
ROANE CO. DEPUTIES TO INCREASE PATROLS FOR HOLIDAY SEASON
The Roane County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to increase impaired-driving enforcement from the holiday season. The THSO’s statewide Booze It and Lose ...

LENA FREYTAG VOWELL, AGE 72
Lena Freytag Vowell, age 72, of Crossville, passed away November 26, 2019. She is survived by her brothers: D.C. (Daisy) Freytag, Randy (Mendy) Freytag, Billy (Myrtle) Freytag, David Freytag. and J.W. ...

ANTHONY J. MALAVIES, AGE 82
Anthony John Malavies, age 82, of Harriman, passed away November 26, 2019. He is survived by his wife: Nancy Malavies; and son: Scott Malavies. The family will receive friends Friday, November 29, 201 ...

BOBBY DON ALFORD, AGE 89
Bobby Don Alford, age 89, of Roane County, passed away November 26, 2019. He is survived by brother Jack Alford of Knoxville and his wife Lois, Gene’s widow Doris Alford, nephew Tom Alford (Angie), ni ...

TENNESSEE TEEN DISMEMBERS GRANDMOTHER’S DOG, PLACED HEAD IN DRESSER
A Tennessee teen was released on bond after police say she dismembered her grandmother’s dog and put parts of its body in her dresser and freezer. Officers say 18-year-old Kyoko Smith could face up to ...

ROANE CO COMMISSION TO GIVE PUBLIC “PLENTY OF NOTICE” ON SCHOOL BUILDING PLAN DISCUSSION
Coming off the Roane County School Board vote to close all five high schools to make way for two proposed super high schools, the Roane County Commission chairman has responded. The school board did ...

OLDEST LIVING PERSON IN UNITED STATES DIES AT AGE 114
Alelia Murphy, the oldest living person in the United States, has passed away at the age of 114. The former seamstress had been recognized as the oldest living American. Murphy was a North Carolina na ...