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Round 1
Lebanon Police and the FBI teamed up Tuesday morning to execute a search warrant at a Nashville home in the 4900 block of Clarksville Highway—and based on the fact they brought a flatbed trailer to the scene, they weren't looking for pocket change.
The residence, located north of Briley Parkway, is still under investigation, and authorities haven't released details about what they're searching for yet
But here's what makes this interesting: this is the same home from an earlier Lebanon PD drug investigation.
It's a massive, half-finished mansion that looks like someone started building their dream home and ran out of either money, motivation—or both.
You know you done messed up when they need the FBI and a flatbed trailer to serve your search warrant.
No word yet on what they found or who they're targeting, but when Lebanon PD calls in the feds and shows up with heavy equipment, it's safe to say this isn't about overdue library books.
We'll update you as more details come out—but if that house could talk, it would probably plead the Fifth.
Round 2
Coffee County Mayor Dennis Hunt is bringing a 180-day moratorium on all data center reviews to the Coffee County Regional Planning Commission on May 26, 2026, and regardless of the Planning Commission's recommendation, the proposal will head to the County Legislative Body at their June 9th meeting.
Rough Translation: unlike Knox County, Coffee County is actually pumping the brakes before the contracts are already signed.
The announcement cites legitimate concerns from rural residents about data center prerequisites and specific minimum requirements in their areas.
Recent publicity about large-scale data centers has left Coffee County with "more questions than answers," according to the statement.
Any changes recommended by the Planning Commission will still need to be voted on by the County Legislative Body—which means there's an actual process here, not just a utility showing up to sell everyone on why industrial-scale water and power users are "good for rates."
Meanwhile, if you remember our recent episode, Knox County sent the issue to planning for "future study" with no moratorium, no caps, and contracts already in place.
Funny how one county treats this like governance and the other treats it like a done deal.
That's 2rd1tg. Comment yay or nah on data centers, in general, right here.
Round 3
Warren County deputies had a busy Monday morning after a shooting left one person hospitalized.
In the early hours, deputies responded to reports of an altercation where the victim was shot once and transported by private vehicle to River Park Hospital.
The shooter?
A 16-year-old named John Medley, who fled the scene wearing tan shorts, a tee shirt, and a red beanie with marijuana leaves—because apparently subtlety isn't in the playbook when you're committing felonies.
Medley was described as 5'11", 195 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes, and was taken into custody by 5:51 p.m.,
Medley was taken into custody. So the manhunt lasted less than a day, which is about how long you can stay on the run when you're wearing a weed-leaf beanie in rural Tennessee.
No word yet on the victim's condition, but at least the search is over and Medley's now wearing something far more distinctive… an orange jumpsuit.
That was your Tennessee news roundup.
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