.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....

Local News

  • Will anyone run for Kingston City Council?

    By JENNIFER RAYMOND

    Click here to read more...
  • TVA ash cleanup bears hefty price tag

    By JENNIFER RAYMOND

    jraymond@roanecounty.com

    The cost of the cleanup from the Dec. 22 fly ash spill is estimated between $525 million and $825 million.

    This possible bill was announced Thursday at TVA’s board meeting by TVA president and CEO Tom Kilgore.

    It does not include cost for litigation.

    Kilgore also announced that he has agreed to take a considerable pay cut.

    Click here to read more...
  • County's attempt at jail expansion dropped

    By DAMON LAWRENCE

    dlawrence@roanecounty.com

    The first inmate is months away from being locked up at the new county jail on Third Street, but officials are already considering expansion.

    A resolution that would have allowed the county to spend $450,000 to acquire properties around the facility was brought before the Roane County Commission at its Feb. 9 meeting.

    Click here to read more...
  • Houstons remain in jail for weekend

    By DAMON LAWRENCE

    dlawrence@roanecounty.com

    Rocky Houston was at the courthouse on Friday, but his attorney — Randy Rogers — wasn't.

    Rogers' no-show prevented conditions for his client's release from being addressed, so Houston will be spending another weekend in jail. 

    “This was as quick as I could address those matters, but if they're not in a position to be addressed — and Mr. Rogers isn't here — then we won't be addressing those matters,” Judge James “Buddy” Scott said.

    Click here to read more...
  • Scott stepping down from murder trial

    By DAMON LAWRENCE

    dlawrence@roanecounty.com

    The judge who sat through two high-profile murder trials and numerous hearings involving Rocky and Leon Houston is stepping down.

    Now the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts is looking for a new judge to preside over the Houston murder case. Judge James “Buddy” Scott abruptly withdrew from the proceedings.

    Click here to read more...
  • Scott not talking; new Houston judge appointed

    Staff reports

    A bad heart?

    Fatigue?

    A conflict of interest?

    Any answer about why Judge James "Buddy" Scott is stepping away from the high-profile Houston murder trials won't be coming from Scott himself.

    The retired Anderson County judge, whose departure as special judge in the case was announced earlier this week, is not talking.

    Click here to read more...
  • Former Oliver Springs doctor indicted for TennCare fraud

    By CINDY SIMPSON

    csimpson@roanecounty.com

    An Anderson County grand jury has indicted a former Oliver Springs physician on charges of TennCare fraud and misdemeanor reckless endangerment.

    Dr. Delvin E. Littell was arrested at his home on Wednesday, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Kristin Helms said. The doctor was investigated by the TBI, culminating in a search of his facility at the Oliver Springs Walk-in Medical Center in 2007.

    “It was all really a result of the search warrant,” Helms said.

    Click here to read more...
  • Controversial constable turns himself in to authorities after indictment

    By DAMON LAWRENCE

    dlawrence@roanecounty.com

    Roane County Constable Mark Patton is supposed to uphold the law, but he continues to be accused of running afoul of it. He was indicted by a Roane County grand jury this week on two counts reckless endangerment. Patton turned himself in Thursday night. He's supposed to be arraigned on Monday.

    "I can't wait to beat the cases and for justice to prevail," said Patton as he walked out of the Roane County Jail.

    The charges involve family members of top law enforcement officials.

    Click here to read more...
  • Official: Suspicious death deemed one of 'natural causes'

    A man first believed to be the victim of a homicide died of natural causes, Roane County Sheriff's officials ascertained Friday afternoon.

    "It appears that the gentlemen died of natural causes based on the medical examiner's examination,” Roane County Chief Deputy Tim Phillips said.

    The man, whom Phillips described as "an elderly gentleman," was found dead mid-afternoon Friday in the front yard of a Robbins Road home just outside the Harriman city limits. Preliminary reports at the scene indicated that he may have been either stabbed or shot.

    Click here to read more...
  • Mink ineligible to play for RSCC

    By CINDY SIMPSON

    csimpson@roanecounty.com

    He’s been splashed across the national news as a senior citizen athlete, but now it appears his time on the court may be fading.

    Ken Mink, 73, joined the Roane State Community College men’s basketball team last fall in hopes of fulfilling his dream of completing his college basketball career.

    As a young man, he first saw his dream go up in smoke when he was kicked from the team after he was accused of a prank on the coach of his Kentucky junior college.

    Click here to read more...

Copyright © 2013

The Roane County News is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Roane County and Kingston, Tennessee, and the surrounding area.