Weekend Emergency Incidents: Car Crashes into Home, and Garage Fire in Roane County

Over the weekend, Roane County emergency services responded to two significant incidents.

On Saturday morning around 11:00 a.m., a car collided with a home on Rhonda Way in the Smoke Rise subdivision, located south of Rockwood. Reports indicate that one individual was transported to the hospital following the accident. The extent of the injuries and the cause of the crash are still under investigation.

Later, on Sunday evening at approximately 9:00 p.m., multiple fire departments, including Midtown Fire, Blair Volunteer Fire, and South Roane County Fire and EMS, responded to a garage fire at 171 Walden Lane in Harriman, just off Bowman Bend Road. The fire quickly spread to the roof of the structure. Witnesses from across the river reported seeing flames through social media posts. Fortunately, several teenagers who were present at the time managed to escape without injury. Firefighters remained on the scene for nearly three hours, working to extinguish the blaze. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, with no injuries reported.

About Brad Jones

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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