AREA SCHOOL CLOSINGS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020
The following school systems are closed today (Monday, February 10, 2020): BLEDSOE BLOUNT KNOX PICKETT These are the only school closings for today as of 6:10 a.m. central
THP TROOPER SHOT AT DURING TRAFFIC STOP IN LOUDON COUNTY
A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was conducting a traffic stop Saturday when people in a passing vehicle shot at him. The incident took place at the 75 mile marker of Interstate 75 in Loudon County. ...
MORE MAINTENANCE WORK SCHEDULED FOR DALE HOLLOW DAM ROAD
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Dale Hollow Dam Road near Celina will close tomorrow (Monday, February 10, 2020) for scheduled maintenance. It will remain closed until Wednesday. Pedestrians and ...
WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS TWO TORNADOES HIT WHITE COUNTY
The National Weather Service is now confirming two tornadoes hit White County during severe weather last week. The first was rated an EF1 with peak winds of 105 miles per hour. It touched down around ...
MOTORSPORTS PARK PROPOSED FOR HORIZON CENTER NEAR OAK RIDGE
A motorsports park that could cost more than $50 million and cover more than 300 acres has been proposed at Horizon Center in west Oak Ridge. The Oak Ridge City Council will consider a resolution exp ...
ROOF TORE OFF STRUCTURE IN WHITE COUNTY BY HIGH WINDS OR SMALL TORNADO
The National Weather Service will see if straight line winds or a small tornado caused damage Wednesday night in eastern White County. A shop near a home on Coal Bank Road in the Bon Air community sus ...
PROPOSED BILL WOULD CHARGE PARENTS, DOCTORS WITH CHILD ABUSE FOR ALLOWING KIDS TO HAVE SEX REASSIGNMENT
A bill is being considered by Tennessee lawmakers that would punish any parent or doctor who allows a prepubescent child to undergo treatment to change their sexual identity. Tennessee State Represen ...
EVACUATIONS TODAY FOR SOME RESIDENTS CLOSE TO EMORY RIVER IN MORGAN COUNTY
Evacuations took place in Morgan County today for some families living along the Emory River. A shelter was opened at Oakdale United Methodist Church. Officials say Oakdale took the brunt of the flood ...
ONE KILLED, THREE INJURED AFTER TREE FALLS ON VAN IN SEVIER COUNTY
One person was killed and four others sustained injuries today after a tree fell on a small bus carrying City of Sevierville employees. The deceased has been identified as 36-year-old Brooke Sampson a ...
LOCAL AND AREA SCHOOL CLOSINGS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2020
The following school systems are closed for Friday, February 7, 2020: Anderson County Athens City Schools Blount County Clay County Cumberland County Fentress County Lenoir City Schools Loudon ...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PART OF COVERAGE AREA
The National Weather Service has issued a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY that runs from 9 p.m. tonight (Thursday, February 6, 2020) to noon tomorrow (Friday, February, 7, 2020) central time. The advisory in ...
FLOOD DAMAGES MARINA IN OVERTON COUNTY
East Port Marina in Overton County sustained damage overnight from flooding. Marina officials said a storage building, houseboat slips, e slips and f slips had washed away early this morning. The mari ...
