ROANE STATE LAUNCHES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND FIRE SCIENCE PROGRAM IN EAST TENNESSEE FOR FALL 2026
Beginning in Fall 2026, Roane State Community College will launch an all-new academic emphasis in fire science, making it the first higher education institution in the East Tennessee region to offer t ...
THREE YEARS LATER: LOOKING BACK AT THE EF-1 TORNADO THAT STRUCK CROSSVILLE
It has now been three years since an EF-1 tornado struck Crossville on Sunday, June 11, 2023, as part of a severe weather event that brought three confirmed tornadoes to Middle Tennessee. Touching dow ...
WEEKLY EAST TENNESSEE ROAD CONSTRUCTION REPORT (JUNE 11 – 17)
ANDERSON COUNTY, SR 9 between Church Street and Kincaid Street: Motorists should be alert for possible lane closures as utility crews perform work in this area. Motorists should be alert for workers ...
NEMO DAY USE AREA AND ROCK CREEK CAMPGROUND TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO SWIMMING AND FISHING
Effective 12:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2026, the National Park Service has issued a temporary closure restricting swimming and fishing at the Nemo Day Use Area and Rock Creek Campground within the O ...
26 RAIL CARS INVOLVED IN MORGAN COUNTY TRAIN DERAIL; FOUR CARS REMAIN ON FIRE
Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) arrived on Friday to investigate a fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment that occurred around 3:23 p.m. near Lancing in Mor ...
SPEERS ROAD SHOOTING VICTIM IDENTIFIED AS MARCUS COUCH
Roane deputies responded to a shooting at 342 Speers Road Kingston. Upon arrival the deputies found Marcus Couch 29 year old male deceased. The deceased was taken to Knoxville forensic center for an a ...
Robert Curtis Farmer, 72
Robert Curtis Farmer of Crossville, Tennessee passed away on June 4, 2024, at his home. He was born on May 3, 1954, in Crossville to the late Herbert Farmer and Maddie (LeQuire) Farmer. Robert pro ...
David “Sully” Sullivan, 77
David "Sully" Sullivan, age 77, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2026, in Crossville, Tennessee. Born on July 16, 1948, in Gary, Indiana, Sully spent his childhood in Chicago, Illinois, where he wou ...
Melvin Owens, 84
Melvin Owens, age 84 of Pikeville, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga. He was born in Jasper, AL on August 5, 1941, the son of the late William Mont ...
Keith Turner, 72
Mr. Keith Turner age 72 of Jamestown passed away in the U T Hosp in Knoxville, TN. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday June 13 at 2:30 P.M. at the Mundy Funeral Home in Jamestown ...
Melvin Beecher Smith Jr., 79
Melvin Beecher Smith Jr., age 79, of Pikeville, TN passed away at his home Wednesday, June 10, 2026. He was a member of the Church of Christ at Wheeler Hill, and a 1965 graduate of Bledsoe County High ...
FACEBOOK ACCOUNT HACKING; WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW TO STOP IT
Have you ever gotten a message from a Facebook account that was just an emoji, and nothing else? Have you ever been browsing a news page on Facebook and seen a post in the comments saying they had ...
