ROANE COUNTY MURDER CASE HEADS TO GRAND JURY AFTER SUSPECT CONFESSION
A Roane County, Tennessee, murder case involving 27-year-old Zackary Lowe is moving forward to the grand jury following a preliminary hearing on Tuesday. Lowe is charged with first-degree murder in th ...
STRUCTURE FIRE REPORTED ON RHEA COUNTY HIGHWAY
At approximately 8:50 this morning, emergency responders were dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 400 block of Rhea County Highway in Rhea County, Tennessee. Fire crews are on scene or en r ...
MAJOR METH INVESTIGATION LEADS TO MULTIPLE ARRESTS IN MONROE COUNTY
A major drug investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division resulted in multiple arrests following the execution of search warrants in Tellico Plains and Sweetwater. On Monday, ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY CONVENIENT CENTERS CLOSED ON EASTER SUNDAY
The Cumberland County Sanitation Department has announced that all county Convenient Centers will be closed on April 5th for Easter Sunday.
FENTRESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE JOINS PROCLAMATION FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
The Fentress County Sheriff's Office announced that Sheriff Hunter Fowler and Detective Atchley participated in the official signing of a proclamation declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. ...
Hurley Ray Wilson, 58
Mr. Hurley Ray Wilson, age 58, of Wartburg, passed away Wednesday March 25, 2026. He will be remembered for his love of motorcycles from and young age, and his hard work operating heavy equipment and ...
Kathy “Granny Red” Mitchell, 69
Ms. Kathy "Granny Red" Mitchell, age 69 of the Daysville Community, passed away Sunday March 29, 2026, at Roane Medical Center in Harriman. She is survived by her Fur babies. Two daugh ...
Linda Joan Davis Plemens, 81
Linda Joan Davis Plemens of Rockwood, Tenn. passed away on March 25, 2026. Born Oct. 3, 1944 in Ducktown, Tenn., she moved with her family to Rockwood in the early 1950s, graduating from Rockwood Hig ...
Barbara Ollis Kennedy, 91
Barbara Ollis Kennedy, age 91, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Oak Ridge TN. Barbara was born May 20, 1934, to the late Boyd E. and Ina M. Ollis in Oliver Springs, TN. She was a dedicated me ...
Terry Tollett, 34
Graveside Funeral Services for Terry Tollett, age 34, of Monterey, Tennessee, will be conducted on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 12:00 PM at the Sand Springs Memorial Gardens. Rev. Don Russell will offi ...
Sandy Ledbetter, 67
Sandy Ledbetter, age 67 of Jamestown, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at the Tennova Medical Center in Powell, TN. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 1:00 pm at the J ...
GRANTS BOOST HEALTHCARE IN EAST TENNESSEE, INCLUDING BLEDSOE, ROANE, AND OAK RIDGE
The Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is distributing $1.75 million in grants to help close healthcare gaps in rural communities across th ...
