ROANE COUNTY MAN AIRLIFTED TO TRAUMA CENTER FOLLOWING BOATING ACCIDENT
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency says a man was injured in a boating accident in Roane County yesterday. Officers say the male got into the water to get a boat onto an island when he was hit by ...
ONE DEAD, SEVERAL INJURED IN MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-40 IN SEVIER COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says one was killed and multiple injured in a 5-vehicle crash on I-40 at the 407 mile marker in Sevier County. The accident happened just before 7 p.m. eastern last night. ...
GOV. LEE SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER EXTENDING LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR MASK REQUIREMENTS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 55 allowing the resumption of contact sports and extending local authority to require masks, among other provisions. “Athletics is an important part ...
MELISSA ANN DIPINTO, AGE 41
Melissa Ann DiPinto, age 41, of Rockwood, passed away July 26, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents: Ronald & Eva Marie Averill. She is survived by her husband: Samuel Michael DiPinto; so ...
ACTOR WILFORD BRIMLEY PASSES AWAY AT AGE 85
Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff charm, and sometimes menace, to a range of films that included “Cocoon,” “The Natural” a ...
ISAIAS WEAKENS TO TROPICAL STORM IN BAHAMAS AS IT HEADS TOWARD FLORIDA
Isaias weakened to a tropical storm yesterday as it hit the Bahamas en route toward Florida. The storm could strengthen as it approaches the Sunshine State, and authorities there have warned resident ...
MIRACLE IN MORGAN COUNTY! ELDERLY MAN MISSING FOR NEARLY TWO DAYS FOUND ALIVE
It was a miracle in Morgan County today as rescue crews found 85-year-old William “Bill” Whitten alive. He was last seen late Thursday walking to his mailbox on the 200 block of Willard Maiden Road in ...
MARYVILLE MAN DIES IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN BLOUNT COUNTY
The Blount County Sheriff’s Department says a Maryville, Tennessee man died in a vehicle accident early this morning. Officers say 27-year-old Joseph Bullington was pronounced dead at the scene. At 3 ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 40,533 (up 931 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 108,184 total cases (up 2,225 cases sin ...
HURRICANE ISAIAS TARGETING EAST COAST OF FLORIDA
Hurricane Isaias is expected to impact the east coast of Florida this weekend. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency yesterday for all of the state's counties along the Atlantic ...
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING ELDERLY MORGAN COUNTY MAN
The search continues this morning (7 a.m. central, Saturday, August 1, 2020) for a missing elderly Morgan County man. The sheriff’s department says 85-year-old William “Bill” Whitten left his house l ...
