Tag Archives: Anderson County

Update: Marlow, TN — A man faces multiple charges, including attempted first-degree murder, after a vehicle struck and injured a woman early Monday, according to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and the Tennessee Highway Patrol responded around 1:15 a.m. to the 100 block of Haney Hollow Road in the …

Clinton, Tennessee – Today, convicted death penalty murderer Sean Shannon Finneganentered a guilty plea to Rape of a Child regarding two children that were raped in Oak Ridge in 2019 He also entered a guilty plea to 13 charges of Especially Aggravated Sexual Exploitationof a Minor. For these convictions, Senior …

The time-honored tradition of Welcome Back Week at Roane State Community College is right around the corner. Events will be held Monday, August 25, through Thursday, August 28, 2025, with each of the college’s ten campuses participating. Welcome Back Week is an opportunity for new and returning students to reunite with …

Anderson County, Tenn. — In a plea deal reached just before his trial, 21-year-old Shawn T. Willis has admitted guilt to second-degree murder in the 2020 shooting death of his mother, Sandy Willis, when he was just 16. He has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for that crime. …

Andersonville, TN – The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim in an early morning shooting on Sequoyah Road as 23-year-old Samuel Ridenour. Deputies were called to the residence shortly after 2:00 a.m., where Ridenour was found with a fatal gunshot wound. The Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is …

OLIVER SPRINGS, Tenn. — City staff have announced that the Oliver Springs Water Board and Town Council meetings scheduled for this evening, Thursday, August 7, have been canceled due to a lack of quorum.

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. — Anderson County Sheriff Russell Barker has been honored as the 2025 Tennessee Sheriff of the Year by the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association. The award was presented during the Association’s annual convention held this week in Sevierville. Each year, the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association selects one sheriff to receive this …

Pictured at July’s breakfast is Martin Strones, USAF (Ret) and Charlie Orr, US Army (Ret).  Both Strones and Orr are Vietnam veterans. CLINTON—Military veterans from Anderson County are once again invited to come together for a community Veterans Breakfast to honor veterans.  The breakfast, hosted by Anderson County citizens, is …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Anderson County Sheriff Russell Barker has been elected President of the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association during the organization’s 54th annual meeting held this week. Barker will serve a one-year term leading the Association, which represents all 95 county sheriffs across the state. As President, Sheriff Barker will guide …

Update: Device was confirmed to be explosive. Devices have been rendered safe due to Knoxville police department bomb squad, FBI, and ATF District Attorney Dave Clark also responded to the scene and helped. OLIVER SPRINGS, Tenn. — Just after midnight on Thursday, police officers in Oliver Springs responded to a …