SHOWERS AND STORMS EARLY SATURDAY, SUNNY DAYS RETURN SUNDAY
Rain and thunderstorms taper off Saturday with cooler air arriving, followed by a stretch of clear, sunny weather into midweek. Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly ...
TELLICO PLAINS MAN CHARED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER
From Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones: On Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 11:45PM, a 9-1-1 call was placed in reference to a stabbing at 700 Cagle Road, Tellico Plains. Initial information from eme ...
Genevieve Otto Spoerer, 101
Graveside Services for Mrs. Genevieve Otto Spoerer, of Crossville, Tennessee, who passed away on September 4, 2025, will be held on Sunday September 7, 2025, at 3:00 PM at Pomona Cemetery. Genevieve ...
James Harold Logan, 89
James Harold Logan, age 89 of Byrdstown, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at the Signature Healthcare of Fentress County. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, September 14, 2025 at ...
Gary Wayne Branham, 65
Mr. Gary Wayne Branham of Burkesville, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at the Cumberland Valley Manor in Burkesville, Kentucky, having attained the age of 65 years, 11 months and ...
STATE REP. RON TRAVIS TO RUN FOR RHEA COUNTY EXECUTIVE
State Representative Ron Travis, after serving District 31 in the Tennessee General Assembly since 2012, has announced he will not seek re-election in 2026, opting instead to run for Rhea County Execu ...
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD LAYING OFF ALMOST 100 EMPLOYEES
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST) announced on Friday morning that it is laying off approximately 95 employees and eliminating 28 vacant positions due to rising insurance costs. According to D ...
CROSSVILLE WOMAN ARRESTED FOR OAK GROVE STREET ARSON
On August 27, 2025, Officer Jessie Henson responded to a report of a female starting a fire at Oak Grove Street. Upon arrival, he observed Ms. Allison Parson standing next to a burning couch in the ya ...
OKLO TO BUILD NUCLEAR FUEL FACILITY IN ROANE COUNTY; BRINGING 800 JOBS
A significant show of support for a new industry at the former K-25 site in West Oak Ridge, Roane County, took place yesterday at the Bill Wilcox Interpretive Center in the Heritage Center Industrial ...
MAN ARRESTED IN CROSSVILLE FOR VIOLATING SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY
On September 1, 2025, city police were dispatched to Highland Courtyard Apartments following a report about Paul Ray, a registered sex offender residing at Highland Courtyard Apartments, who was alleg ...
FIVE ARRESTED, SEVEN AIDED AFTER ANTI-SEX-TRAFFICKING OPERATION
In a concerted effort to combat human trafficking in Montgomery County, a two-day undercover operation starting August 16th, led by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Human Trafficking Unit, alon ...
TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN METH, MARIJUANA, AND IMPERSONATION CHARGES
On August 29, 2025, Officer Matt Charlock conducted a traffic stop on a gray Lexus on North Main Street near SK Mart Gas Station after discovering the vehicle’s owner, Jerry Jared, had a revoked drive ...
