Rachel Auberger

A White County man has received a six-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty in two assault-related cases stemming from incidents that occurred just months apart. The defendant pleaded guilty to felony aggravated assault by strangulation and misdemeanor assault charges under a plea agreement approved by Judge Wesley Bray.

A possible drowning incident reported Monday morning at Tosha Reno Boat Dock may have claimed the life of an 18-year-old male, according to sources familiar with the situation. The incident was first reported shortly after 10 a.m. Monday, June 8, prompting a response from multiple emergency agencies

A White County man who was discovered hiding inside a locked outbuilding after a homeowner reviewed security footage and confronted him has pleaded guilty to a felony burglary charge and been sentenced to prison.

A Sparta man originally indicted on aggravated rape charges has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after entering a guilty plea to a reduced charge in White County Criminal Court. On Friday, Jonathan Corey Hale Hooper pleaded guilty before Judge Wesley Bray to one count of Facilitation of Aggravated