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Guest column: Anderson County court, criminal prosecution programs at risk

Proposals to redistrict Tennessee’s 31 judicial districts may cost Anderson County its full-time judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and their staffs. Proponents want to jumble 15 of Tennessee’s 31...

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Anderson not included in latest judicial redistricting, but legislative...

The most recent proposal to redraw judicial districts in Tennessee did not include Anderson County, but the battle isn’t over yet, an official said Wednesday. Roane County also would not be affected...

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DA: Crime down a ‘remarkable’ 10.5 percent in Anderson County

The number of crimes reported in Anderson County dropped again last year, continuing a six-year trend, District Attorney General Dave Clark announced Monday. Crime was down 10.5 percent in Anderson...

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County, school officials start campaign to protect children from online...

Officials in Anderson County and at local schools have announced an educational campaign designed to protect children from online sexual predators. Among the concerns are sexting, or the exchange of...

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Anderson County primary deadline Thursday at noon

Information from WYSH Radio The deadline to qualify as a candidate in any of the races on the ballot for Anderson County’s May 6 primaries is at noon Thursday. Here is a look at who has qualified so...

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Reminder: Roane candidates at election forum tonight

Roane County candidates have been invited to an election forum in Oak Ridge tonight (Tuesday night). Candidates who have been invited include those in contested races in Roane County for county...

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DA cites Lay’s job ‘performance problems,’ sheriff candidate claims political...

Note: This story was updated at 10:25 a.m. August 5. DA responds to political targeting charge There was no political targeting of Trooper Anthony Lay before his five-day suspension by the Tennessee...

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Honors: DA Clark named a governor of Tennessee Bar Association

District Attorney General Dave Clark has been named a governor of the Tennessee Bar Association. The 23-member board controls the activities and business of the Tennessee Bar Association in all its...

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Updated: Lunch with League—Law and order in Anderson County

Note: This Lunch with the League has been canceled due to weather. Anderson County District Attorney Dave Clark and Public Defender Tom Marshall will be the guest speakers at Lunch with the League on...

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DA, public defender to discuss county justice system April 21

League of Women Voters celebrates 69th birthday Anderson County District Attorney General Dave Clark and Public Defender Tom Marshall will discuss the current status of the county’s justice system...

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Man sentenced to 30 years for possessing heroin for sale in school zone

A man convicted in September of possessing heroin and marijuana for sale in a school zone has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, authorities said. Charles Randolph Johnson was sentenced by Anderson...

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DA: Anderson County had biggest reduction in state in traffic fatalities in 2015

Anderson County had the greatest reduction in traffic fatalities of any county in Tennessee in 2015, an official said Friday. In 2014, there were 18 traffic fatalities in Anderson County, District...

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Jail records: About two dozen arrests on drug-related charges Thursday

Note: This story was last updated at 8:26 a.m. There were about two dozen arrests on drug-related charges in Anderson County on Thursday, according to jail records, as authorities from several agencies...

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DA: Granddaughter in murder case was malnourished, smothered

The young granddaughter who died in Oak Ridge in 2011 was malnourished and had been smothered, District Attorney General Dave Clark said Friday, after the child’s grandmother pleaded guilty to...

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Pelizzari joins DA’s office

Attorney and prosecutor Brandon Pelizzari will join the Seventh Judicial District Attorney General’s Office in Clinton on December 1. He will be an assistant district attorney general. “Brandon is an...

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