WIDESPREAD VERIZON CELLULAR OUTAGE HITS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
A significant network disruption is impacting Verizon customers across nearly 20 counties in Middle Tennessee, leaving thousands facing potential connectivity issues. Start Time: August 19, 2 ...
DEVIN SCHILLINGER FACES DEADLINE HEARING FOR 2025 FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE
A Cumberland County man accused of the fatal, unprovoked shooting of Michael Kerley in July 2025 is scheduled for a deadline hearing in court next week. Devin Christopher Schillinger faces a first-deg ...
FORMER CUMBERLAND COUNTY CHEER COACH FACES TRIAL AFTER GRAND JURY INDICTMENT FOR THEFT
Former Cumberland County High School cheerleading head coach Donna Lea Mifflin is scheduled for a report-with-attorney hearing in the Cumberland County Circuit Court on August 25, 2026. Mifflin faces ...
TWO FEDERAL LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST ROANE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICIALS
Roane County government and top officials are facing a pair of federal lawsuits filed in Knoxville, centering on allegations of public records violations, election irregularities, and wrongful termina ...
HARRIMAN CITY COUNCIL TACKLES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND NEW APPOINTMENTS IN BRIEF MEETING
The Harriman City Council sped through a concise 18-minute session on Tuesday evening, focusing on new property maintenance standards and filling a local board position. In the absence of Mayor Wayne ...
NORTH CAROLINA FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN ROCKWOOD AFTER STANDOFF AND HIGH-TECH SURVEILLANCE TRACE
A late-night traffic stop escalated into a nearly two-hour standoff Tuesday, ending with the arrest of a North Carolina man on multiple charges. According to Rockwood Police Chief Kelly Pittman, the ...
RHEA COUNTY TOURISM DIRECTOR RESIGNS AFTER SOCIAL MEDIA CONTROVERSY OVER POLITICAL PARODY REPOST
Last week, Rhea County Department of Tourism Director Alex Fine resigned following public backlash over the official tourism social media account interacting with a viral political parody video. The ...
LOUDON COUNTY RESIDENTS UNANIMOUSLY OPPOSE LICENSE PLATE READER CAMERAS AT PUBLIC MEETING
Loudon County Sheriff Jimmy Davis is gathering more community input before deciding whether to install Flock license plate reader cameras countywide, following a tense public meeting where every atten ...
Lewis Matthew “Matt” Turner, 66
Lewis Matthew "Matt" Turner, 66, was born May 1, 1960, and passed away Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Tampa, Florida, following complications from cancer. Matt was preceded in death by his father, Wil ...
Carolyn Faye Northrup, 84
Carolyn Faye Northrup, born February 17, 1942, passed August 18, 2026. She is preceded in death by her husband Ivan (Bud) Northrup, father George Hilton Stringfield; mother Mary Lourean Stringfield; ...
Kermit “Sonny” Lipford, 85
Kermit "Sonny" Lipford, age 85 of Harriman, formerly of Deer Lodge, TN, passed away August 18, 2026. He was born November 10, 1940 in Bonny Blue, VA. He was of the Catholic faith, a veteran of the ...
Laura Virginia (Bennett) Brogdon, 71
Laura Virginia (Bennett) Brogdon, age 71 of Dayton, passed away in the early morning of Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Rhea Medical Center. She was born in Berrien County, GA, on June 20, 1955, the daug ...
