Monroe County, TN

Recently two area churches held separate food drives to assist the Good Shepherd Center in a time of special need. Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church located in Tellico Village and Corntassel Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Provo Road in Vonore assisted the Good Shepherd in achieving their mission by holding food drives for those Monroe County residents requiring assistance.

Baseball in Monroe County in 2021 brought a number of firsts and milestones that are not seen every year. After missing the chance to play in the spring one year ago, numbers of sophomores turned seniors and players with only freshman year experience were forced into leadership roles for their respective squads.

MARION COUNTY, Tenn. — An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Courtney Conley, a former administrative support assistant in Monroe County’s UT Extension Office. Investigators determined that Conley stole at least $39,109 between November 2018 and March 2020. According to a press release, Conley...

A new option is available for women who seeking medical attention in Vonore. Sweetwater Hospital Association (SHA) opened a new women’s clinic in the town last week. SHA Chief Clinical Officer Melissa Harris stated the ribbon cutting ceremony held for the new clinic went well. “We had a really good...

Inmates in the Monroe County Justice Center are prepared with the tools and skills they need to become HVAC professionals as part of the Quick Job Recovery Bootcamp at Cleveland State Community College. CSCC partnered with the justice center to provide individuals with a nationally recognized certification as a HVAC...

MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said the search for a suspect is underway. Authorities said they were called to the Taco Bell Sunday night on Highway 411 in Madisonville after a woman ran into the business asking for help. Officers said when they arrived...

A two-day, undercover operation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Human Trafficking Unit, the Sweetwater Police Department, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the 10th Judicial District Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and the office of 10th District Attorney General Steve Crump has resulted in the arrest of several men accused of seeking illicit sex from minors.

MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — Governor Bill Lee visited Monroe County on Friday to dedicate a new park to the memory of Madisonville's former mayor who died last December to COVID-19. Lee dedicated the new Glenn Moser Memorial Park in Monroe County Friday afternoon. The park celebrates the former mayor's legacy in the area and Tennessee.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who reportedly attempted to kidnap a woman and three kids on May 27. Detective Jason Filly said Rodney Millsaps came to the Monroe County Justice Center and said Michael Kince Rodgers had attempted to kidnap his wife, his two juvenile children and his 8-year-old nephew.

A Niota area man was arrested outside of Sweetwater on May 31 after he allegedly shot his gun during an argument. Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Ferree said he went to Cedar Valley Road just after 9 p.m. and talked with Chrystal Brown, who said she drove to a house on Cedar Valley Road with Albert McCowan where he got into an argument with Michael Smith.

J.C. and Joyce McCammon Franklin will celebrate their 67th wedding anniversary today, June 6. They were married in 1954, at Toqua Presbyterian Church in Monroe County by the Rev. C. McCoy Franklin. J.C. is a veteran, a former Blount County commissioner, retired from ALCOA and is still living on the...

MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. - Local and state investigators have arrested six men from East Tennessee for sex trafficking and seeking illicit sex from minors. Beginning May 26th, special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and other agencies carried out a 2-day undercover operation to catch people involved in human trafficking in the region.

MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. — Local and state investigators have arrested six men from East Tennessee for sex trafficking and seeking illicit sex from minors. Beginning May 26th, special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and other agencies carried out a 2-day undercover operation to catch people involved in human trafficking in the region.

Madisonville Public Library will hold its Summer Reading Program in person this year. The theme will be “Tails and Tales.” Shows are scheduled for Thursday, June 10, and Thursday, July 22, in Houston Park. For every 10 books (20 pages of a chapter book count as one “book”), the child will get to come into the library and pick a toy out of the treasure chest. They will also be entered into a drawing for prizes. Sign ups are going on now at the library.

USDA Food Commodities will be distributed at the Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority’s Monroe County Neighborhood Service Center, located at 884 Englewood Road in Madisonville, on Thursday, June 24, beginning at 9 a.m. The distribution will continue until all food is distributed or until 2 p.m. There will not be a separate...

SWEETWATER, Tennessee (WDEF) – The TBI has announced the arrest of six suspects in an undercover operation into human trafficking in Monroe County. The men are charged with seeking illicit sex with minors. The sting took place last week. Investigators posted decoy ads on sites known for prostitution and commercial...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Six men were arrested after a two-day undercover operation by the TBI Human Trafficking Unit, the Sweetwater Police Department and several other law enforcement agencies, officials said. The men were accused of various crimes including sex trafficking and soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor. According to...

SWEETWATER – A two-day undercover operation by special agents with the TBI’s Human Trafficking Unit, the Sweetwater Police Department, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the 10th Judicial District Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and the office of 10th District Attorney General Steve Crump has resulted in the arrest of several men accused of seeking illicit sex from minors.