VOLUNTEER ELECTRIC CREWS WORKING AS HARD AS THEY CAN TO RESTORE POWER TO STORM DAMAGED COUNTIES – 5 P.M. UPDATE
As of 5 p.m. central time today (Sunday, March 29, 2020), Volunteer Electric is reporting below 9,000 members total in the area without power. Crews are working through the damage and will continue un ...
DRIVER REPORTEDLY RUNS FROM SCENE OF VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN ROANE COUNTY
A single vehicle accident in Roane County yesterday resulted in an arrest. Trooper James Capps said in his preliminary report a 2015 Ford F-150 driven by 28-year-old Jimmy Pike from Sunbright was trav ...
OAK RIDGE POLICE WARNING ABOUT ‘STIMULUS CHECK’ SCAM CALLS
The Oak Ridge Police Department is warning of a scam call asking people for personal information to sign up for the government stimulus check. The scam callers will ask for things like Pay Pal, bankin ...
COUNTRY MUSIC STAR JOE DIFFIE PASSES AWAY FROM CORONAVIRUS COMPLICATIONS
Country music star Joe Diffie passed away today at the age of 61 from complications of coronavirus. Last Friday, Diffie revealed he had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Diffie had more than 20 Top 10 hit ...
DANIEL JARRETT, AGE 78
Private graveside services for Daniel Jarrett, age 78, of Crossville, will be held Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Knoxville. He is survived by his brothers: Alvin ...
LAWRENCE DALE KEMMER, AGE 85
Lawrence Dale Kemmer, age 85, of Grassy Cove, passed away March 28, 2020. He was born September 29, 1934 in Cumberland County, the son of John Litton Sr. and Mary Bristow Kemmer. He worked many years ...
GEORGA MAYE MACK, AGE 98
Georga Maye Mack, age 98, of Kingston, passed away March 27, 2020. She is survived by her daughters: Della Turnbill of Greenwood, Indiana and Betty and Bobby Jackson of Kingston; son: Rex and Susan He ...
TENNESSEE DOCTORS NOW URGING CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS TO ASK GOVERNOR FOR AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ‘STAY AT HOME’ ORDER
They asked the governor to issue a “Stay at Home” order, now the Tennessee Medical Association is urging city and county officials to request authority from Governor Bill Lee to allow them to issue a ...
1,537 CASES OF COVID-19 IN STATE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY RISES TO 9 WHILE ROANE COUNTY GOES UP TO 2 CASES
The Tennessee Department of Health said in their report released this afternoon there are 1,537 total confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state. Officials say so far, 7 have died from the coronaviru ...
‘ALL MY CHILDREN” ACTOR JOHN CALLAHAN PASSES AWAY AT AGE 66
John Callahan, best known for his role on "All My Children," has passed away at the age of 66. The actor died after suffering a massive stroke at his Palm Desert, California home. Born in Brooklyn, ...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: ONE INJURED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY FROM SEVERE WEATHER
The National Weather Service in Nashville says one person was hurt in the severe storms that hit Cumberland County early this morning. A man was injured after a tree fell through an RV parked at Deer ...
PICTURES OF DAMAGE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY FROM SEVERE STORM
Here are some pictures of the damage in Cumberland County from the severe storms early this morning (Sunday, March 29, 2020): part of Co-Op's roof on the corner of Elmore and Livingston Road in Cro ...
