MORE SOLDIERS FROM THE 101ST AIRBORNE RETURN FROM AFGHANISTAN
More of the soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are returning home after nine-month deployments to Afghanistan. Two welcome-home ceremonies are slated for this week at Fort Campbell, Kentucky ...
TENNESSEE SEEKS NEW STUDENT-TESTING CONTRACT VENDOR
The next student-assessment test administrator will need to follow strict performance requirements. So says a request for proposal issued yesterday. Previous testing by vendor Questar encountered stat ...
CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL GETS A LESSON ON “NO SCAM ZONE”
The Crossville Police Department wants to make the city a “No Scam Zone.” Captain Brian Eckelson presented members of the city council a plan to drastically reduce the number of scams in the area. Cap ...
HOUSE FIRE VICTIM’S NAME RELEASED
The Roane County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the victim of the house fire yesterday on 116 Mainsail Road in Kingston. Lily Watson was an employee in the Roane County Trustee’s Office. ...
BRADDAM ARRESTED FOR EVADING ARREST, DRIVING ON SUSPENDED LICENSE
Friday afternoon, Cumberland County deputies attempted to stop a motorcyclist engaging in unsafe road behavior on Highway 70 West; 26-year-old Marcus Allan Braddam of Crossville passed three other veh ...
KINGSTSON SENATOR KEN YAGER LAUDS LEE’S BUDGET INITIATIVES
Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Ken Yager (R-Kingston) praised initiatives outlined by Governor Bill Lee in his State of the State / Budget Address Monday. Yager said $35 million in funding for new ...
HARRIMAN CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
The Harriman City Council will meet Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at City Hall on Roane Street. Items on the agenda include discuss and possible approval of the proposed Strategic Plan Document; discussio ...
KINGSTON CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION TONIGHT
The Kingston City Council work session is scheduled for this evening, March 5, at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Agenda items include discussion of amphitheater bids, an update on the search for a new Parks and ...
FILYAW ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER BRIEF CHASE
Rockwood Police Chief Bill Stinett said the arrest of 41-year-old Daniel Lee Filyaw resulted from Filyaw’s fleeing from officers just after midnight last night when they attempted to pull him over for ...
SPARTA WOMAN ARRESTED ON METH, WEAPONS CHARGES
Acting on a tip about drug sales at a Yellow Cliff Creek Road home in Sparta, Cumberland County deputies encountered 49-year-old Mechelle Louise Pyles. Upon her initially answering the door, deputies ...
ROANE COUNTY FACES NEARLY $6 MILLION IN FLOOD DAMAGE
Roane County was one of the spots hardest hit by flood damage in our listening area. The damage estimates currently stand at around $6 million – and they’re not finished climbing yet. After touring ...
ROANE COUNTY MAN SAID HE’D “NEVER SEEN” THE DRUGS FOUND IN HIS PANTS POCKET
Monday morning, Roane County deputies received a BOLO for 45-year-old David James Johnson, said to be in a black Toyota Camry in the Midtown area, without a valid driver’s license and in possession of ...










