VEC STILL WORKING HARD TO RESTORE POWER
7:20 am Outage Update: VEC line crews are still in the field working on restoration this morning. We've also brought in an additional 16 contract crews to help with the recovery effort. At the peak of ...
6 PM STORM UPDATE: POWER OUTAGES SURGE, CLEAN UP CONTINUES
OUTAGES CLIMB TO 15,441. MANY TREES STILL FALLING ACROSS ROADS AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WITH EXTREME CAUTION.
STORM REPAIRS UNDERWAY, POWER OUTAGES DOWN TO 10,345
Emergency agencies, VEC, TDOT, and County and City Road Dept's have been busy this afternoon working to clear roadways from trees and power lines down caused by the thunderstorm that came through earl ...
WIDE SPREAD POWER OUTAGES IN OUR AREA
VEC Priority Message: The National Weather Service has issued numerous alerts for East Tennessee this afternoon. A series of very strong thunderstorms is currently moving through the area. There is a ...
TORNADO WATCH ISSUED FOR OUR AREA
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Tennessee and North Carolina until 6 PM CDT. This includes the Nashville Metro Area and most of Middle Tennessee east of I-65. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVIC ...
CONFIRMED EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN ROANE COUNTY THURSDAY
The National Weather Service after surveying damage has confirmed a tornado touched down in Roane County on Thursday afternoon. Officials with the NWS said the EF-1 tornado has maximum wind speeds o ...
NOW THAT SCHOOLS ARE BACK IN SESSION, KNOW THE LAW ON BUS SAFETY
Area commuters are once again encountering school buses, picking up or dropping off students. If you are a driver approaching a stopped bus, with red lights flashing and the stop sign activated, here’ ...
BOTH EXPELLED MEMBERS OF ‘TENNESSEE THREE’ WIN BACK THEIR STATE HOUSE SEATS
Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the “Tennessee Three,” reclaimed their legislative seats Thursday after they were expelled for involvement i ...
HOMES DAMAGED FROM STORMS IN EAST ROANE COUNTY THURSDAY
A brief downburst of wind has caused some damage Thursday afternoon in the Oral community in East Roane County . Roane County EMA Director Tim Suter was on the scene around 4pm today after receiving ...
HIGH WINDS CAUSE DAMAGE IN EASTERN ROANE COUNTY
A brief downburst of wind has caused some damage this afternoon in the Oral community in East Roane County . Roane County EMA Director Tim Suter was on the scene around 4pm today after receiving ca ...
ROANE CO ROADS DELAYED IN OPENING TO TRAFFIC
We reported previously that the Bowman Bend, and Caney Ford Roads would be open last week, That has been delayed as we found out that some additional parts for hookup of the sewer line were delayed c ...
SPILLED DRINK CAUSES WRECK IN ROCKWOOD
Rockwood police and fire department first responders responded to a two vehicle accident in the 1200 block of Pump House Road at the entrance to the county dump site ,just after 3:00 p.m. Tuesday. Acc ...











