Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin reports that on Tuesday night at 7:20, emergency personnel reported to the scene of a drowning at the boat dock at Normandy Dam. Edilcer Edilberto Lopez, age 37, of Shelbyville, was trying to retrieve a shoe from the water, and that’s when he fell accidentally into the water. His body …
A man who escaped custody in Grundy County while he was being escorted from court last month has been located three weeks after he evaded law enforcement. According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department, Ronald Pernell Fults, 56, was taken back into custody by deputies on Monday. According to law enforcement, 56-year-old Ronald Pernell Fults …
A new law went into effect on Saturday; people caught with more than 0.5 grams of fentanyl in Tennessee will face felony penalties. A new law went into effect in Tennessee, named the “One Pill Will Kill Act.” The law made it a Class-B felony to have, deliver or produce fentanyl. People caught with it may …
On Monday, the Tennessee Department of Education announced over $2.6 million in Perkins Reserve Grant (PRG) grant funds have been awarded to 32 school districts for the 2023-24 school year to support Career and Technical Education (CTE) across the state. Only two area school systems received funding: Cannon County, $200,000, and Warren County, $50,000.
