All the details of a Roane County man’s arrest are not readily available today as 45-year-old James Walter Gunter was taken into custody Tuesday evening at a business in Loudon County and brought to the Roane County Jail and booked in on substantial charges including: Continuous Sexual Abuse of Child2 …
Read More »Notice of Meeting The Oak Ridge Reservation Communities Alliance
The Oak Ridge Reservation Communities Alliance will meet on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. EDT at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Remediation Office at 761 Emory Valley Road, Oak Ridge TN. Included on the agenda is a discussion of the FY24 and 5-year …
Read More »Radiological response training facility celebrates opening in Oak Ridge
Officials cut the ribbon to open the Emergency Response Training Facility in Oak Ridge Preventing radiological material from falling into the wrong hands or being used for nefarious purposes is a law enforcement concern. Government nuclear facilities are well protected for that very reason. Many hospitals, universities, and laboratories, however, …
Read More »Search Turns Up Thousands in Cash and Drugs
Press Release by Kingston Police Department On 01/06/2023, at 1828 hours, officers with the Kingston Police Department arrived at 815 Rosedale Avenue. Officers were dispatched to the residence at the request of probation officers with the Tennessee Department of Corrections who were doing a home search of Draven Hanna, who …
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 …
Read More »Pedestrian Struck and Killed on Gallaher Road Tuesday
According to a Tennessee Highway Patrol report, on Tuesday, December 27, at 6:59pm, a pedestrian was struck and killed on Gallaher Road in the 700 block. The report stated that a 2006 Chevy Cobalt was traveling south on Highway 58 when a pedestrian walked into the roadway and was struck …
Read More »Closings and Delays for Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Due to the weather and icy conditions, City of Oak Ridge offices will be on a 3-hour delay tomorrow (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) — opening at 11 a.m. Essential employees will be required to report at their regular time. Roane County: From Roane County Executive Wade Creswell “The Roane County Courthouse …
Read More »Kingston House fire claims 2 Dogs
A house fire in Kingston Sunday occurred just before 1pm which sent all of Kingston’s fire personnel and Harriman Fire units to the scene. The fire at the single-story home in the 900 block of Lakewood Road near the interstate, unfortunately left two dogs dead, according to officials. According to …
Read More »Fiery Crash on I-40 Leaves One Dead, One Injured
Photo Submitted by Chief Willie Gordon, Kingston Fire Department One person is dead and one injured after a fiery tractor trailer crash on Interstate 40 at the Buttermilk Road overpass around mile marker 358.8 eastbound earlier today. Fire Crews came to battle the blaze with Kingston Fire, first on the …
Read More »SENATE MAJORITY CAUCUS ELECTS LEADERSHIP FOR 113th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
(From L to R): Caucus Secretary Dawn White (R-Murfreesboro), Caucus Chairman Ken Yager (R-Kingston), Caucus Treasurer Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin), Lt. Governor Randy McNally, Caucus Chaplain Shane Reeves (R-Murfreesboro), Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin), Caucus Vice-Treasurer Bill Powers (R-Clarksville). Lt. Governor McNally, Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson and Republican Caucus …
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