Grainger County News

According to Grainger 911 Director Randy Holt, the call came in at 11:23. He said the nature of the call was a robbery with a shooting.

A suspected drunken driver was killed and his passenger was criminally charged following a crash in Grainger County, according to authorities.

The Authors Guild of Tennessee is a newly-formed association of independently-published writers who live in our area.

A Grainger County man was hospitalized after he allegedly led Newport police on a high-speed pursuit riding a stolen motorcycle when he crashed into a telephone pole, authorities said.

A Cocke County mom is upset on who much it cost for her child to graduate from high school.

Strawberries are so unpredictable that they should be embarrassed. Some years they show up in the middle of April; other years they hold off until mid-May. Sure, a lot of it has to do with the weather, but none of that matters to the person craving the taste of their first ripe local strawberry of the season.

Authorities say charges are pending in a two-vehicle crash that killed a Grainger County man and injured a second person Tuesday.

A Grainger County man was arrested over the weekend and charged with violating the sex offender registry after a toddler was found to be living with him.

Grainger County Deputy Nathan Cook was on a routine drug paraphernalia investigation Sunday when he found the bottle in the bedroom on Rocky Springs Road in Bean Station.

Four people ranging in age from 18 to 65 have been arrested and charged in connection with a scheme to manufacture methamphetamine in Grainger County, Grainger County Sheriff Scott Layel said today.

A new bill awaits the governor's signature that strengthens the ignition interlock law, now requiring it for first time offenders and lowering the intoxication rate from .15 to .08. A new bill awaits the governor's signature that strengthens the ignition interlock law, now requiring it for first time offenders and lowering the intoxication rate ... (more)

A man wanted for an escape, a home invasion and an aggravated burglary was thought to be in Grainger County Thursday night, specifically Bean Station, according to police.