Wednesday May 23 | WATE-TV Knoxville
Friendsville man sentenced in killing, burning of corpse
Former Sevier County Clerk Joe Keener entered a guilty plea Wednesday morning in Sevier County Circuit Court to charges of theft and official misconduct.
Wednesday May 23 | Daily Times
Murder suspect takes plea: Friendsville man stabbed neighbor, burned body
Rather than face a jury trial with a minimal chance of being acquitted, a Friendsville man charged with stabbing and burning a man to death in 2008 made a plea bargain in Blount County Circuit Court Tuesday morning.
Two hurt in Clenenden Road accident
According to a Blount County Sheriff's Office report, the crash occurred at about 11:29 a.m. A 1993 Ford Taurus driven by Ivy L. Shelton, 46, of Humphrey Way in Friendsville, was traveling west on Clendenen Road.
Lenoir City school board to investigate yearbook flap
Lenoir City school board member Bobby Johnson answers a question from Hannah Smith during a board meeting Wednesday.
Ledbetter sworn in as Friendsville city recorder
Ledbetter had worked a little more than a week with Mayor Ann Edmonds, helping to locate misfiled or missing information.