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Two crashes reported; one fatal, involved pedestrian

Posted at 7:51 pm May 2, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A fatal crash involving a pedestrian was reported in Marlow on Wednesday morning, and a a serious crash that required three ambulances and a medical helicopter was reported near Interstate 75, authorities said.

The first crash was on Andersonville Highway at Bethel Road just east of Interstate 75 around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, said Mark Lucas, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department chief deputy.

Three ambulances were needed, Lucas said. A UT Lifestar medical helicopter responded, and it flew one person to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Lucas said. Anderson County EMS drove two injured people to UT Medical Center as well. There were serious injuries, Lucas said.

The second crash, the fatal crash, was reported a few hours later, at about 10 a.m. Wednesday on Oliver Springs Highway at Old Batley Road. In that crash, a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle, Lucas said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Andersonville, Clinton, Marlow, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Andersonville Highway, crash, Mark Lucas, Old Batley Road, Oliver Springs Highway, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP

Updated: Man killed in head-on collision on Andersonville Highway

Posted at 11:33 am December 3, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Note: This story was updated at 2 a.m. Dec. 4.

A Knoxville man died after a head-on collision on Andersonville Highway on Friday night, authorities said.

James D. Gunter, 56, was driving east on the highway, also known as State Route 61, in a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette at about 9:39 p.m. Friday when he crossed the yellow line to pass another vehicle and hit a 2006 Toyota 4Runner head-on in the westbound lane, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Gunter was killed, the THP said in a fatality report.

Gunter is suspected of drinking and drug use, according to the report. Alcohol and drug tests have been requested, which is routine in fatal crashes. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Andersonville, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Rescue Squad, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Andersonville Fire Department, Andersonville Highway, crash, fatal crash, fatality report, head-on collision, James D. Gunter, John B. Taylor, Lifestar, Lifestar medical helicopters, Mark Lucas, State Route 61, Steven Ward, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP, University of Tennessee Medical Center

State announces $347K grant to improve sidewalks in Norris

Posted at 11:17 am June 19, 2015
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TDOT Norris Grant

Among those pictured above during a TDOT grant ceremony in Norris on Friday are, third from left, Senator Randy McNally, an Oak Ridge Republican; Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, fourth from left; Norris Mayor Chris Mitchell; Representative Dennis Powers, a Jacksboro Republican; and partially obscured, Representative John Ragan, an Oak Ridge Republican. (Photo courtesy TDOT via Facebook)

 

NORRIS—Tennessee officials announced Friday that they have awarded a $347,760 transportation alternative grant to the city of Norris for a project known as East Norris Sidewalk Improvements.

The grant was announced by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer during a Friday visit to East Tennessee that also includes stops in Rockwood and Knoxville.

The Norris project includes a six-foot-wide concrete trail starting at the intersection of East Norris Road and Dairy Pond Road extending approximately 2,000 feet to Andersonville Highway, a press release said. At the end of the trail, two crosswalks will be constructed to provide pedestrians with safe access to Sycamore Place and a nearby shopping center. The project will join existing sidewalks along East Norris Road, providing the final connection to area schools, recreational facilities, the local business district, and shopping. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Norris, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Andersonville Highway, Bill Haslam, concrete trail, crosswalk, Dairy Pond Road, East Norris Road, East Norris Sidewalk Improvements, John Schroer, Norris, sidewalk, Sycamore Place, TDOT, Tennessee Department of Transportation, transportation alternative grant, transportation enhancement

DA moves to close business involved in alleged prostitution

Posted at 9:20 pm May 4, 2014
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Dave Clark

Dave Clark

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 business is King Accupressure at 2683 Andersonville Highway in Anderson County.

The enforcement action was the result of an undercover investigation by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office that started almost immediately after King Accupressure opened, Clark said in the release. He said a deputy posed as a customer and alleged in a criminal complaint that he was solicited for prostitution.

Two women were taken into custody at the scene, Clark said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Business, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: adult-oriented businesses, adult-oriented establishments, Anderson County, Anderson County Criminal and Circuit Court Judge, Anderson County District Attorney General, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Andersonville Highway, Dave Clark, Don Elledge, King Accupressure, prostitution, temporary injunction

Sexual act offered to investigator during prostitution investigation, sheriff says

Posted at 5:43 pm April 30, 2014
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Young Hwa Park

Young Hwa Park

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.

Two women from Duluth, Ga., were arrested and charged with prostitution offenses, Anderson County Sheriff Paul White said in a Wednesday afternoon press release.

The investigation at the recently opened “spa” called King Accupressure on Andersonville Highway started after the Sheriff’s Department was notified by the Law Director’s Office, White said. The investigation led Sheriff’s Department officials to believe that prostitution activity was occurring, White said.

