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Missouri Leads Nation in Methamphetamine Arrests
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:45:33 -0800
JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri topped the list for methamphetamine arrests in an AP survey released this week.
Missouri Leads Nation in Methamphetamine Incidents
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:30:56 -0800
JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri topped the list for methamphetamine arrests in an AP survey released this week.
Two Knoxville residents injured in Jefferson County crash
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:52:00 -0800
Two people were airlifted Friday evening to the University of Tennessee Medical Center after a vehicle in which they were traveling veered off Highway 11E, went airborne, struck two subdivision signs, sheered a utility pole and went into a tree line, authorities said.
Missouri, Tennessee ranked top states for meth lab busts in 2011
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:44:00 -0800
Missouri regained the top national spot for lab seizures in 2011 with Tennessee coming in second, according to a national survey.
Dobyns-Bennett High School takes top honors in Science Bowl
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:05:23 -0800
Students from Dobyns-Bennett High School were first place winners in today’s sixth annual Northeast Tennessee Science Bowl held at the Toy F. Reid Employee Center in Kingsport.
Police impersonator attempts to stop vehicle
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:12:03 -0800
According to a report by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, a suspected police impersonator attempted to stop a vehicle headed east on the U.S. 20 bypass east of the Ind. 19 exit at 5:10 p.m. Friday.
Volunteers Taking Mobile Disaster Units To Help With Tornado Relief
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:49:02 -0800
Madison County Group Leaving to help Jefferson County Storm Victims One of the many things April 27 taught Tennessee Valley residents was to be prepared when bad weather hits.
Today in History: Feb. 22
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:27:06 -0800
Today is Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2012. There are 313 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 22, 1732 (New Style date), the first president of the United States, George Washington, was born in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Colony. On this date: In 1784, a U.S. merchant ship, the Empress of China, left New York for the Far East to trade goods with China.
STREET BEAT
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:48:13 -0800
n Motorists traveling State Road (S.R.) 369/U.S. 319 between Wakulla-Arran Road and just north of S.R. 267 (Pinewood Street) in Wakulla County can expect intermittent nighttime lane closures from 6:30 p.m. until 6 a.m. today through Friday, Feb. 24.
Jefferson County lawmen raid Grayson Valley bingo hall
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:56:01 -0800
Deputies seized 58 gambling devices.