Tag Archives: Roane County

Kingston Police on February 10th just after 9pm, officers with the Kingston Police Department were dispatched to the Kenjo Market located at 505 Gallaher Road on a stolen vehicle call. The victim stated that a male had jumped into his vehicle and drove off. The vehicle was reported stolen and …

  On 02/08/2022, at 1656 hours, Officers David Choate and Marie Watson responded to the Exxon Zoomerz located at 935 N. Kentucky street in reference to a possibly intoxicated subject.   The subject was identified as Karen Reeves. Ms. Reeves was acting erratically and officers began investigating. Ms. Reeves stated …

(NASHVILLE, TN), February 14, 2022 — Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) filed Senate Bill 2702 to help school districts across Tennessee address ongoing staffing challenges. The bill would allow retired members of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) to be reemployed as a K-12 teacher, K-12 substitute teacher, or as a …

The Tennessee Highway Patrol released the preliminary report late Thursday of the accident that took the lives of a man and a woman on Highway 61 near Mount Pisgah Baptist Church on Tuesday. According to the report, Melissa Giles, 44, of Oliver Springs and Jesse Lowe, 38, of Harriman were …

A 2-car accident in South Roane County Wednesday, around 1:30pm, closed a portion of Hwy 58 near Mans hollow Road and also knocked out power for thousands of Volunteer Electric Customers . We are still awaiting the Tennessee Highway Patrol report on who was involved and the extent of injuries, …

Redistricting is the way we change the districts that determine who represents us. Every member of the U.S. House of Representatives, most of our state legislators, and many of our local legislators in towns and counties are elected from districts. These districts divide states and the people who live there, …

UPDATE (3:38pm – January 17, 2021) Passerby pulls driver from the water. Around 3pm Sunday, during snowy conditions, a woman lost control of her vehicle on Swan Pond Circle Road and ran into the nearby lake. A passerby saw the car go into the water and alerted authorities. The Roane …

Representative Chuck Fleischmann Introduces Resolution to Honor the Lives of Our Chattanooga Service Members Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) struck down President Biden’s unconstitutional vaccine or test mandate for private businesses with over 100 employees. …

ORNL Federal Credit Union (ORNL FCU) is now accepting applications for the B.A. Candler and John McKittrick scholarships to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville for the 2022-2023 school year. The scholarships provide $1,000 toward the cost of tuition, books, and other school-related expenses.Each year, ORNL FCU, through the University of …

Two people were killed today as a result of a traffic accident on I-40 Eastbound at the 356 Mile marker in Kingston. The accident occurred when the van they were driving, slammed into the rear of a tractor trailer. The accident happened around 9am today. There were seven vehicles that …