
PROPOSED MOTORSPORTS PARK FOR OAK RIDGE WILL NOT HAPPEN
The developer of a proposed motorsports park for Oak Ridge announced yesterday it will not happen after learning an environmental impact statement would be required costing several million dollars and ...

EVELYN DENISE MATLOCK FRAZIER ESKRIDGE, AGE 54
Evelyn Denise Matlock Frazier Eskridge, age 54, of Rockwood, passed away April 4, 2021. She was preceded in death by her mother: Barbara Ann Bazel Matlock; brother: Victor Laroma Matlock; sister: Mari ...

EMMA JO CHAMBERS, AGE 67
Emma Jo Chambers, age 67, of Roane County, passed away April 6, 2021. She was of the Protestant faith and worked as an assembler and boxer with Richards Industries. She was preceded in death by her pa ...

WILLIAM CLARENCE WHITEHEAD, JR., AGE 83
William Clarence Whitehead, Jr., age 83, of Kingston, passed away April 6, 2021. Clarence was affectionately known as “Cotton” to many. He was a member of Bazeltown Baptist Church and worked at TVA fo ...

Dr. Jack Clark Sr.
Knoxville - Dr. Jack Crowley Clark, Sr. passed away peacefully at his home in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 30, 2021 at the age of 85 after a long-running battle with congestive heart failure. Jack is ...

SMALL FIRE REPORTED AT LIFE CARE CENTER OF CROSSVILLE
First responders in Crossville went to Life Care Center on Justice Street this afternoon to a report of fire and smoke in the building. Firefighters quickly extinguished the small blaze located around ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 24,936 active cases (down 416) in Tennessee out of 818,008 total cases (UP 986) •793,488 recovered ( ...

DENNEY HIRED AS NEW BOYS BASKETBALL HEAD COACH FOR CCHS
Taylor Denney has been hired as the new head boys basketball coach for Cumberland County High School. He is a 2007 graduate of Stone Memorial High School and a 2011 graduate of Tennessee Tech. He spen ...

(BREAKING NEWS) – CARJACKING VICTIM IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY ESCAPES INJURY, SUSPECT ARRESTED
(BREAKING NEWS) - A female carjacking victim in Cumberland County escaped injury following an incident today. Authorities say 22-year-old Noah Emanuell Hill of Detroit, Michigan wrecked a stolen vehic ...

TENNESSEE GOVERNOR OPPOSES COVID-19 VACCINE PASSPORTS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said today he is opposed to COVID-19 vaccine passports. The statement comes a day after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order banning businesses from requ ...

OVERTURNED TRACTOR-TRAILER CAUSES CLOSURE OF SECTION OF HIGHWAY 321
The Tennessee Highway Patrol went to the scene of an overturned tractor-trailer this morning in Loudon County. According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the crash happened on Highway 32 ...

PAYNE ARRESTED AFTER 5,000 GRAMS OF METH SEIZED BY AUTHORITIES
Sheriff Mike Neal says law enforcement in Rhea County, along with agents with the FBI and TBI, took James Lee Payne II into custody. He allegedly had 5,000 grams of meth and 1,000 grams of Fentanyl at ...