
VEHICLE FIRE ROANE CO I-40 E MM 357 HAS EASTBOUND CLOSED
A vehicle fire on I-40 east in Roane Co at MM 357 has eastbound temporarily closed. Traffic is backed up to the Kingston exit 352. Seek an alternate route while this portion of I-40 is closed. Pho ...

Katrina Kay (Knotts) Hudson, 60
Mrs. Katrina Kay (Knotts) Hudson, of Albany, Kentucky, formerly of Daleville, Indiana, passed away, on Sunday, August 18, 2024, at The Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, Tennessee, havi ...

CLINTON FOX TOYOTA PRESENTS ROANE STATE FOUNDATION WITH 5k CHECK DONATION
Fox Toyota in Clinton recently presented Roane State Foundation with a donation to support student scholarships ahead of the fall semester. The funds were the result of an employee giving campaign whi ...

FIRE ON HAVEN PROMPTS RESPONSE FROM MULTIPLE FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Later Tuesday evening a major fire occurred around 9:30 at 255 Haven Road just outside Oliver Springs. Blair Volunteer Firefighters answered the call alongside Oliver Springs Fire Department and Oa ...

Roger Dale Harding, 72
Roger Dale Harding, age 72 of Crossville, TN passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at Cumberland Medical Center. He was born August 7, 1952, in Livingston, TN to Elmer Harding and Ellen (Bilbrey) H ...

SOUTH ROANE COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO MOBILE HOME FIRE IN TEN MILE
The South Roane County Fire Department responded to a working mobile home fire last night. The department stayed on the scene for several hours and even had to be called back earlier today due to a re ...

INJURED STATE TROOPER RECIEVES $50k FROM A NASHVILLE NONPROFIT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Nashville nonprofit is donating $50,000 to help state Trooper Adam Cothron who was seriously hurt during a shooting last month in Putnam County. The donation from the 10 ...

Teresa Ann Coker, 81
Teresa Ann Coker, age 81 of Allardt, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at her home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at 2:00 pm at the Amazing Grace Baptist Ch ...

Linda Beth (Ashburn) England, 80
Linda Beth (Ashburn) England (age 80) of Clarkrange passed away on August 20, 2024, at home with family after a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Thankfully, she was peaceably able to ...

Corinne Julia Takacs, 87
Corinne Julia Takacs, age 87 of Dayton, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2024, at her home. She was born in Howell, MI, on October 27, 1936, the daughter of the late Robert and Gertrude (Street) Stor ...

MIKE COX NAMED NEW CHIEF OF WARTBURG POLICE
WARTBURG — Mike Cox was named the new chief of police at the Wartburg City Council meeting in August. Cox has acted as interim chief of police since November 2023 when Chief Earl “Teddy” Bales reti ...

TENNESSEE’S FREE HUNTING DAY SET FOR THIS SATURDAY
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee residents are allowed to hunt without a license on Saturday, Aug. 24 which coincides with the opening day of squirrel season. Free Hunting Day is an event the Tennessee Wild ...