
FEDS LOOK INTO ‘TIGER KING’ ZOO AFTER DISTURBING PHOTOS OF INJURED ANIMALS EMERGE
Federal, state and local authorities are investigating after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) reported alleged animal neglect at the Oklahoma zoo tied to Netflix’s “Tiger King” serie ...

TWRA PARTICIPATING IN OPERATION DRY WATER, JULY 3-5, 2020
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be participating in Operation Dry Water, July 3-5, 2020. Operation Dry Water is a weekend of education and enforcement about the dangers of impaired boatin ...

BLEDSOE COUNTY WILDLIFE OFFICER RETIRES
Bledsoe County Wildlife Officer, Mark Patterson is retiring after nearly 35 years of employment. Known throughout the county, Officer Patterson has provided outstanding services throughout his career. ...

HEAD ON VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 127 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY INJURES AT LEAST TWO
A two vehicle head-on crash on Highway 127 north in Cumberland County this afternoon injured at least two. Trooper Jeremy Newcomb says a 2010 Chevy Cobalt driven by 60-year-old Donetta Keutyerk of Cro ...

TABOR OF CROSSVILLE NAMED TO HARDING UNIVERSITY DEAN’S LIST
Kyndell Tabor, a senior family life education major, is among more than 1,500 Harding University students included on the dean's list for grades achieved during the Spring 2020 semester. The dean's l ...

DAILY TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 12,754 (up 212 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 38,034 total cases (up 799 cases since ...

ROANE COUNTY EXECUTIVE RON WOODY ISSUES STATEMENT ON COVID-19
The following statement this morning is from Roane County Executive Ron Woody regarding COVID-19: “Today is June 25, 2020. My last update was six days ago. On the Friday June 19, 2020 update we loo ...

POLICE OFFICER IN MCMINN COUNTY PLACED ON LEAVE AFTER INCIDENT INVOLVING INJURY OF CHILD
McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy says an officer with the Englewood Police Department is on a unpaid leave and an investigation is underway involving an injury to a 2-year-old child. Twenty-five-year-old ...

ROANE STATE IMPLEMENTS PHASED REOPENING PLAN WITH COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS
Roane State Community College is implementing a phased reopening so students can access many of the services they need on campus ahead of the fall semester. For the remainder of June 2020, the follow ...

WATTS BAR, DALE HOLLOW AND CENTER HILL FISHING REPORT – JUNE 25, 2020
WATTS BAR Reservoir Conditions: The lake is at normal elevation. The water temperature is 82 degrees. Crappie: Minnows or jigs are being used to catch crappie around deep blowdowns in secondary wate ...

POLICE: SMITH ARRESTED AFTER THREATENING OTHERS WITH MACHETE IN CROSSVILLE
A homeless man was recently taken into custody in Crossville after allegedly threating others with a machete. Officers say 32-year-old Joshua Dewayne Smith was in the parking lot of Highland Square Sh ...

ROANE COUNTY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM RECEIVES GRANT
The Roane County Preschool Program would like to recognize the East Tennessee Foundation for their generous contribution to their classroom. Program officials applied for the CNS Y-12 Community Invest ...