A two-vehicle crash occurred near the Weigel’s store entrance on Gallaher Road Northbound Lanes earlier Monday, just before 9:00 am according to the Kingston Police Department report filed by detective Keith Kyle. When he arrived on the scene, he spoke with the driver of one vehicle heading Northbound identified as …
Read More »Kingston Water Board Faces Heat from Citizens About Sewer Charges
Tuesday night during the Kingston water board meeting they were met again with opposition concerning charging water customers outside the city, 125% of their water usage for sewer service, in which those who oppose the new fee are not connected to the Sewer Service. The water board stated Tuesday night, …
Read More »Kingston Fire Responds to Smoke in Apartments Early Tuesday Morning
Image by Freepik Kingston Fire Department Personnel responded to the apartments in the middle of downtown Kingston around 1:00 a.m. early Tuesday morning where smoke was noticed in one of the apartments. Harriman fire was also called for Mutual Aid, but they were turned back before they arrived. The Kingston …
Read More »Kingston Police Are Asking for Your Help in Burglary of a Storage Unit
Kingston Police are looking for this Dark Colored Scion. On 03/14/2023, at 0754 hours, officers with the Kingston Police department arrived at Blue Jay Storage located at 1417 Kingston Hwy in reference to a burglary to a storage unit. Officers spoke with the owner of the storage units. The owner …
Read More »UPDATE: Super 8 Motel Sends Response to Veteran Who Was Asked to Leave
Super 8 Motel, 905 N Kentucky St, Kingston – photo from Wyndham Hotels Website The Super 8 Motel in Kingston issued a letter of apology to Jason Schmidlen for asking the veteran to leave the motel on Friday, March 10, 2023. According to Schmidlen, he was asked to leave the …
Read More »Veteran Refused Service Due to his Service Dog at Local Motel
Super 8 Motel, 905 N Kentucky St, Kingston – photo from Wyndham Hotels Website A United States veteran, Jason Schmidlen, unfortunately had an unpleasant experience with the Super 8 motel at 905 North Kentucky Street in Kingston this past Friday evening. Schmidlen rented a room for himself along with his …
Read More »Wednesday Crash Has Two Transported to Local Hospitals with One Facing Charges
A two-vehicle crash happened in front of Weigel’s store on Gallahar Road just before 8:30pm on Wednesday. The report is now available on the crash which involved two vehicles. The Kingston Police Department report states that a 2009 Ford Fusion driven by 44-year-old Robert Jones from Kingston, was traveling southbound …
Read More »Teen missing from Roane County, reward offered
Authorities in Roane County are still searching for a missing 16-year-old Kingston boy who has not been seen since last month.16-year-old Jacob Clifford was last seen on February 10th, and according to an Oliver Springs Police Department Facebook post, may be with an adult female. No description of the female …
Read More »Kingston PD Makes Arrest of Woman on Several Charges
On January 31 at a approximately 1503 hours, Detective Keith Kile observed Erica Howe operating a red Chevrolet Camaro on Paint Rock Ferry road. Detective Kile had knowledge that Erica Howe had a warrant for her arrest out of Roane County General Sessions Court for failure to appear. Detective Kile …
Read More »Manhunt On-Going in Roane County
An intense Manhunt has been going on in Roane County since around 6:00 p.m. last night, according to Chief Deputy Tim Hawn with the Roane County Sheriff’s Office. The Tennessee Highway Patrol was attempting to pull over a vehicle when the car stopped on the westbound side of I-40 near …
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