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Luis Bautista-Martinez was on his way home from church with his sister and her two children when the sound of a police siren brought back frightening memories of an officer pointing a gun at his head...
View ArticleBean Station swears in new chief of police
Stephen Kitts was sworn in by Mayor Terry D. Wolfe, after former chief Chad Seal reportedly asked to step down from the position due to personal reasons. Seal remains on the police force and will...
View ArticleOptions increase in Bean Station and Blaine mayor's races
With little more than a week left to qualify for the Nov. 6 municipal election in Blaine, a third candidate is entering the race for Mayor. Brandon Solomon, whose appointment to Blaine Municipal...
View Article10-year-old boy dies from injuries suffered in ATV accident
Grainger County deputies were called to a home on Ned Clark Road in Bean Station, Tenn. just after 6 p.m., according to the sheriff's office.
View ArticleWoman jumps from motorcycle during police pursuit
A Bean Station man is facing multiple charges after he led officers on a pursuit after an attempted traffic stop Monday, August 6, and continued to flee after the female passenger on his motorcycle...
View ArticleBean Station couple says mobile home mover never did any work
Living in a mobile home is fairly popular in Tennessee. While thousands of new homes are sold every year, many used ones are purchased and often moved.
View ArticleGrainger Co plant owner agrees to plead guilty to charges from April ICE raid
James Brantley, owner of the Southeastern Provisions meat-packing plant in Bean Station, pleaded guilty to two counts of failure to collect taxes, one count of employing illegal aliens and one count of...
View ArticleOwner of Southeastern Provision pleading guilty
A plea hearing has been set in federal court for James Brantley, the owner of Southeastern Provision LLC, a meatpacking plant located in the Bean Station area of Grainger County that was raided by...
View ArticleQualifying ends in municipal elections
Bean Station and Blaine will each have a new mayor after the Nov. 6 city elections, but Rutledge Mayor Fred "Speck" Sykes has no challenger for a second term in Rutledge. Three candidates have...
View Article$25,000 grant awarded to study wastewater solutions
Bean Station Mayor Terry Wolfe announced a $25,000 grant has been awarded for a feasibility study of potential wastewater system solutions in the area. During Monday's Board of Mayor and Aldermen...
View ArticleOwner of Grainger Co. slaughterhouse fined $41k for hazardous working conditions
The owners of the Bean Station slaughterhouse at the center of an ICE raid in April was hit with 27 OSHA violations and more than $40,000 in fines, according to a report issued by Tennessee Department...
View ArticleInvestigation underway into death of 4-month-old in Grainger County
When the sheriff's office got on scene, Grainger County Emergency Services personnel were carrying the child out the front door in their arms. A release states the child was taken to the Morristown...
View ArticleSheriff's department investigating death of four-month-old
According to reports, Deputy Cody Orrick responded to a residence on Floyd Atkins Lane, in the Bean Station area of Grainger County, in response to a report of a four-month-old who was not responding,...
View Article4 sentenced after immigration raid at Grainger County plant
According to court documents, Evelio Alejandro Bravo-Arreaga, Fidel Silva-Silva, Antonio Garcia-Martin, and Mateo Gomez-Pablo were each sentenced to time served and one year supervised release. They...
View ArticleRelatives indicted for hiding murder suspect: BSPD conducts round up
The mother and brother of two men accused of stabbing a Bean Station man to death were arrested Friday, September 21 as part of a roundup operation by the Bean Station Police Department . Carolyn Sue...
View ArticleCommunity revival begins Sunday
Four churches will join together to host the second annual community revival at Harris Court park, beginning Sunday, September 30. Adriel Baptist Church, Barnard's Grove Baptist Church, First Baptist...
View ArticleBrothers charged in deadly Bean Station stabbing to be arraigned Monday
BEAN STATION, Tenn. - Two Grainger County brothers charged in a deadly stabbing are set to be arraigned in court Monday after their court date was delayed last month.
View Article'Cruise In At The Springs' Features All-Original And Custom Rides
Freddie Solomon holds the bill of sale for his first car, a 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria, which was purchased for him by his father on Jan. 12, 1956, at the former Greene County Motor Company. Solomon...
View ArticleTown leaders discuss dangerous intersection after wreck
A dangerous intersection was discussed during the Bean Station Board of Mayor and Aldermen Workshop Monday, October 15. Stephen Kitts, Bean Station chief of police, reported another wreck had occurred...
View ArticleMunicipal candidates interviewed
In an effort to assist citizens with learning about those who are vying for their vote in the upcoming municipal elections, Grainger Today conducted interviews with those candidates for municipal...
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