105.7 NEWS EXCLUSIVE – ASSAULT IN CROSSVILLE TURNS INTO STORY OF FORGIVENESS AND LOVE
A man in his 60’s was reportedly assaulted early Monday morning by four individuals near the intersection of Main Street and Lantana Road. What happened afterwards was inspirational to say the least. ...
SHOOTING TURNS INTO HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION IN LOUDON COUNTY
A shooting last night in northern Loudon County has turned into a homicide. Officers responded to a home on Ford Road and found 65-year-old George Harrill suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The v ...
ROANE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ISSUES STATEMENT ON RISING ACTIVE NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES
Roane County Executive Ron Woody issued a statement this morning regarding the growing active cases of COVID-19 in the county. Here is his statement in its entirety: “Today is Thursday, July 30, 2020 ...
LESTER DAVID LOVE II, AGE 78
Lester David Love II, age 78, of Spring City, originally from Harriman, passed away July 26, 2020 at his home with his family by his side. He was born February 13, 1942 in Harriman. He was a member of ...
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS FORMS NEAR PUERTO RICO, HEADING TOWARDS FLORIDA
The Florida Panhandle may be spared major impact from the newly formed Tropical Storm Isaias, which now has the state’s east coast in sight. The storm officially formed in the Atlantic Ocean near Pue ...
AMBER ALERT CALLED OFF AFTER EAST TENNESSEE TODDLER FOUND SAFE; MOTHER ARRESTED
An Amber Alert was called off this morning for a missing toddler out of Monroe County, Tennessee taken by his non-custodial mother. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 21-month-old Caylen ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 38,693 (down 591 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 100,822 total cases (up 1,778 cases s ...
ONE KILLED, ONE INJURED IN BLOUNT COUNTY VEHICLE CRASH
Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong says a Knoxville man was killed in a fatal car crash last night. Aaron M. Christopher, age 18, was pronounced deceased at the scene. A passenger in the vehicle ...
ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKER ESCAPES INJURY AFTER BEING HIT BY SIDE MIRROR ON VEHICE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A road construction worker escaped injury after being hit by a side mirror on a vehicle Monday in Cumberland County. Officers responded to the 1600 block of Old Mail Road where 38-year-old Scottie Atk ...
LOUDON COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH RAPE AND KIDNAPPING
A Loudon County man is facing charges including rape and kidnapping. Authorities went to a home on Summer Street in Loudon where they encountered a female. She had been abused and claimed to have been ...
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR MAN INVOLVED IN HIT AND RUN INCIDENT ON LANTANA ROAD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A hit and run in Cumberland County Monday resulted in charges against a driver. Deputies went to the 6500 block of Lantana Road where 46-year-old Jonny Dexter Ray Key of Pikeville reportedly sideswipe ...
PELFREY ARRESTED FOR EVADING ARREST AND DUI AFTER ACCIDENT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A Rockwood man was taken into custody Monday night following a vehicle accident. A deputy reportedly observed a car operated by 20-year-old Dylan Michael Pelfrey traveling on Westel Road at a high rat ...
