A man was taken to a hospital after a shooting in Andersonville on Monday morning, authorities said.
The shooting was reported at about 10:08 a.m. Monday on Defoe Road in Andersonville.
A man had gunshot wounds on his leg, said Tyler Mayes, director of administrative services for the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.
[Read more…]A man who barricaded himself in a house in Anderson County on Wednesday was apprehended after he fell through a ceiling as officers tried to remove him, authorities said.
The incident started just after 5 p.m. Wednesday. An Anderson County Sheriff’s Department officer who was patrolling the area spotted the subject, William Sharp, in the yard at 388 Boyer Road in Andersonville, according to a statement from Tyler Mayes, director of administrative services for the Sheriff’s Department.
The officer knew that Sharp had an active violation of probation warrant in Union County, the statement said.
“When the officer pulled into the residence to make contact with the subject, he ran into the home and barricaded himself inside the attic,” the statement said. “Mr. Sharp was the only subject barricaded in the home.” [Read more…]
Byrams Fork Road was closed in Anderson County on Thursday, March 2, 2017, about three-quarters of a mile from Hickory Valley Road due to a washout. The road had collapsed at a culvert, and the Anderson County Highway Department was making repairs. (Photo by Anderson County Sheriff’s Department)
Note: This story was updated at 5:10 p.m.
Repairs have been made to a road in Andersonville that had been temporarily closed Thursday due to a washout, authorities said.
Byrams Fork Road has re-opened near Hickory Valley Road, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Mark Lucas said late Thursday afternoon. The road had been closed about three quarters of a mile from Hickory Valley Road. It had collapsed at a culvert.
The Anderson County Highway Department made repairs.
Byrams Fork Road is south of, and runs parallel to, State Route 61 in Andersonville.
To the Editor:
We’ve all been praying for rain, perhaps several times a day. This drought has been affecting our area for over four months now.
Because it’s been so dry, there’s been a ban on fires. You’ve heard the reports: No open fires. No fire pits or campfires. No grilling whether charcoal or gas. No throwing down a cigarette butt. No burning of brush or rubbish.
If you were going to ask, the answer would be a simple “NO!”
As a result, someone has, or did because they figured it was OK. Whether it was intentional or not. It happened. Fires popped up here and there. On the mountain side, at the campground, someone’s backyard, or even a spark from an engine. [Read more…]
The Clinton Fire Department is pictured above responding to the fires in Sevier County on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. (Photo by Clinton Fire Department)
We have more information on local firefighters and law enforcement that have either responded to help fight the fires in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park—or remain in standby in case they are needed.
Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Mark Lucas and other officials said Andersonville, Claxton, Clinton, Marlow, Oak Ridge, and Oliver Springs fire departments all sent resources to the fire.
Anderson County EMS sent its mass casualty response vehicle on Monday night, and they sent three ambulances Tuesday morning, Lucas said.
Lucas said he talked to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals on Monday night, and Anderson County deputies are on stand-by in case Sevier County needs additional law enforcement personnel. [Read more…]
Dusty Irwin
Former Anderson County Commissioner Dusty Irwin is running for one of eight seats on the Anderson County Charter Commission, and he said he supports term limits.
Irwin is running for a seat in District 3, which includes the Andersonville, Norris, Fairview, and Glen Alpine precincts.
In a press release, Irwin said he was an active part of the petition effort to give citizens the opportunity to have term limits through charter—or Home Rule—government.
“I am committed to giving the voters an opportunity to vote on term limits for two consecutive terms for county commissioners and the office of mayor,” Irwin said in the release. “I feel strongly about citizen service on county committees, open and transparent meetings, and ensuring citizens have a right to speak at all meetings.” [Read more…]
Note:Â This story was updated at 10 a.m. July 4.
A Knoxville man drowned after jumping from a houseboat into Norris Lake on Saturday evening, authorities said.
The man has been identified as William E. Blasius, 19.
The drowning was reported at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday near Sequoyah Marina in Andersonville.
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency responded.
