KNOXVILLE, TN - Gerald “Jerry” Clark Durant, 88, of Knoxville, TN, went to be with our Lord on January 22, 2021 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville.
January 1, 2021
(UNDATED) – In August 2020, a man was arrested after he shot and killed his long-time girlfriend, a Washington County Correctional officer was arrested after having a sexual relationship with a female inmate, a French Lick man was arrested on a reckless homicide charge, Lawrence County Special Olympics wins a title, and IU President McRobbie announced his retirement.
Man Arrested After Shooting And killing His Long-Time girlfriend
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested 58-year-old Phillip “Butch” Deckard, of 2738 Maul Ridge Rd., on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, domestic battery, and aggravated battery after he allegedly shot and killed his long-time girlfriend Charlene Silvers during a domestic dispute.
January 1, 2021
(UNDATED) – In November 2020, a Bedford man was arrested after injuring a child, the Town of Oolitic hired a new deputy marshal and reserve marshal, a former Greene County Center Township Trustee was arrested, Emma Landstrom was selected as a Rising Star, Annette Norrick was appointed to fill the position of Clerk-Treasurer for the Town of Oolitic, Jimmy Jones was named Bedford Parks Director, and a Bedford couple was arrested on child neglect charges after making their adoptive son live on the porch.
Bedford Man Arrested After Allegedly Injuring Child
Bedford Police officers arrested 28-year-old Casey Garrison after they stopped his vehicle on a traffic stop early Tuesday, November 4, 2020 at Lincoln Avenue and 4th Street.
Dec 30, 2020 In addition to the coronavirus, 2020 will be remembered for nationwide protests for civil rights and racial justice not seen in this country in more than half a century.
They were sparked in late May when a video went viral of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of a Black man named George Floyd. For nearly nine minutes the police officer is seen placing pressure on Floyd’s neck as he calls out in distress before he is killed.
Millions of people flooded the streets of Minneapolis, New York, Portland, and many other cities, calling for a reckoning over systemic racism in policing and across American society.