
SEX OFFENDER IN ROANE COUNTY ARRESTED
Law enforcement in Roane County arrested a sex offender Saturday. The sheriff’s department says 42-year-old David Wesley Johnson of Kingston was charged with violation of the sex offender registry. He ...

TENNESSEE ACT PARTICIPATION AT ALL TIME HIGH
Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn announced today that a total of 63,829 students from Tennessee’s 2019 graduating class took the ACT, earning an average composite score of 20. This represents a 98 ...

TRIBUTE TO HONOR AIR KNOXVILLE FOR VETERANS COMING TO CROSSVILLE
Make plans now to attend "A Tribute to HonorAir Knoxville" at the Palace Theatre in Crossville this Saturday (November 9, 2019) starting at 7 p.m. central. Admission is $15 and all proceeds go to supp ...

TWO MURDER SUSPECTS, ONE ATTEMPTED MURDER SUSPECT SET TO APPEAR IN CUMBERLAND CO. COURT
Two suspects charged with murder and one with attempted murder are all scheduled to appear in Cumberland County Criminal Court this morning (November 4, 2019). The first case involves 35-year-old Kir ...

STATE FIRE MARSHAL: ROANE COUNTY JAIL OVERCROWDING PLAN “INSUFFICIENT”
The state fire marshal’s office sent Roane County officials a letter last week stating the county’s plan to deal with the jail overcrowding issue is insufficient. This could place Roane County in a si ...

TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN FENTRESS COUNTY RESULTS IN TWO INJURED
A two vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Fentress County injured an elderly couple. Trooper William Looper says a 2012 Chevy Impala driven by 78-year-old Gerald Volkenand of Jamestown was traveling ...