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TN state representative backing bill that will put resource officers in every schoolState Representative Brandon Ogles is pushing forward a bill that will put a school resource officer in every public school in Tennessee.The $40 million plan being considered is reportedly gaining ground with lawmakers in the state house. Ogles, a representative from Williamson County,… Continue reading Bill Proposed to Place Resource Officers in Every School

A White County man faces multiple charges in connection with the death of a young Sparta woman in a vehicle crash in March. According to a published report in the Sparta Expositor, 19 year old James Alexander Savage V was indicted by the Van Buren County Grand Jury on two counts of vehicular homicide, reckless… Continue reading White County Man Indicted for Vehicular Homicide

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is enacting its Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Response plan after 10 white-tailed deer in West Tennessee tested positive for CWD.CWD is a contagious and deadly neurological disorder that affects members of the deer family. The TWRA said CWD isn’t known to make humans or livestock sick.The disease is spread when… Continue reading 10 Deer in Tennessee Test Positive for Disease

The Tennessee Valley Authority says it found no impacts to any of dams or power plants from last week’s earthquake.The U.S. Geological Survey recorded another earthquake Wednesday in the Decatur area measuring 2.1 in magnitude.There have been several small quakes since last Wednesday’s 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit Meigs County.TVA says the 4.4-magnitude earthquake was centered less… Continue reading No Damage to Dams and Power Plants from Earthquakes

Pearl Elrod St. John, 99, of McMinnville died Tuesday. Funeral services will be Friday, Dec. 21st at 11am at Highs Chapel. Kevin Key and Ray Weddington will officiate. Burial will follow at Morrison Cemetery. Visitation is Thurs. 4pm-8pm and Fri. 9am until service.

The Warren County Commission’s Financial Management Committee will meet Thursday evening to review a service agreement proposal along with budget amendments and transfers. The meeting will begin at 6:30 at the Administrative Building.

A former Blackwater security contractor from Sparta has been convicted of murder at his third trial in the 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq.Nicholas Slatten was found guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday in Washington.Prosecutors say Slatten was the first to fire shots in the killings of 14 Iraqi civilians at a crowded traffic circle… Continue reading Former Contractor From Sparta Found Guilty in 2007 Iraq Shooting

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has released a performance audit of the Tennessee Department of Education detailing many of the problems that led up to the difficulties in executing the spring 2018 TN Ready tests.The online student assessment tests were plagued with numerous issues including login delays, slow servers and software bugs. The audit’s findings included… Continue reading Audit Examines TNReady Testing Failures

Governor Bill Haslam says there may be some decisions still this week about numerous clemency requests before him. This could include the request by Cyntoia Brown, whose case has drawn national attention. As a teenager, Brown was convicted in 2004 of killing Johnny Allen–a man who solicited sex from her when she was 16, but… Continue reading Haslam Says Clemency Cases Could Be Decided This Week

Darrell Payne Hitchcock, 61, of McMinnville died Monday. Funeral services will be Thursday, Dec. 20th at 2pm at Highs Chapel. Tim Long will officiate. Burial will follow at Faulkner Cemetery at Pike Hill. Visitation is Wed. 2pm-8pm and Thurs. 10am until service.