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 […]
Read More »Maryville Man Arrested on Multiple Child Exploitation Charges
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 […]
Read More »Blount Co. Sheriff’s Office offer condolences after vehicle fatality
MARYVILLE, TN – Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong announced that a Maryville man died Thursday, Feb. 3, as the result of a one vehicle car crash after the vehicle he was driving left the roadway and landed in Little River on Ellejoy Road. Kegan A. Drysdale, age 30, of Devictor Drive, Maryville, was pronounced dead […]
Read More »Earthquake in Eton, GA: felt across Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina
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, […]
Read More »Blount County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Fatal Fire
MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE – Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong regretfully announces that the Sheriff’s Office, along with members of Blount County’s Fire Investigation Review Team, is investigating a residential fire in which three people died [Friday] morning. At approximately 7:15 this morning, Sheriff’s deputies, along with the Blount County Fire Department, responded to a residence […]
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