MISSING FENTRESS COUNTY TEENAGER FOUND SAFE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said this morning (Saturday. April 18, 2020) a missing 17-year-old Fentress County teenager was found safe. The TBI says 17-year-old Rheonna Strunk had last been ...
N95 MASKS LOST IN TRACTOR-TRAILER FIRE IN SMITH COUNTY, TENNESSEE
N95 masks and special hospital gowns on board a tractor-trailer were lost following a tractor-trailer fire this morning near mile marker 262 on I-40 in Smith County. Officials said the rear wheel spar ...
BRADLEY COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER ALLEGEDLY SETTING EX’S HOME ON FIRE
The Bradley County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested a man accused of setting his ex-wife’s home on fire on Washington Street. The female was inside with two other people at the time of the blaze ...
SECOND PROACTIVE COVID-19 TESTING SET FOR BLEDSOE COUNTY CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX
The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) will launch a second proactive COVID-19 testing initiative at an East Tennessee facility this weekend, in order to further ensure the safety of staff and ...
TENNESSEE TO PROVIDE FREE CHILD CARE FOR MANY ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The State of Tennessee has announced it will provide free child care for many essential employees during the coronavirus pandemic. The “COVID-19 Essential Employee Child Care Payment Assistance Progr ...
LORENE LEFFEW, AGE 86
Lorene Leffew, age 86 of Rockwood, passed away April 16, 2020. She was of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by her parents: Charles & Martha Beaty; husband: James Leffew Jr; grandson: Ni ...
KENNETH L. EASTER, AGE 59
Kenneth L. Easter, age 59, of Harriman, passed away April 16, 2020. Kenneth was preceded in death by his wife: Lisa Easter; parents: Leroy and Polly Easter; grandparents: Jackson and Georgia Easter; a ...
NELMA FAYE “BEA” POGUE, AGE 85
Nelma Faye “Bea” Pogue, age 85, of Kingston, passed away April 16, 2020 at Jamestown Assisted Living. She was born August 22, 1934 in Harriman and has been a lifelong resident of Roane County. Mrs. Be ...
6,589 CASES OF COVID-19 IN TENNESSEE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY AT 56 TOTAL, ROANE NOW AT 8 TOTAL – APRIL 17, 2020
The Tennessee Department of Health said in their report released this afternoon there are 6,589 total confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state. Officials say as of today (April 17, 2020), 142 died, ...
ROANE COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AFTER REPORTEDLY HOLDING KNIFE TO WOMAN’S THROAT
Roane County deputies responded to a home on Black Jack Road after a woman was threatened by her husband with a knife. Officers learned 42-year-old Joshua Ryan Lee McPherson fled the scene prior to th ...
ROANE COUNTY SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED, ANOTHER CHARGED WITH SOLICITATION OF A MINOR
A Roane County sex offender found himself back behind bars. Deputies arrested 25-year-old David Douglas Lester of Rockwood yesterday for failing to register as a sex offender and violation of probatio ...
TWO ARRESTED FOR VEHICLE THEFT IN ROANE COUNTY
Acting on a tip, Roane County deputies went to a location off of Bullard Ford Road in Harriman for a stolen vehicle. Officers reportedly saw 29-year-old Charles Alan Cofer and 35-year-old Danny Lee Ju ...
