FROM THE RADIO NEWS DEPARTMENT

Sullivan County Has Received A 225-Thousand Counter Offer To Settle A Lawsuit Filed By Two Women Over A Fire That Burned Their Home. It Was Made After The County Commission’s Executive Committee Offered 85-Thousand Dollars To Settle The Suit. Margaret Spradlin And Her Daughter, Shirley Brewer, Filed The 1.5-Million Dollar Lawsuit In U.S. District Court In Greeneville In April Naming The Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff Wayne Anderson And 14 Deputies. The Suit Stems From An Incident That Took Place In April 2011 In Which Law Enforcement Officials Converged On The Home Looking For Junior Spradlin Who Was Wanted For Murder. A January 21st 2014 Trial Date Is Set For The Case In Federal Court.