Two Volunteers with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office SCAN (Senior Citizen Awareness Network) were hit head-on by a speeding car Monday morning on Old Maryville Pike.  Twenty-seven year old Brett Spiva was speeding and lost control of his 1996 Nissan 200XS and hit the 2004 Crown Victoria. He was cited for reckless driving in the 11:18 a.m. crash.

The Chaplain Corps Academy class VII graduation was held Thursday, October 18, 2007 at the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Multi Purpose Room. There were 19 Chaplain graduates that completed a 50 hour training provided by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. There were 10 graduates for Knox County, 4 for Roane County, 4 for Anderson County and 1 for Union County. In attendance were Chief Deputy Tom Spangler (Knox County), Chief Ron Chamberlain(Knox County), Chief Deputy Mark Lucas( Anderson County), Sheriff Jack Stockton (Roane County), and Sheriff Earl Loy( Union County).
 
The Chaplain Corps consists of Local Ministers from a wide variety of faith denominations who volunteer their time for 24 hour “on-call” shifts at least once monthly in order to serve the spiritual needs of both police officers and the general public. Chaplains’ responsibilities include, for example victim and witness assistance, death notifications, and grief counseling and various public ceremonies.