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 »Clinton Driver charged in Roane accident last Thursday night near Oliver Springs
As we promised we have an update on last Thursday night’s single car accident which occurred on Mahoney Road near Oliver Springs. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol report that we requested, a 2014 Nissan Maxima driven by 22-year-old Danni R Edwards from Clinton was traveling south on Mahoney Road …
Read More »UPDATE: Bicyclist Dies After Being Hit by Car in Harriman
Driver has been charged with Driving Under the Influence We first reported last night that a pedestrian was struck on Highway 27, north of downtown Harriman, but have since learned that it was a cyclist that was hit by a car last night around 9:50pm. Amy Hicks, 47, of Oliver …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: Pedestrian struck by Car in Harriman
Harriman police fire and rescue squad are on the scene of a pedestrian struck by a car around the 1900 block of Highway 27 North. Reports are that one person is dead. Northbound lanes are closed at this time near the Shiloh Market. When we receive more information we will …
Read More »TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL PROMOTES JIMMIE JOHNSON III TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Lieutenant Colonel Jimmie Johnson III NASHVILLE — Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry have announced the promotion of Jimmie Johnson III to Lieutenant Colonel. Lieutenant Colonel Johnson has demonstrated his passion and devotion to the Tennessee Highway Patrol …
Read More »Early Morning Crash in Morgan County Sends Two to the Hospital Backs Up Traffic
Shortly after 7:20am this morning, a 2010 Honda Accord, driven by 48-year-old Samantha Farmer of Oliver Springs, was traveling east on Highway 62 in Morgan County, between Coalfield and Oliver Springs, when her car left the roadway and struck a guard rail, then went into the westbound lane of traffic …
Read More »Grateful…Blessed…Lucky to be Alive, Oliver Springs Man Talks about Being Hit by Train
“Reflective, grateful, blessed for sure to still be here”, Lewis Braden, 36, explains after he and his father, Timothy Braden, 66, were struck by a Norfolk Southern Train on Mainstreet on Saturday night. “When you think about it, when you look at it, most of the time you hear about …
Read More »Train Vs. Truck in Oliver Springs
Around 8:40pm tonight (Saturday, July 16, 2022) a truck was struck by a train as a father and son were crossing the tracks in downtown Oliver Springs. Lewis Braden posted on Facebook that he and his father were merely seconds from being hit dead center of the truck. The truck …
Read More »THP: 6 injured after wreck in Roane County involving ambulance
A Putnam County Ambulance rests on it’s side after an accident on I-40 West around the 343 Mile Marker on Monday, June 6, 2022. (Photo Courtesy of Putnam County EMS) At approximately 7:20 pm Monday evening, a Putnam County EMS Ambulance was involved in a motor vehicle accident with another …
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