WHITNEY MOORE NAMED NEXT PRINCIPAL OF MIDWAY HIGH SCHOOL
Roane County Schools has named Whitney Moore as the next principal of Midway High School. With 15 years of dedicated service to the school and its community, Moore brings deep institutional knowled ...
DEFENDANT FACING DUI AND KIDNAPPING CHARGES IN ROCKWOOD CRASH, FOUND DEAD BEFORE TRIAL
According to 9th District Attorney General Russell Johnson, the case involving a September 4, 2024, crash in Rockwood has been updated following the death of the defendant. On that date, Adam Lee Blac ...
COOKEVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR AFTER UPLOADING CSAM TO INSTAGRAM
The Herald Citizen in Cookeville reports that Timothy Michael Lynch, a 31-year-old Cookeville man, was arrested and charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor on May 19 following a Cooke ...
TWO INDICTED FOR FATAL CRASHES ON I-40 IN ROANE AND LOUDON
The Loudon County Grand Jury indicted two individuals on May 11 for fatal crashes on Interstate 40 in the Roane/Loudon County area, a stretch that has experienced a high number of serious incidents am ...
ROCKWOOD WOMAN UNHURT AFTER PASSING OUT AND DRIVING OFF HIGHWAY 27 EMBANKMENT
On Saturday evening just after 7 p.m. during a rain shower, emergency crews from the Rockwood Police Department, Rockwood Fire Department, and ambulance services responded to a single-vehicle accident ...
Sherry Hedgecoth, 68
Sherry Hedgecoth, age 68, of Crossville, TN, passed away on May 20, 2026, at University of Tennessee Medical Center. Ms. Hedgecoth was born on June 3, 1957, in Crossville, TN, daughter of the late Ro ...
Sandra Kapustik, 78
Sandra Kapustik of Fairfield Glade, TN, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. She was born November 8, 1947, in Freeport, PA, and later moved to Maryland. She held several managerial po ...
Juanita “Nita” Hawes, 84
Juanita "Nita" Hawes, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and vibrant community member, passed away on May 23, 2026, at the age of 84. She was a proud elder of the Grand Traverse Band of ...
Edwin Barton “Eddie” Dunn, 75
Edwin Barton “Eddie” Dunn was born in Savannah, Georgia to Roy Calvin and Wilma LaNelle Griffin Dunn. Known to family and friends as “Eddie,” he attended Savannah High School and later earned his GED ...
Brenda Eloise Hinds, 88
Brenda Eloise Hinds, age 88, of Crossville, TN, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at her home surrounded by family. Brenda was born on December 4th, 1937, in Asheville, NC, daughter of the late Pau ...
Wilma Joyce Richards, 78
WILMA JOYCE RICHARDS age 78 of Crossville, TN passed away May 18, 2026. She was born January 30, 1948 in Crossville, TN the daughter of Frank and Louise Brown Roysdon. She retired after more than 30 y ...
Faye Headrick Ruppe, 89
Mrs. Faye Headrick Ruppe, age 89 of Harriman, passed away after a short illness on May 21, 2026, at her daughter's home. She was born and raised in Morgan County. Faye was a member of the Emory Gap Ba ...
