
ONGOING WOES FOR JAMESTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
If you live in Fentress County and you need emergency care, forget about going to Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Technically, the hospital is open, but they’re not admitting anyone or seeing pati ...

UPCOMING ROANE COUNTY ROAD CLOSURE ANNOUNCED
Roane County Road Superintendent Dennis Ferguson has announced that starting Monday, June 3, Poplar Creek Road – in the area of the Cave that is currently one lane – will be shut down for an extended ...

TRAFFIC ALERT: ROAD CLOSURE ALONG EAST FIRST STREET
The City of Crossville Street Department will have East First Street closed again today from South Main Street to Rockwood Avenue. Please use caution when traveling in this area; use alternate routes ...

BEAR CREATES STIR WHEN IT WANDERS INTO TOWN
City, county and state officials responded to calls about a bear wandering about in town yesterday. First the critter was spotted in Crossville City Cemetery, then at the Roane State campus on Cook R ...

SUICIDE PREVENTION NETWORK ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF NEW APP
The Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network has announced the launch of the TSPN app for Apple and Android platforms. It features warning signs and local resources as well as opportunities to get involve ...

THE HEAT IS ON
No changes in our forecast with sunny days and clear nights through the week, high temperatures 85 to 90 and low temperatures 60 to 65. The only rain chance we would have in the next 5 days would be i ...

ALTERCATION AFTER SIMPLE REQUEST RESULTS IN ASSAULT REPORT IN TANSI
A Cumberland County man was fishing from a parking lot near the Tansi POA office when a man brought his dog over and threw a ball out near the other man’s fishing line. The man asked the dog owner if ...

HARDIN STILL AT LARGE; AUTHORITIES FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFO
While the manhunt for 57-year-old George Edwin Hardin continues, local law-enforcement authorities released additional details about the kidnapping case that began Sunday afternoon. Cumberland County ...

PRAYER WALK AROUND JAMESTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER THURSDAY
Local organizers are conducting a Hope Heals prayer walk around Jamestown Regional Medical Center, tomorrow, May 23, at 6 p.m. All residents of Fentress County are invited to take part in the non-deno ...

HIGHWAY 321 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS IN BLOUNT COUNTY DUE TO FIRE
The Blount County Fire Department is reporting Highway 321 is closed in both directions at Carver Road. A resident was burning debris outside, but the fire burned out of control and spread to a nearb ...

DOWN IN FLAMES – FAMED BONNAROO ARCH IS SLATED FOR REPLACEMENT
The famed Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival archway went down in flames Monday. But there’s no need for an arson investigation. Bonnaroo officials confirmed it was a controlled burn, intentionally s ...

UPDATE: EMERGENCY LANDING AT McGHEE TYSON THIS MORNING
An Allegiant Airlines flight made an emergency landing at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville this morning, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed. A medical emergency with a passenger necessita ...