EAGLE FURNACE ROAD REOPENED TO TRAFFIC
This just in to 1057 News: Roane County Road Superintendent Dennis Ferguson contacted 1057 News minutes ago to report Eagle Furnace Road is now reopened to vehicular traffic.
MANHATTAN PROJECT PHOTOGRAPHER ED WESTCOTT PASSES AWAY
Iconic Oak Ridge photographer Ed Westcott – the only photographer allowed into Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project – passed away early this morning. He was 97. Westcott had expressed interest in ...
McNALLY PARTICIPATES IN PANEL DISCUSSION AT NATIONAL CONVENTION
Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally participated in a panel discussion Thursday at the White House, alongside lieutenant governors from across the country. The discussion featured National Eco ...
DOROTHEA BREWSTER, AGE 72
A funeral Mass for Dorothea Brewster, age 72, of Crossville, will be Monday, April 1, at 10 a.m. at Hood Funeral Home, with burial to follow in East Tennessee State Veterans’ Cemetery. Survivors inclu ...
BARRY W. SMITH, AGE 81
Funeral services for Barry W. Smith, age 81, of Crossville, will be Sunday, March 31, at 3 p.m. at Hood Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Crossville City Cemetery. Family will receive friends Sun ...
TRUCK CRASHES THROUGH FRONT OF MARYVILLE NAIL SPA, SIX INJURED
Six people have been taken to two area hospitals following a crash into a nail salon Thursday afternoon, according to Maryville Police Department officials. Four people, including the driver from S ...
IT WAS A BARN BURNER – THE VOLS DIDN’T MAKE IT OUT ALIVE
Carsen Edwards scored 29 points as Purdue advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000, needing overtime to beat Tennessee 99-94 Thursday night after blowing an 18- ...
FEMALE BODY FOUND LAST NIGHT IN LOUDON COUNTY, MAY BE WOMAN MISSING SINCE MARCH 15
Loudon County Sheriff's Office confirms a female body was found near the Polecat Boat Dock at 10:50 p.m. Thursday night. They believe it is the body of 31-year-old Elisha Carpenter, but cannot confirm ...
METH SEIZED IN RHEA COUNTY RAID ON VEHICLE FROM OUT OF STATE
Early this morning, deputies and detectives with the Rhea County Sheriff’s Office spotted a vehicle occupied by subjects transporting illegal narcotics from out of state. When the vehicle refused to s ...
ROCKWOOD CITY COUNCIL APPROVES SALE OF FORMER FIRE STATION NO. 2
Rockwood City Council members Monday approved the higher of two bids from a proposal to buy the long-closed Fire Station No. 2 property on South Kingston Avenue. The City Council accepted a bid of $8, ...
FUNDING FOR MORE SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES? COUNTY MAYOR FOSTER WEIGHS IN
When the issue of staffing in the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department came up twice in the past few weeks, it was revealed Sheriff Casey Cox had sought funding for four additional patrol deputies l ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAYOR ALLEN FOSTER DISCUSSES SOME OF HIS 2019 WISH-LIST ITEMS
When 1057 News sat down with Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster this morning, he had a little to say about a number of topics. “I would love to get broadband,” he said of the item topping his wish l ...
