Memphis Tiger fans are looking forward to the kickoff of the new season against the SEC’s Ole Miss. While that match-up has people excited here, we know that elsewhere in the state University of Tennessee fans are looking forward to a season-opening contest between the Volunteers and the Georgia State Panthers.
DEA: 155 arrested in Tennessee on federal drug trafficking charges
Crystal methamphetamine typically looks like pieces of glass or blue-white rocks. The addictive stimulant was at the heart of a recent federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enforcement action dubbed “Operation Crystal Mountain.”
Tennessee “Rock Doc” faces drug-trafficking allegations
It takes a little over an hour to drive northeast of Memphis to Jackson, Tennessee. The blue-collar city of about 65,000 isn’t the home of famous movie or music stars, but law enforcement officials say a Jackson nurse practitioner who dressed like a rock star and tried to launch a reality TV series about himself was more than a colorful local character.
Tennessee cop’s career on the line after DUI arrest
Though he was wearing a grin at the time his mugshot was taken, it seems likely that the smile disappeared after the Tennessee police officer thought a bit more about the legal trouble he’s facing. Arrested recently for driving under the influence of alcohol, the 43-year-old veteran cop has been suspended from his job without pay.
Tennessee cop, boyfriend face domestic violence charges
It is the very definition of a “he said, she said” situation: a couple argues, tension escalates and then police are called. Both accuse the other of being physically abusive, but because the only witnesses to the incident are the man and woman, it is virtually impossible for an outsider to know for sure what really transpired.