Russellville News

Greene and Hamblen County sheriff's deputies were continuing to search this morning for a man who robbed a Dollar General store in Russellville on Thursday night and fled into Greene County.

A two-day event this weekend in nearby Russellville offers visitors opportunities to learn more about the Civil War.

HAMBLEN COUNTY, Tenn. a ' Hamblen County authorities and a trucking company are trying to figure out who stole a 53 foot long trailer from the Big G Express facility on I-81 in Russellville.

The Cocke County Tea Party, which was held Wednesday afternoon at Newport City Park, was attended by hundreds of people, not just from Cocke County, but from surrounding counties as well.

An 11-year-old Morristown girl was killed Wednesday morning in a pickup truck crash on her way to school.

East Tennessee, land of my birth: -- You gotta love consistency, and the folks in Loudon County rarely fail to deliver.

A man charged with attempting to kill a woman by stabbing her was booked into the Montgomery County Jail Wednesday night.

Four Clarksville men charged with stealing several cars from a local car dealership on Monday were arrested today.

The following are highlights of calls to the E-911 Center. These are reports made to dispatchers prior to official investigations.

A Clarksville man was arrested on Monday and charged with shooting a woman at a business last month.

A man who escaped from a furlough facility in December was arrested Friday after a foot pursuit by a Clarksville Police Department officer.

One person was killed a dirt bike accident in Hamblen County Saturday afternoon, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

East Morristown Volunteer firefighters honored a second grader on Friday who helped his family exit their burning home safely.

A woman was shot around 3:52 p.m. today after an unidentified suspect kicked in the door to a detailing shop in the 100 block of B Street in New Providence and fired several rounds inside.

Greg Hoffa walked to a specially set-up podium at the front of Mt. Olive Baptist Church the day before Martin Luther King Jr.'s holiday.

A man who's been on the run from the law has seen his days of freedom come to an end, but not before a trip to the hospital.

Barbara Elliott, who lives in the 1900 block of Old Russellville Pike, reported her house was shot into seven times shortly after 12 a.m. 'We had stayed up to watch the ball drop,' Elliott said.

The automotive industry slowdown is leading to more layoffs at East Tennessee companies.

In the season of giving, a Grainger County couple has made a generous donation that will help 45 Grainger County residents achieve the American dream of home ownership.

Photo submitted Cocke County will be one of three counties benefiting from a $25,000 from Goodwill Industries-Knoxville, Inc.