. Authorities charged Frazier in october of 2016 with stabbing Jonathan Judkins after an altercation. Judkins suffered a stab wound to ... Read More »

A grant awarded to Putnam County intended to expand the county’s soccer complex may help bring lacrosse to the area as well. State Representative Ryan Williams said a new multi-use field can help bring one of America’s fastest growing sports to the Upper Cumberland. “Currently we don’t have a field in Putnam County that’s dedicated for just lacrosse,” Williams said. ... Read More »

Saint Thomas River Park Hospital of McMinnville will host a free healthcare clinic Saturday. Chief Advocacy Officer Nancy Anness said this will be the organization’s 35th Mission at Home clinic they’ve hosted in the last 10 years. “We started [the clinics] because we knew there were so many people who were uninsured, so many people who didn’t have access to ... Read More »

Crossville native Ralph Reagan received a pardon from Governor Bill Haslam Thursday for his 1980 and 1982 burglary convictions in Cumberland County and 1984 conviction for escape in Knox County. Reagan left prison some 30-years ago and in 2001 he started the Bread of Life Rescue Mission, which provides food, shelter, medical care, and other services to underprivileged citizens. Reagan ... Read More »

A Smithville alderman released a statement Thursday regarding Mayor Jimmy Poss’s indictment this week. Alderman Gayla Hendrix called the situation “unfortunate,” adding the Smithville City Council was unaware of Poss hiring his son, Tony. “I would like to make our community aware that the City Council and City Personnel made every attempt to avoid the situation escalating to this magnitude,” ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools delivered over 2,500 meals through their free summer meals program this year. That according to Food Service Program Supervisor Kathlyn Walter. “It was even larger and more wonderful than we had expected,” Walter said. “We served about 20 percent of our student population in Putnam County, which is really very exciting.” Walter said because of the success of ... Read More »