A LOOK AT THE NEW HEALTH DEPARTMENT
FTC, Tennessee, 19 other states sue Dollar General, claiming customers overcharged
units were dispatched to Mt Joy Rd for a combine fire. Responding units: Engines 21 & 22, Tankers 22 & 32, Brush 21 & 23, and District 22.
Units arrived to find a combine approximately 40% involved. A large explosion occurred just after arrival which completely consumed the combine in fire.
Several smaller explosions occurred shortly after as the tires blew. The combine and corn field were extinguished and units operated for over an hour overhauling the machinery.
No injuries were reported.
Lewis County Tennessee Sheriffs Office issue BOLO for missing juvenile sisters.
The Tennessee Department of Correction is actively responding to an escape from the Northwest Correctional Complex involving Jacob Morley (Tomis ID: 674793).
Public safety is our top priority, and we are working closely with law enforcement agencies to apprehend the individual as quickly as possible. We urge anyone with information to contact 911 immediately.
Updates will be provided as more details become available.
October 24,2026
Subject: Vehicle Fire
10/22/2026
8:05 PM
Lawrence County Fire Rescue members have responded to 5 brush fires, one motor vehicle crash with injuries, and one high priority medical call today.
City crews are removing the playground as we get ready for the new one. For everyone’s safety, please stay out of the playground area while work is underway.
City of Lawrenceburg Clarifies Possible Eminent Domain Process for Springer Road Extension
The Florence Police Department needs your help in identifying this person. He is suspected of picking up a credit/debit card and withdrawing money out of the cardholders account.
If you know who this person is, you may contact Detective Shaddix at 256-760-6465. If you want to leave an anonymous tip, text 274637 using the keyword FPDTIP plus your message, or message us through Facebook.
You can also use our Florence Police Department app to submit an anonymous tip.
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It’s time for heaters! Please be aware and safe. Have chimneys cleaned. Do not place ashes/coals onto or around flammable items, be cautious of dumping them on a windy day where coals / embers can start a grass fire.
Make sure electric heaters have 3 feet of space around them. Safety heaters that cut off when knocked over are a big plus for animals and children.
Let’s have a safe winter season. #safetyfirst
Congratulations to Mayor Blake Lay! ��
10/18/2026
Subject: Field Fire
Man booked on $300K bond after dog found in wire muzzle with possible gunshot wound in Tennessee
SOME KIDS NEED TO KNOW THEIR COMMUNITY HASN’T FORGOTTEN THEM.
Teen shooter kills 3 children, 1 teacher at Oregon elementary school, police say
Weat TN Drug Task Force Seizes 20 Kilos of Methamphetamine.
Jesse E. Turner
I saw this flower blooming in a crack outside Loretto High School today. It made me think of the saying, “Bloom where you’re planted.”
There’s something fitting about finding it at a school. A school is full of young people still growing, figuring things out, and trying to find their way. Life doesn’t always give us easy ground, but that doesn’t mean nothing good can grow there.
Sometimes a little beauty shows up in a hard place and reminds us that it doesn’t get the final say.
Press Release 10/14/2026
Re: Former Killen Officer Seth Kimbrough arrested.
I-65 to be COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN in BOTH directions this weekend in Nashville!!
A LEGACY OF OPPORTUNITY: Celebrating Governor Lee’s Leadership and Tennessee’s Bright Future
Subject: Motor Vehicle Crash
On Sunday October 11,2026 shortly after 10AM Lawrence County Fire Rescue units were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle injury crash in the West Point Fire District. Initial dispatch information indicated that the vehicle was upside down in the creek. First arriving units from the West Point station found that the driver of the vehicle had already left the scene and returned after calling 911. The driver was reported to have sustained non critical injuries. The crash was investigated by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
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