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TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 38,693 (down 591 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of
ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKER ESCAPES INJURY AFTER BEING HIT BY SIDE MIRROR ON VEHICE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A road construction worker escaped injury after being hit by a side mirror on a vehicle Monday in Cumberland County. Officers responded to the 1600
LOUDON COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH RAPE AND KIDNAPPING
A Loudon County man is facing charges including rape and kidnapping. Authorities went to a home on Summer Street in Loudon where they encountered a
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR MAN INVOLVED IN HIT AND RUN INCIDENT ON LANTANA ROAD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A hit and run in Cumberland County Monday resulted in charges against a driver. Deputies went to the 6500 block of Lantana Road where 46-year-old
PELFREY ARRESTED FOR EVADING ARREST AND DUI AFTER ACCIDENT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A Rockwood man was taken into custody Monday night following a vehicle accident. A deputy reportedly observed a car operated by 20-year-old Dylan Michael Pelfrey
CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED IN ROANE COUNTY
A Roane County sex offender was taken into custody yesterday afternoon. Harriman police arrested 59-year-old Larry Wade Gibson for failing to register. Gibson is listed
FORMER EMPLOYEE FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ROANE ACADEMY
A lawsuit filed by a former employee of Roane Academy in Rockwood claims she was terminated for raising concerns about employee misconduct. Court documents state
ROANE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTES TO DELAY START OF 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR
The Roane County Board of Education last night voted to delay the start of school for students until August 19. They are still required to
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE: “OPEN SCHOOLS IN THE STATE”
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced this afternoon the states recommendations to reopen schools for the 2020-2021 school year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Any student, teacher
HARDIN COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR VEHICLE THEFT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A Hardin County male found himself in the Cumberland County jail after a reported vehicle theft in Westel. Deputies responded yesterday afternoon to a store
ONE KILLED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN MORGAN COUNTY
(Follow-up story) – One person lost their life in a vehicle accident on Highway 62 in Morgan County yesterday. Troopers say a 2012 Chevrolet Sonic
SECOND ACCIDENT AT 315 MILE MARKER OF I-40 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY INVOLVES TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVER
The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a second accident Sunday at the 315 mile marker of I-40 in Cumberland County. A 1997 Peterbilt tractor-trailer operated
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 38,693 (down 591 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 100,822 total cases (up 1,778 cases s ...
ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKER ESCAPES INJURY AFTER BEING HIT BY SIDE MIRROR ON VEHICE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A road construction worker escaped injury after being hit by a side mirror on a vehicle Monday in Cumberland County. Officers responded to the 1600 block of Old Mail Road where 38-year-old Scottie Atk ...
LOUDON COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH RAPE AND KIDNAPPING
A Loudon County man is facing charges including rape and kidnapping. Authorities went to a home on Summer Street in Loudon where they encountered a female. She had been abused and claimed to have been ...
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR MAN INVOLVED IN HIT AND RUN INCIDENT ON LANTANA ROAD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A hit and run in Cumberland County Monday resulted in charges against a driver. Deputies went to the 6500 block of Lantana Road where 46-year-old Jonny Dexter Ray Key of Pikeville reportedly sideswipe ...
PELFREY ARRESTED FOR EVADING ARREST AND DUI AFTER ACCIDENT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A Rockwood man was taken into custody Monday night following a vehicle accident. A deputy reportedly observed a car operated by 20-year-old Dylan Michael Pelfrey traveling on Westel Road at a high rat ...
CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED IN ROANE COUNTY
A Roane County sex offender was taken into custody yesterday afternoon. Harriman police arrested 59-year-old Larry Wade Gibson for failing to register. Gibson is listed as violent on the sex offender ...
FORMER EMPLOYEE FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ROANE ACADEMY
A lawsuit filed by a former employee of Roane Academy in Rockwood claims she was terminated for raising concerns about employee misconduct. Court documents state Lakishia Boyd said the facility was ch ...
ROANE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTES TO DELAY START OF 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR
The Roane County Board of Education last night voted to delay the start of school for students until August 19. They are still required to attend 180 days of school. The following changes to the schoo ...
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE: “OPEN SCHOOLS IN THE STATE”
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced this afternoon the states recommendations to reopen schools for the 2020-2021 school year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Any student, teacher or school staff ...
HARDIN COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR VEHICLE THEFT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A Hardin County male found himself in the Cumberland County jail after a reported vehicle theft in Westel. Deputies responded yesterday afternoon to a store just off I-40 where the owner of the automo ...
ONE KILLED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN MORGAN COUNTY
(Follow-up story) - One person lost their life in a vehicle accident on Highway 62 in Morgan County yesterday. Troopers say a 2012 Chevrolet Sonic driven by 84-year-old Edward Wilkinson of Lancing los ...
SECOND ACCIDENT AT 315 MILE MARKER OF I-40 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY INVOLVES TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVER
The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a second accident Sunday at the 315 mile marker of I-40 in Cumberland County. A 1997 Peterbilt tractor-trailer operated by 63-year-old Glenn Pierce of Cookevi ...
