CRIME & SAFETY
TBI: Missing Johnson Co. teen found safe
UPDATE: 7 a.m. – The TBI has issued a statement saying Lilyana Cook has been located and Steffany Hamner is in custody. Previous story: MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has issued an Endangered Child Alert out of Johnson County. The TBI says 14-year-old Lilyana Cook was last seen Wednesday […]
Assistant district attorney suspended after arrest on DUI, gun-related charges
Buzz Trexler Star Correspondent Austin Kenneth VanHoy, who joined the 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office as an assistant district attorney about nine months ago, has been suspended without pay pending review of a weekend arrest on various charges. According to an Elizabethton Police Department report, the 28-year-old VanHoy was arrested around 9:30 p.m. Sunday on […] The post Assistant district attorney suspended after arrest on DUI, gun-related charges appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Retired law enforcement personnel honored during breakfast event
NEWLAND — On Saturday morning, May 4, the Avery County Chaplains hosted a breakfast in honor of the retired law officers in the county. The breakfast was open for all retired law enforcement officers, and was not specific to departments. The breakfast was held to provide an opportunity for the officers to fellowship together, catch up with one another and swap stories. There are nine chaplains comprising the group, who...
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