
STRAW ESCAPES INJURY IN ACCIDENT ON I-40 IN ROANE COUNTY
An elderly Knox County man escaped injury in a single vehicle accident in Roane County yesterday afternoon. Troopers say a 2001 Buick LeSabre driven by 82-year-old Leland Straw of Knoxville hydroplane ...

TDOT CONTINUES WORK ON TRUCK CLIMBING LANE ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND CO.
TDOT continues construction of a truck climbing lane in the eastbound lanes of I-40 near mile marker 339 in Cumberland County. Construction signs, guardrails, and portable barrier rail have been insta ...

PUTNAM COUNTY DEPUTY SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department says one of their deputies was seriously injured late yesterday afternoon in an accident. At approximately 4:47 p.m., Deputy Chris Lynn suffered severe injuries ...

CROSSVILLE POLICE ANNOUNCE PARTICIPATION IN CHARITY EVENT
Crossville Police Department’s Chief Jessie Brooks is proud to announce that he has invited all interested Crossville Police Department officers to participate in the Crossville Police Department’s 2N ...

TDOT GIVES UPDATE ON REPAIRS TO SECTION OF HWY. 68 ON GRANDVIEW MOUNTAIN
Repairs continue to a section of Highway 68 in between Grandview and Spring City in Rhea County. Tennessee Department of Transportation spokeswoman Jennifer Flynn told 105.7 News today that the repair ...

SEVERE WEATHER HITS LISTENING AREA WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES BEHIND IT
Some of the listening area experience severe weather this morning as a powerful front passed by. The Storm Prediction Center says a barn roof was torn off in the Bradbury area of Roane County from hi ...

ONE HURT IN ATV VS. VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN CRAB ORCHARD
One person was hurt in an ATV versus a vehicle accident this morning in eastern Cumberland County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 1999 Kawasaki ATV operated by an unknown rider was traveling east ...

INSIDE OF VACANT TRAILER STRIPPED BY BURGLARS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a burglary and theft at a home in the Windridge Subdivision. Officers responded to the residence at 193 Raccoon Drive on October 20 to find ...

ROANE COUNTY JURY FINDS BROWNLOW GUILTY OF THREE COUNTS OF CHILD RAPE
A jury found a Roane County man guilty this week for multiple counts of child rape. Court officials say 56-year-old William Eric Brownlow of Shady Drive in Harriman was indicted by a grand jury six ye ...

SMART FINANCIAL, INC. ANNOUNCES MERGER WITH PROGRESSIVE FINANCIAL GROUP
SmartFinancial, Inc. announces they will merge with Progressive Financial Group Inc., parent company of Progressive Savings Bank. As of last month, Progressive had approximately $296 million of total ...

FREEZE WARNING ISSUED FOR ENTIRE LISTENING AREA
The National Weather Service has issued a FREEZE WARNING from 11 p.m. tonight (October 31, 2019) to 9 a.m. central time tomorrow morning for the entire listening area. The high temperatures for today ...

SIX SO FAR PICK UP PAPERS TO RUN FOR CUMBERLAND CO. PROPERTY ASSESSOR
105.7 News learned this afternoon that six individuals so far picked up papers expressing an interest in running for Cumberland County property assessor. The current property assessor, David Simcox, i ...