LOUDON SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONTINUES SEARCH FOR MISSING TEENAGERS
From the Loudon County Sheriff's Office: The Loudon County Sheriff's Office is continuing our efforts to recover the missing teenagers from the Tennessee River. Unified Command has been set up ...
FAIRFIELD MAN ENCOUNTERS NEW WALMART / PLAYSTATION SCAM
On April 9, 2025, Cumberland County dispatch informed Fairfield Glade Police of a scam complaint. Sgt. Donnie Hammons contacted the complainant by phone who reported receiving a text message seemingly ...
COOL AND CLOUDY TODAY, SUNNY AND WARMER BY MONDAY
Showers taper by afternoon with highs in the 50s—then sunshine returns and temps climb into the 70s to start the week. Today: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly between 8am and 3pm. Mostly clou ...
KYLAR GIST ARRESTED, CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AFTER CHOKING FAMILY CAT
A Crossville man, 28 year old Kylar Gist, has been arrested for aggravated animal cruelty after he choked and broke a family pet cat's jaw. Gist, who was angry that the cat wasn't using her litter ...
MULTI VEHICLE WRECK I-40 E MM 358 ROANE CO.
A multiple vehicle wreck on I-40 eastbound in Roane Co. at MM 358 just a couple miles from the Gallaher Rd. exit has the left lane and left shoulder blocked. Causing traffic to back up to the Lawnvill ...
THEY’RE BACK! GET READY FOR 17-YEAR CICADAS TO RETURN
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – In the next few weeks, the brood of periodical cicadas that last emerged in 2008 will be singing and looking for mates before laying their eggs for the next emergence in 17 years. ...
ROCKWOOD CITY STREETS UNDERGOING ADA RECONSTRUCTION
If you've traveled along Gateway Avenue in Rockwood over the past week or so, you may have noticed that sidewalk entrances from city streets are being reconstructed. This work is part of a Tennessee D ...
ROANE DEPUTIES INVESTIGATE DISCOVERY OF DECEASED INDIVIDUAL
The Roane County Sheriff's Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a deceased individual found in a home at 1314 Bluff Road in Kingston on Tuesday. According to Chief D ...
Michael Thomas Bennett, 74
Michael Thomas Bennett, born April 19, 1950 in Belington, WV went to his eternal home on April 7, 2025 at the age of 74. He was surrounded by his family, who loved him dearly, in his home in Crossvill ...
Josie Bowman, 82
Josie Bowman, age 82 of Deer Lodge passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. She is preceded in death by her husband Willard Bowman; parents Jay & Christine N ...
TWO HONORED AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Mayor RJ Crawford gave honors at last night's city council meeting to two individuals. Joseph Jimenez, a kindergartener, was named Student of the Month for April 2025. He is recognized for his hard w ...
MAYOR CRAWFORD DECLARES APRIL ‘SAFE DIGGING MONTH’
Mayor R.J. Crawford declared April 2025 as Safe Digging Month at last night's city council meeting with a proclamation. The proclamation highlights the risks of damaging underground infrastructure due ...
