BESSIE “JILL” (BROWN) PETERSON, AGE 88
Funeral services for Bessie “Jill” (Brown) Peterson, age 88, of Pall Mall, Tennessee, will be Saturday, March 2, at 1 p.m. at Brown Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow in Maupin Cemetery. Family wil ...
CAPTAIN DEMPSEY WALTON “WHITEY” WHITE, AGE 90
Funeral services for Captain Dempsey Walton “Whitey” White, age 90, of Fairfield Glade, will be Saturday, March 2, at 11 a.m. at Fairfield Glade Christ Lutheran Church, with graveside service to follo ...
ROCKWOOD TRIO ARRESTED FOR METH POSSESSION
While patrolling the Westel Road area of Cumberland County earlier this month, deputies ran a tag and learned it didn’t match the subject vehicle. Initiating a traffic stop, they encountered the drive ...
ROAD CLOSURES REPORTED IN ROANE COUNTY
This just in to the 1057 Newsroom: We now have additional road closures in Roane County as a result of the recent rains in East Tennessee. Riggs Chapel Road in Harriman is closed due to a potential ...
WILLIAMS’ SHOT WITH SECONDS TO GO LIFTS VOLS OVER OLE MISS, 73-71
Grant Williams’ close-range shot 4.3 seconds to go gave the U.T. Vols a 73-71 win over Ole Miss on the road last night. The win gave the Vols a double bye in the SEC tournament, guaranteeing a top- ...
FLOOD-RECOVERY ROAD WORK ONGOING IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A few roads in Cumberland County are still giving the road department fits in the wake of last week’s flooding. 1057 News spoke with Road Superintendent Scott Blaylock this morning, who said his road ...
NEW PROGRAM UNVEILED TO AID VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett announced the launch of a new program designed to help protect victims of domestic violence in Tennessee. Hargett was joined by Sen. Brian Kelsey of Colliervil ...
HIGH-SPEED I-75 CHASE ENDS IN SWEETWATER; PERP IN CUSTODY
Tennessee Highway Patrol officers say a Sweetwater man led them on a high-speed chase through McMinn County and into Sweetwater Tuesday night. According to a THP spokesman, 24-year-old Fidencio Ara ...
MURFREESBORO GUN STORE CLERKS CHASE TEEN THIEVES, HOLD THEM AT GUNPOINT
You have to be a special kind of reckless to attempt to steal from a gun store. That’s what 21-year-old Even Bell and 19-year-old J’Darrius Rice, both of Chattanooga, learned Tuesday afternoon, when t ...
STATE SPORTS BETTING BILL PASSES LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Legalized sports betting has taken a step closer toward passage in Tennessee. HB1 was approved Wednesday by the Departments and Agencies Subcommittee. It was the first of several hurdles the bill face ...
JOE PARRENT, JR., AGE 63
Funeral services for Joe Parrent, Jr., age 63, of Crossville, will be Saturday, March 2, at 12 noon at Crab Orchard Church of God of Prophecy. Survivors include widow, Katy Parrent; children and their ...
ELLA MAE BILBREY, AGE 74
Funeral services for Ella Mae Bilbrey, age 74, of Crossville, will be Friday, March 1, at 11 a.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Green Acres Memory Gardens. Family will receive frie ...
