Tag Archives: Roane County

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 …

The Roane County Commission and Roane County Board of Education met in a joint workshop on Monday evening September 20th at 7 p.m. at Harriman High School. The main topic for discussion, the new schools consolidation building proposal. The school board had a discussion about the new $108 million dollar …

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 …

Update 11:15am: A Roane county Deputy was involved in a vehicle crash this morning in the Midtown portion of the city of Harriman. The Tennessee Highway Patrol was called to the location to handle the investigation of the crash by request of The Harriman Police which is standard procedure when …

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 …

Roane State Community College and its Office of Veterans Services recently launched a collaborative project called “The Veteran Wave.” As part of this effort, sponsored American flags will periodically be on display at RSCC campuses across our area, each one representing a local veteran. “This project is a way for …

9/1/2021ACTIVE+/- ACTIVE% INCREASEDEATHSINCREASE IN DEATHSAnderson County771598%1842Campbell County371193%662Cumberland County82612937%1531Morgan County210659%410Roane County6704229%1245

Last night (Monday, August 30, 2021) a Tennessee Highway Patrol Unit (a 2020 Ford Explorer) was struck by another car while responding to a property damage accident on I-40. Around 9:15pm, Trooper Justin Hamby arrived on scene around the 353-mile marker on I-40 west bound in the left lane, when …

A 25-year-old female was found dead in Evans Heights apartments last night. Rockwood Police and Fire were called to Apartment 141 around midnight and upon arrival found the woman unresponsive. The investigation as to what caused her death remains under investigation. There was also a young child inside the apartment …

Roane Rescue Squad members were sent along with other emergency responders this past Friday Aug 27th around 7pm, to Riggs Chapel Road in Harriman. Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Brady Burnums report stated that a2000 Nissan Altima Driven by James Jeffers, age 58, from Harriman was traveling eastbound on Riggs Chapel …