SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK ON LANTANA ROAD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY; ROAD CLOSED
A single vehicle wreck has a portion of lantana Road closed off both northbound and southbound. Motorists are advised to take caution and either expect delays or plan alternate routes.
TENN. DEPT OF SAFETY AND T.H.P. WARN OF NEW PHISHING SCAM
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Tennessee Highway Patrol are alerting residents to a new phishing scam involving fraudulent text messages. These messages falsely claim that the recipient has an ...
SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH REPORTED ON WEST AVE. AND 10TH INTERSECTION IN CROSSVILLE
On March 10, 2026, at 12:05 PM CT, a single-vehicle crash occurred on the intersection of West Ave. and 10th St in Cumberland County. The eastbound lanes were fully closed, while the westbound lanes r ...
AJINOMOTO RECALLS OVER 36 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD DUE TO GLASS CONTAMINATION
On March 3, 2026, Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., based in Portland, Oregon, announced a significant expansion of its earlier recall from February 19, 2026, involving frozen chicken products pote ...
KINGSTON WATER CUSTOMERS HIT BY MAJOR LINE BREAK, SCHOOLS DISMISSED EARLY
Most, if not all, Kingston water customers experienced either no water or very low pressure today due to a major water line break that occurred around 7:00 a.m. on Old East Race Street and Poor Road. ...
ROCKWOOD CIVIL SERVICE BOARD TO HOLD FINAL HEARING FOR FIRED K-9 OFFICER ON MARCH 24
The Rockwood Civil Service Board will conduct a Hearing of Fact regarding an employee grievance at 4 p.m. on March 24 at Rockwood City Hall. This hearing involves former K-9 Officer Charles Haubrich, ...
OAK RIDGE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES NEW HOMETOWN GRID OUTAGE REPORTING SYSTEM
The City of Oak Ridge Electric Department (CORED) announced yesterday the launch of its new outage reporting and monitoring system called Hometown Grid, which is now live. This upgrade allows customer ...
POLK COUNTY AUDIT REVEALS PERSISTENT NONCOMPLIANCE
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office released an audit of Polk County government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, revealing persistent noncompliance with state law and notable operational weakne ...
David J. Johnson, 52
Mr. David J. Johnson, age 52, of Harriman passed away Saturday March 7, 2026, at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville. He was a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church in Harriman. He is pre ...
Jimmy Gene Pelfrey, 88
Mr. Jimmy Gene Pelfrey, age 88, a lifelong resident of Rockwood, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at his home with his family by his side. He was born September 14, 1937, ...
Dorothy Lee Adcock, 91
Dorothy Lee Adcock, age 91, of Coalfield, TN passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026, in Wartburg, TN. Dorothy was born September 19, 1934, in Saltville, Virginia and lived there for 26 years before movi ...
Loretta Miles Painter, 87
Loretta Miles Painter, age 87, of Knoxville, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Loretta was born on February 6, 1939, in Oakdale, Tennessee, to Joe and Cora Mae Mile ...
