
HOMESTEADS APPLE FESTIVAL STILL ON, ENTERTAINMENT IS CANCELED
The 20th Annual Homesteads Apple Festival will still take place Saturday and Sunday. They will still have food vendors, apples, apple pies & other items for sale. The Homesteads Apple Festival Pag ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY DEPUTY DOES HUMANITARIAN ACT FOR DYING DOG
Yesterday, Cumberland County Animal Control received a ready op from Central Dispatch about a dog being shot. Deputy Daniel Grove spoke with the caller on the phone about his dog being shot, believin ...

Callie Ann Jones Pardue, 86
Callie Ann Jones Pardue, 86, of Sweetwater, left this life Wednesday, September 25th. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Sweetwater, where she served in the nursery and sang in the sanctuary ...

Nancy Lee Ridenour Robinson, 88
Nancy Lee Ridenour Robinson, age 88 of Wartburg passed away September 25, 2024. She was known for her amazing dishes and always having an extra seat around the kitchen table for anyone that stopped by ...

William England
Passed away on Friday, September 27 at this home. Funeral service will be held on Sunday, September 29, at 2 PM, at Mundy Funeral Home South Chapel with burial to follow in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery. ...

Kamryn Hope Brummitt – Wood
God granted us an angel by the name of Kamryn Hope Brummitt - Wood on September 19, 2024. Although her time with us was short, our hearts will forever be filled with joy and love because we were ab ...

Rev. Jerry Owens, 74
Rev. Jerry Owens, age 74 of Mt. Helen Community, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 12:00 noon at the Jenning ...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNS OF IMMINENT DAM FAILURE IN NORTH CAROLINA
LAKE LURE, N.C. – People living near a popular lake in the western North Carolina mountains have been urged to flee to higher ground as officials warn a dam is close to failure. Relentless rain from ...

86-YEAR-OLD FAIRFIELD MAN SCAMMED FOR OVER $13,000
On September 3rd, 2024 around 1 p.m., Deputy Michael Murphy was contacted by an 86-year-old man at the Fairfield Glade Police Department in regards to a possible scam. The victim said he purchased ...

SECOND I-40 CRASH OCCURS JUST ONE MILE AWAY FROM FIRST
A second multi-vehicle crash on I-40 was reported on TDOT's Smart Way map, just one mile away from the previous wreck on I-40. The first wreck occurred at 8:28 a.m. at mile marker 336, with this secon ...

BROKEN POLE AND TREE CAUSE ROAD CLOSURE AND POWER OUTAGE IN DICKY VALLEY
The Harriman Utility Board reports: "We have crews working in Dicky Valley to remove a tree and replace a broken pole. The road is currently shut down. This will likely take a couple of hours. We a ...

DOLLYWOOD THEME PARK TO REOPEN FROM 12 TO 9 PM
PARK UPDATE: Dollywood Theme Park will reopen today with adjusted operating hours of 12 PM to 9 PM. Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa and Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort remain open with r ...