Tag Archives: Rockwood

Late Friday night just before midnight a tractor trailer westbound on Interstate 40 near the top of Rockwood Mountain, around the 341-mile marker, suddenly lost its trailer loaded with yogurt. According to Tennessee highway patrolman Alexander Evans, whom we spoke with, the tractor trailer was the only vehicle involved and …

A Rockwood Police Department report states that just before 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Rockwood police officer Sergeant Kendall Mitchell received a call of a suspicious vehicle parked in the alley around 513 North Kingston Avenue. When Mitchell arrived at the scene, which is noted for illegal drug activity, the vehicle parked …

Retired Fire Chief Mike Wertz has passed away. The Rockwood Fire Department stated that Mike left an impression on every firefighter that passed through. He trained many firefighters in Roane County and other departments and was a long-time instructor with the State Fire Academy, a Hazmat expert, an Air Force …

We now have the report from the highway patrol from Tuesday’s single vehicle accident on Post Oak Valley Road which took out a power pole and resulted in several hundred residents being without power. The outage affected Joiner Hollow and Webster subdivisions. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol report, just …

Rockwood police along with medical personnel were sent to the 600 block of North Wilder Avenue around 10:30 last night where a person was in a yard unconscious. After police arrived the investigation determined that the person had died. The medical examiner was called to the scene and then Rescue …

(Photo by Peyton Vitatoe on Twitter) The State of Tennessee Forestry Division remains on the scene of the active fire on Rockwood Mountain as of 8 AM. Local fire crews have been on the scene since late last night assisting in the efforts. They are currently dealing with two separate …

Members of the Kingston City Council check out the Results of the Kingston City Election The November Election had a larger than expected turnout in many locations, with Roane County having a 43% voter turnout (15,967 voters out of 36,795 registered voters) compared to only a 27% turnout in August. …

On Friday evening November 4th, an officer was conducting a traffic stop on Westel Road at Church Loop. After running the tag, and it not coming back on file, the officer approached the maroon sedan, and the driver took off at a high rate of speed. The officer pursued the …

Rockwood Fire Department officials battled in all call Fire this past Friday afternoon on North Chamberlain Avenue at Harvey Street. The call was dispatched just before 2pm as the fire in a two-story dwelling that allegedly was unoccupied. RFD requested Mutual aid from Harriman Fire Department personnel as well. According …

(Photo Submitted) Crews from the Tennessee Division of Forestry have been on the scene of a large wildfire on Rockwood Mountain on Walden’s Ridge west of Harriman since last night. The woods and brush fire from this past weekend on Walden’s ridge, above Interstate 40, between Rockwood and Harriman, rekindled …