
RAIN THURSDAY, LOVELY 4TH
Showers and thunderstorms are coming Thursday and Thursday night and into Friday morning but then moving out by late in the day on Friday and that sets the stage for a beautiful July 4th weekend. Heav ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 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 – 6 active remaining cases (UP 2) out of 2,217 t ...

CRABTREE, HOWARD, KEY, ROSENBAUM AND WRIGHT TO SERVE PRISON SENTENCES
Fentress County Criminal Court Judge E. Shayne Sexton sentenced five individuals to prison this week. Each defendant was found to have violated the terms and conditions of their respective probation. ...

COOK AND RIDENOUR INDICTED FOR MURDER AND ABUSE OF A CORPSE
A grand jury in Roane County indicted 21-year-old Casey Lee Ridenour and 33-year-old Samuel Lee Cook for second-degree murder and abuse of a corpse. The charges stem from an incident last December aft ...

FIRST RESPONDERS RUSH TO SCENE OF TRACTOR-TRAILER FIRE
I-75 southbound in Loudon County at the 76 mile marker Sugarlimb Road exit was closed for a short time earlier today for a flatbed tractor-trailer fire. Deputies and Tennessee Highway Patrol responded ...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES FLASH FLOOD WATCH
The National Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WATCH for the following counties: ANDERSON, BLOUNT, KNOX, MORGAN, ROANE, AND SCOTT The watch goes into effect Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 8 a.m. e ...

GRAND JURY HANDS DOWN MURDER CHARGES AGAINST PARKS, HOLLOWAY AND AIKENS
A Roane County grand jury handed down first-degree murder charges against 40-year-old Shane Douglas Parks of Harriman, 40-year-old Nicholas Ryan Holloway of Rockwood and 36-year-old Joshua Keith Aiken ...

TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD HEADS TO TEXAS THIS SUMMER FOR TRAINING
Nearly 3,000 members of the Tennessee Army National Guard are headed to Fort Hood, Texas, this summer for a training exercise as part of their Annual Training. Soldiers from the 278th Armored Cavalry ...

ALMA JOYCE DAVIS, AGE 79
Funeral services for Alma Joyce Davis, age 79, of Crab Orchard, will be held Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 7 p.m. central at Bilbrey Funeral Home in Crossville. Visitation will be held prior to the servic ...

EDWARD F. WETMILLER, JR., AGE 74
No services are scheduled at this time for Edward F. Wetmiller, Jr., age 74, of Fairfield Glade, who passed away June 28, 2021. Survivors include wife: Pam Wetmiller; daughters: Elaine Wetmiller and ...

GLEN KELLY MOORE, AGE 65
Glen Kelly Moore, age 65, of Rockwood, passed away June 23, 2021, at his home. He was born July 1, 1956 in Rockwood. Kelly was a rock specialist, owning and operating Moore Enterprises harvesting and ...

BILL COSBY’S SEX ASSAULT CONVICTION OVERTURNED BY PENNSYLVANIA COURT
(DEVELOPING NEWS) - Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction was overturned today by Pennsylvania’s highest court. The judge found an agreement with a previous prosecutor that prevented him from being char ...