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Today's News

  • OS tops Oakdale, 16-6

    It wasn't the easiest win for Oliver Springs, but the Bobcats pulled away from a scant 6-3 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 16-6 win over Oakdale Monday night. 

    Oakdale started the game off with a solo blast by Ryan Powers for the early 1-0 lead. 

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  • Jackets stay alive with 7-3 win

    Two days after suffering a disappointing 8-7 loss at the hands of Alcoa, the Kingston Yellow Jackets bounced back and kept their season alive Monday evening with a 7-3 victory over Stone Memorial in the loser's bracket of the District 4-AA Tournament being played at Christian Academy of Knoxville.

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  • Lady Tigers rip Lady Rams, 10-0

    After splitting a pair of games in the regular season, Monday's match-up between No. 2 Grace Christian Academy and No. 3 Rockwood in the second round of the District 3-A Tournament was expected to be close. That wasn't the case, however, as Larry Brackett's Lady Tigers put together a strong performance in rolling to a 10-0 victory.

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  • Lady Waves down Tellico Plains, 7-2

    The Midway Lady Green Waves moved one step closer toward a possible District 3-A Tournament championship Monday evening with a 7-2 victory over Tellico Plains.

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  • FAST Camp set for June

    The 2011 F.A.S.T Football Camp for ages 6-13 will be held from 5-8 p.m. on June 6,7 and 9 at Roane State Community College.

    The camp will be directed by Oliver Springs head coach Wiley Brackett, Cherokee head coach Brian Pankey and Rockwood head coach John Webb.

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  • Chamber award recipients told

    The Roane County Chamber of Commerce presented its prestigious annual business awards last week before a crowd of about 150 community and business leaders who attended the 65th annual banquet.

    The event, which draws community and business leaders from the county and region, was in Whitestone County Inn.

    Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett delivered the keynote speech and described how the governor and the legislature are working hard to reduce the size of government while improving its effectiveness.

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  • First students finish AMTEC at Roane State

    Twenty students recently became the first graduates of Roane State Community College’s Advanced Materials Training and Education Center.

    “Everybody wants to be a leader, and everybody wants to blaze a new trail,” guest speaker Jamie Nelson, training and logistics manager for Toho Tenax America, told the graduates during a ceremony at the college’s Oak Ridge campus. “You have done that. You have opened up a new door. What a proud moment it is for us all to see you at this point.”

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  • El-Chemeitelli new Sleep Center chief

    Dr. Samer A. El-Chemeitelli joins Roane Medical Sleep Center as medical director for the evolving hospital-based sleep program.

    “We welcome the leadership of Dr. El-Chemeitelli,” said Jim Gann, president and chief administrative officer of the Harriman-based hospital.

    “Dr. El-Chemeitelli’s expertise and dedication to diagnosing sleep disorders will lead our efforts in effectively administering personalized patient care and help manage demand for this specialized service,” Gann added.

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  • City going after funds for airport

    Peggy Evans remembers when Rockwood students were regularly flown to Knoxville via Rockwood Municipal Airport.

    A teacher at the time, she remembers how the students looked forward to those trips. That sense of community — and the facility on Mount Roosevelt that provided it — won her heart.

    “My passion has been for that since the ’60s,” confirmed Evans, who sits as the city’s vice mayor more than 40 years later and is one of Rockwood’s more outspoken airport advocates.

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  • Lifted credit cards pay for higher prices at the pump

    The cost of food might not be the only thing on the rise because of higher gas prices.

    “I’d say that crimes, burglaries and that sort of stuff is going to increase as well,” Roane County resident Patsy Ruppe said. “For some people, that’s going to be the alternative they choose to deal with the higher gas prices.”

    Ruppe knows from experience. Someone broke into her minivan on Easter weekend and made off with her debit card and credit cards that she left in the console.

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