FORMER EMPLOYEE FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ROANE ACADEMY
A lawsuit filed by a former employee of Roane Academy in Rockwood claims she was terminated for raising concerns about employee misconduct. Court documents state Lakishia Boyd said the facility was ch ...
WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY MOTHER ARRESTED AFTER CHILDREN REPORTEDLY PLAYING IN ROAD
A Wayne County, Kentucky woman was arrested yesterday after officers found her children unattended in a road. Deputy Cody Neal responded to a residence on Kentucky Highway 1009 where he found the chil ...
LAWSUITS FILED CLAIMING ILLEGAL STRIP SEARCHES IN PUBLIC IN FENTRESS COUNTY
Lawsuits against at least three law enforcement officers in Fentress County is scheduled to be heard in court late next year. Both stem around pubic strip searches without probable cause. The first in ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 39,284 (up 34 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 99,044 total cases (up 2,555 cases since ...
ROANE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTES TO DELAY START OF 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR
The Roane County Board of Education last night voted to delay the start of school for students until August 19. They are still required to attend 180 days of school. The following changes to the schoo ...
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE: “OPEN SCHOOLS IN THE STATE”
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced this afternoon the states recommendations to reopen schools for the 2020-2021 school year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Any student, teacher or school staff ...
GRACIE MARIE FOLAND, AGE 73
Funeral services for Gracie Marie Foland, age 73, of Crossville, will be held Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 3 p.m. at Crossville Church of Christ. Burial will follow in Green Acres Memory Gardens. Visita ...
LYNDA LOU MONDAY, AGE 65
A Time of Remembrance for Lynda Lou Monday, age 65, of Crossville, will be held Wednesday, July 29, 2020 from 5 until 7 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home. Survivors include son: Brian Conatser (Angela); da ...
SHEILA BORCHERS, AGE 89
Sheila Borchers, age 89, of Crossville, passed away July 27, 2020. She is survived by her husband: Paul Borchers; son: John Paul Borchers; daughter: Julie Patricia Greenwood; grandchildren: Ian Plaiso ...
CLARA JANE (MOSS) EMERSON, AGE 89
Clara Jane (Moss) Emerson, age 89, of Crossville, passed away July 21, 2020 at the NHC Nursing Home in Sparta, Tennessee. Clara lived and worked in Salisbury, Maryland for over 45 years before moving ...
PAULINE J. FISH, AGE 86
Pauline J. Fish, age 86 of Fairfield Glade, passed away July 24, 2020. She is survived by her husband: Ronald Fish; children: Catherine Edmonds (Mark) and Barbara Bello (Ty); and stepchildren: Mack Fi ...
HARDIN COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR VEHICLE THEFT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A Hardin County male found himself in the Cumberland County jail after a reported vehicle theft in Westel. Deputies responded yesterday afternoon to a store just off I-40 where the owner of the automo ...
