Sweetwater News

A brazen daylight robbery Tuesday morning at a local motel had authorities searching for an armed suspect at press time.

A permanent fix to overcrowding at the Monroe County Jail is one step closer to a reality after a committee voted to recommend building a new facility outside of downtown Madisonville.

Gabriel Garcia Sports Editor SWEETWATER 2 " Sweetwater got a crash course in an offense that it doesn't see too often and a pretty stern message before this fall arrives.

Chancery Court papers filed recently show a Nov. 13-15 trial date has been set for the dispute over the ownership of the former TMI and TMG campus in Sweetwater.

A Sweetwater area woman who failed to appear for her arraignment date on a murder charge last week turned up Friday.

In just a few months, a national retail chain will open its doors in a Monroe County town for the first time.

Sheriff Joe Guy says they have several pieces of jewelry on display at the Justice Center that were recovered after a recent arrest.

Applications will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday at the big metal building next to the Plaza 68 Shopping Center.

Walmart hiring in Sweetwater A new Walmart is slated to open late this summer in Sweetwater, Tenn., and officials are hiring about 200 employees to work there.

So Jacob and I drive up and all you can see is mud, grass and some huge structures, and a lot of Porta-Pottie type buildings.

The phone number for the building will be 337-7889 and the building will be open Monday through Saturday to begin with from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Store officials said about that same time , you can also begin applying online at walmart.com . The Sweetwater store number will be 4166.