PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST TVA LEADERSHIP
President Donald Trump has fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, claiming it has betrayed American workers. Trump also claimed the outgoing chairman was paid too much. Trump made the an ...
RIDER TREATED FOR INJURIES AFTER MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville police and medics responded to Genesis Road near Interstate Drive yesterday afternoon for a motorcycle accident. The male rider was alert when police arrived and sitting up near where the m ...
FEDEX DRIVER CHARGED WITH DUI IN WHITE COUNTY
A FedEx driver was arrested by Sparta police officers Friday after reports of a reckless driver came in from motorists. The vehicle operated by 27-year-old Jonathan Todd Slatton of Sparta was eventual ...
VANCIENETTA WISDOM, AGE 91
Funeral services for Vancienetta Wisdom, age 91, of Crossville will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Central Baptist Church in Crossville. The family will receive friends from 1 until 3 p ...
EARLY VOTING CONCLUDES FOR UPCOMING AUGUST 6, 2020
Early voting for the upcoming state and federal primary as well as county general concluded Saturday. Election officials say 6,650 voters took part in Cumberland County and 6,477 in Roane County. Elec ...
COYOTES DEFEAT PREDATORS IN GAME 1 OF BEST OF 5 STANLEY CUP QUALIFIER
The Arizona Coyotes defeated the Nashville Predators 4-3 yesterday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Qualifiers. Game 2 of the best-of-5 series in Edmonton, the Western Conference hub city, will be tomorro ...
OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
School Superintendent Dr. Bruce Borchers sent a message to families of students yesterday stating a staff member at Oak Ridge High School tested positive for COVID-19. Borchers said obtaining this rep ...
PAISLEY MARIE RUSSELL, ONE DAY OLD
Paisley Marie Russell, 1 day old, of Roane County, passed away July 31, 2020 at Children’s Hospital in Knoxville. She is preceded in death by her grandfather: Jerry Fink; great-grandparents: Paul & ...
ROBERTA KAY PIKE, AGE 77
Roberta Kay Pike, age 77, of Monterey, passed away August 1, 2020. She is survived by her husband: Roger Allen Pike; and a multitude of other family members. The family will receive friends Tuesday, A ...
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS COULD HIT THE CAROLINAS AT NEAR-HURRICANE STRENGTH
Tropical Storm Isaias battered Florida's east coast with heavy rains yesterday and is now on track to be at near hurricane strength when it reaches the Carolinas. As of 11:00 p.m. yesterday, the Nati ...
CROSSVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
A Crossville man has been charged with the first degree murder of his wife. Officers say 33-year-old Rony Noe Ambrocio Cruz was taken to the Cumberland County jail. He is currently being held without ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 41,156 (up 623 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 109,627 total cases (up 1,443 cases sin ...
