MARY NAOMI TURNBILL, AGE 69
Mary Naomi Turnbill, age 69 of Harriman, passed away May 14, 2020 at her home. She was born on October 4, 1950 in Oliver Springs. She worked as a Machine Operator at Roane County Hosiery Mill for over ...
LORENZO “BIRDIE” BYRGE, AGE 56
Lorenzo “Birdie” Byrge, age 56, of Oliver Springs, passed away May 16, 2020 at the U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville. He is survived by his wife of 24 years: Melissa Byrge; children: Christopher Byrge, ...
TENNESSEE BEGINS EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PROGRAM
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) has completed building the third pandemic unemployment program provided through the federal CARES Act signed into law by President D ...
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF STRONG F-3 TORNADO THAT HIT CUMBERLAND COUNTY
On this day back in 1995 (May 18), a large outbreak of supercell thunderstorms formed in Middle Tennessee resulting in 16 confirmed tornadoes. It was the 5th largest tornado outbreak in mid-state hist ...
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR MAKES CLOSE PASS WITH OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA
The first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season lashed eastern North Carolina with rain and gusty winds this morning, as the tropical storm made a close pass at the state's Outer Banks. T ...
STUDENT ATTENDING TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY IN CROSSVILLE TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
A student has tested positive for COVID-19 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Crossville. Cliff Wightman, President of Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Crossville issued the foll ...
TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT SENDS ONE TO ROANE MEDICAL CENTER
A two vehicle accident late Friday in Roane County sent one to the hospital. Troopers say a 2010 Kawasaki Vulcan operated by 35-year-old Klint (first name spelled correct) McCallie of Rockwood lost co ...
OLIVER SPRINGS MAN STRUCK AND KILLED BY VEHICLE ON TRI-COUNTY BOULEVARD
An Oliver Springs man was hit by a vehicle and killed Friday night. The report states the first vehicle struck 57-year-old John Craig Nichols of Oliver Springs as he was walking across Tri-County Boul ...
OFF DUTY TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCE OFFICER ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS TWO INDIVIDUALS WHILE TURKEY HUNTING
An off-duty Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer was involved in an accidental shooting while turkey hunting in Campbell County yesterday. The incident happened in the North Cumberland Wildlife ...
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SEARCHING FOR 9-YEAR-OLD BOY AFTER SUSPECTED ABDUCTION
Kentucky State Police are investigating a possible child abduction that occurred in McCreary County. Police say 30-year-old Briana Ylisa Giovannini of Las Vegas, Nevada unlawfully took her non-custodi ...
OVER 50 EMPLOYEES OF MONTEREY MUSHROOM IN LOUDON COUNTY TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORNAVIRUS
Loudon County officials say 57 employees out of 300 at Monterey Mushroom off of Highway 72 in Loudon tested positive for COVID-19. The employees are quarantined and will have to be medically cleared t ...
