ROANE COUNTY RECEIVES $20,000 TDEC GRANT
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) recently presented a check for $20,000 to Roane County officials from the Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grants (BRAG) program. Roane ...
LENOIR CITY FATHER KILLS SON IN SELF DEFENSE, SAYS LCPD
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Lenoir City Police Department is investigating after a man was found dead inside a home on 600 block of West Broadway. It happened around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night, acco ...
CASH THEFT LEADS TO DISCOVERY OF METH
Yesterday, Deputy Morgan Alvarez responded to 2nd Street for a theft. The victim reported that Diane Lawson was inside his residence and stole $300 in $100 denominations before she left. Deputy Alv ...
CHATTANOOGA SEX OFFENDER BEHIND BARS AGAIN
HIXSON, Tenn. — A registered sex offender faces charges after police say a Hixson store employee spotted images depicting child sexual abuse material on his phone. An affidavit says the man went to ...
KNOXVILLE PD INVESTIGATING DAYLILY DRIVE DEATH
KPD detectives and forensics staff are actively investigating a suspicious death at an apartment in the 1500 block of Daylily Drive. A woman was found dead on scene. One individual has been detained f ...
SEVIER COUNTY TREE TRIMMER ELECTROCUTED BY BUCKET TRUCK
Jonathon "Kyle" Lane, a Tree Service employee with the city of Townsend, received a dangerous electric shock from a primary electric line. Lane touched a bucket truck that had made accidental contact ...
Kimberly Yvonne Jones Banther, 58
Kimberly Yvonne Jones Banther, age 58, of Decatur, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2024. She worked at Storm Power for 23 years. She loved Alabama Football (Roll Tide Baby!). She loved fishing, ...
Hoyal Victor Humphreys, 66
Hoyal Victor Humphreys, age 66, of Kingston passed away Monday, December 2, 2024 at his residence. He was born March 5, 1958 in Sweetwater and has been a long time resident of Roane County and a memb ...
Kenneth Waytho, 86
Mr. Kenneth Waytho age 86 of Oak Ridge, Tn passed away Wednesday November 20, 2024. Kenneth Waytho was a hospitable, warmhearted Christian minister. Described as a born teacher, Ken was a true Bib ...
Michael J. Turkasz, 70
Michael J. Turkasz, 70, passed away peacefully at his home in Spring City, Tennessee, on December 7, 2024. Born on July 17, 1954, in Buffalo, New York, Mike lived a life of integrity, curiosity, an ...
Jeffrey (Wayne) Shannon, 70
Jeffrey (Wayne) Shannon, also known to his trucking buddies as “Madjack”, age 70 of Wartburg, TN went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, December 9, 2024. Wayne was saved at t ...
Eugene “Gene” W. Livesay “Jake”, 87
Eugene “Gene” W. Livesay “Jake” age 87 of Kingston passed away December 7, 2024. He served in the United States Air Force and retired as a professional photographer and Teamster. Born in Gate City, Vi ...
