
LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BE OUT IN FORCE FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Law enforcement in every county in the listening area will be out on force this Labor Day weekend for many reasons. The grace period for the hands-free law will be over and officers will be pulling ov ...

HURRICANE DORIAN COULD REACH CATEGORY 4 BEFORE HITTING FLORIDA
Hurricane Dorian was upgraded to Category 2 strength late yesterday and was expected to continue gathering force over the holiday weekend as it heads toward Florida. As of 11 p.m. yesterday, the stor ...

FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST FORMER WHITE COUNTY SHERIFF
A man who was wrongly arrested has filed a federal lawsuit against White County and former White County Sheriff Oddie Shoupe. The problem started one year ago when 51-year-old Ronnie D. Richardson re ...

VOELKER CHARGED WITH STATUTORY RAPE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A Cumberland County grand jury has indicted an individual for a sex crime. Deputies arrested 22-year-old Trent Austin Voelker yesterday for statutory rape. Court documents state Voelker stands accused ...

SENATOR BAILEY TO INTRODUCE “SLOW POKE LAW”
State Senator Paul Bailey plans to introduce a bill in the upcoming session that would make it illegal for a driver to go slow in a fast lane on four-lane divided highways or interstates. The “Slow Po ...

HUFF WINS BASSMASTER CLASSIC COLLEGE SERIES IN RHEA COUNTY
Congratulations goes out to Cody Huff on winning the Bassmaster Fishing Classic College Series. The event was held this week on Watts Bar Lake at the Spring City Boat Dock. Bassmaster chose Spring Cit ...

COURT DATE SET FOR ROANE COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER
A court date has been scheduled for a young man in Roane County accused of murder. Authorities say 18-year-old Dorian Joseph Heiss of Harriman stands accused of the shooting death of 19-year-old Georg ...

PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING KINGSTON FOSSIL PLANT SET
State environmental regulators will be holding a hearing tonight (Thursday, August 28, 2019) on a future expansion of the Kingston Fossil Plant’s coal ash and gypsum landfill. The meeting will focus o ...

TWO ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY IN FAIRFIELD GLADE
Officers with the Fairfield Glade Police Department responded yesterday to a burglary in progress in the Wilshire Hills area. Officers were given a description of the vehicle by the property owner who ...

CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER PURCHASE OF NEW K-9 OFFICER
The Crossville City Council will meet for a work session this Tuesday afternoon (September 3, 2019). One of the items for the council is a request for the purchase of a new K-9 officer for the police ...

LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BE OUT IN FORCE FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Law enforcement in every county in the listening area will be out on force this Labor Day weekend for many reasons. The grace period for the hands-free law will be over and officers will be pulling ov ...

VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS MEMORIAL COMING TO FAIRFIELD GLADE
In recognition of and to honor all veterans who have served in our country’s Armed Forces and all first responders, a significant memorial in Fairfield Glade will become a reality with a planned openi ...