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JACKSON, Tenn. – Less than a month after a new law went into effect to help identify, investigate, and prosecute human trafficking in Tennessee, Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation joined with partner agencies in West Tennessee to identify and arrest individuals who prey on children. Operation SLMTBI Agents, including those assigned to TBI’s Internet Crimes Against Children ...

As interest in local farm-to-table food increases, many consumers are interested in purchasing a locally raised beef animal to accompany their locally sourced vegetables and fruits. However, the amount of meat actually available from a beef animal is a frequent source of misunderstanding among consumers, processors and cattle producers. Consumers who buy a live animal from a local cattle producer ...

The Tennessee Department of Health is issuing a public health advisory urging residents to increase their awareness about Hepatitis C, a life-threatening disease spread by direct contact with blood from an infected person. The rate of acute Hepatitis C cases in Tennessee has more than tripled in the last seven years, and the steadily increasing number of cases may only ...

UPDATE: The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office announced on Sunday, August 2, 2015 that the case has been resolved and Walker was located. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a Sevierville woman who has been missing more than a week. According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, 41-year-old Katherine Levon Walker was last seen ...

A Sevierville man visiting Washington, D.C. and looking for the White House now faces felony gun possession charges. 59-year-old Steve Randall Oney, of Sevierville, was arrested near the U.S. Capitol in the yearly morning hours Tuesday after asking police where the White House was located and admitting to having firearms in his vehicle. According to an affidavit by U.S. Capitol ...

Celebrate National Farmers Market Week on Saturday, August 8, 2015, as the Gatlinburg Farmers Market will present its next in a series of special events, Cooking Demonstrations and Tomato Tasting Contest. Market customers can learn easy and scrumptious ways of preparing local foods and vote on their favorite tomato variety all while listening to music performed by Barry Bianchi and ...

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday in Sevierville for the Sevier Air Trampoline Park, a new indoor family adventure park. When completed later this year, the two story 50,000 sq. ft. building will anchor one end of the Governor’s Crossing Shopping Center and house more than 34,000 sq. ft. of state of the art trampolines, three professional grade dodgeball courts ...

For the 92nd year, 4-H members from across Tennessee gathered at the University of Tennessee for State 4-H Roundup and All-Star Conference. The annual event, which took place July 20-24, 2015, recognized the outstanding project work and leadership accomplishments of senior high 4-H members. Approximately 300 high school age 4-H’ers from across Tennessee met for several days on the UT ...

Check your spice rack for certain Kroger spices that are being recalled because they may contain Salmonella. The Kroger Co. is recalling Kroger Ground Cinnamon, Kroger Garlic Powder, Kroger Coarse Ground Black Pepper and Kroger Bac’n Buds. Consumers should not consume these Kroger spices. They may return the products to Kroger stores for a full refund or replacement. The U.S. ...

Running a flat course in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in the dark of night pushed the Pigeon Forge Midnight 8K to national recognition in “The Runner’s Bucket List: 200 Races To Run Before You Die.” Author Denise Malan, an avid runner from Kansas City, Mo., highlights a wide variety of races – some serious, some quirky – ...