White County Sheriff Targets Impaired Festival Drivers
The White County Sheriff’s Office is increasing patrols and focusing on impaired drivers as travelers move through the area this weekend for the Bonnaroo Music Festival. Sheriff Steve Page said the department has deployed extra patrols across the county to monitor for traffic hazards and speeders from the Coffee County event. Page said the agency […]
Sign-Stealing Social Media Reports, Few Crime Reports
Local law enforcement will investigate stolen or damaged campaign signs — as reports of that kind of activity surging on social media. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said his office takes complaints involving campaign sign theft or vandalism seriously. Farris said the act is considered a criminal offense. “We don’t certainly indicate somebody damaging or […]
UC County Ballots Set For May Election After Deadline
The qualifying deadline passed on Thursday for candidates seeking to run in this year’s county election, officially setting the field for the upcoming ballot in May. In Putnam County, Incumbent Randy Porter will face Ryan Dalton and Wayne Nabors in the race for county mayor. Incumbent Eddie Farris will face Darrin Stout in August for […]
White County Siren App To Improve Safety, Reduce Accidents
White County is the first sheriff’s office in the state to launch a new mobile app designed to alert residents when emergency vehicles are operating nearby to improve public roadway safety. The new digital siren app sends real-time alerts to users’ phones when a White County emergency vehicle is running emergency traffic in their area, […]
White Co. Schools Approves MOU For Central View Building
The White County School Board approved a memorandum of understanding with the White County Sheriff’s Office for use of the Central View Elementary property. White County Sheriff Steve Page requested last month to renovate the old building so the sheriff’s office could use it as a substation and training facility. School Board Member Jayson McDonald […]
White Co Sheriff Upset With Commission Budget & Monday Vote
White County Sherriff Steve Page voiced his displeasure with the Sherriff office’s 2023-24 budget at Monday’s County Commission meeting. Page said if the department is not better paid, they could be in danger of losing the County Jail. He said if the Jail was to be decertified, taxpayers would end up having to pay to […]
Suspect Arrested After Wednesday Vehicle Pursuit In White Co.
Three White County law enforcement vehicles were severely damaged and two deputies injured after a Wednesday incident involving a vehicle pursuit. Officers were originally dispatched to the area of Iris Drive and Camp Drive in reference to a male subject later identified as Jesse D. Dotson wearing a mask possibly trying to break into a […]
White Co. Sheriff’s New Phone System Going Well
White County Sheriff’s Office has initiated a new phone system. Sheriff Steve Page said the replacement was made possible through a recent grant opportunity. He said the previous phone system was over 20 years old and used multiple numbers. “It’s digital and that helps us with our answering service and being able to transfer the […]
White Co. Sheriff Confirms Some Remains Found In Car Pulled From Calfkiller
White County Sheriff Steve Page confirms there were some remains and personal items found in the vehicle pulled from Calfkiller River Wednesday. Page said that the car is that of Erin Foster, one of two teens who went missing on April 3rd, 2000. He said that the car was found by YouTube diver Jeremy Sides […]
Car Found In Calfkiller River Confirmed That Of Teens Missing 20 Years Ago
A car was found at the bottom of the Calfkiller River off of Highway 84 in White County on Wednesday. Sheriff Steve Page said that the only comment he could provide was that this was the car of two teens that went missing some twenty years ago. Page neither confirmed nor denied that the bodies […]