An undercover operation was conducted Tuesday, and an employee of the business offered a sexual act to an investigator in exchange for money, the sheriff said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Andersonville Highway, Chong Kim, Dave Clark, Jay Yeager, King Accupressure, Law Director's Office, Paul White, promoting prostitution, prostitution, prostitution investigation, sexual act, spa, Special Operations Unit, Young Hwa Park

Two arrested after prostitution investigation, Sheriff’s Department says

Posted at 12:46 pm April 30, 2014
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Anderson County Detention Facility

The Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton is pictured above.

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 said this morning.

The Sheriff’s Department is working with Anderson County District Attorney General Dave Clark on some additional enforcement action on the business, Lucas said, and more information should be released later today.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County District Attorney General, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Andersonville Highway, Dave Clark, Mark Lucas, prostitution, prostitution investigation, spa

Andersonville man, 83, reports armed robbery at his home; sheriff searches for suspect

Posted at 11:14 pm March 12, 2014
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An 83-year-old Andersonville man was robbed at gunpoint at his home on Andersonville Highway just after noon Wednesday, authorities said.

The suspect walked up to the victim, who was in his garage, displayed a small handgun, and robbed him of cash and his car, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department said. The victim called 911, and several deputies responded.

A description of the victim’s car was broadcast to responding deputies, and about three minutes later, it was spotted a short distance away on Indian Gap Road. The suspect jumped from the car and fled on foot into the woods, the Sheriff’s Department said.

“A search of the area was done, but the suspect was not located,” the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Andersonville, Andersonville Highway, armed robbery, Criminal Investigations Unit, Indian Gap Road

Kentucky duo arrested after alleged burglary, homeowner confrontation, police chase

Posted at 12:51 pm April 8, 2013
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Timothy Shane Petrey

Timothy Shane Petrey

Elizabeth Jane North

Elizabeth Jane North

A Kentucky man and woman were arrested after an alleged confrontation with a homeowner during a burglary on Andersonville Highway on Saturday morning and a short police chase, authorities said.

The alleged burglary at the Andersonville Highway home was discovered by the owner and a friend at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday, according to a press release from Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Mark Lucas.

“The homeowner confronted the male suspect as he was exiting her home after the female suspect, who was sitting in a truck in the driveway, sounded the horn and yelled to the male,” Lucas said. “The male suspect and the homeowner struggled over some items that were being taken, and then he and the female suspect fled in the truck.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated burglary, Anderson County Sheriff's Dep, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Andersonville Highway, burglary, Elizabeth Jane North, felony evading arrest, Kentucky, Mark Lucas, Norris Department of Public Safety, police chase, possession of burglary tools, reckless driving, robbery, theft, Timothy Shane Petrey

Survivor of fatal crash released from hospital

Posted at 12:07 pm January 30, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

The Anderson County High School student injured in a Monday afternoon traffic accident in Norris that left his friend and classmate dead was released from the University of Tennessee Medical Center on Tuesday.

Evan Weaver was injured in Monday’s wreck at the intersection of Andersonville Highway and Norris Freeway and flown to UT Medical Center. He reportedly suffered a broken pelvis in the crash, which occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday, when his Ford Escort crossed over a concrete traffic island and collided with a Ford F250 pickup truck.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County High School, Andersonville Highway, Cameron Sharp, crash, Evan Weaver, Holley-Gamble Funeral Home, Norris Freeway, University of Tennessee Medical Center

Anderson high school student killed, another injured In Norris crash

Posted at 11:17 am January 29, 2013
By John Huotari 3 Comments

Information from WYSH Radio

An Anderson County High School senior was killed in a Monday afternoon traffic accident in Norris, and another teen was flown by a Lifestar helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.

The Norris Police Department and Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to the crash shortly before 4:30 pm Monday at the intersection of Andersonville Highway and Norris Freeway.

Cameron Sharp, 17, of Andersonville was killed in the wreck, and Evan Weaver, 18, also an ACHS senior and also from Andersonville, was injured. No update on his condition has been made available.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County High School, Andersonville Highway, Cameron Sharp, Evan Weaver, Lifestar, Norris, Norris Freeway, Norris Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol, University of Tennessee Medical Center

Burglary, interrrupted: Armed son confronts man in parents’ home

Posted at 1:56 pm November 30, 2012
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Note: This story was updated at 10:23 p.m.

After spotting a strange vehicle in his parents’ driveway Thursday, the son of an Andersonville Highway couple armed himself with his father’s shotgun and confronted and detained a burglar inside the home, authorities said Friday.

The son detained the suspect until deputies arrived, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Mark Lucas said in a Friday news release.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Andersonville Highway, burglary, Christopher Shane Pack, Mark Lucas

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