
ROANE STATE MOURNS LOSS OF FORMER PRESIDENT SHERRY HOPPE
Roane State Community College is mourning the loss of one of its own this week following the passing of former president Dr. Sherry L. Hoppe

LOCAL AREA CLOSINGS, CANCELLATIONS, AND DELAYS (FEB. 2)
Roane County Schools will be closed Monday. Monroe County Schools will be closed on Monday. Loudon County Schools will be closed on Monday. Sweetwater City

STRUCTURE FIRE REPORTED IN ROANE COUNTY
A structure fire was reported at 2:56 PM EST on January 30, 2026, in Roane County at the intersection of Country Lane and Paw Paw

MORGAN SHERIFF’S OFFICE MOURNS NATIVE SON AND FALLEN HERO DEPUTY DERRICK BONHAM
Posted by the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office: The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Rick Hamby extend our deepest condolences to the Weakley County Sheriff’s

SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH ON HOLLOWAY ROAD INVOLVES ELDERLY DRIVER
Early this morning, around 1:00 a.m., a single-vehicle accident occurred on Holloway Road in the lower portion of the Eureka community in Rockwood. Initial reports

CREDIT CARD FRAUD REPORTED IN FAIRFIELD GLADE TOTALING $581.87
On January 25, 2026, at approximately 1:30 PM, Officer Michael Murphy of the Fairfield Glade Police Department was dispatched to the department lobby to take

YOUNG ARTISTS WIN BIG IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY SOIL & WATER STEWARDSHIP POSTER CONTEST
The Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) recently sponsored a Soil and Water Stewardship Poster Contest. The theme for this year’s contest was

WARRANT ISSUED FOR ALMOST $1,000 IN ATTEMPTED THEFT FROM CROSSVILLE RURAL KING
On January 28, 2026, at around 8:06 PM, Crossville police were dispatched to the Rural King store in response to a reported shoplifting incident. A

CUMBERLAND HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ISSUES SURVEY FOR INPUT ON COUNTY ROADS
Posted by the Cumberland County Highway Department: We need your input! Let us know in our survey, what matters to you the most. We are

MOTOR ACCIDENT IN FAIRFIELD GLADE
On Friday, January 30, 2026, at 8:18 AM, emergency dispatchers in Cumberland County received a direct citizen call reporting a motor vehicle accident with possible

CRASH REPORTED ON KENTUCKY STREET IN KINGSTON
A motor vehicle accident was reported at 3:48 PM in Roane County, specifically in the 800 block of North Kentucky Street in Kingston, Tennessee. Emergency

CUMBERLAND DEPUTIES STOP BURGLARY-IN-PROGRESS
On January 27, 2026, around 11:32 PM, deputies from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported burglary in progress at Big Horn Drive.
