KNOXVILLE PD REPORTS 52 TRAFFIC FATALITIES IN 2024
A report from the Knoxville Police Department: Fifty-two people died in traffic crashes in Knoxville in 2024, a 14-percent increase from 2023, when 45 people were killed in crashes. “2024 was a di ...
ALL POST OFFICES CLOSED TODAY
All U.S. Postal Service offices will be closed today, Jan. 9, to honor Jimmy Carter. The closure is part of an observance following the passing of the 39th president, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the ...
9TH D.A. GENERAL LOOKING INTO CHANGING HOW TO PAY BOND
9th District Attorney General Russell Johnson is looking into possibly allowing people arrested to bond directly to the court system instead of using a bonding agency. The Roane County News is repo ...
HARRIMAN CITY COUNCIL TO BUY OVER $8,000 OF FIREFIGHTER TURNOUT GEAR
In the regular meeting of the Harriman City Council meeting on Tuesday, council members agreed on these items on the agenda: To purchase turnout gear for the fire department for around $8,052. ...
SCHOOL CLOSINGS FOR JAN. 9TH (UPDATED 5:30 A.M.)
UPDATED AS OF 5:30 AM CST/6:30 AM EST JANUARY 8 Current Tennessee City/County School Closings for THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2025 NOTE: Closings for Friday, January 10 will not be posted unt ...
WOMAN ARRESTED ON LANTANA WITH METH
Yesterday, Deputy Tyler Leary was traveling on Lantana Road and observed a black Nissan Xterra in the gravel lot of Poore Storage on Lantana Road. The deputy turned around to see if anybody was in the ...
Frances Alice Rains, 69
Frances Alice Rains, age 69, of Wartburg, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning, January 7, 2025 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born July 1, 1955 in Harriman and has been ...
Ogden Lionel “Buddy” Ballentine, Jr., 75
Ogden Lionel “Buddy” Ballentine, Jr., age 75 of Dayton, passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. He was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 8, 1949, the son of the late Ogden Lionel ...
Emma Lee Standifer, 85
Emma Lee Standifer, age 85 of Dayton, passed away at Life Care of Rhea County on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. She was born in Wheel-Wright, KY, on August 25, 1939, the daughter of the late Harvey and Arv ...
Delcie Mae Pierce, 93
Funeral Services for Delcie Mae Pierce, age 93, of Mayland, Tennessee, will be conducted on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at 1:00 PM from The Chapel of Goff Funeral Home. Bro. Roger Sisco will officiate w ...
Lorraine Jarvie Shelton Purdy, 93
Mrs. Lorraine Jarvie Shelton Purdy, age 93 of Harriman, TN passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025 at her home with her family by her side. She was born on January 24, 1931 in Williamsburg, Kentucky to ...
Nancy Ann Goddard, 90
Nancy Ann Goddard graced this world with her presence for 90 remarkable years. On January 7, 2025 she passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 14, 1934. Nancys life ...
