America learned Tonya Craft’s name while watching her fight for her freedom in Catoosa County Superior Court in 2010. She was accused of molesting three young girls, including her daughter, and was ultimately found not guilty on all counts — 22 in all — after a long, community-dividing trial.
Tonya Craft is sworn in as an attorney in Hamilton County, Tenn., on Friday afternoon, Jan. 18, nine years after being acquitted of child molestation charges. / Contributed. The day she was acquitted, May 11, 2010, Craft (bottom right) said she wanted to go to law school and become an attorney.
Documentary. Recently, Craft has been working with a Los Angeles-based production company on a documentary that will chronicle her story. “The documentary folks were there filming at the swearing-in,” Craft said.
unknown. During the Jan. 18 swearing-in ceremony, Tonya Craft was able to share the special moment with her husband David. / Contributed. During the 22-day trial in April-May 2010, Tonya Craft spent a lot of time at the Catoosa County Courthouse defending her innocence. / File.
Professional Educators of Tennessee has been sounding the alarm for years on the need for more educators. We have a dire need to recruit and retain teachers in Tennessee. Teachers are leaving education, and there is a shortage looming. It takes a special type of person to choose to become a teacher.
While the pandemic had distanced me from the University of Tennessee sporting events I write about in this space, it has brought me closer to Mickey Dearstone. Take your blessings where you find them – and when. This one came just in time. Dearstone has been the radio voice of the Tennessee women’s basketball team for the past 23 seasons.
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