Andersonville News

East Tennessee police say a mom bopped a cop and now shares assault charges with her adult son.

A mom upset that her son had been arrested for allegedly shooting at a man ended up being arrested herself for allegedly tailgating the cruiser holding her son, driving into the jail's unloading area behind the arresting deputy, and then hitting the arresting officer in the face.

An attempt to serve a warrant on an Anderson County man, previously arrested on explosives charges, resulted in marshals finding a decomposing body.

Officers serving an arrest warrant at an Andersonville home Friday discovered human remains inside the house, and have requested the assistance of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Knox County Sheriff's Department bomb squad to recover them, according to supervisory U.S. Marshal Warren Mays.

While Andersonville Elementary students watch, School Resource Officer Dustin Tilley talks to Al, the black Labrador named by the students, on Thursday.

When U.S. Marshals tried to arrest an Andersonville man Friday, they found the remains of an unidentified body.

Three people apparently living in a unit at a storage facility have been charged with making methamphetamine there and in another nearby rental unit, according to an Anderson County Sheriff's Department report.

For a quarter of a century, Lifestar helicopters have been soaring through the skies of East Tennessee.

Gentle waves wash up on a sandy beach surrounded by tall trees and high ridges. In the distance is an island with no signs of human life.

A small get-together three decades ago has grown into a fall tradition that now attracts thousands of visitors.

A trucking and distribution firm is locating in an existing building in Anderson County's David Jones Industrial Park and plans to open Tuesday.

State Sen. Tim Burchett has disclosed that he has $4,250 in his campaign for Knox County mayor and intends to transfer nearly $66,000 in his Senate campaign fund to support next year's county race.

Former UT Football player turned pastor, Terry Moore was killed in a tree cutting accident in Anderson County Saturday morning.

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Eagle Scout Zach Howard sprang into action when Eugene Wrasman collapsed from a heart attack in the Clinton Community Center.

Fire crews were on the scene well into the morning working to determine the cause of a fire that left an Andersonville home in ruins.

Deputies in Anderson County say the suspect in a home burglary on Memorial Day was caught wearing only women's lingerie.

ANDERSONVILLE, Tenn.: Remember Borat in that mankini? It's probably a vision you'd rather not dredge up.

Tennessee police said a man who was caught wearing a woman's g-string was charged with a burgling a home.

It was quite a site for deputies in Andersonville, Tennessee. That's where police arrested a man wanted for burglary wearing only a woman's thong.