Thirty-eight year old James Allen Taylor is in the Knox County Jail charged with attempted first degree murder and aggravated assault stemming from an incident Sunday night.  Taylor shot his ex-wife’s boyfriend around 7:15 p.m. after a dispute over a dog.  He fired seven

A man who Knox County Schools believed might be misrepresenting himself as being from the school system may be a case of mistaken identity.  Knox County Sheriff’s Officers found the man last night and determined that he is a legitimate book salesman out of College Station, Tex

Twenty one year old Ray Edward Loveday has been charged with a murder dating back to 2006.  Loveday is accused of killing Ricky Tipton Thompson on September 4, 2006 in the Vestal area of Maple and Eddington Streets.  Loveday was actually trying to shoot another man with whom he had

Three people accused of robbing a Mascot bank last month were arrested Wednesday in Walhalla, South Carolina.  Thirty-three year old Eric Bradley, 24 year old Joshua Douglas, and 25 year old Tina Rogers are charged with aggravated robbery of the First Choice Community Credit Union on

Auditors from the American Correctional Association have been evaluating the Knox County Detention Facility from May 28-30 and on Friday issued their findings.  The facility achieved 100% on the mandatory standards and 99% on the non-mandatory standards.  The auditors looked at