Monroe County News

A Monroe County juvenile is charged with trying to kill his mother on Monday. Deputies were called to Cherokee Circle in Madisonville where they found a woman who had been stabbed in the chest and arm.

A man who described himself as "drunk and stupid" has been charged with setting two fires in Monroe County over the weekend, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Department.

The U.S. Forest Service has begun to uncover the remains of a fort used to temporarily house migrating Cherokee along the Trail of Tears more than 170 years ago.

Some Tennessee lawmakers are expressing disappointment over the progress of UT's biofuels initiative, questioning whether the $70-million they approved for the program is being spent the way it should.

Retired McMinn County Director of Schools John Forgety has announced he will be a candidate next year for the 23rd District seat in the state House of Representatives.

When school systems receive their annual Report Cards, the public shouldn't be alarmed if the grades are lower than what they've been in the past.

State Rep. Mike Bell announced last night he will be a candidate for the Tennessee Senate after current state Sen.

Thursday night at Madisonville's Teen Club, it's a conversation the Executive Director of Monroe County's Health Council is sharing with a group of about half a dozen Sequoyah high school girls.

Changes on the Report Cards due to be released next month by the Tennessee Department of Education mean the grades for individual school systems in Tennessee might not be as impressive as they've been in the past.

One person was killed and two others injured in a Tuesday afternoon crash in Monroe County, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

AT&T will have a presence in the East Tennessee Pioneer Museum and the Charles Hall Museum, which are opening today in this Monroe County village.

Submitted by WDEF on October 12, 2009 - 7:31pm. News Marion County News McMinn County News Comments Below: 0 A A A A The National Weather Service confirms multiple tornadoes swept through the Tennessee Valley Friday night.

A decision to close the 39-mile Off Highway Vehicle Trail System in the upper Tellico River basin was announced today by the National Forest Service, but off-highway vehicle supporters say their fight to keep the trails open is not over.

The National Weather Service has confirmed tornado touchdowns during storms Friday in Marion, Monroe and McMinn counties.

A Madisonville woman was injured Tuesday afternoon in a crash on U.S. Highway 411 at the Highway 72 West intersection.

The name of Hernando Desoto is forever tied to the southeastern United States, linked to the Spanish explorer's wandering journey through the region in 1540.

Supporters and opponents of the Watts Bar Unit 2 nuclear reactor expressed their views Tuesday at a hearing in Sweetwater.

Authorities looking for a fugitive raided a Tellico Plains mobile home Monday afternoon and found three people cooking methamphetamine.

After serving more than three years in prison, Staff Sgt. Raymond Girouard arrived at his Grandparent's home in Monroe County around 9 p.m. Monday night.

The top 15 finalists in the Miss Tennessee USA pageant have just been announced.