OWNER OF MOTORSPORTS PARK LOOKING AT CUMBERLAND COUNTY LOCATION
The Industrial Development Board of the counties of Cumberland, Morgan and Roane approved a letter of intent from Rusty Bittle to purchase nearly 800 acres of land in the plateau industrial site for a ...
MISSING 2-YEAR-OLD FROM NEW JERSEY FOUND SAFE IN MONTEREY
(DEVELOPING STORY) - Law enforcement says a missing 2-year-old who was the subject of an Amber Alert in New Jersey was found safe this morning in a hotel room in Monterey, Tennessee. The child, Sebas ...
VOTERS COULD VOTE ON RECREATIONAL AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN TENNESSEE IF BILL PASSES
Legislation has been submitted to put recreational and medical marijuana use on the ballot for voters to decide next year. House Bill 1634 was introduced by State Representative Bruce Griffey on July ...
REMAINS OF WORLD WAR II SOLDIER TO BE RETURNED TO RHEA COUNTY
Military officials say the remains of U.S. Army Private Warren G.H. DeVault of Dayton, Tennessee will be returned to his home in Rhea County after nearly 80 years. DeVault enlisted in the United Stat ...
ROBERT E. LEE AND STONEWALL JACKSON STATUES IN CHARLOTTESVILLE REMOVED
Charlottesville, Virginia, officials removed its statues of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson today. The process was nearly complete just before 9 a.m. eastern. ...
“ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN” ACTOR WILLIAM SMITH PASSES AWAY AT AGE 88
Actor William Smith recognized for appearing in a series of television shows and hit movies, has passed away at age 88. Smith was a constant presence on screen in the 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s, amass ...
ROBERT WAYNE EARLY, AGE 67
Robert Wayne Early, age 67, of Rockwood, passed away July 9, 2021, at his home. He was born September 19, 1953 in Rockwood. He was a truck driver for Jeff Cobb Trucking for over 35 years. He loved spe ...
UPDATE – ROBINSON ARRESTED, KING STILL AT LARGE FROM ROANE COUNTY
(UPDATE) - King has been captured by authorities. (PREVIOUS STORY) - It took less than 24 hours to take one dangerous fugitive into custody and law enforcement continues to search for another in Roa ...
WEEKEND RAIN THREATS
Showers and thunderstorms are going to be likely for the weekend but there will be breaks with high temperatures in the low to mid-80s so you just have to pick your times for outdoor activities and I ...
TBI ISSUES ALERT FOR SUSPECTS WANTED IN ROANE COUNTY
UPDATE - Both suspects were captured. (PREVIOUS STORY) - The TBI is requesting help from the public in locating Tarik King and Matthew Robinson. Both are wanted out of Roane County on numerous char ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – FRIDAY, JULY 9, 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 – 11 remaining active remaining cases (same) out ...
FIRE REPORTED AT JYRO APARTMENTS IN MIDTOWN
Multiple fire agencies responded to the Jayro Apartments on Highway 70 in Midtown this afternoon for a blaze inside one of the dwellings. They arrived to see smoke coming from one unit and stopped it ...
