Odds are you’ve never heard Amber Olivia Dowd’s voice. But many Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers in East Tennessee know and love hearing her voice and are thankful for it. She …
THP to offer citizens academy
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) will hold a seven-week Knoxville Citizens Academy at its new East Tennessee Dist. 1 headquarters on Neil’s Commerce in East Knox County.
The dates are Tuesdays: …
Brandon Lindley: Right man, right job
Take note of this quote: “He’s dependable, level-headed and very hard-working. If I need something done, I don’t have to worry about it when I ask him. He just gets …
Feb. 3, 2022: A rugged day for Trooper Dubroc
The job is hard enough with its unrelenting day-to-day stress, of seeing the bodies of men, women and children killed in vehicle accidents, not to mention chasing and stopping impaired …
Christian Smith: One busy trooper
Wednesday, March 30, was Christian Smith’s first day back on the job after two weeks on vacation – fishing with his brother in Florida, then home for golfing and relaxing. …
Jesse Scarbrough: Fate led to THP
In Roman and Greek mythology, they are known as “The Fates” – three goddesses said to preside over the birth, destiny and life of humans. Perhaps it was the three …
Carrie Hagen: Adventures at the weigh scales
This young Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was not keen on joining F Troop, working at the truck weigh scales on I-40 that are the busiest in the United States. She …
THP’s Heather Cooke is a busy trooper
Heather Michelle Cooke has managed to pack a lot of living into 30 years. Around the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Troop A and beyond she answers to “Cookie.” On the highways …
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