
TENNESSEE OFFERS FREE ONLINE COURSES TO ADVANCE CAREERS
Tennessee workers displaced by the economic disruption caused by COVID-19 can enroll in free online classes to advance their skill set. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDL ...

BREAKING NEWS – HARRIMAN CITY COUNCILMAN ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
(BREAKING NEWS – Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton told 105.7 News Harriman City Councilman 49-year-old James Brian Frost was arrested by law enforcement early this morning for aggravated assault. He ...

FATALITY REPORTED FOLLOWING HEAD-ON CRASH IN DEKALB COUNTY
Authorities say a young woman lost her life in a head-on vehicle crash yesterday on Highway 70 between Dowelltown and Liberty in DeKalb County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said 18-year-old Cassie Max ...

TENNESSEE SENATE APPROVES BILL ALLOWING OPT-OUT OF LGBT CURRICULUM
The Tennessee Senate yesterday advanced legislation that would require school districts to alert parents 30 days in advance of any instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity, as well as allo ...

BILL ADVANCES TO CREATE STRONGER PENALTIES FOR MINORS ACCUSED OF RAPE
The Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill last night that would create harsher penalties for minors who commit rape. If it passes the state senate and signed into law by the governor, House ...

U.T. FOOTBALL PLAYER UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR BEATING KITTEN
A football player at the University of Tennessee is under investigation by police for allegedly beating another student's six-month-old kitten. U.T. linebacker Aaron Beasley, age 20, is accused of ani ...

BILL BASED ON ROANE CO. CHILD ABUSE CASE HEADING TO GOVERNOR FOR SIGNATURE
Both the Tennessee House and Senate passed a bill giving the Department of Children's Services (DCS) additional oversight to keep tabs on adopted children whose families receive payments through the A ...

DEBORAH ANN WALKER, AGE 59
Deborah Ann Walker, age 59, of Crossville, passed away March 31, 2021. She was loved and cherished by many people including her mother and father: Margie Brown and Bennie Brown; children: Memory Tabor ...

MICHELE R. ISAACSON, AGE 59
Michele R. Isaacson, age 59, of Crossville, passed away April 4, 2021 at her home. She was previously employed by Roane Medical Center as a registered nurse for many years. She was preceded in death b ...

JOHN WAYNE MCDANIEL, AGE 63
John Wayne McDaniel, age 63, of Harriman, passed away April 4, 2021 following a long illness. Born to Arthur & Minnie Belle McDaniel, he was the last of 8 kids. He was a member of Riggs Chapel Bap ...

DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL: MINNEAPOLIS POLICE CHIEF TESTIFIES
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo took the stand on Monday in the ongoing trial of former officer Derek Chauvin, who has been accused of murder and manslaughter in the May 2020 death of Georg ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 24,936 active cases in Tennessee out of 817,011 total cases •792,086 recovered •11,929 died •810 are ...