FOOD BANKS RECEIVE MONEY FROM VEC CUSTOMER SHARE PROGRAM
Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC) recognizes the urgent need of those members who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the support of VEC management, the VEC Customers Share B ...
SMALL EARTHQUAKE REPORTED IN ROANE COUNTY AND NEAR SWEETWATER
The U.S. Geological Survey says two more earthquakes took place in the past 24 hours along with the 2.1 magnitude quake in northeast Rhea County yesterday. A 2.3 magnitude happened last night just bef ...
ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT TO BEGIN ON NORTH MAIN STREET IN CROSSVILLE, TRAFFIC DELAYS EXPECTED
TDOT says a road project in Crossville will tie up traffic starting this weekend. Crews will be resurfacing 3.3 miles of Highway 127 or North Main Street from just south of Elmore Road to Huddle Road, ...
TVA AND JACOBS ENGINEERING: “WE WILL COOPERATE WITH TBI INVESTIGATION INTO ASH SPILL CLEANUP”
The TVA and Jacobs Engineering Group says they will cooperate with a TBI criminal investigation. On December 22, 2008, over 5 million cubic yards of fly ash spilled ion Roane County creating one of th ...
MAY 2020 VEHICLE TAGS IN TENNESSEE DON’T HAVE TO BE RENEWED UNTIL JUNE 15, 2020
Tennessee motor vehicle registration renewals due in May 2020 have been extended to June 15, 2020. That is according to Executive Order #36 signed by Governor Bill Lee. To avoid any unnecessary face-t ...
DAILY TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 7,818 (up 72 from yesterday) remaining active cases in Tennessee out of 16,699 total cases (up 329 since yest ...
RENE ARRESTED AFTER NEARLY COLLIDING HEAD-ON WITH DEPUTY CRUISER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A Knoxville man is facing charges after nearly running his vehicle head-on into a Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department cruiser this week. The report states a deputy observed a small car driven by 27 ...
ONE INJURED IN ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF FIREARM IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County medics and deputies responded late yesterday to a residence on Herbert Houston Road in the Linary area for a shooting. Sheriff Casey Cox told 105.7 News this morning the victim, iden ...
BREAKING NEWS – SHOOTING REPORTED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
BREAKING NEWS - Cumberland County deputies and medics are on the scene of a shooting on Herbert Houston Road. This is in the Linary area of the county. Initial reports indicate one sustained a gunshot ...
CROSSVILLE MAN FALLS VICTIM TO E-MAIL SCAM
A Crossville man fell victim to an e-mail scam yesterday. The man in his late 60’s told police he received an e-mail from who he thought was a friend of his requesting gift card numbers to go to veter ...
DAILY TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 7,746 remaining active cases in Tennessee out of 16,370 total cases (up 260 since yesterday) 8,624 reco ...
PRISON INMATE WHO SHOT AND KILLED A ROANE COUNTY DEPUTY IN 1983 DIES
A state prison inmate serving a life sentence for the murder of a Roane County deputy nearly 40 years ago has died. Officials say 72-year-old Frank McCall passed away of natural causes after he was tr ...
