TBI OPENS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO TVA ASH SPILL CLEANUP IN ROANE COUNTY
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the TVA ash spill cleanup at the request of the district attorney general. The TBI says the case is now active and ongoing at this time. On De ...
SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT: PERSON OF INTEREST IDENTIFIED IN EVELYN BOSWELL CASE
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office said today they identified a person of interest in the death of Evelyn Boswell. The identity of that individual was not released to the public as the case remains ...
TENTATIVE GRADUATION DATES ANNOUNCED FOR CUMBERLAND AND ROANE COUNTY CLASS OF 2020
Tentative graduation dates for the Class of 2020 in Cumberland County will be Friday, June 26 for Phoenix School, Monday, June 29 for Stone Memorial and Tuesday, June 30 for CCHS. Plans to be announce ...
TWO ESCAPE INJURY IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 127 NORTH IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a two vehicle accident on Highway 127 North at Rector Road Sunday. The report released today says a 2003 Mazda Protégé driven by 18-year-old Payton Luke Chris ...
INVESTIGATION INTO MURDER OF LOUDON COUNTY SOLDIER CONTINUES
The investigation into the murder of a Loudon County soldier late last year continues by the sheriff’s department. Officers were called to a dwelling on Shaw Ferry Road North in Lenoir City on Octobe ...
BROWN ARRESTED FOR DUI……..WHILE OPERATING A RIDING MOWER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
We hear of DUI arrests all the time but a DUI by way of a riding mower instead of a vehicle? It happened in eastern Cumberland County yesterday. Deputies responded the 1500th block of Mount Vernal Roa ...
YOUNG ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGE IN CRAB ORCHARD
Cumberland County deputies on patrol this week observed a female walking from the Liberty Market in Crab Orchard to a single wide trailer known for drug activity. Officers say the woman, 45-year-old K ...
SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND IN PUTNAM COUNTY IDENTIFIED
Skeletal remains found by authorities during a search for tornado survivors in Putnam County back in March have now been identified. Officers say the remains are 34-year-old Brian Matthew Keserich fro ...
OVERVIEW OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT RELEASED
The following is a press release sent to 105.7 News from the Cumberland County Solid Waste Department: “With the increasing inquiries and interest by Cumberland County residents on how and what to re ...
FREE CLOTH FACE MASKS TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS TENNESSEE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the state will be giving free cloth masks to any Tennessean who wants one. Governor Lee recently lifted his Safer-at-Home order, but strongly encouraged everyone ...
ROANE COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT RECEIVES STATE STREET AID GRANT
Roane County Road Superintendent Dennis Ferguson applied for and received funding for a State Street Aid Grant which is 98% state funded and 2% county funded. This was possible after State Senator Ken ...
JIMMY SARGENT, AGE 58
Jimmy Sargent, age 58, of Thomaston, Georgia, formerly of Harriman, Tennessee, passed away May 3, 2020 at his home. He served in the Army. Jimmy owned and operated a cleaning service in Georgia for ma ...
