Calling on the Hearts of Monroe County – OAA Worship Opens Winter Warming Shelter By Tabitha Prock With temperatures falling well below freezing this week, most area residents dread venturing outside. Those few minutes of pumping gas, carting groceries from the supermarket, and scraping ice from windshields can feel brutal. It’s hard for many to imagine […] Continue reading → 
State Republicans Dismiss Challenge Less than a week since a challenge to Republican sheriff candidate Bryan Graves was filed with the Tennessee Republican Party, contesting his status as a faithful member of the GOP, state party Chairman Ryan Hayes chucked the protest on Thursday, clearing the way for the former sheriff ’s chief deputy and highly decorated National Guard first sergeant to pursue his party’s nomination in March. “Tennessee Republican Party Chairman […] Continue reading → 
Locals Seek to Remove Bryan Graves Name from Republican Primary Ballot A two-tour Iraqi war veteran and Bronze Star recipient is under fire from registered voters in Monroe County who have challenged his status to run for sheriff in next year’s Republican primary election. On Saturday, Bryan Graves, who is at present out of state […] Continue reading → 
Do the Crime – You’ll Not Only Do the Time, but You’ll Pay for It According to several law enforcement officers and personnel in the local court system, there appears to be some confusion in the system regarding court costs, fines, and bonds and what each one represents and why it’s a part of the […] Continue reading → 
Leaking School Roofs to Cost $3.8 Million Madisonville Primary, Vonore Middle, Madisonville Intermediate As Monroe County continues to climb out of its massive school construction debt, members of the Board of Education caught a broadside during a special workshop on Thursday, learning that leaks, deteriorating shingles, and rotting wood were plaguing at least three of the newer schools’ roofs in the county. The price tag to fix: $3.8 […] Continue reading → 
District Attorney: Vote Buying Investigation in FBI Hands Crump Says Similar Activity in 2016 Must Be Prevented Tenth Judicial District Attorney General Steve Crump believes the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s interest in the alleged vote buying in last year’s election is a good thing. “One, it removes me from any conflict in the process,” he […] Continue reading →