STATE-LICENSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA RECLASSIFIED FROM SCHEDULE 1 TO SCHEDULE 3
In a significant policy shift, President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, has signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under ...
TICK BITES REACH HIGHEST REPORTED LEVELS IN ALMOST A DECADE
Recent data from the CDC indicates that emergency room visits for tick bites have reached their highest levels in nearly a decade. Although this surge is most prominent in the northern United States, ...
HARRIMAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS (APRIL 21ST 2026)
The Harriman City Council held its regular session last night, with Vice Mayor Alicia Harris presiding in the mayor’s absence. During City Manager Scott Mason’s monthly report, he updated the council ...
TRUCK REPORTED TO HAVE COLLIDED WITH A MOTORCYCLE ON FIRST STREET IN CROSSVILLE
On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 2:46 PM, dispatch received a call for an MVA with possible injuries at 136 E First Street in Crossville, near the Hilltoppers Thrift Store. According to the report, ...
KINGSTON POLICE RESPOND TO VEHICLE ROLLOVER ON LAKEWOOD DRIVE
Around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening in Kingston, Police Officer Dustin Arnold responded to a single-vehicle crash on Lakewood Drive. Upon arrival, Officer Arnold found the driver of a white Nissan ...
TUESDAY’S SEMI-TRUCK FIRE ON INTERSTATE 40 EXPOSES MAJOR TRAFFIC ISSUE FOR KINGSTON
Traffic congestion quickly overwhelmed Kingston on Tuesday afternoon after a tractor-trailer fire shut down the eastbound interstate. As the interstate closed, drivers diverted onto local roads. Ho ...
FORMER THP TROOPER WITH HISTORY OF MISCONDUCT INDICTED FOR EXPLOSIVE ATTACK
Former Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper Isaiah Lloyd faces criminal charges after a history of documented misconduct, including unauthorized actions, improper evidence handling, and endangering a chil ...
ALLEGEDLY DRUNK DRIVER FLIPS SUV AFTER CRASHING INTO PARKED CAR IN KINGSTON
On April 21, 2026, at approximately 7:04 PM, a two-vehicle crash occurred on Lakewood Road in a residential area of Kingston, Tennessee. The incident involved a 2014 white Nissan Murano driven by 57-y ...
RSCC MEN’S GOLF CAPTURES TCCAA REGION 7 CHAMPIONSHIP
Roane State men's golf team captured the TCCAA Region 7 Championship on Monday, April 20, 2026, at the Ooltewah Club in Ooltewah, Tennessee, with a strong 36-hole team total of 592. Freshman Andersen ...
ADIENT FACILITY IN ATHENS TO CLOSE, 210 WORKERS TO BE AFFECTED
The Adient facility on Madison Avenue in Athens, Tennessee (McMinn County) is scheduled to close on June 30, 2026, resulting in the loss of 210 jobs. The company formally notified the Tennessee Depart ...
RANDALL CROSS PLEADS GUILTY TO CIVIL RIGHTS INTIMIDATION
On April 16, 2026, 36-year-old Ty Randall Cross pleaded guilty in the Putnam County Criminal Court to Civil Rights Intimidation, a Class D felony. The charge stemmed from an incident on January 4, ...
Donna Lynn (Anderson) Meadows, 58
Donna Lynn (Anderson) Meadows, age 58, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away on April 19, 2026, surrounded by family at her home in Crossville, TN. She was born on August 17, 1967. Donna was a woman of st ...
