12/31/09 Gary Rankin expected to win when he took over as Alcoa High School's football coach in 2006. It was hardly a stretch. The Tornadoes were coming off back-to-back Class 2A state championships under former coach John Reid and had won three state titles in a span of six years. 12/31/09 The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a single tractor-trailer accident on State Route 32 in Cosby around 1:07 A.M. Tuesday, Dec. 29. The driver of the rig was attempting to cross into North Carolina, via S.R. 32, as he was following a GPS. The rig was unable to complete the hairpin curve two-tenths of a mile South of Chestnut Mountain Road. The driver was uninjured, but the rig suffered ... 12/31/09 Johnson City police were asking for help in catching a man who robbed a convenience store in November. 12/31/09 Tara Henderson of Milne Street said she heard a loud noise outside. She said she looked out and saw that her neighbor's car had struck her mailbox. Carlos R. Good told officers he had gone outside to warm up his vehicle. He said he went back inside, then heard a crash. 12/31/09 New Year's is obviously one of the biggest party nights of the year, and local law enforcement agencies are ready. Last year, 12 people were killed in Tennessee during the New Year's holiday. 12/31/09 WPSD Local 6 received the following information from the Kentucky State Police Post 1 regarding "traffic safety checkpoints" this New Years Eve. 12/31/09 The sports staff at The Jackson Sun got together and ranked its top 10 stories of 2009, and it was not an easy process to determine which one was the biggest story of the year. 12/31/09 Tara Henderson of Milne Street said she heard a loud noise outside. She said she looked out and saw that her neighbor's car had struck her mailbox. Carlos R. Good told officers he had gone outside to warm up his vehicle. He said he went back inside, then heard a crash. 12/31/09 By Tom Smith, Senior Staff Writer A Phil Campbell woman and a teenager living in Lawrence County, Tenn., died Tuesday while riding in vehicles involved in separate crashes, authorities said. 12/31/09 WPSD Local 6 received the following information from the Kentucky State Police Post 1 regarding "traffic safety checkpoints" this New Years Eve. 12/31/09 Johnson City police were asking for help in catching a man who robbed a convenience store in November. 12/31/09 The Montclair School District has put out an unusual "help wanted" sign. For the first time in 17 years, district officials are searching for a head football coach for the Montclair High Mounties to succeed veteran educator Ed Lebida. | 
