
AREA STORMS
A few thunderstorms popped up late Wednesday with one blowing down trees in the Russell Springs Kentucky area. Another storm dropped a half inch of rain on a portion of Pickett County. Another shower ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAYOR’S NOTES FROM MONDAY
Allen Foster's notes from Monday, June 20, 2022 Health Department Update There will be a slight change at the Health Department for COVID-19 testing beginning June 20th. When arriving for COVID 19 t ...

Miles Harold Ledbetter, Jr. age 43
Mr. Miles Harold Ledbetter, Jr. age 43, of Kingston, Tennessee passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022. He was born April 12, 1979, in Oak Ridge, TN. Miles attended Beulah Land worship Center in Kingston a ...

Kenneth Ray Russell
Kenneth Ray Russell passed away peacefully on June 18, 2022, at his home in Rockwood, TN. Ray, a lifelong resident of Rockwood, was born December 10, 1932, to Thomas L. and Fannie Mae Marshall Russel ...

Sulla Lasser, 72
Sulla Lasser, 72, was born on September 25, 1949, to Gideon and Thelma (Conley) Barnwell in Delaware, OH. She passed away on June 18, 2022. She is survived by her husband William Lesser. She was pre ...

Conley “Reece” Hathorn, age 22
Conley “Reece” Hathorn passed away on June 18, 2022, at the age of 22 in a car accident – three weeks shy of his final day in the Marine Corps. Reece was a son, brother, grandson, brother-in-law, neph ...

TENNESSEE MOTOCROSS COACH FEDERALLY INDICTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY-RELATED CHARGES
A motocross coach in Hamilton County has been federally indicted on child pornography-related charges. Andrew Ryan Meyung, 30, was arrested in December on several counts, including three counts of rap ...

ROANE COUNTY BUSINESS CENTER APPROVED
ROANE COUNTY, TN – On June 17, the Roane County Industrial Development Board (RCIDB), closed on one of the largest industrial sites in the Roane Regional Business & Technology Park (RRBTP). The TP ...

TDOT’S NEW HOTLINE LAUNCHING TO REPORT ROADWAY SAFETY HAZARDS
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is launching a new hotline for drivers to report potholes and other maintenance issues that may be considered roadway safety hazards. “We all know it ...

MORE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS STOLEN IN CROSSVILLE
On Tuesday, June 21, an officer stopped a vehicle for a license plate having blue paint covering the letters. After noticing the altered tag, officers saw catalytic converters in plain view. Lancer Go ...

Cody Bryant Karsner, age 30
Cody Bryant Karsner, age 30 of Jamestown, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022, at his Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 24, 2022, at 11:00 am at the Jennings Funeral Homes Chapel i ...

TAZEWELL WOMAN INDICTED AND CHARGED WITH ARSON
An investigation by special agent fire investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Tazewell woman accused of arson. In May 2021, TBI agents joined the Han ...