Daily News Express

02/18/2025

🚨OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING PRESS RELEASE🚨

02/18/2025

TBI investigating officer involved shooting in Vonore.
https://tbinewsroom.com/2025/02/18/tbi-agents-investigating-monroe-county-officer-involved-shooting-2/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIh6L9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcbcpIbsOfSe2W4RtXMsnZNntXe_1J_lVfzhDDMyZ9lDuRFkRbp-KA6n_g_aem_GqPj8p3632e-0gJMfmcEGg

DEVELOPING: At the request of the 10th Judicial District Attorney General Stephen Hatchett, TBI Special Agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday night at a home on the 900 block of Smokey Branch Road in Vonore, Tennessee.

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02/15/2025

Nearly two years after her daughter’s death, a Sweetwater mother has been charged with murder in the toddler’s death.

02/01/2025

I-75 in Athens closed due to low visibility.

UPDATE: McMinn County: The Interstate is open and traffic is flowing in both directions after multiple crashes in the area.

In the THP Chattanooga District, there is a structure fire near I-75 in McMinn County around the 49mm. This has shut the interstate down due to zero visibility. We are currently working multiple crashes on both sides of I-75. Resources are being diverted to the area.

01/27/2025

Nearly three months after a Tellico Plains High School senior was killed in a crash, her parents are working to keep her memory alive.

01/27/2025

A woman disappears from Monroe County, TN days after becoming the victim of a domestic assault.

Sara Lynn Proffer has been missing from Tellico Plains, TN, since May 3rd, 2019.

Sara's mother reported that her last contact with Sara was a phone call placed on May 3rd, during the call, Sara told her Mother that she was staying in Tellico Plains, TN.

Days before Sara vanished, she was the victim of an alleged domestic assault in Gatlinburg; this assault is the reason she came back to Tellico Plains.

Lieutenant Billy Littleton went to Gatlinburg and interviewed those with information about the domestic assault, he also questioned the alleged assailant.

The last man Sara was said to have been in the company of was also questioned. However, he lawyered up after a lengthy interview.

Sara's ex-boyfriend was also interviewed.

The last place Sara was believed to have been was searched using cadaver dogs but no hits or remains were found.

Sara's Mother passed away, never knowing what happened to her daughter.

Lieutenant Littleton with the Monroe County, TN Sheriff's Office would like to see the case solved for both Sara and her Mother, but leads are running dry, and help is needed to get her case in the eyes of the public. He asks for anyone with any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to reach out and talk to him.

If you have information regarding Sara's disappearance or location, please call Lieutenant Littleton at 423-442-5002 ext. 5, or on his cell phone at 423-519-2713

All comments are appreciated, and case discussion is welcome.

01/19/2025

Murder suspects apprehended

01/19/2025

01/17/2025

Woman charged in homicide

🚨HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION RELEASE🚨

01/17/2025

Volunteer coaches at Philadelphia Elementary School part of child exploitation investigation.

01/05/2025

Keith Sartin was very instrumental in assisting rescue squads across East Tennessee. RIP Chief Sartin, BCRS RS2.

12/31/2024

12/30/2024

More information on the MCSO deputy who was shot.

12/23/2024

A McMinn County man and woman are facing charges for stealing packages from homes across 3 counties, the McMinn County Sheriff's Office says.MCSO says that on D

12/21/2024

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/mcminn-monroe/sweetwater-comptroller-office/51-ff79e822-5b43-4d8a-84cc-59496c46ef29

An investigation found that questionable credit card purchases from city officials totaled over $130,000 from December 2014 to June 2023.

12/15/2024