CONVICTED CHILD KILLER SHAWN GRELL DIED IN PRISON LAST MONTH
Shawn Ryan Grell, a 50-year-old man convicted of murdering his 2-year-old daughter in 1999, died in a Tucson prison on April 19. Grell had doused his daughter with gasoline and set her on fire in a de ...
Aubriel Grace Knapp, 12
Crossville Memorial - Aubriel Grace Knapp, our beloved baby girl, born on February 1, 2013, in McMinnville, TN, passed away on May 25, 2025. Aubriel, a beautiful soul, touched the lives of many with h ...
June Valera Poinsett, 77
Vanderwall - June Valera Poinsett, age 77 of Dayton, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2025, at CHI Memorial. She was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, on May 6, 1948, the daughter of the late James Walker C ...
Albert G. Phillips, 68
Jackson - Albert G. Phillips, age 68 of Oliver Springs, TN passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at his home. He was born to the late Charlie and Christine Phillips. He was also preceded in dea ...
Jeff Walker, 66
Jennings - Jeff Walker, age 66 of Jamestown, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 2:00 pm at the Jennings Funeral Homes Chapel ...
TWO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON I-40 IN ROANE COUNTY TODAY
Emergency incidents in Roane County today caused traffic disruptions and required police response: Interstate 40 Eastbound Accident (Mile Marker 356): Around 1:00 PM, a vehicle towing a trailer ...
HEAVY CONGESTION AT THE SPLIT
On May 29, 2025, traffic congestion was reported on two major highways in Loudon County, Tennessee. At 2:29 PM CDT, Interstate 40 Eastbound experienced congestion at mile marker 366.6, with no lanes b ...
HEAVY CONGESTION ON I-40 NEAR KINGSTON
On May 29, 2025, at 2:47 PM CDT, congestion was reported on Interstate 40 Eastbound in Roane County, Tennessee, at mile marker 349.8, with no lanes blocked. The slowdown is likely due to construction ...
OAK RIDGE CITY CREWS WILL BE CHECKING FOR SEWER BLOCKAGES; BE AWARE OF NOISES
From the City of Oak Ridge Government: Crews will be checking for any blockages in the sanitary sewer system using the Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool (SL-RAT) which operates with an acoustic soun ...
SAFEWISE RANKS KINGSTON AS THIRD SAFEST CITY IN TENNESSEE
The 2025 report on Tennessee’s safest cities, compiled by home and personal safety resource platform SafeWise, ranks Kingston as the third safest city in the state, a notable rise from its previous po ...
CHILD ABUSE NON-PROFIT UNDER INVESTIGATION BY COMPTROLLER
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has revealed that officials at the Davis House Child Advocacy Center made questionable and unsupported credit card charges totaling at least $250 ...
BLEDSOE TELEPHONE WARNS OF IMPOSTER EMAIL SCAM
From Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative: Scam Alert! We’ve been made aware of a recent scam attempt using a bledsoe email address, claiming that it’s a security message and that "routine maintenance" is ...
