Surgoinsville News

A Hawkins County Sheriff's deputy got a call early Friday morning last week and thought it was a prank call.

A Surgoinsville man faces 30 years to life in federal prison on weapons and drug convictions.

Multiple fire crews in Hawkins County are battling a fire at Dot & Rick's Market & Deli located on the 2600 block of Highway 11-W in Surgoinsville.

SURGOINSVILLE, TENN. -- State officials have completed their inspection of Alladin Plastics, the custom injection molding firm where a worker accidentally was killed last month, but the results of that inspection will not be released for another four to six weeks.

SURGOINSVILLE, TENN. -- Custom injection molder Alladin Plastics remained closed April 9, two days after an employee was killed in an accident at the firma s plant in Surgoinsville.

State investigators with the Tennessee Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration are in Surgoinsville, Tennessee today after the death of a worker at Alladin Plastics, 140 Industrial Drive.

Authorities say a Surgoinsville, Tenn., man allegedly admitted hiding a stash of Oxycontin painkiller in the pants pocket of his 5-year-old niece.

SURGOINSVILLE, Tenn.- Authorities in northeast Tennessee have arrested a man they say stashed painkillers in his 5-year-old niece's pants pocket.

An arrest has been made in Sunday night's armed robbery case under investigation by the Church Hill Police Department.

A Hawkins County jailer and an inmate he is accused of smuggling prescription drugs to have been charged in Rogersville.

Zola Heritage, of Bybee, will celebrate her 98th birthday Dec. 29. Since she was a small girl she has attended Clay Creek Baptist Church.

Police arrested a Cookeville woman and her boyfriend in the rape of her 3-month-old baby boy.

Three people, including two public officials, have been indicted on charges stemming from an investigation of the Utility Bistrict Board of Hawkins County.

Former Mayor of Surgoinsville, Hanes Cooper, Former Vice Mayor Charles Lawson and Cooper's daughter, Robin Hoffman were all indicted Monday on numerous Fraud Charges by a Hawkins County Grand Jury.

Breaking news: Hawkins officials arrested staff A trio of Hawkins County officials are out on bond this afternoon after an investigative audit report from the state's comptroller office alleged a variety of ...

With about a week to go before the deadline for returning gifts, about 500 angels - representing area children who need help this Christmas - have not been plucked from Angel Trees at local stores, a Salvation ...