PICKETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL RELEASES INFORMATION REGARDING GRADUATION FOR CLASS OF 2020
The senior class of Pickett County High School will graduate as scheduled. The ceremony for the Class of 2020 will take place on May 15, 2020 at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. In recent days, superin ...
CRADDOCK ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES IN RHEA COUNTY
Rhea County Deputy Jesse Wilkey made a traffic stop this past Friday on Highway 27 for a traffic violation. During the stop Deputy Wilkey and his K-9 partner Gator reportedly found approximately 7 oun ...
JAMES CARL SMITH, AGE 76
James Carl Smith, age 76 of Crossville, passed away May 1, 2020. He was born January 13, 1944 in Byrdstown, Tennessee, the son of Jesse J. and Aldred M. Easterly Smith. He worked many years as a truck ...
(DEVELOPING STORY) – ONE DEAD, ONE INJURED AFTER SHOOTING IN MCMINN COUNTY
(DEVELOPING STORY) – One person was killed and another injured in a shooting this morning in McMinn County. The Athens Police Department says the incident happened at the Clem Jones Housing Complex on ...
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER RESCUES BOATER
This past Saturday (May 2, 2020), Tennessee Highway Patrol Lieutenant Charlie Caplinger was off duty with his fishing partner, Mike Redmon, in a fishing tournament on Center Hill Lake. Around 10 a.m., ...
DRIVER PASSES AWAY FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN ROANE COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a driver passed away from injuries sustained in a two vehicle accident in Roane County last Friday. The accident report released this morning states a 2003 Chrysler P ...
TENNESSEE CROP AND CATTLE REPORT – MAY 5, 2020
In West Tennessee, warmer weather allowed producers an opportunity to work on planting. Specifically, corn was able to progress with hopes of soybeans and cotton coming soon. Fungicides were applied i ...
BICYCLIST FLOWN TO TRAUMA CENTER AFTER BEING HIT BY A DUMP TRUCK IN ROANE COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating an incident where a dump truck struck an individual riding a bicycle in south Roane County Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred around Indian Shadows ...
FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO HOME BLAZE ON LEE VILLAGE ROAD IN ROANE COUNTY
Harriman firefighters, along with mutual aid from the Rockwood and Kingston Fire Departments, responded to a home on Lee Village Road yesterday for a structure blaze. Upon arrival, crews observed ligh ...
DAILY TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: 13,502 total cases of COVID-19 In Tennessee (325 new cases since yesterday) 219 died (up 9 from yesterday) 1,143 had t ...
MYSTERY BARREL FOUND NEAR I-40 IN ROANE COUNTY RESULTS IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE
A mystery barrel found near the Rockwood/Harriman exit on I-40 in Roane County late last night resulted in several emergency agencies responding to the scene. The initial call reported a barrel on the ...
FOUR DEATHS REPORTED AT LIFE CARE CENTER OF ATHENS FROM COVID-19, TOTAL OF 112 TESTS POSITIVE AT FACILITY
Life Care Center of Athens in McMinn County reports four patients died from COVID-19 and 70 residents out of 97 as well as 42 employees tested positive. Officials say 19 tests are still pending. Becau ...
