WALMART CEO DOUG MCMILLON TO STEP DOWN IN JANUARY
Walmart announced Friday that CEO Doug McMillon, who transformed the retail giant into a technology-driven powerhouse since 2014 through wage increases, expanded benefits, AI adoption, and lower price ...
WEEKLY EAST TENNESSEE CONSTRUCTION REPORT FOR NOV. 13 – 19
ANDERSON COUNTY, I-75 North and South between Mile Markers 119 and 123: On Sunday, November 16, 2025, motorists should be alert for possible temporary rolling roadblocks between the hours of 6 a.m. an ...
DAYTON CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY SELECTS GEORGE LADD AS NEW CITY MANAGER
The Herald News in Rhea County reports that the Dayton City Council selected George Ladd of Fairhope, Ala., as the new Dayton City Manager to succeed retiring David Shinn in a special-called meeting o ...
FIRE TRUCK ROLLS OVER IN NORRIS CRASH, DRIVER INJURED
On Wednesday evening around 7:10 p.m., a 2012 International Firetruck carrying two occupants was traveling west on West Norris Road at Dale Road in Norris, Anderson County, Tennessee, when it failed t ...
TENN. STATE REP JEFF BURKHART OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOUND DEAD
Tennessee State Representative Jeff Burkhart (R-Clarksville), who represented District 75 in Montgomery County, was found dead at his home early Friday morning, November 14, 2025, according to the Mon ...
ROCKWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER REMAINS PARTIALLY CLOSED UNTIL AFTER DECEMBER
It appears now that the renovations at the Doug E. Wilson Rockwood Community Center will keep the center closed to the public in its full capacity until just after December, according to City Administ ...
ROCKWOOD POLICE LOCATE MISSING TEEN
The Rockwood Police Department was called to search for a 14-year-old teenager who went missing from a home in the Barrington Place subdivision off North Gateway Avenue in Rockwood around 10:30 p.m. W ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY CLOSES LANTANA PRECINCT, MERGES WITH LAKE TANSI FOR 2026
According to a report by the Crossville Chronicle, the Cumberland County Election Commission voted in this month's meeting to permanently close the low-traffic Lantana voting precinct in the 5th Civil ...
WOMAN IN ROCKWOOD FIRE IDENTIFIED
We now know the identity of a woman who was pulled from a smoke-filled home at 426 Lakemont Drive in Rockwood after a fire apparently started in the living room area. According to Rockwood Police ...
DEER SEASON BEGINS; T.H.P. REMINDS DRIVERS TO WATCH FOR DEER
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Deer season is in full swing across Tennessee, and not just for hunters. State troopers say it’s the time of year when drivers are most likely to encounter deer where they are not h ...
Richard Bowman, 74
Mr. Richard Bowman, age 74 of Rockwood, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. He was born on February 12, 1951. Richard retired after 30 years with the Department of Energy, working for X10 and K ...
Louisa Barnett, 77
Louisa Barnett Obituary Mrs. Louisa Smith Barnett, age 77 of Oak Ridge passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at her home. The family has chosen cremation with service to be held at a lat ...
