Tritt celebrated for scouting accomplishments
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Tritt celebrated for scouting accomplishments

Crockett County High School freshmen Everett Tritt was celebrated Sunday, February 16 for completing his Eagle Scout rank with Alamo Boy Scout Troop 53. Tritt earned his Eagle rank on November 11, 2019. He began his scouting adventure in 2011 as a first-grade Tiger Cub in Pack 53 and in October 2015, he earned his…

MISSING BOATER RECOVERED ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER NEAR SHILOH
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MISSING BOATER RECOVERED ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER NEAR SHILOH

HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn.— The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has recovered the body of a missing boater from the Tennessee River.  Search crews recovered the body of a John Doe around 4:30 p.m. this afternoon around Shiloh National Military Park on the Tennessee River.  The body has been sent to the Medical Examiner’s office in Memphis…

Alamo City School Black History Celebration
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Alamo City School Black History Celebration

Students at Alamo City School (ACS) have been studying influential African Americans and the Civil Rights Movement over the past two months. In celebration of Black History Month, ACS presented a program themed “Lift Every Voice” on Wednesday, February 26. Students researched and presented influential figures such as former President Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary of…

Local schools, state officials and blood bank respond to COVID-19
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Local schools, state officials and blood bank respond to COVID-19

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) released a statement, Sunday, March 8 saying that two additional cases of COVID-19 or the Coronavirus have been confirmed in Davidson County and Shelby County, bringing the state’s total number of confirmed cases to three. As of March 9, there were 423 total confirmed or presumed cases across 35…

Police seek public’s assistance in over 20 auto burglaries
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Police seek public’s assistance in over 20 auto burglaries

Since the weekend, nearly 30 vehicles have been burglarized in Crockett County. Six vehicles were reported as burglarized in Maury City over the weekend, with a weapon, winning lottery ticket and GPS being the only items reported missing. An additional vehicle was reported as burglarized on Sunday, March 8, in Alamo. Items missing from the…

Dumpster diving for answers in altered Alamo contract
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Dumpster diving for answers in altered Alamo contract

The Town of Alamo Mayor, John Avery Emison, has responded to questions posed by The Crockett County Times regarding an addendum filed to the Republic Service sanitation contract. He has also denied remembering signing the addendum put into place on September 3, 2019 while speaking to the board of aldermen during the Monday, March 2…