Tag Archives: School Bus

Roane County authorities are investigating an incident involving a school bus that ran off Ponders Gap Road this morning. According to 9th District Attorney General Russell Johnson, the bus was stopped by a tree, preventing it from potentially rolling into a nearby gully. There were 21 students on board at …

Photo Courtesy of Todd Allen, Facebook Just after 4:00 p.m. on Monday, a Roane County school bus was involved in a collision with a car on Mountain View Road. Fortunately, none of the students on the bus were injured, although the bus sustained significant damage to its front and nearly …

A contentious school bus contract is on its way to the County Commission for the meeting on May 20. The commission’s Purchasing Committee has recently sanctioned a contract with a new vendor, Knoxville-based SCU, for seven bus routes, and has resolved to maintain that contract despite a legal objection from …

A Ridge View Elementary School Student was found unresponsive on his bus this morning shortly before 8am.  When the bus arrived at Ridge View and students began unloading, the student, age 6, wasn’t moving. According to reports by the Rockwood Fire Department, the child had fallen asleep sometime on the …