The investigation continues after the Macon County Sheriff’s Office seize 26 large dogs, a small dog, five cats and two chinchillas from a property.

The owners of the animals were arrested and charged with animal cruelty after a search of the property revealed the dogs were living in horrible conditions. The dogs were found living in small, filthy wire cages inside a small shed, with even more found in flooded makeshift kennels. Authorities say over 30 animals were also seized in a raid on breeding mill in Lafayette.

The animals were sent to a center in Gallatin for treatment and evaluation.

The next few weeks will be a problem for allergy sufferers in East Tennessee.

Many pollens including Tree and Grass in Moderate to High levels and Knoxville is continually rated as one of the top ten allergy capitals in the U.S. One reason East Tennesseans suffer from allergies is The Great Smokey Mountain National Park which is home to over 1,500 flowering plant species.

Neal Denton with the UT Extension Office says allergy suffers will have problems the next few weeks. He says to be sure you are up-to-date on your allergy shots or medications and avoid being outdoors when pollen levels are high. Common symptoms of allergies are itchy, watery eyes, sneezing and congestion. Some people have more severe reactions including difficulty breathing, wheezing and coughing.

Over-the-counter and prescription oral antihistamines, nasal antihistamines and allergy shots are among the treatment options. If you suffer from Asthma or other breathing conditions, please check pollen levels in your area and limit your time outdoors and keep windows in your home shut.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office arrest two people on drug charges, three children were in the home at the time.

As part of the 313 Initiative, deputies served a warrant at a home on Boyd’s Bridge Pike near the Sarah Moore Green Elementary School . The suspects were Detroit native Richard Adams and his wife Lauren, the Department of Children’s Services was notified and removed all three children from the home and took them into DCS custody following the raid.

The couple was charged with multiple drug charges including having schedule I, II and VI drugs in a drug free zone. Guns, one stolen were also found.

The ‘313 Initiative’ began a few months ago to try and prevent drug trafficking from Detroit in East Tennessee.

Two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle announces her much-anticipated US arena tour, set for fall 2023.  The Kaleidescope Tour kicks off on September 6 in Memphis, TN with entirely new and innovative stage production. The 30-city run will take Daigle across the country – from New Jersey’s Prudential Center (October 20) to LA’s Crypto.com Arena (November 10), with stops in Boston, Atlanta, and Seattle as well as cities in which Daigle hasn’t performed in nearly four years, including Baton Rouge, Baltimore and Tulsa.

Two-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle coming to Thompson Boling in Knoxville on December 8th.

The Kaleidoscope Tour will feature many of Daigle’s #1s, including her groundbreaking smash “You Say,” “Rescue”, “Look Up Child,” her new single “Thank God I Do”, as well as music from her forthcoming self-titled album which will include 20 songs released in two parts this spring and later this year.

Register now at www.laurendaigle.com to access the Lauren Daigle pre-sale beginning Tuesday, March 28 at 12pm local time. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, March 29 at 12pm local time until Thursday, March 30 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.  General on-sale is Friday, March 31 at 10am local time.  

Since the release of her GRAMMY® Award-winning, platinum-certified 2018 album Look Up Child – which includes the breakthrough hit single “You Say” – Daigle has been a mainstay on the Billboard charts. When Look Up Child debuted at No. 3 on the Top 200 Albums chart, Daigle became the first female artist in history to simultaneously hit the Top 10 on both Billboard’s Pop and Christian Album charts. She went on to break another record when the LP reached 100 weeks at No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart, which is the greatest number of weeks that any artist has spent at the top of any individual album chart. Similarly, the 5x platinum-certified “You Say” is the longest-running No. 1 to appear on any weekly Billboard chart.

Off stage, Daigle remains committed to investing her time to promote music education, work with at-risk youth, and provide care for children, the elderly, and those in need through The Price Fund, an organization she founded in 2018. To date, she has distributed over $2.4 million to 40 nonprofits around the world.