Tag Archives: Roane County

According to a press release from The Roane County Sheriff’s Department assistant Chief Deputy Tim Hawn, On Thursday June 6, 2022, at around 2PM Deputies responded to a Welfare Check at 1198 Joiner Hollow Road. Family members were concerned about the resident, James E. Britton, age 74, after not having …

A Putnam County Ambulance rests on it’s side after an accident on I-40 West around the 343 Mile Marker on Monday, June 6, 2022. (Photo Courtesy of Putnam County EMS) At approximately 7:20 pm Monday evening, a Putnam County EMS Ambulance was involved in a motor vehicle accident with another …

To be picked up at New Life Church of God, 3106 Roane State Highway, Harriman, TN 37763 Harriman Church of God had a name change to New Life Thursday, June 16th, from 9:00-12:30 Kingston and Harriman Residents Friday, June 17th, from 9:00-12:30 Rockwood and Oliver Springs Residents FIRST COME, FIRST …

On May 30, 2022, at approximately 3:00 PM, the Roane County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Jones Rd in Rockwood in reference to someone being shot.  When Deputies arrived, they found that the initial victim, a 58-year-old-male, had been transported to Roane Medical Center via private vehicle.  The …

Harriman was tied with Dresden but gave up 2 runs, one off of an error, in the top of the 7th inning and could not respond to fall 5-3 in their first game in the TSSAA Spring Fling in Murfreesboro. Harriman lost despite out-hitting Dresden six to three. Eva Stafford was the winning pitcher …

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 …

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 …

The Tennessee Highway Patrol says that a Loudon man was killed Thursday night in Roane County when his motorcycle collided with a car. Just before 6 pm Thursday, the THP reports that 45-year-old Greg McFalls of Loudon had been riding his 2008 Harley Davidson FLH west on Highway 72 when …