TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY IN I-40 ACCIDENT
A tractor-trailer driver recently escaped injury following a vehicle accident at the 364 mile marker of I-40 in Loudon County. The highway patrol says a 2009 Peterbilt operated by 59-year-old Robert A ...
LEGENDARY TV TALK SHOW HOST LARRY KING PASSES AWAY AT AGE 87
Larry King, the suspendered talk show host whose interviews with thousands of newsmakers and entertainers made him a broadcasting legend, has died. He was 87. King died this morning at Cedars-Sinai M ...
CHARLES “BUFORD” SUTTON, AGE 89
Charles Sutton, age 89, of Crossville, passed away January 22, 2021. He was born September 3, 1931 in Monterey, the son of John L. and Beulah R Cook Sutton. He was a graduate of Monterey High School w ...
LYDIA “ERNESTINE” STEVENS, AGE 87
Graveside services for Ernestine Stevens, age 87, of Crossville, will be held Monday, January 23, 2021 at 1 p.m. at Hyder Cemetery. Survivors include brothers: Edd Stevens and Donald Stevens; and sist ...
JOSEPH EDWARD WALASINSKI, AGE 94
Funeral services will be held for Joseph Edward Walasinski, age 94, of Fairfield Glade, who passed away January 20, 2020, at 10 a.m. February 12, 2021 at St Francis of Assisi Church. Survivors include ...
DR. MARTY WALLACE, AGE 77
Dr. Marty Wallace, age 77, of Kingston, passed away January 22, 2021 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. She was a member of United Methodist Church in Kingston. Dr. Marty had her family practi ...
BRENDA ANN RADFORD PIERCE, AGE 75
Brenda Ann Radford Pierce, age 75, of Rockwood, passed away January 21, 2021. She came from Chatham Ontario Canada and moved to Baltimore, MD in 1963, then she and her family settled in Rockwood in 19 ...
DIANA MCKISSACK, AGE 70
Diana McKissack, age 70, of the Midtown community of Roane County, passed away January 21, 2021 at Roane Medical Center following a battle with COVID-19. She was born August 11, 1950 to the late Willi ...
SHIRLEY MARIE BOWLING, AGE 65
Shirley Marie Bowling, age 65, of Rockwood, passed away January 19, 2021. Shirley was born June 19, 1955 in Rockwood. She spent her early childhood years as a resident of Rockwood and graduated from R ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 55,703 active cases (down 5,160 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 701,847 total cases. •646,144 re ...
TENNESSEE DEPT. OF HEALTH UPDATES COVID-19 VACCINATION PLAN
The Tennessee Department of Health has updated Tennessee’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan as the state continues to prioritize Tennesseans most at risk of illness and death from COVID-19. PROTECTING MEDIC ...
SCHOOL SYSTEM COVID-19 REPORT – JANUARY 22, 2021
The Cumberland County School System reported this afternoon 10 student and 14 staff active cases of COVID-19. A total of 142 students and 8 staff members are quarantined because of being determined to ...
