SEVERE STORMS LIKELY LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ACROSS MIDDLE AND EAST TENNESSEE
A significant round of severe weather is expected to impact much of Tennessee from late Sunday night into Monday, with all modes of severe storms possible, including damaging winds, large hail, and to ...
SOME I-40 LANES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAY MORNING
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Drivers traveling on I-40 in Cumberland County should be aware of upcoming roadway activities that will have an impact on traffic. Happening Sunday, March 30, 2025, from 6:00 am t ...
CUMBERLAND COMMISSION PASSES RESOLUTION TO GIVE 6% RAISE TO EMPLOYEES
At a special-called meeting, The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution on Tuesday based on recommendations from the Salary Subcommittee and Budget Committee. The resolution i ...
TDOT ADDRESSES TOLL ROAD SCAMS
From the Tennessee Department of Transportation: SCAM ALERT: TDOT is aware of text messages claiming people have unpaid toll road charges and potentially implying the message is coming from TDOT. ...
BRUSH FIRE SHUTS DOWN WHITE WING ROAD IN LOUDON COUNTY
LENOIR CITY, TENNESSEE – Emergency response teams, including deputies from the Loudon County Sheriff's Office, firefighters from the Loudon County Fire / Rescue, TN , and personnel from the Tennessee ...
TRAFFIC STOP IN PUTNAM COUNTY LEADS TO DRUG ARREST
From Putnam County Sheriff's Office: On March 28, 2025, Deputy Reed performed a traffic stop on a White Chevy Silverado for failure to maintain lane. The driver, Joshua Knight, then gave Deputy ...
GENESIS ROAD TO SEE FULL CLOSURE FOR REPAIRS, LIKELY IN SUMMER
Genesis Road in Cumberland County will undergo repairs between Catoosa Canyon Road and Obed Pines Road, requiring a full closure of that section. The Tennessee Department of Transportation bid out ...
WASSOM MEMORIAL HIGHWAY SHUT DOWN; COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACCIDENT
From the Rhea County Sheriff's Office: Wassom Memorial Highway is currently shut down at Burdette Rd due to a non-injury commercial vehicle accident. Please seek an alternate route as the road coul ...
WEEKLY EAST TENN. CONSTRUCTION REPORT (MAR. 27 – APR. 2)
BLOUNT COUNTY, SR 162 Pellissippi Parkway between Cusick Road and SR 33: SR 162 is reduced from two lanes to one through this project as construction crews perform bridge work in this area. Motorists ...
ROADWAY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR LOWER EAST AND UPPER CUMBERLAND (MAR. 28 – APR. 2)
DISTRICT 27 CUMBERLAND COUNTY I-40 Utility Work both directions from MM 308 to MM 331: THP / Officer assisted rolling roadblock on I-40 beginning eastbound at MM 331 (East of Crab Orchard Exit 32 ...
MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH AT THE SPLIT
The TDOT Smart Way mapreports a multi-vehicle wreck on Eastbound Interstate 40 at mile marker 368.4, occurring at 9:17 a.m. Two Eastbound lanes, out of four, are currently blocked, as well as the l ...
CHARLES ELMORE TO TAKE ON DIRECTOR POSITION AT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Today, Charles Elmore, former executive director of Roane County Family Promise, revealed he is leaving Family Promise to join Habitat for Humanity as a regional director at their Lakeway affiliate in ...












