Blount County, Tennessee – The Sheriff’s Office has received a few phone calls today from individuals who are reporting that they are receiving calls from individuals stating they are with the Blount County County Sheriff’s Office and telling people they have a court summons or an active warrant and that they will be required to […]

BLOUNT COUNTY, TN. – A Knoxville man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say he shot and injured a man in Blount County on Thursday evening. According to the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a residence on Garrett Lane around 7:25 p.m. on Jan. 15 after receiving a report of a […]

PRESS RELEASE– Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong announced that investigators charged a 24-year-old Lenoir City man with two felony warrants as well as additional charges in connection with last Sunday’s accident that claimed the life of Blount County Deputy Justin Mowery. Dalton Michael Bowman, 24, of Lenoir City, was charged with the following: Evading […]

BLOUNT COUNTY, TN – A Blount County Sheriff’s deputy was killed during a motorcycle pursuit in Friendsville late last month, and the suspect involved is now facing multiple felony charges, authorities said. According to the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Justin Mowery attempted to stop a motorcycle on December 28 for speeding and reckless driving […]

PRESS RELEASE – Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong announced the 2025 Sheriff’s Office Employees of the Year and awarded multiple commendations during the Employee Appreciation Luncheon today. Congratulations to the three BCSO Employees of the Year – Deputy Samantha Baliles, Deputy Natalie McMurray, and Deputy Richard Eggers. All three deputies serve as SROs and […]

PRESS RELEASE – Blount County District Attorney Ryan Desmond announces that Billy Joe Genaway, 45, was convicted on November 14, 2025, of rape of a child that stems from an investigation by the Blount County Sheriff’s Office and Investigator Magahn Mattocks from July 2024. Defendant Genaway received a twenty-five-year sentence to serve with a 100% […]

PRESS RELEASE – October 15, 2025 Blount County, Tennessee – Sheriff James Lee Berrong is sad to announce the passing of retired deputy, Sgt. Rodney Postel. Sgt. Postel died in his sleep on October 15 at U.T. Medical Center following a valiant, year and-a-half long fight against cancer. Sgt. Postel leaves behind his wife Paige, […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Forsyth County deputies are investigating a deadly domestic incident that claimed the life of an off-duty law enforcement officer and left a teenager injured Saturday night in the Villages at Shakerag subdivision. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said the incident began around 7:49 p.m. on September 27, when a juvenile appeared […]

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — Authorities in Blount County have arrested a 21-year-old Maryville man on multiple charges of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, the Blount County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Monday. According to the sheriff’s office, the suspect was taken into custody following an investigation into alleged possession and distribution of sexually explicit material […]

ETON, Ga. – The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has confirmed that an earthquake of a 2.6 magnitude struck 16 km NNE of Eton, Georgia around midnight on Jan. 21, 2021. It was reportedly felt from and heard from all around North Georgia to Tennessee and North Carolina, including: Dahlonega, Georgia, Blue Ridge, Georgia,  Morganton, […]