OLIVER SPRINGS COUNCIL REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH FORMER POLICE CHIEF
The Oliver Springs Town Council last night approved a settlement with former police chief Kenneth Morgan. He was dismissed by Mayor Omer Cox in late March for misconduct allegations. The terms include ...
COOKEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAPTAINS INDICTED FOR THEFT
A Putnam County Grand Jury this week indicted former Cookeville Fire Department Captain Marvin Montgomery for theft over $10,000, and current Captain Shawn Roberson for theft over $2,500. According t ...
DAVID LAXTON NAMED NEW OLIVER SPRINGS POLICE CHIEF
The Oliver Springs Town Council last night unanimously approved the hiring of David Laxton as the new police chief. Laxton has 16 years’ experience serving in the department. Laxton had been interim c ...
LAWMAKERS PASS BILL SLASHING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PERIOD BY MORE THAN HALF
Tennessee lawmakers pushed forward a bill to slash unemployment benefits by more than half. If signed by Governor Bill Lee, State Bill 1402/House Bill 1039 would take the benefits down from 26 weeks t ...
TRAVEL ALERT – I-75 IN LOUDON COUNTY AT 83 MILE MARKER FOR MAY 7-10, 2021
Motorists traveling on I-75 in Loudon County should be aware of upcoming bridge repair work that will have an impact on traffic. Starting tonight (May 7, 2021) at 8 p.m. eastern, the outside lanes of ...
MORRIS HAROLD HENDERSON, AGE 65
Morris Harold Henderson, age 65, of Harriman, passed away May 3, 2021. He is survived by his mother: Katherine Waters; and children: Lara, Catherine, Cecilia, Jack and Scott. Those that knew him, knew ...
LAURA M. REID, AGE 70
Laura M. Reid, age 70, of Harriman, passed away April 25, 2021 at Roane Medical Center. Laura was a member of the First Christian Church in Harriman. She was preceded in death by her parents: Bill and ...
ELIZABETH “BONNIE” L. HERMAN, AGE 79
No services are scheduled at this time for Bonnie Herman, age 79, of Fairfield Glade, who passed away May 4, 2021. Survivors include husband: Thomas Herman; son: John Herman (Heidi); daughter: Debbie ...
GERALD DEAN DECK, SR., AGE 77
Gerald Dean Deck, Sr., age 77, of Crossville, passed away May 5, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born May 4, 1944 in Crossville, the son of Charlie and Hazel Brown Deck. He worked m ...
WILLIAM EDWARD BARRY, AGE 48
William Edward Barry, age 48, of Harriman, passed away May 4, 2021 at Tennova Healthcare North. He was preceded in death by his mother: Shirley Shillings Barry. He is survived by his father: James Bar ...
SIXTH-GRADE GIRL OPENS FIRE IN IDAHO SCHOOL; 3 WOUNDED
A female sixth-grade student opened fire at an Idaho middle school yesterday, wounding a custodian and two other students before being disarmed by a teacher and taken into custody. The shooting happe ...
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS PASS BAN ON TEACHING CRITICAL RACE THEORY
Tennessee lawmakers advanced a proposed ban on the teaching of critical race theory. The bill was passed at the end of Wednesday's legislative session. It calls for withholding funding from public sc ...
