Carter County emergency management director Billy Harrell told News 5 late Friday his attorney has sent a new demand letter to county attorney Josh Hardin, this time alleging Harrell has audio ...

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Former Carter County Emergency Management Agency Director (EMA) Billy Harrell is taking legal action against Mayor Patty Woodby for $1 million. A letter from the ...

Mayor, EMA director disagree. In the letter, Harrell's attorney said Mayor Woodby fired him for speaking to News 5. It calls that a violation of Harrell's first amendment rights.

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HI-EMA said “false activation” is inaccaurate, and that “this was a scheduled test to ensure that our systems are working.” The HNL Alert subject line was later changed to say, “TEST ...

A previous letter a month ago threatened a lawsuit if there was no response within ten days, but no suit has been filed. PREVIOUS STORY | Former Carter County EMA director demands $1M for alleged ...