
FRED WILLIAM MEDLEY, AGE 77
Funeral services for Fred Medley, age 77, of Crossville, will be held Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 1 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Claysville Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wedn ...

JOHNNIE RAY BOWLIN, AGE 67
Johnnie Ray Bowlin, age 67, of Harriman, passed away Monday July 13, 2020 at his home. He was an active deacon of Emory Gap Baptist Church until illness took over. Johnnie was an avid fisherman. He is ...

ERIC EUGENE DINKINS, AGE 48
Eric Eugene Dinkins, age 48, of Rockwood, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville. Eric was a member of Rockwood Church of Christ. He is preceded in d ...

LELA CHRISTINE COFER REED, AGE 90
Lela Christine Cofer Reed, age 90, of Rockwood, passed away July 14, 2020. She was born on May 6, 1930 in Roane County. She was a member of the Clymersville Baptist Church in Rockwood. She was a longt ...

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 28,516 (up 238 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 66,788 total cases (up 1,514 cases sinc ...

CROSSVILLE WOMAN INJURED AFTER GUARDRAIL IMPALES VEHICLE ON I-40
A Crossville woman sustained serious injuries yesterday in a vehicle accident on I-40 after a guardrail impaled her car. Troopers say a 2009 Nissan Altima driven by 48-year-old Shanna Lowery of Crossv ...

WOMAN HIT BY VEHICLE IN LAKE TANSI, FLOWN TO TRAUMA CENTER
A woman was hit by a vehicle around 7 a.m. this morning in Lake Tansi. Initial reports indicate the female was walking near the corner of Natchez Trace and Moccasin Lane when a driver in a Chevy Silve ...

BODY OF 14-YEAR-OLD MALE RECOVERED IN TELLICO LAKE IN LOUDON COUNTY
Loudon County Sheriff’s Department detectives are investigating the drowning of a 14 year old teenager in Tellico Lake last night. E-911 received a call at approximately 7:19 pm eastern of a teenage ...

ROANE COUNTY WOMAN ARRESTED FOR CHILD ABUSE
Rockwood police arrested a woman last night for child abuse. Officers took 34-year-old Amanda Marie Rayder into custody and transported her to the Roane County jail. She was processed and her initial ...

17-YEAR-OLD INJURED IN HIGHWAY 68 VEHICLE CRASH IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A single vehicle accident on Highway 68 near Sawmill Road in Cumberland County yesterday hurt the driver. Troopers say a 2001 Nissan Maxima operated by a 17-year-old from the Homestead area left the r ...

TWO SEX OFFENDERS ARRESTED IN ROANE COUNTY
Roane County jail corrections officers processed two convicted sex offenders yesterday. Officers say 55-year-old Larry Wade Gibson of Harriman is charged with failing to register as a sex offender. Gi ...

ROANE COUNTY SCHOOLS TO START AUGUST 5, 2020 WITH TWO OPTIONS FOR PARENTS TO CONSIDER
The Roane County Board of Education last night approved a plan for schools to start August 5, 2020 as originally scheduled. Parents will have an in-school traditional learning and online remote learni ...