LEON SHIELDS APPOINTED GENERAL MANAGER OF LENOIR CITY UTILITIES BOARD
The Lenoir City Utilities Board (LCUB) has appointed Leon Shields as Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, effective immediately, following a unanimous board vote on March 17, 2025. Shields, ...
CREWS REMOVE OVER 50 YEARS OF LEGACY WASTE FROM ORNL
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Gone from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is legacy radioactive waste that had been stored there for more than 50 years, thanks to continued cleanup progress from the Oak Ridge ...
RESTORATION WORK ON HARRIMAN’S TEMPERANCE BUILDING PAUSED
The Harriman Temperance Building restoration has paused, and during Tuesday's city council meeting, committee member Jess Rittenhouse discussed next steps. Previous work included new windows and found ...
ROANE FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO FAIRMONT DRIVE FIRE TWICE IN ONE DAY
A family of three was displaced after a fire at their home on 111 Fairmont Drive in Harriman last night. Assistant Fire Chief John Johnson reported the initial call came in around 8:30 p.m., with Harr ...
WATER THROTTLED DOWN ON SOUTHRIDGE AND RIDGEWOOD DRIVE IN CROSSVILLE
From the City of Crossville: The City of Crossville Utility Maintenance department will have the water throttled down on Southridge Drive and Ridgewood Drive in order to repair a water leak. Servic ...
BLOUNT COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO ALMOST 16 YEARS FOR C.P. CHARGES
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On April 16, 2025, Julian Paul Gerdeman, 26, currently of Blount County, Tennessee, was sentenced to 189 months in prison by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, United States District J ...
CANCELED SHIPMENTS RESULT IN EMPTY SHELVES AT SECOND HARVEST OF EAST TENN.
Federal spending cuts have left Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee in Maryville with empty shelves after the USDA canceled 21 tractor-trailer shipments worth $722,000, funded by the paused Com ...
TRAFFIC STOP FOR SPEEDING TURNS INTO DUI AND METH ARREST
On April 5, 2025, at approximately 7:09 a.m., Cumberland County Deputy Nikolas Brendel observed a black Chevy Suburban speeding at 44 mph on Peavine Rd near St. Francis Church. After initiating a traf ...
TN TECH DEDICATES FOOD PANTRY IN MEMORY OF LATE STAFF MEMBER
Tennessee Tech University honored a beloved late friend, staff member and alumna with the naming of a special place on campus in her memory. The university’s food pantry – a campus resource providi ...
EMERGENCY AGENCIES PARTICIPATE IN TORNADO DISASTER DRILL AT ROANE COUNTY PARK
BBBTV12 — Emergency crews from across the region gathered at Roane County Park in Harriman this morning for a large-scale disaster drill simulating the aftermath of a tornado strike. Several member ...
MORGAN COUNTY JUDGE MIKE DAVIS STEPS DOWN
WARTBURG, Tenn. — Longtime Morgan County General Sessions Court Judge Mike Davis is stepping down after 27 years on the bench to take a new position with the 9th Judicial District Attorney General’s O ...
MULTI VEHICLE CRASH CAUSING DELAYS ON HWY 68
THP is reporting a multi-vehicle accident on State Route 68 Westbound in Cumberland County at the intersection of Wood Bee Drive and Alloway Road.
