• Monroe County Sheriff’s Narcotics Division makes several meth busts

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    Over the last two weeks, The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has been cracking down on meth dealers in the area, according to Sheriff Tommy Jones. 1. Detectives made a traffic stop on a suspected drug trafficker in sweetwater, leading to the discovery of Methamphetamine and currency. Charges are pending in the case. 2. A traffic […]

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  • Traffic stop leads to drug arrest

    On July 27, 2021, at approximately 12:53 am, Deputy Chris Ferree conducted a traffic stop on a Mazda sedan for failure to maintain lane of travel. Upon Deputy Ferree making contact with the driver, identified as Lisa Irene Garrett. Ms. Garrett was asked for her driver’s license and upon retrieving her license, she proceeded to […]

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  • Child abduction leads to drug arrest

    child abduction

    On July 8, 2021, in the early morning hours deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence in the Madisonville area in regards to a non-custodial mother taking a child from a residence with possible intentions of taking the child out of state. Throughout the investigation, deputies were able to obtain […]

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  • Monroe County man pleads guilty to raping his adopted daughter

    raping guilty

    On June 21 in Tennessee’s Tenth Judicial District, Randall Lee Pruitt pled guilty to three counts of raping his adopted daughter. Pruitt’s daughter set up her cell phone and recorded him during one of the rapes and also recording him admitting to the conduct. To escape the abuse, Pruitt’s daughter ran away. Pruitt and his […]

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  • Mt. Vernon traffic stop ends in drug-related arrest

    traffic stop drug arrest

    On Sunday, June 20, 2021, Corporal Billy Littleton was patrolling the area of Mt. Vernon Church Road when he observed a pickup truck with a male driver, Mr. Austin McDaniel, who was not wearing his seat belt. Upon turning around on the pickup, Cpl. Littleton observed that the Tennessee registration displayed appeared to have an […]

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  • Monroe deputies capture alleged thief, recover motorcycle

    motorcycle thief

    The late evening of Tuesday, June 15, 2021, Delta Shift Deputies were dispatched to the area of Gateway Circle, Philadelphia in reference to a possible sighting of a stolen motorcycle out of Lenoir City. Delta Shift Deputies observed a motorcycle in the back yard of a residence on Gateway Circle that matched the description of […]

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  • Happy New Year!!!

    We know this year has been a tough one. But we are here to tell you 2021 is a new year and hopefully a better one! Happy New Year from all of us here at FYN!

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  • DPH Release – Expanded Testing For COVID-19 In Georgia

    Revised Testing Criteria and Increased Number of Test Sites Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is increasing the number of specimen collection sites statewide for COVID-19 testing, and is revising the current testing criteria to accommodate more testing of Georgia residents. Effective immediately, all symptomatic individuals will be eligible for COVID-19 testing. […]

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  • Happy Easter from FetchYourNews.com

    Happy Easter

    During this trying time, FetchYourNews.com wants you to know we are a part of your community. We know this Easter will be much different than most. No family gatherings, Sunrise services, or church gatherings but we want you all to remember, that we will get through this. We are all in this together. Here at […]

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