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Former McMinn Co. Court Clerk Indicted

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A former deputy court clerk has been indicted in East Tennessee on a charge of stealing cash from the office. The Daily Post-Athenian in Athens reports that agents arrested 49-year-old Tina Snyder of Athens after she was indicted on an official... Full story

Four Arrested, Including Doctor, in ''Sex for Drugs'' Scheme

Richard Simms

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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, along with the Athens Police Department, arrested four people Thursday after a grand jury indicted them on multiple charges including prescription fraud, extortion, conspiracy and filing false reports. The... Full story

Cigarette Robbing Couple On Run

John Madewell

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Athens, Tenn. police investigators are looking for a couple that stole two cartons of cigarettes and injured a clerk in the robbery. It happened early Saturday morning at the Rocky Top on Decatur Pike. The woman asked for two cartons of Newport... Full story

Store Clerk Run Over by Cigarette Thieves

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A man and woman who stole two cartons of cigarettes from an Athens, Tenn. convenience store struck the store clerk with their car as she chased them in the parking lot. Police told The Daily Post-Athenian in Athens that the store clerk struck her... Full story

Who Shot Kenny Dixson's Horse?

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John Pless

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It's a crime that doesn't happen often, but when it does it gets an entire community talking. Someone shot Kenny Dixson's horse and now police in Englewood are tracking down the shooter. Wednesday morning a neighbor came by his house with... Full story

Cooking Grease Assault

Posted by Derek Dellinger

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An East Tennessee man has been charged with  dousing another man with hot cooking grease as they were making their way to the supper table. The Daily Post-Athenian in Athens reports that 62-year-old  Winslow Prock of Sweetwater is in... Full story

Record Breaking Drug Arrests

Tanya Mendis

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Police in Athens are pulling so many drugs off the streets, they're breaking records. The city has seen an increase in traffic stops and drug arrests, and there's still three months to go in the year. Chief Chuck Ziegler says there's a correlation... Full story

Athens Doctor Suspended for Sex With Patients

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The Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners has summarily suspended the license of Rodney Dunham, MD, of Athens. The suspension of Dunham's license became effective October 21, 2009. As a result of the suspension, Dunham is immediately prohibited from... Full story

Wanted Criminal Uses Mullet As Disguise

Karen Zatkulak

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A McMinn County man, wanted on a long list of charges, leads troopers and deputies on a chase through one of the main streets in Athens, wearing an unusual costume.  The Sheriff's Office says Lloyd Powell has escaped arrest before, so last week... Full story

Cash Stolen Out of Family Bible

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A burglar who pried open the door of a house in a McMinn County, Tenn. home stole a small safe and while ransacking a bedroom also took $3,900 that was being saved in a family Bible. Danny Pritchett said the safe taken from his home in McMinn... Full story

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