Today's News

Kingston police said a man put a gun to an employee’s head during an armed robbery at the Budget Inn on Gallaher Road on Saturday.

Kingston Police Chief Jim Washam said the robber made off with $200.    

The robbery occurred around 5 p.m. The robber had on a hood, according to details provided to E-911 dispatch.

Police were still gathering information on Tuesday. Washam said they were planning to review videotapes from the nearby Kenjo Market and Weigel’s gas stations.

A Kingston city employee was hurt on the job Monday morning while performing maintenance at the Kingston wastewater plant. 

Kingston City Manager Jim Pinkerton said plant manager Mike Jolly was injured when a beam struck him in the back.

The accident happened around 11:30.

Pinkerton said a cable attached to an A-frame had some slack that employees didn’t see.

The beam was going to be used to lift a piece of equipment so the bearings could be replaced.

State Sen. Ken Yager met with the Roane County Tea Party this month to discuss issues facing the 107th General Assembly.

“The No. 1 issue is the same one that we’ve dealt with for the last two years is the state budget,” said Yager, who was appointed chairman of the Senate State and Local Government Committee. “We have experienced a very serious budget crisis in Tennessee because of the dramatic drop in revenues.”

Yager said he expects the state will balance its budget with current revenues and additional cuts.

After the inaugural celebration for Gov. Bill Haslam this weekend, the new governor turned and immediately slapped the face of the public who elected him.
He signed three executive orders that, according to a news release from his office, were intended to set out his commitment to transparency and openness in state government.
Some commitmment.
Included in those orders was language that eliminates the governor and his top aides from having to disclose how much they earn in outside income.