FORD ISSUES RECALL ON 103,000 F-150 TRUCKS
NewsNation reports that Ford Motor Company is recalling approximately 103,000 F-150 pickup trucks from the 2023-2025 model years due to a safety issue involving weakened rear axle hubs, which could ca ...
ROCKWOOD AIRPORT REPORTS SUCCESS OVER PAST YEAR
Rockwood City Council members and city staff attended a presentation by Scott Brun, manager of Rockwood Aviation LLC, who highlighted the airport's success over the past year since Rockwood Aviation L ...
PEDESTRIAN HIT AND KILLED LAST NIGHT ON I-40 IN ROANE COUNTY
Last night, just after midnight, a vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian on I-40 westbound near the Harriman-Rockwood exit in Roane County. The victim, identified as Michael Bullard from Harriman, ...
EAST TENNESSEE AND LOWER EAST AND UPPER CUMBERLAND ROADWAY ACTIVITY
ANDERSON COUNTY, I-75 South between Mile Markers 131 and 127: On Thursday, August 28, 2025, motorists should be alert for possible temporary lane closures between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. the fo ...
DUI AND LICENSE CHECKPOINT LOCATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER
Below is a list of DUI and license checkpoints planned for the month of September: | 9/1/2025 | Jackson | | S.R. HWY. 56/.2 NORTH OF HESTAND LN. | Sobriety | | 9/5/2025 | Warren | | South Chancery ...
PUBLIC CONCERNS REGARDING DROUGHT RAISED AT C.P.W.A. MEETING
The Crossville Chronicle reports that, at the August Cumberland Plateau Water Authority meeting, Steve Stone raised concerns about drought planning, emphasizing the need for a public education program ...
NEW TANKER ADDED TO ROANE COUNTY O.E.S. FLEET
From the Roane County (TN) Office of Emergency Services & Homeland Security: We’re excited to share that the Roane County Office of Emergency Services was recently awarded a Community Developme ...
TENN. HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE ANNOUNCES $33.5 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDS
On August 28, 2025, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, announced the distribution of $33.5 million in federal grant fun ...
HARRIMAN TO SPEND $1 MILLION TO REPLACE POLES AND LIGHTS AT CITY BALL FIELDS
The Harriman City Council met to discuss several agenda items, including a plan to allocate a bit over $1 million to replace all poles and lights at the city's ball fields. Mayor Wayne Best announced ...
ROANE COMMISSION VOTES TO RELIQUISH CONTROL OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS
The Roane County Commission unanimously voted last week to relinquish direct control over volunteer fire departments, despite the county providing approximately $71,000 annually in tax dollars to supp ...
THREE CRASHES IN ROANE COUNTY LAST NIGHT
On Wednesday, Roane County reported multiple accidents. At around 10:00 AM, a two-car collision at the intersection of Rock Bridge Road and Highway 60, north of Harriman, resulted in one minor injury. ...
Joyce Ann Baker, 59
Joyce Ann Baker, age 59, of Crossville, TN, passed away on August 26, 2025 at Cumberland Medical Center. She was born on June 2, 1966, in Scott County, VA, daughter of the late Blue Byrd Bowen and ...
