FLOOD ADVISORY ISSUED FOR BLEDSOE AND RHEA COUNTY
The National Weather Service has issued a FLOOD ADVISORY for Rhea and Bledsoe County until 10:45 a.m. eastern time today (Monday, December 23, 2019) At 8 a.m. eastern time, Doppler radar indicated he ...
FOG AND ICE CAUSE OF AT LEAST 35 CAR PILE UP ON VIRGINIA HIGHWAY
At least 35 vehicles crashed in a chain reaction on I-64 in eastern Virginia yesterday morning because of fog and ice. The pileup, about 50 miles east of Richmond, closed both sides of the interstate, ...
LOVELY DAYS COMING
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, the weather could certainly have been better but brighter days are ahead. Rain will move out on Monday with highs in the 50s and sunshine and 60s for Christm ...
CYNTHIA KAYE MCGUFFIN, AGE 66
Cynthia Kaye McGuffin, age 66, of Oliver Springs, passed away December 20, 2019 at the home of her sister in Kingston. She was a member of First Baptist Church Kingston where she attended as a child. ...
NASCAR LEGEND JUNIOR JOHNSON PASSES AWAY AT 88
Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson, one of NASCAR's earliest star drivers and a legendary figure in the auto racing garage, has died at age of 88. Johnson won 50 races at a driver, including the 1960 Dayto ...
NEW LAW RAISES LEGAL AGE TO BUY TOBACCO IN UNITED STATES TO 21
A new federal bill signed into law this past Friday prohibits the sale of tobacco and vaping products to anyone under the age of 21 in the United States. The announcement came amid continued concerns ...
“THE VOICE” WINNER JAKE HOOT TO PERFORM FREE CONCERT IN COOKEVILLE
Coming off his win on “The Voice”, Jake Hoot will hold his first concert at home in Putnam County early next month. Jake will hold an acoustic concert FREE at the Hooper Eblen Center at Tennessee Tech ...
SEC FOOTBALL REPORTEDLY LEAVING CBS AFTER 2023 SEASON
Sports Business Journal Daily is reporting that CBS is walking away from the bidding war for the SEC package after the 2023 season. CBS’s bid was in the neighborhood of $300 million per year to broadc ...
DEPUTY JULIE PARHAM JOINS ROANE COUNTY D.A.R.E PROGRAM TEAM
Roane County Deputy Julie Parham spent the last two weeks learning to teach effective peer resistance and refusal skills so that adolescents can say “no” to drugs and their friends who may want them t ...
THOMAS LOWELL HALL, AGE 73
Thomas Lowell “Tom” Hall, age 73, of Crossville, passed away December 19, 2019. He was retired from the Bledsoe County Correctional facility as a corrections officer and was a United States Army veter ...
GRANTS AWARDED TO ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN CUMBERLAND AND ROANE CO.
Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Education are awarding start-up grants to fund middle school career and technical education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, math edu ...
DODSON ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF PROHIBITED WEAPON IN ROANE CO.
Roane County deputies went to an apartment on Roane State Highway yesterday to serve a temporary order of protection to 33-year-old Jonathan Dodson. The officer asked Dodson if there were any firearms ...
