A 21-year-old Dayton, Tn., man has been charged in the shooting death of Michael Oldham, also 21, on Tuesday. Johnathon Defore was charged with criminal homicide. The incident happened on Lower Cove Loop Road. The victim was found dead at the scene. Defore is being held at the Rhea County Jail without bond. (click for more)

Witnesses said a city police car and a pickup truck were involved in a serious crash on Highway 153 on Wednesday night. In the wreck before 7 p.m., the police car struck the truck at the driver's door, it was stated. Ambulances and emergency personnel were at the scene along with other police cars. The wreck was near McDonald's at the Northtowne Center. (click for more)

In the aftermath of the tragic death of the young man in Minneapolis, Democrats and their sycophants in the media are carrying on the biggest scam perpetrated on the American people since LBJ with his Great Society and Tonkin Gulf incident in 1965. Thanks to Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod for publicly standing up to black on black crime, especially homicide, yesterday. Once again ... (click for more)

I do not believe “Black Lives Matter.” Rather, I believe “All Lives Matter.” And using the latter over the former, I am mad too. The rioting that is taking place all over America is against the law. It restricts my freedoms, bridles my trusts, is contrary to my beliefs, and – if it still matters – is blatantly unconstitutional. That the President of the United States has no choice ... (click for more)

It was not the first time I had seen Spanish moss streaming down from a tree, but I know it was the first time it had caught my eye in such an impressionable way that scorching July day in the summer of 1988. The big majestic cypress trees which framed the picturesque Louisiana State University campus were full of the stuff, and in a way it reminded me of days past when I had seen ... (click for more)

Johnny Majors, a star running back for the University of Tennessee who later coached the Vols for 15 years, has died a few days after his 85th birthday. His wife, Mary Lynn, said, "It's with a sad heart that we make this announcement. John passed away this morning. He spent his last hours doing something he dearly loved: looking out over his cherished Tennessee River." Majors ... (click for more)