GRUBBS INDICTED ON SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN PUTNAM COUNTY
Court officials say 71-year-old Brenda Grubbs was indicted by a Putnam County grand jury yesterday for the second-degree murder of her husband, Ronald Grubbs, Sr. On December 8, 2018, deputies respond ...
HUB TO CONDUCT PLANNED POWER OUTAGE FOR PART OF DOWNTOWN HARRIMAN
Harriman Utility Board will conduct a planned outage in downtown Harriman at 1 p.m. today (1/8/2020) to replace lines damaged from a structure fire earlier this morning. Areas affected will be odd num ...
MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER APPEARS IN OVERTON CO. COURT
A man charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder in Overton County appeared in criminal court yesterday. Officers say 35-year-old Casey Wayne Looper of Westmoreland was involved in a dom ...
POSSIBLE TRIAL DATE SET FOR OVERTON CO. MAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY
An Overton County man appeared in criminal court yesterday charged with sex crimes. An investigation by the TBI lead to indictments against Clayton Wesley Copeland for aggravated sexual battery and ag ...
CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES ROAD CLOSURES FOR EVENTS
During their work session yesterday, the Crossville City Council entertained three different road closure requests for proposed events. The first was from the Crossville Cruisers for the car shows he ...
IRAN FIRES MORE THAN A DOZEN MISSILES AT U.S. BASE AND TARGETS IN IRAQ
U.S. officials confirm Iran fired over a dozen missiles at U.S. bases and targets throughout Iraq in response to the U.S. killing Iranian terrorist leader Qassem Soleimani. Iran fired as many as 15 b ...
ROBERT “BOB” DAUGHERTY, AGE 87
Robert (Bob) Eugene Daugherty, age 87, of Rockwood, passed away January 4, 2020. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and retired as a Senior Master Sargent after 26 years of h ...
ETHEL JORDAN WILLIAMS, AGE 84
Ethel Jordan Williams, age 84, of Rockwood, passed away January 2, 2020. Survivors include sons: Ronnie T. Gallaher (Ethel) of Memphis and Christopher Williams (Renee) of Knoxville; grandchildren: Sha ...
CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES BUDGET WAGE COMPENSATION ON SECOND READING
The Crossville City Council last night approved a second reading of an ordinance to amend the 2019-202 budget regarding a budget wage compensation. Crossville Mayor James Mayberry made a motion to imp ...
KNOXVILLE FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE TRAPPED RESIDENTS OF APARTMENT BUILDING BLAZE
Knoxville firefighters rescued residents trapped on the fourth floor of an apartment building fire this morning. Officials say the fire took place at the Barclay Apartments at 1616 Laurel Avenue close ...
BILL TO HELP STUDENTS WHO CAN’T PAY FOR LUNCHES BEING CONSIDERED BY STATE LAWMAKERS
A Tennessee state representative has introduced a bill that would prevent schools from lunch-shaming students who cannot pay for their lunch or pay off their lunch debt. House Bill 1589, called the " ...
THREE AREA STUDENTS NAMED TO DEAN’S LIST AT VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The following students have been named to the Fall 2019 Dean's List for Volunteer State Community College: Emily Beaty of Clarkrange Kaitlyn Tapp of Crossville Shelby Storie of Jamestown The Dean' ...
