HARRIMAN STUDENT SERVES AS PAGE FOR A DAY IN TENNESSEE STATE SENATE
Bryson Ellis, a seventh-grade student at Harriman Middle School, served as a page in the Tennessee State Senate on Thursday, February 14. Ellis lives in Roane County and was sponsored by State Senator ...
ROCKWOOD MAN KILLED BY TRAIN FRIDAY NIGHT
Late Friday night, a Rockwood man was killed when his Hyundai was struck by a Norfolk Southern freight train on Spring City Highway in Roane County. Tennessee Highway Patrol reports 28-year-old Jesse ...
TWRA, STATE, U.S. AND POLK COUNTY CREWS SEARCH FOR MISSING KAYAKER IN POLK COUNTY
TWRA law enforcement officers, along with Polk County Fire and Rescue, Polk County EMA, Polk County Sheriff’s Department, State Parks Crews and U.S. Forest Service law-enforcement personnel, are searc ...
TBI IDENTIFIES VICTIM IN CLAIBORNE COUNTY OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING
Police in Claiborne County shot and killed a Sevierville woman Sunday afternoon during a foot chase that followed a vehicle pursuit. Police say 37-year-old Elizabeth Ann Stropp pulled a weapon while ...
ACTOR WILLIAM SHATNER DEBUTS COUNTRY SONGS AT GRAND OLE OPRY
In a move designed to boldly take him where no Starfleet captain has gone before, actor William Shatner took the stage for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry to debut songs from his new country albu ...
TVA PREPS FOR MORE RAIN IN THE COMING WEEK
In anticipation of more rain this week, the Tennessee Valley Authority says it is planning to spill dams across the state and take other precautions to avoid potential flooding. The TVA’s River Forec ...
CCHS JETS TAKE 7AA DISTRICT TOURNAMENT SATURDAY NIGHT
The Cumberland County High School Jet boys beat out Grundy County Saturday night to capture the District 7AA Tournament with a score of 58-43. They will host a first-round Region Tournament round on S ...
HAZEL DIXON, AGE 91
Graveside services for Hazel Dixon, age 91, of Crossville, will be Thursday, February 21, at 1 p.m. at Green Acres Memory Gardens. Survivors include companion Olney Rose; brothers Tome, Joe and Gene D ...
JEANETTE ANN WRIGHT, AGE 71
Funeral services for Jeanette Ann Wright, age 71 of Crossville, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Bilbrey Funeral Home with burial in Crossville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends fro ...
MCMINN COUNTY HOMESCHOOLER CHARGED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA THREAT
A McMinn County homeschooler has been charged with making threats against another student over social media. In a release from Sheriff Joe Guy, school officials and authorities responded Thursday nigh ...
OFF-DUTY HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF
A Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper accidentally shot himself Saturday. A spokesperson for THP reports that the trooper, who was not identified, was reportedly handling the weapon when it “accidentally ...
LADY JETS CROWNED 7AA DISTRICT CHAMPS
The Lady Jets of Cumberland County High School have been named 7 AA District Champs. The girls clashed with the Lady Warriors from Bledsoe County Friday night carrying the 59-49 victory throughout muc ...
