PLANNED POWER OUTAGE AT ROCKWOOD PRIMARY SUBSTATION (JUNE 4TH AT 12 A.M.)
From Rockwood Electric Utility: We would like to inform you of a planned power outage scheduled for June 4th at 12:00 AM at the Rockwood Substation. During recent severe weather, we identified ...
POWER OUTAGE IN RHEA COUNTY (RESOLVED)
UPDATE: The Power Outage seems to have been resolved. ORIGINAL STORY: The Volunteer Energy Cooperative Outage Map is reporting an outage in Rhea County in the area of State Routes 68 and 302. ...
MOCK RESCUE EXERCISE CONDUCTED AT FALL CREEK FALLS
From Beldsoe County Emergency Management: In collaboration with VanBuren EMA, Fall Creek Falls State Park, TEMA, and TN-HART (Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team), we attended and observed a mock rescue ...
OAK RIDGE CITY CREWS WILL BE CHECKING FOR SEWER BLOCKAGES; BE AWARE OF NOISES
From the City of Oak Ridge Government: Crews will be checking for any blockages in the sanitary sewer system using the Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool (SL-RAT) which operates with an acoustic soun ...
SAFEWISE RANKS KINGSTON AS THIRD SAFEST CITY IN TENNESSEE
The 2025 report on Tennessee’s safest cities, compiled by home and personal safety resource platform SafeWise, ranks Kingston as the third safest city in the state, a notable rise from its previous po ...
CHILD ABUSE NON-PROFIT UNDER INVESTIGATION BY COMPTROLLER
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has revealed that officials at the Davis House Child Advocacy Center made questionable and unsupported credit card charges totaling at least $250 ...
BLEDSOE TELEPHONE WARNS OF IMPOSTER EMAIL SCAM
From Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative: Scam Alert! We’ve been made aware of a recent scam attempt using a bledsoe email address, claiming that it’s a security message and that "routine maintenance" is ...
ALMOST 9,000 HOMES WITHOUT POWER IN CROSSVILLE (RESOLVED)
UPDATE: The power outage, at least according to Volunteer Energy Cooperative's Outage Map, appears to have been resolved. Original Story: A large power outage is currently affecting 8,891 hom ...
MAN ALREADY IN COURT FOR DUI GETS ARRESTED FOR DUI
On May 22, 2025, at approximately 2:52 p.m., Deputy Nikolas Brendel of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, while patrolling Dartmoor Drive in Fairfield Glade, encountered Michael Allen Short, a 51 ...
FALL CREEK FALLS AREA BOIL WATER NOTICE LIFTED
From Fall Creek Falls State Park: Update: We are pleased to report that the boil water notice is no longer in effect for Fall Creek Falls State Park, meaning boiling water before use is no l ...
DETAILS ON LAST NIGHT’S WRECK IN WHITE COUNTY
As reported by Sparta Live, a traffic accident with injuries occurred near 2150 Roberts-Matthews Highway in White County, Tennessee, at around 6:56 p.m. last night. Multiple emergency services, includ ...
RHEA DEPUTIES ASSIST IN APPREHENSION OF FLEEING SUSPECTS
Rhea County, TN – On the evening of May 27, 2025, the Rhea County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Graysville Police Department in a pursuit of a stolen vehicle that originated within the city limits of ...
