Fire chief spots restaurant fire

On Monday May 29th at around 12:30 p.m., the chief of Tazewell/New Tazewell Fire Department noticed smoke on the exterior of Old Town Grill restaurant.

Pulling into the parking lot, he found a row of bushes on fire extending into the lower awning of the building.

The Chief requested a tone for a fire on the exterior of the building and used two 10 lbs. extinguishers to knock down the fire until Engine 1 arrived to suppress the fire.

Smoke had entered the attic area and was venting from multiple areas. The department chief returned to the fire house to grab Tower 1 to assist Engine 1 on scene.

The aerial was used to check the roof area for extension of fire but nothing was found and firefighters cleared the interior area.

No injuries reported at the time of the fire and units cleared around 1315.

Farmer’s Market Seeking Vendors for Upcoming Celebration

The Morristown Farmer’s Market is seeking vendors for their upcoming Farmer’s Market Celebration Event.

The event will be hosted at the Morristown Farmer’s Market Area, 130 West Morris Blvd., on June 17 beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m.

Any vendors with homemade preserves, boiled peanuts, jams, jellies, pickles, pork rinds, quilts, crafts, and even locals with large gardens that have leftover produce they would like to sell, are welcome.

If you are interested in being a vendor at this event, please fill out the application; space is limited.

The application can be found at https:form.jotform.com/231505909632052/ and spaces for this event are $25 each.

Jefferson County Police Department indicts seven in drug bust

The JCPD Aggressive Criminal Enforcement (ACE) unit recently concluded an undercover drug operation that resulted in the indictment of seven individuals for trafficking methamphetamine.

The following have been arrested:

• Charlie Jackson Hamilton, Jr., 56, of Strawberry Plains- 3 Counts of Sell and Delivery of Methamphetamine

• Shawn Freeman Houser, 40, of Strawberry Plains- 4 Counts Sell and Delivery of Methamphetamine

• Anthony Jospeh Santino, 25, of Dandridge- 3 Counts Sell and Delivery of Methamphetamine

• Daniel Ayus, 41, of Sevierville- 2 Counts Sell and Delivery of Methamphetamine, 1 Count Unlawful Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony.