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Today's News

  • Ice storm? ‘Please stay home’

    Roane County officials are advising people to stay off the roads if icy conditions develop.
    “We can’t stress that enough,” Office of Emergency Services Director Howie Rose said. “Please stay home.”
    According to the National Weather Service Office in Morristown, significant icing is possible across the East Tennessee Valley late Thursday through Friday evening.

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  • Fake money allegedly passed

    An alleged counterfeiter was arrested on Jan. 18.
    Larry Dale Griffis faces two counts of counterfeiting and theft.
    According to the warrant on the counterfeit charges, Rockwood police were dispatched to Hardee’s on Jan. 3 in reference to fake money being used.
    “The complainant advised that she received a $20 bill that was counterfeit,” the warrant said. “She stated that she knows the man who passed it. She advised that it was the defendant Larry Dale Griffis, whom she had worked with in the past.”

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  • Cumberland judge gets DUI case

    The DUI hearing for Kingston City Councilman Kevin McClure is now set to be before Cumberland County General Sessions Judge Larry Warner on March 18.
    Warner was appointed by the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts after Judges Dennis Humphreys and Jeff Wicks recused themselves.
    McClure was arrested on May 22, 2012, after police found him unresponsive behind the wheel of his still-running vehicle in the middle of Ladd Wright Road.

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  • Harriman native tells of faith, success at NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet

    Goals, aspiration and hard work led Damon Talley to where he is today.
    A Harriman native and retail pharmacist with Walmart, Talley spoke at the annual Freedom Fund Banquet of the Roane County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Jan. 19 at Jamieson Community Development Center in Harriman.

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  • Looseleaf Laureate: Still seeking your winter storm survival stories

    By the time you read this, you’ll know whether predictions for a big ice storm Friday were accurate or a bust.
    I’d be just fine if those forecasts were nothing more than false alarms, but I do feel a little excitement all the same.
    I don’t want to be in the cold with lines down and power out.
    Still, there’s beauty even in the deadliness of an ice-glazed landscape.
    My sister lives in Lexington, Ky., where damage from an ice storm a few years ago is still apparant in trees that were ripped apart under the weight of the ice.

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  • Rockwood Middle this year’s 5K Pacesetters

    Rockwood Middle School is this year’s recipient of the Pacesetter Trophy for participation in the annual Roane County Schools Run for Your Health 5K Run and Walk.

    The school had 28 participants in the field.

    “Principal Mandy Evans led her school by example,” said race organizer Patti Wells, school health coordinator.

    “Scott Harvey, Rockwood Middle physical education teacher, was key in motivating his Tigers and encouraging them to participate and have fun doing it,” she added.

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  • Roane students eligible for five Foundation scholarships

    Roane County students are eligible for five scholarships offered by the East Tennessee Foundation for the 2013-14 school year.

    The B&W Y-12 Scholarship is intended for graduating seniors from 10 counties, including Roane, studying science at Roane State Community College, Pellissippi State Community College, Walters State Community College or Maryville College.

    Examples include biomedical engineering, environmental science, physics, chemistry or pre-engineering. Please note: this scholarship is not intended for those seeking to be health-care professionals.

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  • Roane students excel in studies

    Carson-Newman College
    Jessica Johnson of Kingston and Bethany Parker of Rockwood are among the Carson-Newman College students who earned dean’s list honors for fall semester.
    Students earning a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher while taking 12 or more credit hours are named to the dean’s list and honored at a reception.
    Carson-Newman is in Jefferson City.

    Tennessee Technology Center at Crossville

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  • Cherokee Middle honor roll

    First Semester
    A Honor Roll
    Sixth Grade
    Colt Chapman
    Katherine Frye
    Joseph Guymon
    Matthew Miller
    Brenton Nabors
    Jenna Stewart
    Jared Whittenbarger
    Cara Worthy
    Seventh Grade
    Kayla Anderson
    Cole Arden
    Autumn Bowling
    Gary Buell
    Madeline Chance
    David Clark
    Tyson Critchley
    Megan Ellison
    Skylar Estep
    Caleb Estes
    Joshua Futrell

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  • Bowers Elementary honor roll second nine weeks

    Second Nine Weeks
    A Honor Roll
    Third Grade
    Zoe Oakes
    Grant Whitlock
    Kaiden Hicks
    Lainey Fink
    Lily Taylor
    Nathaniel Fink
    Carter Smith
    Abigail Roberts
    Abbie Bullard
    Bradley Moore
    Alexandria Storey
    Isaiah Underwood
    Brooke Jenkins
    Matthew Scarbrough
    Elijah Harmon
    Jonathan Cannon
    Piper Suddath
    Maggie Collins
    Layken Kemp
    Fourth Grade

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