
SMHS TESSA MILLER NAMED FINALIST FOR MISS BASKETBALL HONOR
Stone Memorial Lady Panther senior Tessa Miller was recognized today as a finalist for Tennessee’s Miss Basketball award. Also making the list is Kassie Monday from Clarkrange. It is presented to the ...

RIVES ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY AND THEFT
Cumberland County deputies went to the 200 block of Keyes Road yesterday for a burglary. While on the way, dispatch notified them the suspect, 20-year-old Zachary Allen Rives of Crossville, left on fo ...

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 2021 NOMINEES REVEALED
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations are spearheaded by several heavy hitters this year. Leading the charge for the 36th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations are Jay-Z, Tina Turner, Fo ...

PRELIMINARY HEARING HELD FOR MURDER SUSPECTS RIDENOUR AND COOK
A preliminary hearing took place for 21-year-old Casey Lee Ridenour and 33-year-old Sam Lee Cook. Both are charged with second-degree murder and abuse of a corpse in the death of 37-year-old Aaron Bro ...

POLICE: SMITH ARRESTED AFTER THREAT TO SHOOT BUSINESS OWNER
Loudon police officers recently responded to a restaurant for a disturbance. The report indicates 68-year-old Jack Clarence Smith, Jr. entered the establishment in a drunken state and demanded they ma ...

LOWELL SIMMONS, AGE 72
Funeral services for Lowell Simmons, age 72, of Crossville, will be held Friday, February 12, 2021 at 11 a.m. central at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest in Akins Cemetery. Th ...

HUGH ELLIS PALMER, AGE 74
Hugh Ellis Palmer, age 74, of Kingston, passed away February 9, 2021 at his home. He was a loving husband, dad, and papaw. He loved starting his day at the little Rocky Top drinking coffee and sociali ...

WANDA LOUANN TINCH, AGE 26
Wanda Louann Tinch, age 26, of Rockwood, passed away February 7, 2021 at the Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell, Georgia. She was born November 17, 1994 in Knoxville. She loved to fish, camp, and to be ...

TRAFFIC ALERT – I-40 IN ROANE COUNTY AT THE 343 EASTBOUND MILE MARKER
TRAFFIC ALERT – I-40 IN ROANE COUNTY – An accident that took place around 1 a.m. this morning has the eastbound right lane blocked at the 343 mile marker. The left lane is open and traffic is slow at ...

TENNESSEE / KENTUCKY SCHOOLS STATUS FOR FEBRUARY 11, 2021
(Last updated 5:45 a.m. central, Thursday, February 11, 2021) TENNESSEE ANDERSON COUNTY – OPEN BLEDSOE COUNTY – OPEN BLOUNT COUNTY - OPEN CUMBERLAND COUNTY – OPEN FENTRESS COUNTY – CLOSED LOUDO ...

WOODS, SR. INDICTED BY GRAND JURY FOR FELONY MURDER
A Roane County Grand Jury met this week and heard evidence in a case involved the death of 78-year-old Donald Woods of 836 Hen Valley Road in Oliver Springs. His body was found by police last Saturday ...

CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED AT EXECUTIVE INN
Crossville police officers responded to the Executive Inn Tuesday for an unwanted subject in a room. A check of 46-year-old Lynn Allen Kimball revealed two active warrants for violation of the sex off ...