The Harriman Police Department was dispatched to the Oasis Market in Downtown Harriman.  Upon arrival on the scene, Officer Woods arrested 29 year old Jessica Henry for Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct.  She was released after posting a $1,750 bond.  Court date is set for November 25, 2013.

Lee’s Food Mart on South Roane Street in Harriman was robbed again Monday night. The investigation is ongoing and an employee has been sent home and is being looked at as a possible suspect. The amount of money taken or missing  is estimated around $1,000.  The market has been the target at least 5 times over a 5 year period with  …

Global Consumer Goods Giant to Invest $108.7 Million, Add 428 New Jobs NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty along with Unilever officials announced today the company will expand operations at its Covington facility. Plans include facility and site improvements for an 11,000 …

The Children’s Defense Fund Haley Farm would like to invite the community to its annual “Apple Picking Days” to be held on Monday and Tuesday, September 30th and October 1st, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  You should also be aware that 50 percent of our trees did not produce any fruit this year.  …

Four people, including a prison nurse, have been caught trying to smuggle drugs and other contraband into the Morgan County Correctional Complex in Wartburg.  The Department of Correction arrested the four after their vehicle was searched at the prison. Lori Hensley, an RN at the prison, was charged with introduction …

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Commissioner John Schroer and the Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO) Director Kendell Poole today announced $21.1 million in grants to Tennessee agencies to support highway traffic safety efforts.  The funds support the mission of the GHSO. Locally, the Anderson County Sheriff’s …

Story Courtesy of www.OakRidgeToday.com – Written by John Huotari According to our partners at Oak Ridge Today, Oak Ridge police seized $8,000 in cash and an estimated $4,000 worth of suspected Roxicodone during a traffic stop last week for possible license plate and window tint violations.  A 51-year-old James P. …

The Oak Ridge City Council will meet in a special session Monday night September 23rd at 7 pm in the Multipurpose Room of the Central Services Complex on Woodbury Lane.  Two items are on the agenda for the meeting, including a proclamation welcoming Gloria Sweet-Love, the President of the Tennessee …

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fire at a vacant mobile home on Moser Lane as arson.  The fire was reported at around 7 pm Wednesday at 186 Moser Lane and was extinguished by crews from the Medford Volunteer Fire Department.  A Sheriff’s deputy was called to the …

Association Sets Priorities, Revises Drugged-Driving Policy WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kendell Poole, Director of the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office, was re-elected chairman of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), at the association’s Annual Meeting, held in late August in San Diego. GHSA is the national nonprofit organization that represents the …