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BCSO names 2025 announces employees of the year and other award winners
December 10, 2025
Maryville, Tennessee – Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong announced the 2025 Sheriff’s Office Employees of the Year and awarded…
Sheriff’s investigator makes arrest in scam investigation
November 5, 2025
Blount County, Tennessee – Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong announced that investigators charged a Georgia man in connection with…
Maryville man charged with multiple counts after fleeing from deputies
November 3, 2025
Blount County, Tennessee – Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said a 33-year-old Maryville man is in custody following a…
Academy Class 031 graduates 43 law enforcement officers
October 31, 2025
Forty-three law enforcement officers graduate from Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy Maryville, Tennessee – Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong announced…
Blount County Sheriff’s Office Trunk or Treat & Emergency Services Day
October 22, 2025
Join the Blount County Sheriff’s Office for a fun-filled Trunk or Treat event on October 30th from 5 to 7…
Drug Take Back Event October 25, 2025
October 21, 2025
BCSO warns of ankle monitoring scam
October 10, 2025
Maryville, Tennessee – Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong is warning citizens of an ongoing phone scam regarding ankle monitors.…
Sheriff’s Office awarded Re-Accreditation in Correctional Facility
September 3, 2025
MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE – Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong is proud to announce that Tennessee Corrections Institute renewed the Sheriff’s Office…
Road closure announcement
August 25, 2025
Blount County, Tennessee – A portion of Peterson Lane will be closed from Carpenters Grade Road to Mark Lane beginning…
Friendsville Elementary Principal Cleared of Wrong-doing: Joint Statement of Blount County Sheriff James Berrong and District Attorney General Ryan Desmond
August 21, 2025
On Friday, August 15, 2025, the Blount County Sheriff’s Office received allegations of potential misconduct involving Friendsville Elementary School Principal,…