TENNESSEE HOUSE PASSES BILL BANNING COUNTY EMPLOYEES FROM SERVING ON COUNTY COMMISSIONS
The Tennessee House of Representatives passed HB2319 by a vote of 72-11, with 10 members present but not voting. The bill prohibits employees of a local government from serving on the legislative body ...
ROANE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY RECEIVES CIT CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
The Roane County Sheriff's Office announced that their Roane County Detention Facility recently received a CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) certificate of recognition from the National Alliance on Menta ...
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN MAN SENTENCED TO 28 YEARS IN PRISON FOR EXPLOITING 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL ONLINE
Patrick Bryant Hawley, 44, of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, was sentenced on April 16, 2026, by Chief Judge Travis R. McDonough in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chatt ...
SCOTT COUNTY DETECTIVE INDICTED ON INSURANCE FRAUD CHARGES AFTER ARSON INVESTIGATION
A former Scott County detective has been indicted on charges of insurance fraud following an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. In December 2024, a vehicle fire occurred in Sco ...
LOCAL ROADWAY ACTIVITY AND CONSTRUCTION REPORT (APRIL 16 – 23)
ANDERSON COUNTY, SR 61 between Bill Key Lane and Old Batley Road: Motorists should be alert for possible daily lane closures during daylight hours through this construction project. Motorists should b ...
ROANE COUNTY JURY CONVICTS MAN OF TWO COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING
A Roane County jury convicted 25-year-old Traythan Edwards on April 15, 2026, of two counts of Aggravated Kidnapping, along with Domestic Assault, Assault, and Theft. The charges stemmed from a violen ...
Walter Earle Hooper III, 74
Walter Earle Hooper III of Spring City, a beloved husband, father, and community member, passed away on April 14, 2026, at the age of 74, surrounded by his wife and sons. Walter was born on January ...
TENNESSEE BANS AI FROM CLAIMING TO BE LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Tennessee has enacted a new law prohibiting artificial intelligence systems from advertising or claiming they can function as licensed mental health professionals. The measure aims to prevent misleadi ...
A BUSY WEDNESDAY FOR ROANE COUNTY FIRST RESPONDERS
Emergency services were busy in the county Wednesday evening. Fire crews, along with police, sheriff's deputies, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol, responded to a crash on Interstate 40 near the Butter ...
WOMAN ARRESTED FOR DUI AT RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS STUDENTS WERE DISMISSING
An incident occurred at Ridgeview Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon, just as students were getting ready to leave. A female driver was arrested for allegedly being intoxicated in her car. A ...
ROCKWOOD POLICE RESPOND TO PICKUP TRUCK CRASHING INTO HOUSE ON TARWATER
Rockwood police, Rockwood fire department officials, and an ambulance were dispatched to the lower section of Tarwater Road in Rockwood just before noon today, at its intersection with Hathburn Drive. ...
Ellen Louise Bilbrey, 75
Ellen Louise Bilbrey, age 75, of Crossville, TN, passed away at Cumberland Medical Center on April 14, 2026. Mrs. Bilbrey was born on September 21, 1950, in Monterey, TN, daughter of the late Oda Sis ...
