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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Knoxville News media set to help 'botch' another death investigation

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*Major Blunders in high-profile investigations get Bivens booted out of office in 2014. It appears as if the 'news hungry' out...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Securing Information: Lessons learned from the Snowden leaks

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NSA has released a detailed account of what classified data Edward Snowden was able to remove and just how he was able to pull off what...
Saturday, July 13, 2013

Fugitive Edward Snowden may have unwittingly dissed the Russians

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Snowden Update 8/1/2013   Edward Snowden is granted permission to leave the airport,  gets a one year conditional asylum to live in the Sov...
Friday, May 17, 2013

Don Charest wanted to join Tellico PD Reserve again--Request DENIED

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Tellico Plains Chief of Police Jeb Brown revealed today that Monroe County resident Don Charest (former chief Isbell's buddy), recent...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Firefighter Rip Esselstyn on Plant-Based Diet

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While it may be difficult to imagine that a Firehouse would be a place to find an all-vegan group...think again! Ten years ago Austin, Texa...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Christ Wins lawsuit against Bivens in Federal Court

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A Knoxville TN federal jury awards retired firefighter Christ Didymus Thomas $330.00 in compensatory damages for the unlawful search of hi...
Thursday, October 4, 2012

Coker Creek Goldfest move marks the End of an Era

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Update:2020: https://monroecountytn.blogspot.com/2020/08/atlanta-based-pentecostal-church-buys.html Rumors of a sale had festered for years,...
Friday, August 10, 2012

Man who did a Peter Pan from Bald River Falls 'slipped'

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As we now have learned, the incident on July 28, 2012, that took almost two hours of emergency ops involving Forest Service, Rescue Squad, ...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

For former mayor Powers: The chickens come home to roost

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Who would have imagined?... after not being able to account for thousands in missing funds by the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury--f...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Former Chief of Police William "Bill" G. Isbell investigated in Missing Money Probe

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Missing or un-accounted: seized drugs, weapons, and money collected from fundraisers The D.A.'s  position to not file  char...
Monday, December 19, 2011

Chief Bryan Graves warns: 'it's not time to celebrate' global conflicts continue

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Recently back from his second military tour this year, Monroe County Sheriff Chief Deputy Bryan Graves' comments mirror the sentimen...
Saturday, December 3, 2011

Judge Blackwood: Baumgartner turned the 'Drug Court into a Farce'

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Judge John Kerry Blackwood's long awaited ruling--allows the defendants in the Christian-Newsom murder case re-trials. The ruling may ...
Friday, October 14, 2011

Modern Day protests have a new Ally...'the Internet' levels playing field

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UPDATE 10/20/2011 School Officials will allow students to wear shirts in support of Straight-Gay alliances. as reported in Knoxnews. Wh...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Isbell-registered Tellico Plains Police website is Shutdown

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On April 9, 2008--William G. Isbell and William Wells III created a Tellico Plains Police website: A short time later, it was announced in...
Monday, August 1, 2011

Air Evac Helicopter hits powerline near Reliance Rd. in Polk County TN

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Fire Chief: it was an unusual takeoff "he was actually flying into that draw" When interviewed a couple of hours later by Chat...
Monday, July 11, 2011

Chief Deputy Bryan Graves recovers after deer vs. motorcycle accident

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Monroe County Sheriff Chief Deputy Bryan Graves is recovering from what could have been, and (statistically) is a much more serious acci...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Defense Attorney Shari T. Young 'Jumps Ship'-takes job with D.A.

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As per TBPR: Attorney Young was not a Public Defender Attorney Shari Tayloe Young Defense Attorney Shari Tayloe Young, now a partner i...
Saturday, May 28, 2011

Bill Isbell's wife sues Monroe County in Federal Court

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The ex-Tellico Plains Chief of Police's wife, Marie Anne Isbell, filed a federal lawsuit: includes Monroe County, and the newly app...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Probe of Questionable Talent in Dept. of Finance

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Many residents who have been victims of drivers under the influence, believe Monroe County Finance Department Director Brian Tallent receiv...
Monday, September 6, 2010

Six Year Anniversary of the Franny Graham Disappearance

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September 18th, 2012 will mark the 7 year anniversary of long-time Coker Creek resident Franny Graham. Graham lived in a small cedar sha...
Thursday, August 26, 2010

The Physical Effects of Anger

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Anger is a powerful emotion . If it isn't handled appropriately, it may have destructive results for both you and your loved ones. Unc...
Saturday, December 19, 2009

Arthur Dockery Wanted for Filing False Police Report

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Arthur Dockery Wanted for Failure to Appear in Filing of False Police Report case. Arthur Dockery, 57, claims he and the woman who had l...