
ROANE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING CORONAVIRUS
The Roane County School System issued a statement this morning regarding the coronavirus. The statement is as follows: “Dear Roane County Schools families and employees: Given the recent and elevate ...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: “AT LEAST EF-3” TORNADO HIT PUTNAM COUNTY
The National Weather Service said today “at least an EF-3 tornado” hit Putnam County yesterday, but surveyors were still assessing data to determine whether the force of the storm was stronger. Crews ...

TWO DRIVERS SLIGHTLY INJURED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN KINGSTON
Kingston police and medics responded to a two vehicle accident on the 900 block of West Race Street this morning. The report states a vehicle operated by 32-year-old Stacy Renee French was attempting ...

FOUST ARRESTED AFTER REPORTEDLY STEALING VEHICLE IN CROSSVILLE
A Crossville woman was placed into custody this week after police recovered a vehicle reported stolen from a White Pine Court residence. The arrest report indicates the vehicle owner woke up to discov ...

PRICE FROM CROSSVILLE ARRESTED AFTER ‘EASTER EGG CONTAINING METH’ ALLEGEDLY FOUND
Crossville police stopped a driver in a vehicle this week on the 3100 block of North Main Street for traffic violations. The report states 23-year-old Holly Anne Price of Crossville allegedly failed a ...

TWO ARRESTED BY CROSSVILLE POLICE AT CENTENNIAL PARK
Crossville police observed a vehicle yesterday at Centennial Park after hours. Officers found 41-year-old Lawrence Bible and 45-year-old Melissa Ann Baker inside the automobile. A check revealed Baker ...

“210 MILE BROKEN TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION” – TRACKING THE DEADLY TORNADO OF MARCH 3, 2020
The tornado that left numerous dead and injured in the early morning hours of March 3, 2020 left a 210 mile broken trail of destruction in middle Tennessee. The tornado formed and initially hit the g ...

IDENTITIES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS KILLED IN PUTNAM COUNTY TORNADO RELEASED
Putnam County released this morning the identities of the ones killed in yesterday morning’s tornado. Five were children and the rest were adults. They are: Hattie Collins – 3 to 4 year old female D ...

CAUSE OF UNOCCUPIED HOME FIRE IN FENTRESS COUNTY UNDER INVESTIGATION
Fentress County authorities are looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed an unoccupied home on the 1,000 block of Terry Lane in the Banner Springs area. Firefighters arrived to see the structur ...

ROCKWOOD MAN ARRESTED IN LOUDON COUNTY FOLLOWING VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A Roane County man is facing charges in Loudon County following a single vehicle accident. A deputy found a vehicle unoccupied on an embankment and started to look for the registered owner, 32-year-ol ...

PUTNAM COUNTY RELEASES UPDATED LIST OF PEOPLE MISSING AFTER TORNADO
Officials in Putnam County released an updated list as of 7:15 a.m. this morning (March 4, 2020) of people who have been reported missing after a tornado struck the area early yesterday morning. Rach ...

2020 CUMBERLAND COUNTY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS – MARCH 3, 2020
CUMBERLAND COUNTY ASSESSOR OF PROPERTY Lori Lowe Powell – 2,300 Lewis Taylor – 1,683 Tom Howard – 1, 636 Greg Barnwell – 1,449 Heath Scarbrough - 983 Linda Watson Miller – 838 Don Strong - 112 ...