
WIND AND RAIN BRING IN 2021
It is going to be a quiet night but the wind picks up on Wednesday with highs in the 50s and then rain comes in after midnight Wednesday night. Rain will continue Thursday through Friday with several ...

LOUDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MAKES SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN ARREST OF SUSPECT
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office made a special announcement this afternoon regarding the arrest of a wanted subject. Here is what they said: “Today, Cody Chastain, a male suspected of stealing nu ...

TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE CALLS FOR SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION ON EDUCATION
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today announced a call for the Tennessee General Assembly to convene for a special legislative session on January 19, 2021 to address urgent issues facing Tennessee student ...

ROANE COUNTY EXECUTIVE EXTENDS MASK MANDATE UNTIL LATE FEBRUARY 2021
Roane County Executive Ron Woody announced today the mask mandate currently in effect is now extended until February 27, 2021. Governor Bill Lee in an executive order granted county mayors and executi ...

DEATH TOLL RISES FOUR IN 24 HOUR PERIOD IN ROANE COUNTY
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 78,846 active cases (down 5,421 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 572,589 total cases. •493,743 re ...

THOMAS ARRESTED FOR THEFT OF PROPERTY IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville police responded last night to a home on Carriage Drive to take a stolen vehicle report. It states a female in the residence told officers 54-year-old Charles F. Thomas, Jr. took her 2005 B ...

CYRIL J. “JERRY” McDONOUGH, AGE 81
Cyril J. “Jerry” McDonough, age 81, of Crossville, passed away December 25, 2020. As a young child he had a growing passion for airplanes and aviation. He was a United States Air Force veteran and wor ...

ARREST MADE IN GARRETT AVENUE SHOOTING INCIDENT IN MONTEREY
The Monterey Police Department announced today an arrest has been made in a recent shooting. Officers were called earlier this month to a home on Garrett Avenue to a disturbance involving shots fired. ...

MORGAN COUNTY JAIL TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS INMATE VISITATION
The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department announced today the temporary suspension of inmate visitation at the jail because of rising number of COVID-19 cases involving prisoners and staff. Officials are ...

RHEA COUNTY AUTHORITIES SEARCHING FOR VEHICULAR HOMICIDE SUSPECT
The Rhea County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information to the location or whereabouts of 59-year-old Bradley Allan Gabehart. He currently has active warrants for vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicu ...

HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE IN MONTEREY
Monterey firefighters were dispatched yesterday to 106 West Railroad Avenue for a residential fire. Authorities say everyone made it out and no injuries were reported. Law enforcement requests citizen ...

TROOPERS RESPOND TO TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT ON I-40 IN ROANE COUNTY
A tractor-trailer accident on I-40 in Roane County earlier this morning has the right lane and shoulder blocked at the 341 mile marker (as of noon eastern today). Officials said a FedEx semi ran off t ...