
ROANE COUNTY MOTORIST PASSES AWAY FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A Roane County motorist has passed away from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident this week. Trooper Nathaniel Crow says a 2013 Toyota RAV4 driven by Thomas C. Ellis, Jr. of Rockwood was traveling ...

HIGHWAY PATROL RESPONDS TO VEHICLE CRASH WITH INJURIES IN ROANE COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol and medics responded Tuesday night to a vehicle crash on the 700 block of Dickey Valley Road in Roane County. A Toyota 4 Runner driven by 20-year-old Lucas D. Emily of Phi ...

SAFETY TIPS FOR STAYING WARM IN HOMES DURING COLD TEMPERATURES
With the low temperature tomorrow night (Friday, October 16, 2020) expected to drop to 35 degrees on the plateau and the upper 30’s in the valley, fire officials want to pass on safety tips for stayin ...

HEAVY TURNOUT REPORTED FOR FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING IN CUMBERLAND AND ROANE COUNTY
Heavy turnout was reported yesterday at numerous sites for the first day of early voting for the upcoming November 3, 2020 election. In Cumberland County, officials noted 1,656 in person and in Roane ...

LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST CITY OF OAK RIDGE REGARDING POLICE ARREST
A $1 million lawsuit has been filed by Carlos Williams against the City of Oak Ridge regarding a police arrest. Williams alleges excessive force was used after law enforcement responded to his home fo ...

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 22,073 active cases (UP 184 cases from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 220,538 total cases (UP 1,709 cases sin ...

BOBBY ADAM KIRKLAND, AGE 84
Funeral services for Bobby Adam Kirkland, age 84, of Crossville, will be held Friday, October 16, 2020 at 1 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Haley’s Grove Cemetery. Visitation will ...

THYLIS MARIE HUBBS SMITH, AGE 95
Thylis Marie Hubbs Smith, age 95, of Kingston, passed away October 13, 2020. She is survived by daughters: Alice Smith Mullenix of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and Sylvia Smith Moore of Knoxville, Tennesse ...

INJURY REPORTED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON VANDEVER ROAD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A vehicle accident Monday afternoon on Vandever Road near Ike Burgess Road in Cumberland County resulted in an injury. The report states a Toyota Tacoma driven by 23-year-old Justin A. Murphy of Cross ...

FUGITIVE FROM CUMBERLAND COUNTY, KENTUCKY ARRESTED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY, TENNESSEE
A fugitive wanted by authorities in Cumberland County, Kentucky was arrested in Cumberland County, Tennessee Monday. Court official say 48-year-old Randall Wayne Bartley of Crossville was being sought ...

HOMEOWNER DISCOVERS BULLET HOLE IN GARAGE DOOR IN FAIRFIELD GLADE
Cumberland County and Fairfield Glade law enforcement recently went to a home on Dartmoor Drive after the homeowner discovered a bullet hole in a garage door. The report indicates it appears to have b ...

FIRST HOUR OF EARLY VOTING RESULTS IN LONG LINE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The first hour of early voting in Cumberland County saw a line running from the election commission office out the door and south to in front of Hills Department Store at one point. Early voting for ...