The annual Roane County band festival sponsored by the Rockwood, Kingston and Harriman Rotary Clubs is this evening Monday, October 4th, on Civitan Field at Tom Pemberton Stadium. Admission will be cans of food to be donated to the local food pantries or cash donations to be divided equally to …
Read More »States Oldest Rivalry
Harriman and Rockwood have met on the gridiron for 102 times. Friday night, the Rivarly will take place for the 103rd time and it will be the OEB Law Game of the Week on BBB TV-12. Harriman and Rockwood started playing each other in 1921. They’ve played every year since …
Read More »Man Struck and Killed by Train in Harriman
Emergency personnel were called to the area around the I-40 overpass crossing over the railroad and Hwy 27 in South Harriman this morning just after 8am, after a train crew reported they struck a man on the tracks near that location. Harriman Police and Fire personnel were first on the …
Read More »Deceased male recovered from the Emory River
On 9/13/21 officers with the Harriman Police Department were dispatched to Riverfront Park in Harriman to assist Roane County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bryan Walker on a missing persons case that he was working. The missing person’s vehicle was found in the park. Officers arrived on scene and found a deceased …
Read More »Two Vehicle Rollover at Patton Lane and Hwy 27 Injures Two
Harriman Fire Police and an Ems unit were dispatched today just after noon to a two-vehicle rollover wreck at the intersection of Patton Lane and Hwy 27 at the Rockwood Harriman City limits. The right lane of travel both north and south and Patton Lane towards the College was blocked …
Read More »Roane Businessman Dies in Wreck in Harriman
We are still awaiting the Harriman Police Department to confirm the person killed in yesterday evenings single vehicle wreck on Pansy Hill Road, but Facebook reports have confirmed the owner and operator of Wheels Towing, Darrell Fink, has died after the accident on Pansy Hill Road in Harriman Thursday Evening. …
Read More »Train vs. Big Truck in Harriman
(NOTE: We will have video of this at 5:30pm and will upload it here later this afternoon) The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a crash today that occurred just before 10am, where a tractor trailer loaded with pipe, was struck by a northbound Norfolk-Southern train at Bell Road in South …
Read More »Trailer Fire on I-40 East Bound Slows Traffic for Hours on Friday
Traffic on Interstate 40 Eastbound at the 351-mile marker just past The Midtown on ramp, was tied up for hours Friday following a semi-trailer catching fire. Kingston Fire department personnel were sent to the scene to battle the blaze that appeared to be near the trailer tires, which was raging …
Read More »Harriman Police report Drug Arrests through Operation
On Monday, July 12, 2021, the Harriman Police Department’s Criminal Patrol Unit (CPU) arrested 3 people, in 2 separate encounters, on felony charges in connection with the sale and distribution of controlled substances. The arrests culminated from information provided by area residents who witnessed illicit activity in and around the …
Read More »Harriman Mayor Asks Council to Delay Vote on Budget
The Harriman City council met at City Hall last night. Mayor Wayne Best asked the council to hold off on passing their estimated $17 million dollar budget on First Reading. The mayor wanted to discuss the budget in a work session, which followed the regular meeting, so that council could …
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