UNEMPLOYMENT RATES GO UP IN ALL COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE
Data released today (Thursday, July 25, 2019) by the Tennessee Department of Labor indicates unemployment increased in all of Tennessee’s counties during June 2019. Sixty-one counties have unemploymen ...
J.D. TEDDER, AGE 76
J.D. Tedder, age 76, of Little Emory passed away July 24, 2019. J.D was a member of the Roane County Military Honor Guard and drove a DAV van for disable vets in Roane County. He is survived by his wi ...
PIZZA DAY SCHEDULED IN HARRIMAN TO HELP CASA
On Wednesday, July 31, 2019, Pizza Hut in Harriman will give back and help CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children). A percentage of the sales for that day at the South Roane Street locat ...
RETHA LEE “FANNIE” BROWN, AGE 84
Retha Lee “Fannie” Brown, age 84 of Harriman, passed away Tuesday July 23, 2019. She is survived by her sons: Darrell and his wife Christi Brown and Greg Brown; daughters: Tammy and her husband James ...
KASSOW INDICTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
A Fentress County grand jury indicted a man for the death of another. Court documents state 38-year-old Wayne Ellis Kassow of Jamestown faces first-degree murder. Authorities say the victim, Mark Jenn ...
CLARK FACES SEVERAL SEX CRIME CHARGES AFTER BEING INDICTED
A Fentress County man has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges. Court documents state 22-year-old Skyler Chase Clark faces 18 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. The indictment indi ...
ROANE STATE’S TECHNOLOGY BUILDING RENAMED FOR YAGER
(story submitted to 105.7 News) - One of the first buildings constructed on Roane State Community College’s Roane County campus has been renamed in honor of a lifelong public servant who is now a stat ...
PATSY HINDS PIERCE, AGE 93
Patsy Hinds Pierce, age 93, of Rockwood, passed away Monday, July 22, 2019. Survivors include her daughter: Marilyn Berry; son: Don Pierce; grandson: Brad Berry and wife, Mari; and great-grandchildren ...
KAROLYN SELBY, AGE 85
Karolyn Selby, age 85, of Rockwood, passed away July 24, 2019. She is survived by her husband: Henry; daughters: Karen Davis, Gayle Marks and Lavon Flanary (Bill); sister: Mildred; a host of nieces an ...
TN. WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER NEWBORN TWINS DIE
A Tennessee woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder after her twins, who were born prematurely days earlier with drugs in their system, died at the hospital. Tiffany Marie Rob ...
TWO DEPUTIES INDICTED ON EXCESSIVE FORCE CHARGES
Two law enforcement officers in the state have been indicted by a federal grand jury on excessive force charges. The charges are against 59-year-old Chief Deputy Anthony "Tony" Bean and 29-year-old Se ...
U.S. HOUSE PASSES BILL AIMED TO COMBAT ROBOCALLS
The U. S. House has passed a bill aimed at combating robocalls. Federal agencies have also stepped up anti-robocall measures, allowing carriers to block unwanted calls by default and encouraging the w ...
