Assistant DA running for general sessions judge
Ryan Spitzer, an Anderson County assistant district attorney general, has announced that he will be a candidate for judge in General Sessions Court, Division I in Clinton. Spitzer, an attorney with...
View ArticleTwo arrested after prostitution investigation, Sheriff’s Department says
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department arrested two people Tuesday afternoon after a prostitution investigation at a recently opened spa on Andersonville Highway near Norris, Chief Deputy Mark Lucas...
View ArticleSexual act offered to investigator during prostitution investigation, sheriff...
An employee at a spa in Anderson County offered a sexual act to a Sheriff’s Department investigator in exchange for money during an undercover prostitution investigation on Tuesday, authorities said....
View ArticleDA moves to close business involved in alleged prostitution
Anderson County District Attorney General Dave Clark last week moved to declare a new business a nuisance and close it down because of its alleged role in prostitution, a press release said. The...
View ArticleReporter cleared after investigation into mayor’s missing keys
There was no evidence suggesting that a Clinton reporter intentionally took the county mayor’s keys after a recent Anderson County Commission meeting, and there is no evidence that a criminal violation...
View ArticleReported crimes down 45 percent in Anderson County
The overall number of reported crimes in Anderson County fell 45 percent from 2007 to 2013, with the most dramatic drop during the past two years—2012 and 2013, Sheriff Paul White said in a recent...
View ArticleDA: Crime rate in Anderson County drops seven consecutive years
The crime rate in Anderson County has dropped for seven consecutive years, District Attorney General Dave Clark said. Crime in Anderson County was down by 10.1 percent in 2013, according to Tennessee...
View ArticleClinton to receive Municipal League award for police service
Clinton will receive a Tennessee Municipal League award for police service during a conference in Chattanooga on Tuesday, a press release said. The 2014 Tennessee Municipal League Achievement Award for...
View ArticleOfficials discuss Veterans Court, docket in General Sessions Court
Judge Ron Murch recently met with Anderson County Veterans Affairs Officer Leon Jaquet and Tennessee Assistant Commissioner of Veterans Affairs Don Smith to discuss the implementation of a Veterans...
View ArticleSheriff candidate suspended by THP in May says he’s a political target
Note: This story was last updated at 8:15 p.m. July 23. A candidate for Anderson County sheriff suspended by the Tennessee Highway Patrol in May said he has been the target of political attacks. THP...
View ArticleDA cites Lay’s job ‘performance problems,’ sheriff candidate claims political...
Note: This story was updated at 10:25 a.m. August 5. DA responds to political targeting charge There was no political targeting of Trooper Anthony Lay before his five-day suspension by the Tennessee...
View ArticleFrank, White re-elected; incumbents fare well, but some upsets
Note: This story was last updated at 2:10 p.m. July 8. Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank was elected to her first four-year term on Thursday, and Sheriff Paul White was elected to a third term. The...
View ArticleDA: State seeks death penalty against pair accused of murder
Note: This story was last updated at 12:50 p.m. State officials will seek the death penalty against a pair accused in the murder of a 79-year-old man whose body was found hidden underneath an apartment...
View ArticleHonors: DA Clark named a governor of Tennessee Bar Association
District Attorney General Dave Clark has been named a governor of the Tennessee Bar Association. The 23-member board controls the activities and business of the Tennessee Bar Association in all its...
View ArticleFrank questions indictment of appointee
Information from WYSH Radio Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank has questions for District Attorney General Dave Clark concerning the indictment of Public Works Director and Building Commissioner David...
View ArticleSheriff intervenes in standoff between mayor, HR director over computer hard...
CLINTON—After the sheriff intervened, the Anderson County mayor and human resources director remained at a standoff Wednesday afternoon over how to copy the hard drives of two computers in the...
View ArticleDA: Criminal investigation under way in apartment death, but so far, no...
A criminal investigation is under way in the death of a 29-year-old man at an apartment in Oak Ridge early Monday, but there has not been an arrest yet and no charges have been filed, Anderson County...
View ArticleDA: No suspect, no charge in alleged rape by officer or security guard
Note: This story was last updated at 8:40 p.m. The six-month investigation of an alleged rape by a security guard or police officer has been completed, and no suspect has been identified and there is...
View ArticleUpdated: Lunch with League—Law and order in Anderson County
Note: This Lunch with the League has been canceled due to weather. Anderson County District Attorney Dave Clark and Public Defender Tom Marshall will be the guest speakers at Lunch with the League on...
View ArticleHeitman wrote suicide note before death, report says
Note: This story was last updated at 2:08 a.m. Feb. 28. The cause of his death has been questioned for months, but information released Friday said a former Oak Ridge Schools employee found dead in...
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