
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SLAM PARTS OF EAST AND MIDDLE TN THURSDAY AFTERNOON
A series of severe thunderstorms swept across portions of East and Middle Tennessee Thursday afternoon, prompting multiple warnings from the National Weather Service offices in Morristown and Nashvill ...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EXPANDED TO EAST TN
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for much of East Tennessee, effective until 11:00 PM EDT Thursday, May 8, 2025. Areas under the watch include Knoxville, Chattanooga ...

Steven Lance “Steve” Marshall, 63
Davis - Mr. Steven Lance "Steve" Marshall passed away on May 4, 2025, in Harriman, Tennessee, at the age of 63. Born on January 20, 1962, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee & a graduate of Oakdale High Schoo ...

Diane R. Stowers, 93
Kyker - Diane R. Stowers age 93, of Kingston, TN passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at Turkey Creek Medical Center. She lived in Saudia Arabia for several years in the 1980’s and loved traveling all ...

Jerry Pevey Renfroe, 70
Kyker - Jerry Pevey Renfroe Sunrise: April 4th, 1955– Sunset: May 8th, 2025 Firefighter, sound guy, stubborn legend Jerry Pevey Renfroe, former Fire Prevention Chief of Jefferson Parish and part-ti ...

Glen “Russ” Raymond Hensley, 69
Schubert - Glen “Russ” Raymond Hensley of Burrville went to be with the Lord on May 7, 2025 after a long battle of kidney and heart disease. He was a loving husband, father, brother, son and uncle. He ...

Lois Jean Bosworth McHone, 85
Decatur - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lois Jean Bosworth McHone, age 85, of Decatur, TN, who went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 7, 2025. Lois was born in M ...

Learlie Mae Smith, 70
Jennings - Learlie Mae Smith, age 70 of Pall Mall, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at the U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville. Graveside services will be held on Friday, May 9, 2025 at 2:00 pm a ...

Pamela A. Ryalls, 77
Hood - Memorial services for Pamela A. Ryalls age 77 of Crossville, TN will be held Thursday May 15, 2025 at 11am at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Richard Newton.

DUI ARREST ON PEAVINE
On May 2, 2025, at approximately 11:05 AM, Deputy Nikolas Brendel of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office observed a black Ford F-150, driven by Nicholas Lee Padgett, slow significantly and abruptly ...

CARDINAL ROBERT PREVOST BECOMES FIRST EVER AMERICAN POPE
Cardinal Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old American, has been elected pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV, marking the first time an American will lead the Roman Catholic Church. Elected on the second d ...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 8:00 PM CDT Thursday, May 8, 2025, for much of Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky, including the city of Crossville. The watch area also includes Nas ...