
ROANE COUNTY COMMISSION TO MEET TONIGHT
The Roane County Commission will meet this evening at 6:00 p.m. at the courthouse in Kingston. First up is a special called session to appoint someone to fill the School Board seat for District 2, cre ...

Janet Gail Parton, 74
Janet Gail Parton, age 74 of Powell, TN, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. After growing up in Powell, Janet moved to St. Louis, then back to Powell, TN where she taught high sc ...

Juan Maurice “Tiger” Ervin, 55
Juan Maurice “Tiger” Ervin, age 55, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at UT Medical Center, Knoxville. He attended First United Church of Christ. Juan was full of laughter, life, ...

Elizabeth Gail Beasely, 70
Elizabeth Gail Beasely, age 70 of Wartburg went to be with the Lord on October 19, 2025. Gail is preceded in death by her parents Billy Joe and Sylvia (Hamby) Beasley; sisters Mary Helen Human and Bi ...

Freda Thompson, 83
Funeral Services for Freda Thompson, age 83, of the Martha Washington Community, will be conducted on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 6:00 PM from The Chapel of Goff Funeral Home. Graveside Funeral Serv ...

Geneva Grace Henry, 90
Funeral Services for Geneva Grace Henry, age 90, of Cookeville, Tennessee, and formerly of Monterey, Tennessee, will be conducted on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 2:00 PM from The Chapel of Goff Fun ...

TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS ANNOUNCES NUCLEAR WORFORCE SUMMIT IN OAK RIDGE
The College System of Tennessee has announced a Nuclear Workforce Summit will be held on October 28, 2025, on the Oak Ridge Campus of Roane State Community College. This event will take place from 11: ...

COOKEVILLE POLICE RESPOND TO FATAL STABBING INCIDENT
From the Cookeville Police Department: On Saturday, October 18, 2025, at approximately 2:14 AM, Cookeville Police Department patrol officers were dispatched to a report of a stabbing on Miller Aven ...

RADIOACTIVE SHRIMP RECALL EXPANDS EVEN MORE
October 17, 2025, AquaStar (USA) Corp of Seattle, WA is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of frozen shrimp imported from Indonesia because they may have been prepared, packed, or held under con ...

TENNESSEE GAS PRICES FALL THREE CENTS
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (October 20, 2025) — Tennessee gas prices continued their downward trend last week, falling three cents, on average. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $2.68 which is 10 cents le ...

NO INJURIES IN I-40 WRECK IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
On October 18, 2025, at an unspecified time, a collision occurred on westbound Interstate 40 at mile marker 328 in Cumberland County. Vehicle 1, a 2020 Freightliner driven by 54-year-old Wei Hai Xie f ...

OVER 291,000 FORD VEHICLES RECALLED FOR CAMERA ISSUES
Ford has issued a recall for over 291,000 vehicles due to a potential issue with the 360-degree rearview camera system, which may display images improperly in certain lighting conditions, thereby redu ...