We now have some information on last night’s accident where a vehicle went through the courthouse lawn and then ran into the old jail building. According to Kingston Police Chief Jim Washum, a vehicle was turning from Third Street onto East Race Street when apparently, according to the Chief, the driver suffered …
Read More »Fiery Crash on Paint Rock Ferry Road injures two
(Updated with video from the scene) A two-car fiery crash on Paint Rock Ferry Road just east of the Cherokee Middle School in Kingston around 6 p.m. Tuesday, resulted in two persons being injured with one being flown to UT Medical Center via LifeStar. Fire Department officials from Kingston had …
Read More »UPDATE: Body of a Local Law Enforcement Officer Found in Car in the Water Near Food City in Kingston
The Oliver Springs Police Department released a statement on their Facebook page: Officer James D. Perkins “It is with our deepest regret that we inform you of the off duty passing of Officer James D. Perkins. James Perkins has been an officer since 2006 working with the Rockwood Police Department, …
Read More »Body of a Local Law Enforcement Officer Found in Car in the Water near Food City in Kingston
The Kingston Police department, Fire, and Rescue Squad were sent around 11:30 am this morning to where a man’s body, who is a local law enforcement officer, was found in a vehicle in the water at a boat dock at a property owners residence in the 1400 block of North …
Read More »Kingston man on Meth has to be forcibly removed from burning home
Roane County deputies and firefighters responded to a mobile home on the 4700 block of Roane State Highway Saturday for smoke coming from the residence. Officers heard 45-year-old Wendell Dallas Kasior of Kingston inside yelling for help but would not come out of the home. Deputies forced their way in …
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