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A spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the agency takes seriously the concerns of environmentalists that two East Tennessee mines are a threat to endangered fish.More >> A spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the agency takes seriously the concerns of environmentalists that two East Tennessee mines are a threat to endangered fish.More >> Blount County deputies are investigating after a Louisville couple was found dead in their home over the weekend.More >> Blount County deputies are investigating after a Louisville couple was found dead in their home over the weekend.More >> A recent drop in donations has a local organization pleading for the public's help. Mobile Meals delivers daily hot meals to hundreds of homebound seniors in Knoxville.More >> A recent drop in donations has a local organization pleading for the public's help. Mobile Meals delivers daily hot meals to hundreds of homebound seniors in Knoxville. Because of that drop in funding, they've been forced to put nearly 100 of them onto a waiting list.More >> More of the "Rakkasans" have returned to Fort Campbell from Afghanistan.More >> More of the "Rakkasans" have returned to Fort Campbell from Afghanistan.More >> Crews were called to 608 Equestrian Circle in the Blount County section of Seymour just after 3:00 a.m. Monday morning for what was originally a robbery call. Once officers arrived, they discovered an active meth lab.More >> Five people are facing charges after an early morning meth lab bust in Seymour. Crews were called to 608 Equestrian Circle in the Blount County section of Seymour just after 3:00 a.m.More >> Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, star of TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," reality TV show, and her colorful family are paying a visit to East Tennessee.More >> Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, star of TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," reality TV show, and her colorful family are paying a visit to East Tennessee.More >> A Knoxville man was robbed while making a deposit at a local bank for his employer.More >> A Knoxville man was robbed while making a deposit at a local bank for his employer.More >> The former farm where the Bonnaroo music festival is held may play host to other events as well.More >> The former farm where the Bonnaroo music festival is held may play host to other events as well.More >> The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an AMBER Alert for a missing 8-year-old boy from Murfreesboro.More >> The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has canceled an AMBER Alert, saying a Middlesboro 8-year-old has been found, and his father was arrested.More >> The Knox County Commission is expected to vote on Mayor Tim Burchett's proposed budget plan Monday afternoon.More >> The Knox County Commission is expected to vote on Mayor Tim Burchett's proposed budget plan Monday afternoon.More >>
ELIZABETHTON (AP) - An East Tennessee deputy who spent most of a school year on an undercover operation to determine the amount of drug activity in local high schools says it was a difficult first assignment.
In order to keep her cover, 22-year-old Donna Rogan told the Johnson City Press that she had to temporarily give up some of the most important things in her life: attending church and hanging out with other young adults and friends.
Rogan spent 10 months posing as a transfer student in Carter County schools and fit right into the drug subculture she found. Nine students and five adults were charged as a result of her assignment with the Carter County sheriff's office.
Despite the difficulties, Rogan said she's glad she did it.
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