NEW ROANE CO DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS CHOSEN
In a special called session of The Board of Education for Roane County on Monday decided in a 7 to 3 vote to not hire a search firm to look for a new schools director, now that current Schools Directo ...
RECALL: WALMART PANCAKE MIX DUE TO FOREIGN MATTER CONTAINED IN MIX
A nationwide recall has been issued for pancake mix sold at Walmart due to possible contamination of foreign matter. It comes one day after a similar, more limited recall for pancake mix. Contine ...
DETAILED TIMELINE OF FAIRFIELD GLADE TRIPLE SHOOTING FRIDAY, MURDER SUSPECT IN JAIL-NO BOND
57-year-old Tony Davenport has been charged with first-degree murder in the Fairfield Glade shooting death of 24-year-old Jacob Lewis along with two charges of attempted murder of Jacobs’s mother and ...
QUARTER MILLION VW ATLAS SUV’S RECALLED: BRAKES SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC
Volkswagen is recalling more than 246,000 SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because faulty wiring harnesses can make them brake unexpectedly, sometimes while in traffic. The recall comes three days after T ...
FLYING TURKEY BLAMED FOR BRUSH FIRE IN WHITE PINE TENNESSEE
Firefighters with the White Pine Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Highway 113 Sunday, according to officials with the department. “The fire was started by a turkey that flew into power li ...
BODY FOUND NEAR LAKEFRONT RESTAURANT ON MELTON HILL LAKE IN OAK RIDGE
An investigation is underway after a body was found in the water near a lakefront restaurant on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge on Saturday. Police and fire rescue crews were called to the scene in the ...
BEER PRICES IN TENN COULD SOON SKYROCKET DUE TO UKRAINE WAR
The price of beer could soon be on the rise in East Tennessee because of the war in Ukraine after breweries already have to manage separate supply chain issues and inflation. According to the U.S ...
MID-TENN TEACHER/FOOTBALL COACH CHARGED WITH STATUTORY RAPE OF CHEERLEADER
A Tennessee high school teacher was arrested after authorities determined he had sex with a student. 26-year-old Christopher Gunnar Scholato was charged with statutory rape and two other crimes Tuesda ...
KINGSTON SENATOR YAGER WANTS PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE ACROSS TN
Senator Ken Yager working on legislation to explore passenger railroad service across the state. Yager said Senate Bill 2343 would require the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relat ...
EAST TN TEACHER CHARGED WITH VIDEO RECORDING GIRLS LOCKER ROOM
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — A Cleveland Middle School teacher was arrested Tuesday and is facing charges for recording in the girl's locker room, according to a spokeswoman for the Cleveland Police Department. ...
STONE PANTHERS HEADING FOR STATE TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINALS FRIDAY
The Stone Memorial High School Panthers are gearing up for the Class AAA State Semi-finals tomorrow. The Panthers beat Bolton 77-64 Tuesday in the Glass House at MTSU. The Panthers will take on Green ...
TENNESSEE TO ALLOW FIRST RESPONDERS TO LIVE WHERE THEY WANT
Today, the Tennessee State House of Representatives voted to agree to the Senate version of Senate Bill 29, which would allow first responders to live where they choose. The measure, sponsored by Stat ...
