SCHOOL CLOSINGS & DELAYS FOR JAN 16
The following county schools will be closed for Thursday January 16 Bledsoe Cumberland McMinn Meigs The following county schools will be open but with a delay DeKalb 2 hr delay with bus drivers ...
TDEC LIFTS WATER CONTACT ADVISORY FOLLOWING HURRICANE HELENE
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has lifted an advisory that told the public to avoid all contact with waterbodies affected by the extreme flooding from Hurricane Helene ...
Kathleen Guettner Wiseman, 92
Kathleen Guettner Wiseman, age 92, of Kingston, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Lakewood Place in Loudon. She was born August 31, 1932 in Harriman and was a life long resident of Roane Cou ...
Rebekah Earle Pope Pleuss
Rebekah Earle Pope Pleuss “Becky” from Oliver Springs, TN was welcomed into the gates of Heaven on January 11, 2025. Becky is predeceased by her husband, Jim; her parents, Arthur and Frances; and o ...
TWO MEN ARRESTED IN KINGSTON AFTER THREATENING JUVENILE WITH GUN
The Kingston Police Department was sent to the area of 933 Rosedale Avenue Tuesday afternoon following a call from a juvenile near 933 Rosedale Avenue that two male subjects were seen brandishing fire ...
FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO CHIMNEY FIRE AT WHITESTONE INN
A fire call came in around 3:15 Tuesday afternoon at the Whitestone Country Inn located on Paint Rock Road in South Roane County. According to Fire Chief Mike Curtis with the South Roane County Fire D ...
SIX FROM BLOUNT COUNTY FACE SERIOUS ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES
Six people from Blount County are facing many animal cruelty charges for leaving 25 pets out in last week's snowstorm. The officials alleged that the dogs and cats were left in their own filth with no ...
AXE, TRACTOR, AND BUSH HOG STOLEN FROM TABOR LOOP GARAGE
Yesterday Deputy Nathan Lewis responded to Tabor loop in reference to a burglary. Upon arriving, he spoke with the property owner. The property owner explained that he currently resides in Nashvill ...
FAIRFIELD MAN LOSES ALMOST $8,000 IN SCAM
On Friday last week, Dispatch advised Fairfield Police there was a subject that needed a phone call about a possible scam report. Sgt. Donnie Hammons contacted the complainant who said he believes he ...
KORTNEY HEADRICK IS RSCC’S JANUARY DUAL STUDIES STUDENT OF THE MONTH
RSCC - Kortney Headrick, 12th grader at Stone Memorial High School, is the January Dual Studies Student of the Month. Kortney’s favorite subjects are English and math. She would like to major in pre-l ...
OVER $2,700 WORTH OF DAMAGE DONE TO HOUSE’S ELECTRIC METER IN VANDALISM
On Monday, Deputies were dispatched to Coal Hallow Tip Street for a vandalism report. Deputy Michael Winebarger contacted the Volunteer Electric Company worker on the scene, and he said someone had b ...
WOMAN MISSING FROM DEKALB COUNTY SINCE 2022 FOUND DEAD
Hunters in DeKalb County discovered the body of 32-year-old Brittany Miller over the weekend. Miller was reported missing in July of 2022 after leaving her home on Hurricane Ridge Road, only to be fou ...
