ROANE COUNTY PLANS TO OFFER ‘VIRTUAL SCHOOL’ TO SOME STUDENTS STARTING IN 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR
Parents of some students in Roane County are concerned about sending their children back to schools in August because of the COVID-19 situation. Now they will have a second option as the school system ...
TENNESSEE SCHOLAR GRADUATES HONORED IN ROANE COUNTY
Officials honored 111 Tennessee Scholar Graduates from each of the high schools in Roane County. These students went above and beyond the requirements to graduate from high school by achieving more ri ...
U.S. MARSHALS: MAN WANTED FOR SOUTH CAROLINA MURDER MAY BE IN SMOKY MOUNTAINS
A man wanted for murder in Greenville, South Carolina is being sought by the U.S. Marshals Service's. Officers say 49-year-old Ryan Dusha Kedar is accused of fatally shooting 58-year-old Mark Jermon a ...
CMC AND ROANE MEDICAL CENTER PART OF CLINICAL TRIAL TREATING SOME COVID-19 PATIENTS WITH CONVALESCENT PLASMA TRANSFUSIONS
Cumberland Medical Center and Roane Medical Center will treat some COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma transfusions as part of a clinical trial. It is donated by patients who have recovered fro ...
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE ANNOUNCES GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS RETURNING TO CAMPUS IN FALL
The University of Tennessee System’s COVID-19 task force has released a report of "best practices" for reopening campus to students in the fall. The system wide report advises UT's campuses on changes ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WARNING OF COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING TEXT MESSAGE SCAM
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a scam called contact tracing. It's the process of identifying people who have come in contact with someone who has tested positive for C ...
RENNOVA HEALTH RECEIVES $121,722 IN COVID-19 RELIEF FOR JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL CLOSED SINCE JUNE 2019
A health company that owns a Fentress County hospital that’s been closed since June 2019 received more than $121,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds. Rennova Health received $121,722 from the U.S ...
BETTY JEAN CHRISTY, AGE 80
Betty Jean Christy, age 80, of Crossville, passed away May 16, 2020 at the Cumberland Hospice House. Survivors include her husband: Rick Christy; daughters: Shari (Tim) Barry of Napoleon, Ohio and Vic ...
LOUDON COUNTY WOMAN CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE AFTER REPORTEDLY LEAVING 10-MONTH OLD IN CAR UNATTENDED
A Loudon County woman is facing charges after allegedly leaving a 10-month-old baby in a vehicle unattended. Thirty-seven year old Clare Marie Ferguson walked off from the automobile for around 15 min ...
TWO DRIVERS ESCAPE INJURY IN I-40 VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN ROANE COUNTY
Two drivers escaped injury in a vehicle accident on I-40 in Roane County yesterday. A 2013 Ford F-150 driven by 30-year-old Joshua Helton of Oakdale lost control and struck a cable barrier at the 359 ...
CONSTRUCTION NEAR COMPLETE ON SECTION OF HIGHWAY 321 IN LOUDON COUNTY
Road construction on a part of a highway in Loudon County is nearing completion. TDOT says the contractor plans to have all the major items finished by the first week of June. The project included sig ...
DAILY TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 7,409 (down 327 from yesterday) remaining active cases in Tennessee out of 18,378 total cases (up 367 since y ...
