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Roane State Community College is implementing a phased reopening so students can access many of the services they need on campus ahead of the fall semester. For the remainder of June, the following offices will operate from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the designated locations: …

A Roane County man is facing a child sex crime charge. According to the jail database, 28-year-old Bryon Cody Copeland of Harriman is charged with sexual child abuse. The warrant reads between August 2018 and November 2019, Copeland took part in numerous sexual acts with the child under the age …

It appears the COVID-19 Pandemic will have a Major Impact in Roane County as far as one Corporation is concerned. We have obtained information today from DWK Life Sciences, formerly Chase Instruments in the Roane County Industrial Park in Rockwood, will begin reducing their workforce this coming Monday, according to …

For the first time in decades, area Memorial Day ceremonies at local cemeteries have been canceled due to COVID-19. Jim Ryans, Commander of the Roane County Military Memorial Honor Guard and the American Legion Post #50 in Rockwood have announced that unfortunately due to COVID -19 they will not conduct …

Thirteen incoming Roane State freshmen from five counties in the community college’s service area have won Roane State Tennessee Scholars scholarships of $500 each. The Tennessee Scholars initiative, in effect for more than a decade, encourages students to take more demanding classes throughout their high school years as well as …

Several volunteer fire departments responded to a small brush fire last night around 9 p.m. to the 1400 block of Mountain View Road South of Rockwood. West Roane County Fire units were first on the scene and said things we’re pretty well under control, however Midtown fire sent a couple …

UPDATED Story from yesterday One person was killed in a two-car collision Friday afternoon in Roane County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says that the accident happened just before 3:15 pm Friday in front of the Lowe’s/Kroger shopping center on Highway 70 in Harriman. Troopers reported that 72-year-old Sharon Roden of …

Roane County Budget Director,Connie Aytes Roane County Budget Director, Connie Aytes, gives the county an update on this years budget cycle ongoing and the picture doesn’t look as bright financially for the county as she and others would like. Aytes stated in the County newsletter this month that April 20th …

Jayson B. Turner, 28 Roane County deputies responded yesterday (Monday, April 27, 2020) to a physical domestic altercation taking place in a vehicle on Sugar Grove Road at Skyline Drive in Harriman. A witness told officers a female victim attempted to get out of the vehicle and was dragged several …

Bluff Road. Photo Courtesy of Roane County Highway Department. The county for the most part escaped any serious damage from yesterday’sline of storms that went more to the south causing problems in lower EastTennessee . However, Superintendent of Roads for Roane County, DennisFerguson, did say his crews were out clearing …