
BENEFIT AUCTION/LUNCH FUNDRAISER FOR UNBORN BABY WITH SPINA BIFIDA
Tomorrow’s the day and the Knights of Columbus hall on Highway 70 East is the place. Family friends are sponsoring a fundraiser for Lucas and Leigh Ann Turner, to help defray the cost of medical expe ...

PHOENIX HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION SLATED
Graduation ceremonies for the Phoenix High School Class of 2019 will be Wednesday, May 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Stone Memorial High School. Seniors should plan to be there no later than ...

SALT & LIGHT MOVEMENT MARKS FIVE YEARS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Nearly two dozen donors, supporters and school counselors gathered at Christ Lutheran Church this morning to celebrate this year’s achievements through the Salt & Light Movement and its collective ...

HARRIMAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING RECAP
At the Harriman City Council meeting Tuesday night, Mayor Wayne Best said he wants the council to look at their role as committee members and keep him and others informed about what’s going on within ...

ROANE COUNTY DEPUTIES ENCOUNTER MAN SEEKING “PEACE AND QUIET”
Tuesday morning, Roane County deputies were dispatched to an address on Stricklan Lane for reports of an unwelcome person. They found 27-year-old Kenneth Charles Lloyd, who seemed, in their words, “ve ...

“LOUDON STRONG”: COMMUNITY DISPLAYS STRENGTH, RESILIENCY WITH T-SHIRTS
Loudon is roaring back after the fire that devastated its historic courthouse two weeks ago. To illustrate that, the Loudon Parks and Recreation Department is selling T-shirts that proclaim “LoudonSt ...

ROANE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO MEET THURSDAY EVENING
The Roane County Board of Education is scheduled to meet Thursday evening at 7. They’re looking at adopting a contract for the new school director, LaDonna McFalls. The board knew McFalls was plannin ...

HARRIMAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT
The Harriman City Council is scheduled to meet this evening at 6 at City Hall. Items on the agenda under new business are: Discussion and possible approval of Library Board appointments. Dis ...

MOTHER OF BABIES LEFT UNATTENDED IN BATHTUB APPEARS IN COURT
When 34-year-old Bethanie A. Carriker made her first appearance before Judge Robert L. Headrick in Blount County General Sessions Court this afternoon, her attorneys asked that her court date be resch ...

S.C.O.R.E. SELECTS 31 TEACHERS FOR 2019-20 TENNESSEE FELLOWSHIP
Two local teachers are among 31 selected for the 2019-20 class of the Tennessee Educator Fellowship through a competitive admissions process, the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) ann ...

USPS CONDUCTS ANNUAL STAMP OUT HUNGER CAMPAIGN THIS SATURDAY, MAY 11
The United States Postal Service is asking for the public’s help as it embarks on its 27th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive this Saturday, May 11. Postal carriers are asking residents of Cumberland ...

MOTHER CHARGED IN DROWNING DEATH OF TODDLER IN BATHTUB; INFANT CRITICAL
Blount County authorities have charged a Seymour woman in the death of her toddler and the attempted drowning of her infant. Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said 34-year-old Bethanie A. Carri ...