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TDOT to Suspend All Lane Closure Activity for the Holiday Weekend NASHVILLE – Road Construction will not delay motorists as they travel Tennessee’s highways this Memorial Day weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes beginning at noon on Friday, May …

Roane State’s One Stop and Advising Resource Center will host virtual appointments as part of the college’s Registration Rally for students on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The purpose of the event will be to get students registered for fall classes and ensure that their financial aid is in place. Fall …

Schedule:           5/20/21 – 6pm – 10pm                            5/27/21 – 6pm – 10pm                            5/28/21 – 8am – 12pm Beginning this Friday at 6pm, the Mount Pisgah Baptist Church will be hosting their annual Print Ministry telethon.  Pastor Garvin Walls, HB Carney and pastors from around the area sit in and …

In an opinion released today, the Tennessee Supreme Court determined that, while two Tennessee county governments had standing to challenge the Education Savings Account Pilot Program (the “ESA Act”), the Act is not rendered unconstitutional by the Home Rule Amendment, article XI, section 9, of the Tennessee Constitution. In 2019, …

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) released the following statement strongly supporting the proposal to build a new onsite disposal facility on the Oak Ridge Reservation. “Moving forward with the Environmental Management Disposal Facility is critically important to the Oak Ridge Reservation. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory and …

622 Buck Creek Road, East Roane County. (Photo courtesy of WVLT) Information has been slow coming as to how two persons died at a residence on Buck Creek Road in East Roane County. Today Sheriff Jack Stockton gave us the names of the two victims, identified as Steve Groover and …

Vanessa Turpin, a recent graduate from Roane State’s Chemical Engineering Technology program. By Bob FowlerRoane State staff writer Vanessa Turpin just graduated from Roane State’s Chemical Engineering Technology program, and she says that diploma means “the sky’s the limit” as far as job prospects are concerned. “There are so many …

Teenagers 15 to 17 Years-Old Have Option to Take the Written Test Online NASHVILLE— The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s (TDOSHS) Driver Services division is now offering a new online service, “At-Home Knowledge Testing,” for Tennessee teenagers. Teenagers between the ages of 15 to 17 may now take …

CLINTON-The new Wolf Valley Convenience Center, located at 2025 East Wolf Valley Road, is scheduled to open June 1, 2022.  And, in preparation for the opening of the new facility, the existing facility at 1505 Clinton Highway, will be closed to the public on May 31, so that equipment from …

May 16, 2022 Rutherford County is once again set to host Spring Fling, TSSAA’s unique spring sports championship event where state championships are decided in seven different sports over a four-day period, Tuesday, May 24 through Friday, May 27, 2022. Tickets are on sale now through GoFan. A ticket is …