Breaking News: I-75 closed for Tractor Trailer Fire

Brad Jones August 25, 2019 Featured, News Leave a comment 950 Views

Update 2:11pm. The THP has reopened North Bound lanes.

Currently all I-75 southbound lanes starting at the 125 milemarker are closed. Traffic is being re-routed to Exit 128. 

The Anderson County Sheriff’s office along with Norris Fire, Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department and THP are working the scene of a tractor trailer fire. The tractor trailer contains an unknown chemical and ammunition which is causing crews difficulty extinguishing the fire. Anderson County EMA and Clinton Fire Department have been called for mutual aid. Updates will be posted when available.  

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BBB Communications Owner/Operator Brad Jones has been part of the company since August 1996. A graduate of Coalfield High School in 1987, Brad later earned his degree from the University of Tennessee College of Communications in 1995, where he was honored with the 1995 Broadcast Production Student of the Year Award. Brad began his broadcasting career while still attending college, working at Shop at Home, Inc. from 1993 to 1995. He later worked at Via TV (RSTV, Inc.) from 1995 to 1996 before doing freelance production work in Nashville. In August 1996, he joined the staff at BBB Communications, where he has remained ever since. In 2001, Brad also spent a short time working as a news photographer for WVLT-TV while continuing his role at BBB TV. In addition to his work in local broadcasting, Brad also works part-time at Jewelry Television and works with Packman Productions on “Rivalry Thursday” during football season. Brad is married to Nicole Jenkins Jones, a 1990 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. Nicole works at Oak Ridge Gastroenterology Associates. Together they have three children: Trevor Bogard, Chandler Jones, and Naomi Jones, along with three grandchildren: Carter Bogard, Lucas Hayward, and Adalynn Reece Bogard.

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