SCHOOL LOCKDOWN INITIATED AT HALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN KNOX COUNTY
At 1:30 PM EST, a police emergency and school lockdown were initiated at Halls Elementary School in Knox County (7500 block of Andersonville Pike) following reports of an individual with a firearm on ...
Mikayla Morgan Ashburn, 30
Mikayla Morgan Ashburn, age 30, of Crossville, TN, passed away at Cookeville Regional Medical Center on May 3, 2026. Mrs. Ashburn was born on October 31, 1995, in Crossville, TN, daughter of Quinn Ba ...
Willie Ray Johnson, 66
Mr. Willie Ray Johnson, age 66, of Harriman, passed away on Tuesday May 5, 2026, at Wood Village in Sweetwater. He worked as a Brick Mason for serval years. He was preceded in death by hi ...
Shannon Thomas Mayton, 69
Mr. Shannon Thomas Mayton, age 69 of Rockwood, TN, passed away at his home with his family by his side. He was born on January 28, 1957 to Henry Taylor Mayton and Dessie Lee Stapleton Mayton in Harrim ...
Judy Lynn Haynes, 73
Judy Lynn Haynes, age 73 of Rockwood, passed away on Monday, May 4th, 2026. She was born on February 9th, 1953. Judy worked for several years as a custodian with the Roane County Schools. She enjoyed ...
Margaret “Pat” Morgan, 97
Margaret "Pat" Morgan, age 97 of Knoxville, formerly of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 4th, 2026, at the UT Medical Center in Knoxville. Pat was born on November 24th, 1928, in ...
Wesley Kainan Wade Hamrick, 28
Wesley Kainan Wade Hamrick, age 28, passed away suddenly on May 2, 2026, at his home in Oliver Springs, TN. He was born July 7, 1997 in Cortez, Colorado to Laura Sword and Wesley Hamrick, Sr. He was ...
Jackie Worthen, 89
Jackie Worthen d. May 6, 2026 Jackie Lee Worthen, age 89 of Lancing passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at Life Care Center of Morgan County. He is survived by his wife Lucille; ...
Bruce Alan Beene, 65
Bruce Alan Beene, age 65 of Graysville, passed away at Rhea Medical Center on Monday, May 4, 2026. He was born in Chattanooga on June 10, 1960, the son of the late Reece Anderson Beene and Lillian Ire ...
Evelyn Faye Smith, 84
Evelyn Faye Smith, age 84 of Jamestown, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 12:00 pm at the Jennings Funeral Homes Chapel in James ...
ROCKWOOD P.D. RELEASES AUTOPSY FINDINGS BODIES FOUND IN MARCH
The Rockwood Police Department has released the autopsy findings for two individuals discovered during a welfare check in mid-March. On March 17, officers located the bodies of 60-year-old Terri Meyer ...
INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED AFTER 33 DEAD BLACK VULTURES DUMPED ALONG FOOTHILLS PARKWAY
The National Park Service is currently investigating the discovery of 33 dead black vultures that were found dumped along the Foothills Parkway. Reported by Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers ...
