Herald-Citizen

01/05/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/news/firefighter-injured-dog-saved-in-west-putnam-fire/article_6072aa19-f20c-58ca-a974-41dd5d2ddd28.html

A firefighter was injured and a family pet saved in a west Putnam County fire Sunday.

01/05/2026

** 8:26 PM UPDATE: ALL units clear - Roadway Open

RESIDENTIAL FIRE

PCFD and Baxter Fire are on scene of a residential fire in the 4000 block of W Broad St near Clemmons Rd — W Broad St is down to 1 lane while crews work.

Seek an alternate route and give crews room to work.

01/04/2026

UPDATE: We're happy to report that Joy Williams has been located and is safe. Thank you for sharing!

PREVIOUSLY POSTED:

We need your help to find Joy Williams, who is missing from Dandridge.

The 83-year-old is 5’0”, 116 lbs., with red hair and hazel eyes.

Joy was last seen on January 2nd, at her home, when she left driving a dark gray and teal 1993 Ford Econoline van with TN tag PD21619. The van will have white cardboard and black duct tape on the rear passenger window. There was a sighting of her vehicle in Sevierville on Highway 66 in the area of Buc-ee's at approximately 1:34 PM on January 2nd.

Joy has a medical condition that may impair her ability to return home safely.

Spot her? Call the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office at 865-475-6855 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND!

For more details on this alert, TBI's Silver Alert program, and more resources, download the TBI Find App: tbi.pub/TBIFindApp

01/03/2026

Jerry's IGA in Livingston has some great deals going on this week. Check out this week's ad as seen in the Wednesday 12/31 edition of the Herald-Citizen!

01/03/2026

01/02/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/sports/tech-women-suffer-1st-ovc-loss-at-little-rock/article_b786e7af-3eff-519e-9d7e-34dd78129db5.html

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Thursday's contest at Little Rock certainly was uncharacteristic as the home squad's defense made the Tennessee Tech women's basketball team work for every point. The Golden

01/02/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/sports/tech-men-drop-new-years-day-matchup-at-little-rock/article_460f47be-3f5f-5f34-aa59-51a47c519766.html

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Tennessee Tech men's basketball falls for the third straight game with the 77-58 loss to Little Rock on the road.

01/02/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/sports/tech-women-prevail-in-battle-with-tennessee-state/article_56a1aca2-4477-5c30-9bf7-4e54777d4671.html

No one ever said getting wins was pretty. The Tennessee Tech women's basketball team battled throughout Tuesday's 69-63 victory over Tennessee State, but the Golden Eagles prevailed to extend their

01/02/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/sports/tech-men-fall-to-in-state-rival-tsu-at-home/article_4fd3c76c-9cd6-595d-9978-83fa683c8ac2.html

Tennessee Tech men’s basketball drops its second straight game, 88-76, against Tennessee State on Tuesday night at Hooper Eblen Center.

01/02/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/sports/coutras-to-participate-in-1st-nfl-fcs-showcase-in-nashville/article_1c13bb54-c995-5d1f-a021-d002d08d07ba.html

Tennessee Tech standout safety Tim Coutras has accepted an invitation to an inaugural showcase with NFL teams as part of the national championship weekend in Nashville prior to the game

01/02/2026

https://www.herald-citizen.com/sports/logan-weedman-receives-all-american-honors/article_fb4d9cfd-0693-5407-ad63-6425688723f2.html

Tennessee Tech offensive lineman Logan Weedman has been named AFCA FCS First-Team All-American, as announced today by the organization.