NO. 5 TENNESSEE WINS 58-46 AS VANDY LOSES 14TH STRAIGHT
Grant Williams scored 14 points and 11 rebounds in the University of Tennessee’s 58-46 win over Vanderbilt Tuesday night. It was the Vols’ first win since losing their No. 1 ranking in a loss to fou ...
CRASHES REPORTED ON INTERSTATE 40
Interstate 40 eastbound in Putnam County – a multiple-vehicle wreck at mile marker 303 was reported at 2:11 p.m. The inside shoulder is blocked. Estimated time of clearing is 4:15 p.m. Central Time. N ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING
Tenth Street in Cumberland County is closed due to flooding. Creston Road is closed at the West Creston Split. The only access is via Baker’s Crossroads or Highway 127. Clint Lowe Road – a caller re ...
CANCELLATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THIS AFTERNOON
The following weather-related closings and cancellations have been announced for Wednesday, February 20: Cumberland Homesteads Baptist Church – closed; no services Simple Life Church of the C ...
WELFARE CHECK NETS ARREST FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
Early yesterday morning, Roane County deputies went to the 200 block of Black Hawk Drive in Ten Mile to conduct a welfare check. They had been advised a man at the residence had been flagged with an N ...
2 DEAD IN “DOMESTIC SITUATION” AT 1893 OAK GROVE ROAD IN DANDRIDGE
Jefferson County authorities say two people are dead after a domestic situation at 1893 Oak Grove Road in Dandridge early Tuesday afternoon. Deputies arrived four minutes after the call came in, to f ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY MEETINGS SCHEDULED MARCH 9 AND 19
Cumberland County District 8 will conduct a town hall-style meeting Saturday, March 9, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Pomona United Methodist Church. Commissioners Jim Blalock and Deborah Holbrook will be a ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSION DISCUSSES BROADBAND INSUFFICIENCY, SIGNS ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN
At the start of last night’s Cumberland County Commission meeting, four citizens addressed the Commission regarding poor, spotty or nonexistent internet access in large swaths of the county. “We dese ...
GOVERNOR’S BUDGET INCLUDES REPEAL OF GYM TAX
Yesterday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced his intent to repeal the nearly 10 percent amusement tax on gym memberships in his forthcoming budget. The tax – which applies to gyms, health clubs a ...
MERRELL TRAVIS CARNES, AGE 70
Funeral services for Merrell Travis Carnes, age 70, of Crossville, will be Friday, February 22 at 11 a.m. at Hood Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Crossville City Cemetery. Family will receive f ...
RONNIE WATKINS, AGE 63
Funeral services for Ronnie Watkins, age 63, of Burkesville, Kentucky, will be Thursday, February 21, at 2 p.m. in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home in Burkesville, with burial to follow in ...
ROANE ALLIANCE RELEASES 2018 ANNUAL REPORT
Established in 2001, the Roane Alliance is still making its presence known. Its 2018 Annual Report will be released Wednesday, detailing not only the impact made in 2018, but also showing how each of ...
