BREAKING NEWS – POSSIBLE PLANE CRASH REPORTED NEAR ROCKWOOD AIRPORT
(BREAKING NEWS as of 8 a.m. central, May 25, 2021) - Cumberland and Roane County first responders are heading to the scene of a possible plane crash in the area of the Rockwood Airport. Officials had ...
CAR THIEF ARRESTED AFTER MANHUNT IN MORGAN COUNTY
A Morgan County deputy stopped a motorist in a Mercedes late yesterday traveling at a high rate of speed in the 6,000 block of Knoxville Highway. The vehicle was reported stolen out of Knoxville. The ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, MAY 24, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: INFORMATION IN BOLD INDICATES RISES IN NUMBERS FROM DAY BEFORE. BLEDSOE – 26 active remaining cases (UP 1) out of 2,178 ...
HIGH SCHOOL ALTERED GIRLS’ YEARBOOK PHOTOS IT DEEMED IMMODEST
A high school offered refunds after parents discovered the school had digitally altered dozens of female student photos to make them appear more modest. Bartram Trail High School in Florida faced out ...
KAREN ELAINE PELC, AGE 59
Karen Elaine Pelc, age 59, of Harriman, passed away at Summit View of Farragut on Saturday, May 22, 2021. She attended Dyllis Baptist Church and was the sweetest, kindest person that God could ever gi ...
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MAY 25
On this day, May 25 ... 1927: Ford ends production of the Model T after 20 years. 1935: Babe Ruth hits his last three career home runs — Nos. 712, 713 and 714 — for the Boston Braves in a game again ...
TDOT TO HALT CONSTRUCTION-RELATED LANE CLOSURES FOR MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Road construction will not delay motorists as they travel Tennessee’s highways this Memorial Day weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all construction-related lane closures ...
SKUBISZ PLACES IN SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR
Rockwood Middle School student Madison Skubisz recently competed in the 2021 Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair (SASEF) and received both 5th place overall and a Certificate of Excellen ...
IVA SUE GALLAHER ARMES, AGE 80
Iva Sue Gallaher Armes, age 80, of Kingston, passed away May 24, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born June 14, 1940 in Oak Ridge and retired from K-25 as a chemical operator and rem ...
THOMAS RAY (TOMMY) GIVENS, AGE 66
Thomas Ray (Tommy) Givens, age 66, of Rockwood, passed away May 23, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. He was born March 21, 1955 in Rockwood. He was a member of the Daysville Baptist Churc ...
JACOB REED ARRESTED IN HARRIMAN ON DRUG CHARGES
Harriman police took 22-year-old Jacob W. Reed into custody early this morning after a traffic violation. A search allegedly revealed illegal drugs. He was charged with manufacture, delivery or posses ...
FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO THREE VEHICLES ABLAZE ON RUSSELL RIDGE ROAD
Cumberland County firefighters and deputies responded Friday to a home on the 1,500 block of Russell Ridge Road after a motorist passing by reported three vehicles (a 1992 Toyota Camry, a 1999 Pontiac ...
