ROANE COUNTY OFFICIALS DEMAND SAFETY UPGRADES AFTER LATEST I-40 TRACTOR-TRAILER CRASH
Traffic on eastbound Interstate 40 ground to a halt once again Tuesday evening following a multi-vehicle crash involving two tractor-trailers and a passenger car. Remarkably, authorities confirmed tha ...
TWRA LAUNCHES ‘OPERATION DRY WATER’ CRACKDOWN AS BOATING FATALITIES RISE
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is launching a massive statewide crackdown on boating under the influence (BUI) ahead of the holiday weekend. From July 3 to July 5, state game wardens w ...
ROANE COUNTY BRIDGE PROJECT HITS MAJOR MILESTONE AS BEAM INSTALLATION BEGINS
Construction on the new State Route 29 (U.S. 27) bridge over State Route 61 is moving along right on track, marking a significant milestone this week as crews officially began setting bridge beams. O ...
NTSB REVEALS 107,000 GALLONS OF FLAMMABLE ALCOHOL IGNITED IN FIERY TENNESSEE TRAIN DERAILMENT
Federal investigators have released a preliminary report detailing the massive June 11 Norfolk Southern train derailment in Morgan County, revealing that an estimated 107,000 gallons of flammable alco ...
LAUNDRY BANDIT APPREHENDED AFTER STEALING $100 WORTH OF CLEAN CLOTHES FROM CROSSVILLE LAUNDROMAT
A local woman is facing theft charges after allegedly lifting multiple loads of clean laundry and bedding from a local laundromat, forcing the victims to rewash all their clothes due to the "unhygieni ...
TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES WARN PUBLIC AGAINST FRAUDULENT TEXT SCAM TARGETING DRIVERS
State officials are urging Tennesseans to be on high alert following a wave of fraudulent text messages targeting drivers across the state. The Tennessee Department of Safety and the Tennessee Highwa ...
THP NOMINATES NEW CHEVY TAHOE IN NATIONAL ‘BEST LOOKING CRUISER’ CONTEST
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is calling on Tennesseans to help them capture the crown in the American Association of State Troopers (AAST) 13th Annual Best Looking Cruiser Contest. This year, T ...
MARTIN MARIETTA TO ACQUIRE LHOIST NORTH AMERICA IN MASSIVE $13.5 BILLION DEAL
In a move that will reshape the industrial minerals landscape, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE: MLM) announced a definitive agreement to combine with Lhoist North America, Inc. (LNA) in a transa ...
Frances Ogletree, 90
OGLETREE, FRANCES ANNE, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee, passed away Saturday morning, June 27, 2026, at the Preserve. Age 90. She was born February 5, 1936 in Dyersburg, Tennessee.Mrs. Ogletree was a char ...
Jacqueline “Jackie” Mathis, 90
Ms. Jacqueline "Jackie" Mathis, aged 90 of Oakdale, passed away June 28, 2026, at her home. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church in Oakdale. Jackie enjoyed working with flowers and loved her fa ...
Shelia Jo Kirkland Clark, 86
Shelia Jo Kirkland Clark, age 86, of Rockwood, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2026. Shelia was preceded in death by her beloved husband, John H. Clark; her parents, Joseph and Myrtle ...
Barbara “Bobbie” Scarborough, 88
Mrs. Barbara “Bobbie” Scarborough, age 88, a resident of Holly, Michigan, formerly of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the Concord Place Assisted Living in Knoxville, Tennesse ...
