TWO ARRESTED FOR REPORTEDLY BRINGING METH INTO ROANE CO. JAIL
Two individuals face charges after allegedly attempting to bring drugs into the Roane County jail. An officer reportedly discovered a small bag of meth on 38-year-old Thomas Joshua Branham while he wa ...
VIRGIL WHEELER THOMPSON, AGE 39
Beloved husband, father, and son, Virgil Wheeler Thompson, age 39, of Crossville, went home to be with Jesus Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. H ...
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR PERMITLESS GUN CARRY LEGISLATION
DEVELOPING STORY - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is expected to announce this morning (Thursday, February 27, 2020) his support for legislation that would allow residents in the state to carry guns in t ...
JOHN LEON TOWNSEND, AGE 86
John Leon Townsend, age 86, of Kingston, passed away February 26, 2020. He is survived by his wife: Ester Jane Townsend; daughter: Vickie and Jerry Hughes; son: Steve and Celia Townsend; sisters: Shir ...
GRESTEN ROY RUSSELL, AGE 76
Gresten Roy Russell, age 76, of Philadelphia, Tennessee passed away February 25, 2020. Survivors include sons: Christopher Scott Russell of Collinsville, Mississippi, Robert William Russell of Philade ...
FLORIDA DEPUTY SHOOTS AX-WIELDING MAN WHO BROKE INTO HER HOME
An ax-wielding Orange County, Florida man picked the wrong home to break into Tuesday night when he busted down a sheriff’s deputy’s door and was shot multiple times. Steven William Thayer, 40, had a ...
SIX DEAD IN SHOOTING AT MOLSON COORS’ MILWAUKEE FACILITY
Six people are dead after a Molson Coors Beverage Co. employee killed five of his co-workers and then fatally shot himself during a rampage at the company's Milwaukee campus yesterday. The suspected ...
MISSING FLORIDA WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN CAR TRUNK IN TENNESSEE
A search got underway for a suspect yesterday after the body of a missing Florida woman was found in the trunk of a car in Tennessee. Anna Primavere, 36, had been missing since last Friday, according ...
LOCAL AND AREA SCHOOL CLOSINGS/DELAYS – FEB. 27, 2020
Check back for updates. Last updated 6:36 a.m. central Thursday, February 27, 2020: The following are CLOSED today (Thursday, February 27, 2020): CUMBERLAND COUNTY FENTRESS COUNTY MORGAN COUNTY O ...
AREA FISHING REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 26, 2020
WATTS BAR Reservoir Conditions: Water temperature is 47.8 degrees. The lake elevation is seasonal normal. Walleye/Sauger/White Bass: Sauger, walleye, and white bass are being caught in the tailwater ...
SNOW NEXT FEW NIGHTS
Anyone traveling on the plateau tonight and again Thursday night and Friday nights will have to watch out for patches of ice. Light snow tonight will be ending with clearing on Thursday but another ro ...
GRANTS AVAILABLE IN TENNESSEE FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Grant applications from volunteer fire departments in Tennessee are being accepted by the Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office. This is part of the newly established Volunteer Firefighter Equipment a ...
