STATE ROUTE 116 IN ANDERSON COUNTY TO BE CLOSED 3-4 WEEKS DUE TO LANDSLIDE
Motorists who use State Route 116 through Anderson County can expect a stretch of roadway in Clinton to remain closed for another three to four weeks, in the aftermath of a landslide during last week’ ...
TWO TEENS ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION
Just before 8:30 Saturday evening, Roane County deputies responded to the boat ramp on Caney Creek Road in regard to a request for an officer. They found 18-year-old Shianne Louhea Burnett, who said ...
MAN ARRESTED AFTER DISTURBANCE AT MIDTOWN CHURCH
Friday evening just after 8, deputies were dispatched to the Church of the Almighty God on Roane State Highway in Midtown for a report of a disorderly person. The police report states 59-year-old Ro ...
TWO ARRESTED AFTER PHYSICAL DOMESTIC SITUATION IN ROANE COUNTY
Several Roane County deputies were dispatched to a College Grove Road address just after 7 last night for an active physical domestic situation involving several individuals and a firearm. At the sce ...
MEDICAID BLOCK GRANT LEGISLATION PROPOSED
Senator Paul Bailey (R-Sparta) and Rep. Timothy Hill (R-Blountville) have introduced legislation that calls for submission of a block grant-waiver amendment to the Federal Centers for Medicare and Med ...
HARRIMAN MAN DEAD IN CLINTON HIGHWAY CRASH
One man was killed and another injured in a two-car head-on crash in Anderson County Friday evening. Thirty-six-year-old Timothy Gribble of Clinton was traveling south when he veered into the northbou ...
GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY TEEN EXCEEDS INITIAL GOAL
The GoFundMe campaign established for Gena Whaley has surpassed its stated $8,000 goal. As of this morning, the campaign stands at $8,125. This will enable the Cumberland County High School junior’s ...
OAK RIDGE DISPATCH SWITCHES TO ENCRYPTED RADIO SYSTEM
Oak Ridge emergency-service workers switched to a new, encrypted radio system last week. Because access is restricted to public-safety employees, members of the public who could previously listen to O ...
LANDSLIDE IN NORTH ANDERSON COUNTY CLOSES SR 116
Heavy rains in north Anderson County Wednesday caused a landslide that collapsed a section of hillside along and beneath State Route 116 (New River Highway), the Tennessee Department of Transportation ...
McCORMICK APPROVED AS FULL-TIME CITY MANAGER IN OLIVER SPRINGS.
After his 90-day probationary period ended last week, Thomas McCormick was officially voted in as the full-time city manager by members of The Oliver Springs Town Council last night. McCormick replace ...
LEGAL ACTION CONSIDERED AGAINST YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CENTER FOR SUCCESS AND INDEPENDENCE
The Roane County attorney has been asked to explore legal action against the owner-operators of Youth Opportunity Center for Success and Independence, previously known as the Roane Academy and Omni Vi ...
GOINS ARRESTED FOR SEX-OFFENDER VIOLATION
Harriman Police arrested a man wanted in connection to his violations of sex-offender residential/work restrictions. Police found 35-year-old Daniel Lee Goins at a residence in Harriman yesterday aft ...












