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 ...
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 ...
