Grainger County News

Former Grainger County Sheriff Richard McElhaney was arrested Monday afternoon on a drunken driving charge, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Did you know there's a frog that can lie dormant in the mud for years without food and water? It just settles in, switches to minimal life support, checks out and goes nappytime.

Far be it from me to offer agricultural advice, especially to the titans of Tennessee tomatoes.

Layoffs at Volunteer Fabricators in Hancock and Grainger counties led the state's weekly tally of 358 job cuts.

A Grainger County grocery is caught up in a legal battle involving a former employee.

The Maryville Farmers' Market is opening a second farmers' market, set to hold its grand opening from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Anderson Lumber Co.

A heart attack happens every 20 seconds according to the American Heart Association.

A federal grand jury meeting in Greeneville Tuesday indicted Jeffrey Lee Stock, 41, of Newport, on charges of traveling in interstate commerce and failing to register as a sex offender.

The Grainger County Sheriff's Department says they are looking for the man they say robbed a pharmacy while claiming he had a bomb.

Grainger County authorities today arrested a man who robbed a pharmacy with the threat of a bomb about four hours after the heist of narcotic pain patches.

A federal grand jury has indicted a Cocke County man who is being questioned in the disappearance of a 19-year-old woman in April.

This is the 9th year for the Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride. They rode through 5 East Tennessee counties as part of their tribute to troops killed in the line of duty.

Ten counties in the East Tennessee area have no animal control officer and no county-funded shelters.

The National Weather Service has now confirmed a third tornado touchdown from Friday's storms, this time along the Grainger County line into Hancock County.

Nearly a decade after she was murdered, the family of Melissa Ann Patrick may finally get some closure in her death.

The National Weather Service confirms that a tornado touched down on Friday, May 8 in Grainger County.

The National Weather Service in Tennessee has confirmed a third tornado during storms last week.

Lee Anne Stansberry pleaded guilty this morning to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, getting a 20-year sentence in the death 10 years ago of Melissa Ann Patrick of West Knox County.

Barbara Garrow admittedly failed retirement. By going back to work, however, she has given herself - and a downtown Dandridge building - more useful lives in their mature years.

A second brother has been convicted of the 2007 death of a 46-year-old Grainger County man who was shot in the back of the head.