(UPDATE) — Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones announced that 17-year-old Ayden Ayers has been found and is safe after he was reported missing on Tuesday. MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to locate a teen who was reported missing on Tuesday.

For Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, the following schools will be closed or have a delayed start due to extreme weather and potentially hazardous road conditions. This list will be updated as closings or delays are announced. Meadow Montessori School - Closed. Childcare will be open.

The Monroe County Community Schools Corporation closed all schools for Monday due to the weather and travel warning. There will be no eLearning or meal service, and all in-person programs and after-school activities are canceled for the day.

He was found passed out Saturday night out front of Brass Monkey bar at U.S. 1 and Sombrero Beach Road.

Monroe County is under a cold weather advisory until 10 a.m. Saturday, with temperatures in the single digits and wind chills as low as 25 below zero.

Three people are behind bars after the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and K-9 Max sniffed out drugs at multiple locations.On Jan. 23, deputies stopped a vehicle

Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, a Democrat, released a statement regarding the most recent fatal shooting that occurred in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 37-year-old Alex Pretti died after he was shot during an encounter with federal immigration officers on Saturday morning.

State and local law enforcement are looking for a suspect after a man and woman were injured in an assault inside a London Township home early Saturday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.