
SCHEDULED HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE IN RHEA COUNTY
State Route 29 northbound in Rhea County - Highway Maintenance - Scheduled between HOWERTON CEMETERY RT. / 250 FT and BRADLEY ST. reported at 9:20 AM 9/21/2022 and estimated to be cleared by 4:00 PM 9 ...

WEDNESDAY WEATHER
This morning we had a couple of patches of fog, but we have nothing but sunshine today. High will reach upper 80's and even 90 in some areas of the county. The wind will be calm with the humidity arou ...

CUMBERLAND & WARREN COUNTIES HIGHEST NUMBER OF TRAFFIC FATALITIES
More than 60 fatal crashes have happened so far this year in the 15-county Cookeville district of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. That's 10 more compared to this time last year, according to THP Capt. R ...

Vivian Christopher Garrett, age 73
Vivian Christopher Garrett, age 73, joined those gone before her in heaven on September 15, 2022. Vivian was a remarkable woman who loved her family fiercely, especially her grandson Kameron Michael. ...

Joan Titus DeGroff, 94
Joan Titus DeGroff of Rockwood, Tennessee, passed away peacefully Friday evening, September 16th, 2022, at Commonwealth Senior Living in Oak Ridge, Tennessee following a brief bout of pancreatic cance ...

NATIONAL HUNTING AND FISHING DAY THIS SATURDAY
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be celebrating 2021 National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHFD) on Saturday, Sept. 24. On this special day and 50th anniversary of its establishm ...

DAYTON PD AND RHEA COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE OFFERING $10,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION
The Dayton Police Department, as well as the Rhea County Sheriff’s Office, is asking for the public's help with an ongoing theft investigation that was reported on Wednesday, September 14th, 2022. ...

TENNESSEE TECH WAIVES APPLICATION FEE FOR SEPTEMBER
Cookeville, Tennessee - Tennessee Tech University has made it easier than ever to submit an application for next fall by waiving application fees for the month of September. Prospective freshmen and t ...

MAN RUNS INTO UTILITY POLE FRIDAY CAUSING BACK UP IN ROCKWOOD
On Friday, Rockwood Police and Fire Department officials responded to a single-vehicle crash on South Gateway Avenue around 10 PM. Henry Eaton Jr, age 56 of Rockwood, drove his Pontiac into a utili ...

STONE MEMORIAL PROVIDING COUNSELORS FOR STUDENTS AFTER TRAGIC DEATH OF IAN HONCOOP
Counselors are being provided to Stone Memorial High School students today to help them, if needed, to cope with the tragic death of Stone High Senior Ian Honcoop. 17-year-old Ian was killed in a car ...

MCMINNVILLE NEIGHBOR PROTECTS BUSINESS, HOLDS SUSPECT AT GUNPOINT UNTIL POLICE ARRIVE
MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Owners of Owens Market, PJ, and Travis Owens-Whitehead, have always made a point to treat their customers like friends and family. On Friday night, that paid off when a sus ...

MAN ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL BATTERY ON CHURCH PLAYGROUND
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A man was arrested and charged with sexual battery after he sexually harassed two women on a church playground Sunday, an incident report obtained by WVLT News states. The m ...