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Shelter taking applications for dogs rescued from Greene County home
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Last week, authorities found 31 animals living in a small mobile home, with the inside covered in feces and urine. One puppy ended up dying and the house has since been condemned. The homeowner is facing charges. We're now learning more about the condition...
Greene County woman charged after dozens dogs found in "horrible conditions"
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — A woman is facing charges in Greene County after animal control found dozens of dogs and puppies living in what has been described as "horrible conditions." Authorities said that they found the animals living in a small mobile home, with the inside covered in...
Greene County Recovery Court Graduates Recognized At Ceremony
Persistence, diligence and “packing light” will reap lifelong benefits for four Greene County Recovery Court graduates. Three of the graduates — Dale Denton, Brent Hickerson and Roger Metcalf — stepped forward Thursday during a ceremony at Trinity United Methodist Church in Greeneville and proudly accepted certificates of completion from Tyler Kelley, Recovery Court director. A fourth graduate, Robert Freeland, completed the rigorous Recovery Court program two weeks ago. More than...
Former West Greene teacher pleads guilty to statutory rape
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A former West Greene teacher pleaded guilty to aggravated statutory rape in a Greene County court on Monday. Jacob Deal, a former teacher and coach at West Greene High School, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated statutory rape, according to the district attorney’s office. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office […]
Former Greene County teacher from Rogersville pleads guilty to aggravated statutory rape
GREENEVILLE — A former West Greene High School teacher entered a guilty plea Monday in Greene County Criminal Court to one count of aggravated statutory rape involving a student. Jacob Columbus Deal, 44, of Rogersville, was indicted in 2023 by a Greene County Grand Jury on three counts of statutory rape by an authority figure and three counts of aggravated statutory rape in connection with incidents in 2021. The other...
Former West Greene teacher and coach pleads guilty to aggravated statutory rape
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — A former West Greene High School teacher and coach has pleaded guilty to aggravated statutory rape. According to the Greene County Clerk's Office, Jacob Deal will be sentenced on September 3. Deal was previously charged with three counts of statutory rape by an authority...
Greene County leaders meet to discuss homeless population
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Greene County leaders called together stakeholders to address the county’s homelessness problem on Wednesday. After this year’s Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness Point-in-Time (PIT) count, which determines how many people in the region are experiencing homelessness, showed a large increase in homelessness in Greene County, leaders decided it was time to […]
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