
MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH ON HIGHWAY 70 NORTH
TDOT reports a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 70 North near A757 Rocky Top Road, first reported at 4:25 p.m. Eastbound is currently closed.

Tammy K. Redmon, 55
Tammy K. Redmon passed away surrounded by loved ones on March 24, 2025, at Roane Medical Center at the age of 55. Tammy is a child of God and never forgot the day she turned her life over to him at Ra ...

Laurie Ann Fitzgerald, 39
Ms. Laurie Ann Fitzgerald, age 39, of Lenoir City, TN passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at her home. She was born on October 1, 1985 in Rockwood, TN to Franklin Fitzgerald and Vickie Davis Fitzg ...

Beverly Clough, 83
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Beverly Clough, lovingly known as Nana, who passed away at Roane Medical Center on March 23, 2025, at the age of 83. Beverly was born on May 1 ...

Arlene Joan Billingham, 88
Arlene Joan Billingham, a beloved resident of Crossville, TN, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 24th, 2025, at the age of 88. Born in Astoria, NY, on March 20th, 1937, Arlene lived a life full o ...

Gregory Bruce Kontour, 60
Gregory Bruce Kontour, born on March 23, 1964, in Farmington, Michigan, passed away on March 10, 2025 in Crossville, TN. Gregory is survived by his daughters, Kristina McMahan and Jessica Kontour; his ...

THP TROOPER INDICTED IN BLEDSOE COUNTY ON TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE AND MORE
BLEDSOE COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper. On August 8, 2024, at the reques ...

DETAILS FROM THE ARREST OF JEANETTE HENDRIXSON
On March 15, 2025, Deputy Ethan Wilson received a call from Jeanette Deloris Hendrixson, who reported finding a dog tied to a cable and stuck on landscaping rocks. She believed the dog was neglected a ...

TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE LAUNCHES ‘OPERATION HANDS FREE’ ON APRIL 1
TENNESSEE – On Tuesday, April 1, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), divisions of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, are partnering wi ...

WORK CONTINUES ON HISTORIC SOUTHERN RAILWAY CABOOSE IN ROCKWOOD
BBBTV12 - Work continues on the historic Southern Railway caboose in downtown Rockwood, with recent progress including the installation of signal poles in front of the caboose. Thanks to the assistanc ...

MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH ON WESTBOUND I-40 NEAR KINGSTON
TDOT is reporting a multi-vehicle crash on Westbound Interstate 40 near mile marker 355 taking place at 12:26 p.m. today. The westbound right lane and right shoulder are blocked.

TENN. GUARDSMEN RESCUE HIKER IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – In the late afternoon of Saturday, March 22, a flight crew from the Tennessee Army National Guard, based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson, rescued an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mou ...