ALICE BLANTON CLARK, AGE 66
Alice Blanton Clark, age 66, of Rockwood, passed away July 25, 2021. She was born June 23, 1955 in Rockwood to Martin and Helen Blanton. She wholeheartedly loved people and had a caring heart, living ...
TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT REPORTED ON I-40 IN WESTEL
(7:50 a.m. central, Monday, July 26, 2021) – A tractor-trailer went off I-40 at the 338 westbound mile marker, crashed into trees and turned over. Emergency personnel is responding to the scene. Use c ...
MOTORCYCLIST NEARLY HIT BY TRACTOR-TRAILER FOLLOWING ACCIDENT
A motorcyclist was fortunate he was not hit by a tractor-trailer Friday on I-40 after being involved in a crash in Roane County. A 2018 Harley Davidson operated by 50-year-old Russell Balchin of South ...
SECTION OF DUNBAR ROAD TO BE DOWN TO SINGLE LANE JULY 26-30, 2021
TRAVEL ADVISORY IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY – A section of Dunbar Road in Lake Tansi from War Eagle Drive to Chacoto Drive will be down to one lane from today (Monday, July 26, 2021) until late Friday (July ...
TROOPERS RESPOND TO MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 40
Three drivers escaped injury in a multi-vehicle collision around 6 p.m. last night on I-40 in Cumberland County. Troopers state a Lincoln Continental driven by 30-year-old Jeff Bennington of Greenvill ...
GOUGE JR. AND LOWERY SENTENCED IN INSURANCE FRAUD CASE
District Attorney General Russell Johnson says 41-year-old Rodney Lowery and 39-year-old Danny Gouge, Jr. took a plea deal in connection with an insurance fraud case in Roane County. TBI agents determ ...
DETAILS ON TENNESSEE’S SALES TAX HOLIDAYS
Tennessee has not one but three upcoming sales tax holidays this year. Clothing, School Supplies, and Computers: Friday, July 30 – Sunday, August 1, 2021: During this weekend holiday, clothing priced ...
LYNYRD SKYNYRD GUITARIST GARY ROSSINGTON RECOVERING AFTER EMERGENCY HEART PROCEDURE
The last active original member of the classic Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd was recovering Saturday night after recently undergoing an emergency heart procedure. Guitarist Gary Rossington, 69, w ...
DARRELL DENVER PEACE, AGE 56
Darrell Denver "Tater" Peace, age 56, of Kingston, formerly of Wartburg, passed away July 23, 2021. Darrell was a hard worker all of his life. He enjoyed the company of a multitude of family and frien ...
MORE RAIN MONDAY
There were scattered heavy thunderstorms around the plateau today and some produced some pretty vicious cloud-to-ground lightning. Showers and storms are likely again on Monday and then chances go dow ...
LIGHTNING STRIKES NEXT TO HOME ON DEEP DRAW ROAD
Cumberland County firefighters responded late this afternoon to a home on the 3,100 block of Deep Draw Road after lightning had struck a tree next to the residence. A storm just below severe limits wa ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – FRIDAY, JULY 23, 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 – 16 remaining active remaining cases (UP 1) out ...
