ROANE COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSED WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2020
Because of circumstances surrounding COVID-19, there will be no school in Roane County Wednesday, November 25, 2020. The school system will not provide distance learning nor expect students to log on ...
TDOT: NO ROAD CONSTRUCTION DELAYS DURING THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways in anticipation of higher traffic volumes across the state. It will be from noon ...
ROANE COUNTY PLACED UNDER A MASK MANDATE IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Roane County is now under a mask mandate effective this morning (Monday, November 23, 2020) Roane County Executive Ron Woody issued the following statement with the mandate: "It is with a lot of tho ...
TIPS TO HELP PREVENT HOME AND CAR BURGLARIES DURING HOLIDAY SEASON
During the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season, the number of purse thefts and vehicle break-ins normally increase. Owners sometimes leave vehicles unlocked while shopping or parked at home, pro ...
DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-40 IN EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY
A driver escaped injury in a single vehicle accident on I-40 in eastern Putnam County late yesterday. Trooper James Owens says a 2015 Buick Lacrosse operated by 67-year-old Mirtha Kopec of Monterey wa ...
DEATH TOLL RISES IN CUMBERLAND, ROANE, RHEA, OVERTON, PUTNAM AND MCMINN COUNTIES
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2020 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 46,245 (UP from y ...
NELSON CHARGED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHOOTING
Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies responded yesterday to a shooting off Butternut Ridge Road in the Rinnie community. One man was taken by private vehicle to the Circle K Market and flown by Lifest ...
BENEFIT HELD FOR INJURED CUMBERLAND COUNTY DEPUTY
A special benefit was held at the Cumberland County Community Complex today for Deputy Greg Green. He was working last month at a home as part of his own business while off duty when a ladder he was ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS COVID-19 DATA – FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 2020
The Cumberland County School System reports this afternoon (Friday, November 20, 2020) 24 positive active student cases (down 6 from last Friday) and 6 positive active staff cases (down 7 from last Fr ...
LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONDING TO MULTIPLE VICTIM SHOOTING IN NORTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
BREAKING NEWS – Law enforcement is responding to a shooting that took place within the last hour ago on Butternut Ridge Road in the Rinnie community of Cumberland County. Details are few at this minut ...
TRACTOR-TRAILER FIRE ON I-40 IN ROANE COUNTY RESULTS IN WESTBOUND TRAFFIC JAM
Roane County firefighters responded to a tractor-trailer blaze around the 343 westbound mile marker of I-40 this morning. The portion of road was shut down for over an hour as the fire was eventually ...
AT LEAST 150 ACRES BURNED IN FENTRESS COUNTY WILDFIRE
Fentress County firefighters responded late yesterday to a large wildfire that burned at least 150 acres. Officials say 95 percent is contained as of sunrise today. The blaze was in a remote area sout ...
