JON STEWART McKEEL, AGE 81
Memorial services for Jon Stewart McKeel, age 81, of Crossville, will be Friday, February 22, at 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Fairfield Glade. Survivors include widow, Rachel (Svensson) McKeel; c ...
SAVANNAH BROWN, AGE 91
Funeral services for Savannah Brown, age 91, of Crossville, will be Thursday, February 21, at 1 p.m. at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home, with burial to follow in the Taylors Chapel Cemetery. Family w ...
CLARENCE RAYMOND NORRIS, AGE 65
Funeral services for Clarence Raymond Norris, age 65, of Crossville, will be Wednesday, February 20, at 1 p.m. at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Antioch Cemetery. Family wi ...
KNOX COUNTY MAYOR HOPES TO WOO AMAZON
Now that Amazon.com has pulled the plug on locating their HQ2 in New York, at least one county in Tennessee is courting Jeff Bezos. In a Saturday-morning tweet, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs said, “ ...
VOLS TUMBLE TO NO. 5 AFTER TOUGH LOSS TO KENTUCKY
After four weeks at No. 1, Tennessee has relinquished its top spot in the AP college basketball poll. After the Vols’ 86-69 loss to Kentucky Saturday night, they’re now ranked #5 in the AP poll. Duke ...
MEIGS COUNTY CHURCH DESTROYED BY BLAZE
A Meigs County church community is planning to rebuild their worship space after a blaze tore through it Monday afternoon, leaving behind charred ruins. Half a dozen fire crews responded to the fire ...
KNOXVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH SECOND DUI AFTER CRASH KILLS TODDLER
The driver of a car that crashed on I-40 westbound Friday, killing a toddler, has been charged with a second DUI, as well as driving on a revoked license, Knox County court records show. Twenty-six-y ...
NEWLY PROPOSED TENNESSEE SENATE BILL TARGETS REPEAT DUI OFFENDERS
State Senator Todd Gardenhire of Chattanooga is trying to stop repeat DUI offenders with his new bill, SB 683, which would impose tougher penalties for impaired drivers caught more than once. Under t ...
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 ...