“Several houseboats had tied off together and to the shore as they gathered to watch the fireworks show at the marina,” said Mark Lucas, chief deputy of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department. “Sheriff’s investigators responded to the scene and are looking into the possibility Blasius may have hit another boat as he dove into the water.” [Read more…]
Note: This story was last updated at 3:40 p.m. July 3.
ANDERSONVILLE—A man drowned after jumping off a houseboat a few hours before a fireworks show at Sequoyah Marina in Andersonville on Saturday evening, authorities said.
The man was reported to have jumped into the water from the top deck of a large houseboat tied to the shore along with other houseboats, said Mark Lucas, chief deputy of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department.
He said the Sheriff’s Department is investigating the possibility that the man might have hit his head on another boat.
Divers recovered the man’s body under water, authorities said. His name and age haven’t been released yet.
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Sergeant Roy Smith requested rescuers after he received a report that a man jumped off either a bridge or a wall about 35 feet into the water, spokesman Matthew Cameron said Sunday.
[Read more…]
Information from WYSH Radio
The Tennessee Highway Patrol said an Andersonville woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Union County early Sunday morning.
According to the THP, Amanda Blevins, 32, had been headed east on Sharps Chapel Road near Brewer Hollow Road shortly after 1:30 a.m. Sunday when her 2002 Volkswagen Beetle ran off the right side of the road, went into a ditch, and collided with a large boulder.
Blevins, who was not wearing her seatbelt, died in the accident. No other vehicles were involved, and Blevins was the lone occupant of the car.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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William James McMillan
Note: This story was updated at 11:33 a.m.
An Andersonville man has been charged with murder in a shooting that allegedly killed his girlfriend’s mother early Wednesday, authorities said.
William James McMillan, 48, is accused of fatally shooting Karen Zahrobsky, 66, according to authorities. They said McMillan, Zahrobsky, and Zahrobsky’s daughter, Christin Dixon, 45, all lived at 460 Lone Mountain Road in Andersonville, where the shooting allegedly occurred.
The shooting was reported at about 4:45 a.m. Wednesday. Zahrobsky was dead when deputies arrived.
McMillan was charged by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, which helped investigate. McMillan was booked into the Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton, and he is being held on $625,000.00 bond. [Read more…]
Authorities are investigating the death of a 66-year-old woman in Andersonville from an apparent gunshot wound on Wednesday.
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department responded to the shooting call at about 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 10, at 460 Lone Mountain Road in Andersonville. The woman was dead when they arrived.
Sheriff’s investigators were called and have processed the scene and are conducting interviews to determine the circumstances of the shooting, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Mark Lucas said in a statement. [Read more…]
Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department Fire Truck
By Theresa Scott
The Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department recently had a task to complete. Assistant Fire Chief Brian Casto took a crew to Oak Ridge. Upon arrival at the City of Oak Ridge’s main building, Assistant Chief Casto was directed to the Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson’s office. It was time for the papers to be signed. The title needed to be transferred and keys handed over. Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley was there to give further verbal instructions.
While the department heads were inside signing documents and discussing the final technicalities, the crew waited outside. However, without patience, they were found opening doors to compartments, checking out gauges, wiping off the windshield, checking out the view from the driver’s seat of the big yellow fire truck. This big, yellow Quality fire truck is going into full service but in a different zip code. It will still get the same hands-on care that it always had, but now it will be with a new crew out in the country. Perhaps out in the country, but still in the same county. The Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department was getting one of the surplus trucks. Most of the crew were laughing and chatting like a bunch of children on Christmas morning. The excitement was obvious.
Thank you to the City of Oak Ridge for keeping this (as well as the one that was recently transferred to our Medford Volunteer Fire Department) in our county. It is important that we continue to pay it forward amongst ourselves as we may very well need to depend on it sometime in the future. The residents of Andersonville are very fortunate to have such caring volunteers. These men and women put their lives on the line when called to the scene of an automobile accident, a working residential or commercial property fire, or even to the water if there’s been a boating accident. [Read more…]
