
Ernest Hughart, age 88
Ernest Hughart, age 88 of Harriman, went to be with the Lord peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 13, 2022. He was born on February 23, 1934, in Oak Hill, West Virginia ...

Carl James Long, age 78
Mr. Carl James “Jim” Long, age 78, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022, at the Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tennessee after a very brief illness. He was known as Jim to friends all arou ...

Robert Joseph Smith Sr, age 82
Mr. Robert Joseph Smith Sr, age 82 of Alabama, formerly of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. He was born on May 30, 1940, in the Pine Orchard community. He retired ...

Bobby Joe Laxton, age 74
Mr. Bobby Joe Laxton, age 74, of Crossville, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2022. He was born January 31, 1948, to Rothel and Goldie (Posey) Laxton. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran an ...

HARRIMAN WOMAN RUNS FROM POLICE AND HIDES IN OCCUPIED APARTMENT
HARRIMAN, TN- On October 6, Harriman Police arrived at a residence on Sewanee Street looking for Kimberly D. Dagnan, who had four active warrants. When officers got to the residence, they saw the wan ...

MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH CAUSING CONGESTION ON I40 WESTBOUND IN ROANE COUNTY
MultiVehicle Crash Interstate 40 Westbound in Roane - MultiVehicle Crash at MILE MARKER 356 reported at 10:12 AM 10/14/2022 (Central Time Zone). The Westbound Left Lane (of 2 Lanes) is Blocked, Left ...

MAN KIDNAPS JUVENILE FROM PUTNAM COUNTY AND HIDES HER UNDER MATTRESS
An investigation about a possible Putnam County juvenile runaway turned out to be a kidnapping case instead. Devon Wayne Yokeum, age 19 from Smithville, was taken into custody last Saturday. Accord ...

NEW NUCLEAR FUEL PLANT COMING TO OAK RIDGE, BRINGING HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS
OAK RIDGE- - A $300 million nuclear fuel plant is coming to Oak Ridge, and it’ll bring hundreds of new jobs. Officials said it’s the first of its kind in North America. It’s called the TF3 Commercia ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY COVID-19 CASES INCREASE BY 45 THIS PAST WEEK
Cumberland County’s COVID-19 cases increased by 45 in a week’s time for a total of 18,432 on Saturday, October 8, 2022. (The total reflects all positive cases since pandemic reporting began.) Deaths ...

SECRETARY OF STATE TRE HARGETT TAKES PLEA DEAL IN DUI CASE
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett has entered a "best interest" plea for a DUI charge. Hargett was arrested in June for DUI after leaving the Bonnaroo festival in Coffee Coun ...

HARRIMAN SCHEDULED POWER OUTAGE THIS MORNING
Harriman Utility Board will be repairing a water leak in the Walden Trail (North) area beginning at 8:30 a.m. In order to make conditions safe for our Gas-Water-Sewer crews, HUB Electric will be turni ...

KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S CAR CRUMBLED IN TAZEWELL PIKE CRASH
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knox County Sheriff’s Office cruiser was left with “disabling damage” after a crash on Tazewell Pike. On Thursday around 10:30 a.m., Rural Metro Fire responded to a “ser ...