Christa Pike Execution Scheduled for This Morning
50 year old Christa Pike is scheduled to be executed at 11 Eastern this morning at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. The Supreme Court rejected her appeal Tuesday, following the governor’s decision not to intervene. Pike was convicted of murdering fellow Job Corps participant Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville in 1995. She was 18 at […]
Read MoreNo Injuries Reported in Greene County Interstate Crash
All lanes have reopened following a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in Greene County. In a report released Monday afternoon, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said a tractor-trailer rear-ended a pickup hauling a camper near mile marker 40. The pickup was stopped in congested northbound traffic. The impact caused the pickup and camper to jackknife, and […]
Read MoreFire Destroys Jeraldstown Road Home
A fire destroyed a home on Jeraldstown Road in Greene County Friday evening. The resident told deputies he saw smoke and flames coming from the back porch, escaped and called 911. Four volunteer fire departments responded around 7. The house was valued at about $250,000, and a Nissan Rogue parked nearby was also damaged. Deputies […]
Read MoreChuckey Man Arrested After Gunfire Strikes Neighbor’s Home
A Chuckey man is facing charges after deputies say he fired a gun from his front porch Saturday evening and several rounds struck a home across the road. Deputies say Ronnie Crum told them he was shooting into a field and had been drinking since that morning. An arriving deputy heard a gunshot and backed […]
Read MoreGreeneville Police Investigate Two Truck Thefts
Greeneville police are investigating two thefts from trucks. A man reported nearly $2,000 worth of electronics and tools missing from his pickup, which had been parked on East Bernard Avenue for about three weeks. In a separate case, a backpack containing a $1,500 laptop was stolen from a locked truck during Friday night’s Greeneville football […]
Read MoreTusculum to Consider License Plate Camera Contract
Tusculum commissioners will decide next month whether to keep four license plate reader cameras after a 90-day trial. Police say the cameras have helped solve two theft cases. They photograph the rear of vehicles entering town and alert officers to certain records, including stolen vehicles and suspended tags. The mayor says the cameras do not […]
Read MoreGreene County Judge Receives State Award
Greene County Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge Ken Bailey received the Judge Leon Rubin Award at a conference in Memphis last week. The annual award recognizes a judge’s service to Tennessee and commitment to justice. Bailey was surprised by the presentation at the Tennessee Sessions Court Judges Conference.
Read MoreTwo Women Injured in Snapps Ferry Road Crash
Two women were injured in a near head-on crash Friday morning on Snapps Ferry Road, south of Mount Zion Road. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 77 year old Jo Ann Thompson crossed the center line and struck an SUV driven by 40 year old Coral Gonzalez Lopez. Thompson’s vehicle hit a guardrail and overturned. Troopers […]
Read MoreHorton Highway Crash Leads to Charges Against Driver
A driver faces charges after a Jeep overturned on the Horton Highway late Wednesday night. Greene County deputies say the Jeep ran off the road near Wedgewood Lane. A passenger told officers the driver, Jeremiah Lawson, overcorrected, flipping the vehicle onto its side. Fire and EMS crews freed Lawson, who was taken to Bristol for […]
Read MoreGreene County School Board Renews Deputy Agreement
The Greene County School Board voted six to one Thursday to approve an agreement allowing sheriff’s deputies to continue serving as school resource officers. Officials say the agreement does not change the current arrangement. Board member Minnie Banks cast the only opposing vote. The board also approved nearly 429 thousand dollars in leftover grant money […]
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