ROANE STATE OPENS NEW PERMANENT FENTRESS COUNTY CAMPUS NAMED FOR LOCAL LEADERS
Roane State Community College has officially opened its new permanent home in Jamestown—the Ken Yager & Jimmy Johnson Building—marking a major expansion of higher education and workforce training ...
LOUDON CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO PAUSE NEW DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION
In a 3-to-2 vote on Monday evening, the Loudon City Council approved a resolution enacting a 12-month pause on zoning for new data centers. The temporary ban—originally proposed for 18 months—includes ...
Marvin Everett Delk, 79
Mr. Marvin Everett Delk, of Louisville, Kentucky, formerly of Clinton County, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2026, at his residence in Louisville Kentucky, having attained the age of 79 y ...
UNITED STATES ORDERS FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF TO HONOR DOLLY PARTON
President Donald J. Trump has ordered the United States flag to be flown at half-staff in honor of the late Dolly Parton. The proclamation, issued on August 25, 2026, directs that flags be lowered at ...
ROANE COUNTY JURY CONVICTS VICTOR DALE MOORE OF CHILD RAPE AND SEXUAL BATTERY AFTER FUGITIVE MANHUNT
A Roane County jury has found 62-year-old Victor Dale Moore guilty on all counts of child rape and aggravated sexual battery, concluding an unusual trial that was significantly delayed when Moore fled ...
TRENTON PRINTUP TO FACE COURT THURSDAY FOR ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING FIRST RESPONDER
A review hearing is scheduled on the Cumberland County General Sessions Court criminal docket for August 27, 2026, regarding a local man facing charges of allegedly assaulting a first responder with a ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAN FACES KIDNAPPING AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT CHARGES FOLLOWING TRAFFIC STOP
A local man is scheduled to appear in the Cumberland County General Sessions Court on August 27, 2026, facing felony charges of kidnapping and aggravated assault following a domestic incident reported ...
CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL ADVANCES WATER TREATMENT UPGRADES AND APPROVES WATER RATES
Meeting in a special session last Tuesday, the Crossville City Council took critical steps toward modernizing the city’s water treatment infrastructure, while also formally adopting the revised water ...
DOHN FENLEY FACES MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES AFTER I-40 TRAFFIC STOP YIELDS DRUGS AND FIREARM
Dohn Allison Fenley Jr. is scheduled to appear in the Cumberland County General Sessions Court on August 27, 2026, to face multiple felony charges following a December 2025 traffic stop on Interstate ...
COTY TRISDALE ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY AND VANDALISM AFTER ALLEGEDLY BREACHING HOME IN VIOLATION OF ORDER OF PROTECTION
According to a report by the Crossville Police Department, on August 24, 2026, Crossville Police Department units responded to a residence on Dayton Avenue following reports of a violation of an order ...
DOLLY PARTON, LEGENDARY SINGER AND PHILANTHROPIST, DIES AT 80
Global icon and humanitarian Dolly Parton passed away peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 80. Spanning seven decades, her legendary career defined country music, pop culture, and g ...
Sally Ita Catherine Lankford, 86
Sally Ita Catherine Lankford, age 86, of Harriman, Tennessee passed away at home with family on August 22, 2026. She was born on March 22, 1940, in Ireland to William and Catherine Daly, as the younge ...
