SEX OFFENDER IN ROANE COUNTY ARRESTED
Law enforcement in Roane County arrested a sex offender Saturday. The sheriff’s department says 42-year-old David Wesley Johnson of Kingston was charged with violation of the sex offender registry. He ...
TENNESSEE ACT PARTICIPATION AT ALL TIME HIGH
Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn announced today that a total of 63,829 students from Tennessee’s 2019 graduating class took the ACT, earning an average composite score of 20. This represents a 98 ...
TWO MURDER SUSPECTS, ONE ATTEMPTED MURDER SUSPECT SET TO APPEAR IN CUMBERLAND CO. COURT
Two suspects charged with murder and one with attempted murder are all scheduled to appear in Cumberland County Criminal Court this morning (November 4, 2019). The first case involves 35-year-old Kir ...
STATE FIRE MARSHAL: ROANE COUNTY JAIL OVERCROWDING PLAN “INSUFFICIENT”
The state fire marshal’s office sent Roane County officials a letter last week stating the county’s plan to deal with the jail overcrowding issue is insufficient. This could place Roane County in a si ...
DEPT. OF SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY TO IMPLEMENT DRIVER SERVCES EHNANCEMENTS
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security will implement the following enhancements in the highest volume centers in an effort to better serve the citizens of Tennessee: Hire additional Dri ...
CROSSVILLE-CUMBERLAND COUNTY NAMED 2019 THREE STAR COMMUNITY
Crossville-Cumberland County was named a 2019 ThreeStar community at the recent Governor’s Conference and received the Governor’s Award for Performance, Accountability, and Efficiency. The ThreeStar ...
WOMAN INJURED IN SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A single vehicle accident in Cumberland County yesterday resulted in one injured. Deputies say a 2004 Mercury driven by 22-year-old Stella D. Conner of Bon Aqua, Tennessee was traveling south on Mayla ...
STRAW ESCAPES INJURY IN ACCIDENT ON I-40 IN ROANE COUNTY
An elderly Knox County man escaped injury in a single vehicle accident in Roane County yesterday afternoon. Troopers say a 2001 Buick LeSabre driven by 82-year-old Leland Straw of Knoxville hydroplane ...
TDOT CONTINUES WORK ON TRUCK CLIMBING LANE ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND CO.
TDOT continues construction of a truck climbing lane in the eastbound lanes of I-40 near mile marker 339 in Cumberland County. Construction signs, guardrails, and portable barrier rail have been insta ...
CROSSVILLE POLICE ANNOUNCE PARTICIPATION IN CHARITY EVENT
Crossville Police Department’s Chief Jessie Brooks is proud to announce that he has invited all interested Crossville Police Department officers to participate in the Crossville Police Department’s 2N ...
SEVERE WEATHER HITS LISTENING AREA WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES BEHIND IT
Some of the listening area experience severe weather this morning as a powerful front passed by. The Storm Prediction Center says a barn roof was torn off in the Bradbury area of Roane County from hi ...
ONE HURT IN ATV VS. VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN CRAB ORCHARD
One person was hurt in an ATV versus a vehicle accident this morning in eastern Cumberland County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 1999 Kawasaki ATV operated by an unknown rider was traveling east ...
