TROPICAL STORM MARCO WEAKENING; LAURA TO BECOME HURRICANE HEADING TOWARD GULF COAST
Tropical Storm Marco is weakening today (Monday, August 24, 2020) yet it still brings the risk of heavy rain, storm surge, strong winds and tornadoes as the system moves inland. Marco is forecast to ...
POLICE: MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS SHOT INSIDE LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY MALL
Three people were shot inside a Kentucky mall yesterday. The Lexington Police Department responded around 4 p.m. outside of a store at the Fayette Mall. Authorities said later that the shooting did n ...
NO IN PERSON CLASSES AUGUST 24, 2020 AFTER POSITIVE COVID-19 TESTS AT LENOIR CITY HIGH SCHOOL
There will be no in-person classes at Lenoir City High School today (Monday, August 24, 2020). Instruction would be online only for grades 9-12 because of positive COVID-19 tests. Assignments from tea ...
VERY WARM AND HUMID
It was another one of those summer days where one area just stays dry and sunny and the next County gets flooding. Parts of Roane County picked up 2 to 3 inches of rain Sunday evening from a storm whi ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 39,883 (UP 1,226 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 143,937 total cases (UP 1,854 cases s ...
CHARLES GALLAHER, AGE 87
Charles Gallaher, age 87, of Kingston, passed away August 21, 2020. He was born August 8, 1933 in Rockwood and was a life long resident of Roane County. Charles was a member of Union Chapel Missionary ...
MORRIS DEAN SMITH, AGE 79
Funeral services for Morris Dean Smith, age 79, of Pleasant Hill, will be held Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 3 p.m. at Crossville Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Neverfail Cemetery. Visitation w ...
HURRICANE MARCO SPARKS WARNING OF ‘LIFE-THREATENING’ STORM SURGE
Tropical Storm Marco, which is making its way toward Louisiana, has become a hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. “#Marco has become a hurricane, according to data from the Air Forc ...
TENNESSEE RAMPS UP PUNISHMENTS FOR PROTESTERS, INCLUDING LOSS OF VOTING RIGHTS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee quietly signed a bill earlier this week creating harsher punishments for protesters, including increased jail time and loss of voting rights, after months of demonstrations ...
BREAKING NEWS – FIRE DAMAGES PORTABLE UNIT AT SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CUMBERLAND CO.
BREAKING NEWS - Cumberland County firefighters responded to a portable blaze late today at South Elementary School. Officials say it was contained to just the sole unit used for storage. No injuries w ...
SUSPECT SURRENDERS TO CUMBERLAND COUNTY AUTHORITIES FOLLOWING SHOTS FIRED INCIDENT
A standoff between a suspect in a shots fired incident and authorities in Cumberland County ended around 5:45 p.m. today with his surrender and arrest. Crossville police, Cumberland County deputies a ...
(BREAKING STORY) – SWAT TEAM CALLED TO DOWNTOWN CROSSVILLE FOR SUSPECT POSSIBLY ARMED WITH A FIREARM
(BREAKING STORY) – Crossville Police, Cumberland County deputies and the Crossville SWAT team converged downtown to the 400th block of Webb Avenue near Taylor Street this afternoon. They are attemptin ...
