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 …
Read More »Roane State to host virtual Registration Rally on May 25
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 …
Read More »Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Annual Print Ministry Telethon to air on BBB TV 12
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 …
Read More »Tennessee Supreme Court Holds That Education Savings Account Pilot Program Does Not Violate Home Rule Amendment Of Tennessee Constitution
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, …
Read More »Fleischmann Supports Proposed New Waste Disposal Facility on Oak Ridge Reservation
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 …
Read More »Investigation continues after 2 found dead in Roane County
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 …
Read More »With Roane State degree, “sky’s the limit,” Kingston resident says
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 …
Read More »DRIVER SERVICES OFFERS AT-HOME KNOWLEDGE TESTING
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 …
Read More »New Wolf Valley Convenience Center to open June 1; current location closed May 31
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 …
Read More »Spring Fling XXIX begins next week in Rutherford County
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 …
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