FOOD NETWORK LOOKING FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS WHO ARE AMAZING COOKS FOR EPISODE OF “CHOPPED”
Food Network's “Chopped” is now looking for frontline workers who are "amazing cooks" to compete in an episode of the show. The casting call is going out to individuals within a six-hour drive of Knox ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ISSUES GUIDANCE ON UNSOLICITED SEEDS
Citizens have contacted the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) indicating they’ve received seeds in the mail that they did not order. The seeds appear to have been shipped from China, and in so ...
CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED IN ROANE COUNTY
A Roane County sex offender was taken into custody yesterday afternoon. Harriman police arrested 59-year-old Larry Wade Gibson for failing to register. Gibson is listed as violent on the sex offender ...
FORMER STONE MEMORIAL BASKETBALL COACH NOW HEAD COACH AT RHEA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
John Walker has been hired as the boys basketball head coach at Rhea County High School. Walker replaces Daniel Curtis, who left to be head coach at McMinn Central High School. Walker was the boys a ...
JACK BRANNON, AGE 82
Jack Brannon, age 82, of Harriman, passed away July 27, 2020 at Roane Medical center. Jack was a fixer at Burlington Hosiery, retiring after 30 years. He loved being a volunteer and employee at the Ha ...
FORMER EMPLOYEE FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ROANE ACADEMY
A lawsuit filed by a former employee of Roane Academy in Rockwood claims she was terminated for raising concerns about employee misconduct. Court documents state Lakishia Boyd said the facility was ch ...
WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY MOTHER ARRESTED AFTER CHILDREN REPORTEDLY PLAYING IN ROAD
A Wayne County, Kentucky woman was arrested yesterday after officers found her children unattended in a road. Deputy Cody Neal responded to a residence on Kentucky Highway 1009 where he found the chil ...
LAWSUITS FILED CLAIMING ILLEGAL STRIP SEARCHES IN PUBLIC IN FENTRESS COUNTY
Lawsuits against at least three law enforcement officers in Fentress County is scheduled to be heard in court late next year. Both stem around pubic strip searches without probable cause. The first in ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 39,284 (up 34 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 99,044 total cases (up 2,555 cases since ...
ROANE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTES TO DELAY START OF 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR
The Roane County Board of Education last night voted to delay the start of school for students until August 19. They are still required to attend 180 days of school. The following changes to the schoo ...
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE: “OPEN SCHOOLS IN THE STATE”
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced this afternoon the states recommendations to reopen schools for the 2020-2021 school year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Any student, teacher or school staff ...
GRACIE MARIE FOLAND, AGE 73
Funeral services for Gracie Marie Foland, age 73, of Crossville, will be held Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 3 p.m. at Crossville Church of Christ. Burial will follow in Green Acres Memory Gardens. Visita ...
