
FREE FLU SHOTS OFFERED FOR ROANE COUNTY STUDENTS
Through the Roane County Schools partnership with the Roane County Health Department, students in Roane County will be able to receive their flu shot for free beginning October 21, 2019. Dates have be ...

DONALD EDWIN WEISE, AGE 81
Memorial services for Donald Edwin Weise, age 81, of Fairfield Glade, will be Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home in Crossville. Visitation will be held from noon to 1 p.m. the ...

ONE INJURED IN TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-40 IN ROANE COUNTY
A two vehicle accident on I-40 in Roane County Friday afternoon resulted an injury to one. Troopers say a 2013 Ford F350 driven by 46-year-old Anthony Brown of Spring City and a 2007 Chevy Colorado op ...

TN. TEEN KILLS HIMSELF AFTER CLASSMATES OUT HIM AS BISEXUAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA
A Tennessee teenager killed himself after his classmates outed him on social media as bisexual. Channing Smith, a 16-year-old student at Coffee County High School in Manchester, died the same day two ...

3 OF 4 MEN WHO ESCAPED OHIO JAIL CAPTURED IN NORTH CAROLINA
Authorities in Cary, North Carolina said this morning three of the four men who broke out of an Ohio jail were nabbed at a Red Roof Inn. The report did not name the three who were arrested, but they ...

POWER OUTAGE TAKES PLACE IN CROSSVILLE
A power outage took place in Crossville just before 8 a.m. this morning. It affected nearly 700 VEC customers. The outage caused several traffic lights on Main Street to go out turning the intersectio ...

POLICE ADDRESS ALLEGED STUDENT HIT LIST FOR LENOIR CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Lenoir City High School was made aware of a reported hit list late Friday which officers say proved untrue. The school released a statement indicating their administration was made aware of a rumor re ...

PEDESTRIAN STRUCK AND KILLED BY VEHICLE IN PIGEON FORGE
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Pigeon Forge Friday night. Police were called to the Parkway at Jake Thomas Road and found a male in the roadway deceased. Officers say the man atte ...

THIRD GRADE CLASS IN LOUDON CO. HELPS ONE OF THEIR OWN AFTER HOUSE FIRE
A third grade class at Philadelphia Elementary School in Loudon County came to the aid of a fellow classmate after he lost all of his possessions in a fire. The class held a secret toy drive for Danie ...

CUMBERLAND CO. ANIMAL SHELTER CLOSES SEPT. 30 TO OCT. 6
The Cumberland County Animal Shelter will be closed to the public starting tomorrow (Monday, September 30, 2019) through Sunday (October 6, 2019). This is to allow the transfer of animals, equipment a ...

11-MONTH-OLD IN ALABAMA DIES AFTER BEING LEFT IN A HOT CAR
Police say an 11-month-old boy died after he and his twin sister were left in a hot car for hours while their father was at work. The incident happened at Sunny King Honda in Oxford, Alabama, about 6 ...

TWO BLOUNT COUNTY MEN DIE AS A RESULT OF A MOTORCYCLE CRASH
Two Blount County men died in a motorcycle crash last night. Officers say 22-year-old Chase Edward Eden of Greenback, and 22-year-old Nicholas R. Wilson of Tallassee were both pronounced dead at the s ...