LOCAL AREA CLOSINGS, CANCELLATIONS, AND DELAYS (FEB. 2)
Roane County Schools will be closed Monday. Monroe County Schools will be closed on Monday. Loudon County Schools will be closed on Monday. Sweetwater City Schools will be closed Monday. L ...
STRUCTURE FIRE REPORTED IN ROANE COUNTY
A structure fire was reported at 2:56 PM EST on January 30, 2026, in Roane County at the intersection of Country Lane and Paw Paw Plains Road, a rural area near Lenoir City in East Roane County. I ...
MORGAN SHERIFF’S OFFICE MOURNS NATIVE SON AND FALLEN HERO DEPUTY DERRICK BONHAM
Posted by the Morgan County Sheriff's Office: The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Rick Hamby extend our deepest condolences to the Weakley County Sheriff’s Office and the family of Deput ...
CATHERINE O’HARA, BELOVED STAR OF BEETLEJUICE AND HOME ALONE, PASSES AWAY AT 71
Catherine O'Hara, the acclaimed Canadian-American actress and comedian, passed away on January 30, 2026, at the age of 71 at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness. Born on March 4, 195 ...
SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH ON HOLLOWAY ROAD INVOLVES ELDERLY DRIVER
Early this morning, around 1:00 a.m., a single-vehicle accident occurred on Holloway Road in the lower portion of the Eureka community in Rockwood. Initial reports suggested the car had gone into the ...
BRIDGE REPAIRS ON I-40 EAST IN LOUDON COUNTY TO IMPACT TRAFFIC
Motorists traveling on I-40 East in Loudon County should be aware of upcoming bridge repair activities that will have an impact on traffic. This bridge repair work is taking place approximately one m ...
SCHOOLS CLOSING EARLY TODAY
Posted by Rhea County Schools: Rhea County Schools will be dismissing early today, January 30th, 2026, due to impending inclement weather. PreK will dismiss at 1:00. All Schools will dismiss at 2:0 ...
CREDIT CARD FRAUD REPORTED IN FAIRFIELD GLADE TOTALING $581.87
On January 25, 2026, at approximately 1:30 PM, Officer Michael Murphy of the Fairfield Glade Police Department was dispatched to the department lobby to take a report of credit card fraud. The complai ...
LOCAL ROADWAY ACTIVITY REPORTS (JAN 29 – FEB. 4)
ANDERSON COUNTY, SR 61 between Bill Key Lane and Old Batley Road: Motorists should be alert for possible daily lane closures during daylight hours through this construction project. Motorists should b ...
YOUNG ARTISTS WIN BIG IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY SOIL & WATER STEWARDSHIP POSTER CONTEST
The Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) recently sponsored a Soil and Water Stewardship Poster Contest. The theme for this year’s contest was “Home is Where the Habitat Is ...
SUSPECT SURRENDERS PEACEFULLY AFTER HOURS-LONG STANDOFF AT KNOX COUNTY GAS STATION
On the evening of January 29, 2026, at approximately 10:20 p.m., the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a possibly suicidal male armed with a shotgun at the Weigel’s convenience stor ...
TDOT TO LAUNCH POTHOLE REPAIR AFTER WINTER STORM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In the coming days and weeks, weather permitting, TDOT crews will be actively repairing potholes across Tennessee, beginning a statewide maintenance effort to address road damage ca ...
