IDENTITY RELEASED OF MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN CRASH IN OAK RIDGE
Oak Ridge authorities released the identity of a man killed in a crash Saturday on South Illinois Avenue. Officers say a motorcycle operated by 54-year-old Eric M. Barnes of Knoxville was traveling ...
BRITISH RUNNER BECOMES FIRST WOMAN TO FINISH BARKLEY MARATHON RACE IN MORGAN COUNTY
British runner 40-year-old Jasmine Paris became the first woman to finish one of the most challenging ultramarathons in the world, the Barkley Marathons in Morgan County. Officials say the course a ...
AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN OAK RIDGE
Authorities are looking into a fatal motorcycle accident last night in Oak Ridge. Initial reports indicate the motorcyclist was traveling southbound on South Illinois Avenue at the Bethel Valley Ro ...
PLAN ON SECURING LOOSE ITEMS OUTSIDE AS A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OUR AREA
The National Weather Service has issued a WIND ADVISORY for parts of the Cumberland Plateau including the counties of Cumberland, Fentress, Pickett, Overton, Clay, Putnam, White, and Van Buren. The ...
STATE LAW SAYS POSTERS AND SIGNS PROHIBITED ON UTILITY POLES
Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC) wishes to remind citizens you cannot place posters or signs on utility poles. Tennessee Code § 2-19-144 is a state law that prohibits anyone from attaching a "sho ...
TENNESSEE VOLS DEFEAT TEXAS TO ADVANCE TO SWEET 16 OF NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
The Tennessee men’s basketball team won 62-58 over Texas last night to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA basketball tournament. The Vols clinched its second consecutive Sweet 16 appearance. Th ...
LADY VOLS WIN OVER GREEN BAY IN FIRST ROUND OF NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
The Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team cruised to a 92-63 victory in NCAA first-round play yesterday afternoon. Rickea Jackson paced the Lady Vols attack with game-highs of 26 points and nine rebo ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAYOR PROCLAIMS MARCH AS UT EXTENSION MONTH
Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster has proclaimed March as UT Extension Month. The proclamation is as follows: Whereas, the University of Tennessee is Tennessee’s land grant university and has ...
SEVERAL LOCAL AND AREA CHURCHES HOLD EASTER ACTIVITIES AND EGG HUNTS FOR KIDS
The rain moved out of the area in time for several Easter activities and egg hunts to be held this afternoon at local and area churches. There was a large crowd at First Baptist Church – Fairfield ...
FAMILY EXPRESSES GRATITUDE AFTER RECOVERY OF RILEY STRAIN’S BODY IN NASHVILLE
A candlelight vigil was held last night in Nashville to remember Riley Strain. His family and others gathered at the Metro Nashville Police Department Headquarters last night to express their grati ...
FORD LITTLE TO REPRESENT CUMBERLAND AND ROANE COUNTY ON FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION
Ford Little has been named to the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission. A Knoxville native, he will represent Commission District 2 which consists of 11 counties. His appointment runs through Februa ...
MEGA MILLIONS NUMBERS DRAWN MARCH 22 FOR $977 MILLION JACKPOT
The numbers for the sixth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history were drawn last night (March 22, 2024). The winning numbers are 3, 8, 31, 35, 44 and Mega Ball of 16. The estimated grand prize ...
