ROANE COUNTY TRANSITIONS INTO NEW FOUR-YEAR TERM WITH LIGHTER MEETING SCHEDULE AMID NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT FOCUS
Roane County Mayor Wade Creswell outlined a lighter upcoming meeting schedule during his weekly recap, attributing the temporary slowdown to the routine expiration of county committees at the end of A ...
Damon C. Murphy, 78
Funeral Services for Damon C. Murphy, age 78, of the Crossroads Community, will be conducted on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 2:00 PM from The Chapel of Goff Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Swallows will ...
Rodney Peron, 63
Rodney Peron, age 63 of Dayton, passed away at Laurelbrook Nursing Home on Thursday, September 3, 2026. He was born in Tennessee on December 20, 1962, the son of Bobby and Patsy (Rose) Peron. Rodney ...
Mary Elizabeth “Lib” Layne, 85
Mary Elizabeth “Lib" Layne, age 85 of Dayton, passed away Saturday evening, September 5, 2026, at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga. She was born in Petros, TN on May 20, 1941, the daughter of t ...
Peggy Ree Hearon, 78
Peggy Ree Hearon, age 78 of Dayton, passed away at her home Sunday, September 6, 2026. She was born in Lenoir City on April 4, 1948, the daughter of the late William Reed Bivens and Jessie (McKelvey) ...
Marcus Dylan Jolley, 31
Marcus Dylan Jolley, age 31, of Decatur, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2026. Marcus was known for his passion for gaming, riding motorcycles, photography, and his love for music, both listeni ...
Denise “Neccy” Reed, age 49
Callie Denise “Neccy” Reed, age 49, of Pikeville, Tennessee, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 6, 2026. Though our hearts are broken by her passing, we find comfort knowing ...
FORMER VAN BUREN DEPUTY ARRESTED AFTER MISSING ALABAMA TEEN FOUND SAFE IN WHITE COUNTY
A 15-year-old girl from Decatur, Alabama, who ran away last week, has been found safe in White County, Tennessee, following a coordinated law enforcement rescue. Brian Schalk, a former Van Buren Coun ...
CUMBERLAND WASTE DISPOSAL MAINTAINS REGULAR PICKUP SCHEDULE FOR LABOR DAY
Cumberland Waste Disposal has announced that trash collection routes will run on a normal schedule on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2026. Residents are advised to place their waste bins out on Sund ...
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has announced a comprehensive schedule of sobriety checkpoints across East Tennessee for September 2026, coinciding with stricter state driving penalties enacted in July. ...
DOJ EXPANDS BEEF PRICING ANTITRUST INQUIRY TO MAJOR US GROCERS
The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has expanded its investigation into high American beef prices by issuing information requests to eight of the country's largest grocery chains, including ...
STATE FORESTS UPDATE BLEDSOE MAPS TO PROTECT ROADS FROM OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry has updated the public-use maps for Bledsoe State Forest to curb severe environmental damage and road erosion caused by off-highway vehicle ...
