HARRIMAN TRASH ROUTE UPDATE
In regard to Harriman, Waste Connections—the trash pickup provider for the City of Harriman—has announced a trash route update. According to the city's letter: To continue improving trash pickup in ou ...
TWO INJURED AND ONE AIRLIFTED AFTER TWO-VEHICLE CRASH ON STATE HIGHWAY 70
Earlier today, around 8:30 a.m., numerous emergency units responded to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 70 east of Kingston, near the Cave Creek Road intersection. The accident resulted in a compl ...
HARRIMAN CITY COUNCIL TO MEET THIS EVENING
The Harriman City Council will meet this evening in regular session, with a key agenda item being the possible appointment of someone to fill the unexpired term of former Councilman Brian Frost. Frost ...
FELONY DRUGS AND FIREARMS ARREST ON ROSLIN ROAD IN FENTRESS COUNTY
From the Fentress County Sheriff's Office: Fentress County, TN — December 15, 2025 On December 15, 2025, deputies with the Fentress County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence located at ...
COMPTROLLER UNCOVERS SHORTCOMINGS AND SAFETY ISSUES IN CHILDREN’S SERVICES
A 200-page performance audit released on December 16, 2025, by the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury highlighted significant management shortcomings in the Tennessee Department of Children's Servi ...
TENNESSEE BILL PROPOSES HANDICAPPED PARKING ACCESS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
According to a report by WSMV, Tennessee State Representative Gino Bulso, a Republican from Brentwood, introduced House Bill 1457 in Nashville, aiming to expand access to temporary disabled parking pe ...
ATHENS DRIVE-BY SHOOTING SUSPECT IN CUSTODY
ATHENS, TENNESSEE- 12/13/2025- Officers with Athens Police Department responded to 322 Lynn Avenue in reference to a domestic altercation between several subjects. During this interaction with law enf ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CLERK’S OFFICE WILL CLOSE EARLY TOMORROW
From Cumberland County Circuit Court Clerk Heidi Barnwell:
JIM BLANKENHORN SELECTED AS NEW U.C.O.R. PRESIDENT AND C.E.O.
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, December 16, 2025 – Jim Blankenhorn has been selected as the new president and chief executive officer of UCOR, effective April 1, 2026. He replaces Ken Rueter, who is retiring o ...
T.B.I. INVESTIGATES OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN SWEETWATER
At the request of 10th Judicial District Attorney General Stephen Hatchett, TBI special agents continue to investigate the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Sweetw ...
DETAILS ON SUNDAY’S I-40 TRACTOR-TRAILER CRASH IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
On December 14, 2025, at approximately 3:53 a.m., a 2025 Freightliner tractor-trailer, driven by 35-year-old Georginho Pierre of Florida with passenger 51-year-old John Polissiant also of Florida, was ...
MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH ON HIGHWAY 70 IN ROANE COUNTY
On December 16, 2025, a multi-vehicle crash occurred on State Route 1 eastbound in Roane County, Tennessee, near the area of 2365 Cave Creek Road right-of-way. The incident was reported at 7:29 AM Cen ...
