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The northbound lane of Hwy. 27 north of Harriman toward Wartburg will remain closed until mid-week for a maintenance project.

“They are performing slope repair and stabilization utilizing soil nails,” said Mark Nagi, spokesman for Tennessee Department of Transportation Region 1.

Nagi said work is estimated to be completed on May 8.

The northbound lane will remain closed until then.

Rain from the past weekend did more than dampen a few spirits and cancel outdoor activities.
Weather watchers recorded almost 4 inches of rain in Roane County over the period that saw almost steady showers for about 48 hours.
“As of yesterday morning, they had 3.9 inches at the [Kingston TVA] Fossil Plant,” said David Gaffin, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Morristown.
“At Rockwood, they had 3.81 inches,” he said. “We had another place in Kingston that had 3.77 inches.”

A wish list of 12 additional school resource officers doesn’t look like it will come true this year for Roane County Schools.
Commissioner Bobby Collier said the additional officers and other security enhancements were discussed by school and county officials at a joint meeting on May 2.
“We did not vote to do that,” Collier said, about requesting 12 additional resource officers.
 Collier, chairman of the Roane County Commission’s Safety

By KEN PAULSON
First Amendment Center
It’s been almost 10 years since the Rutherford County, lost a very expensive lawsuit over the posting of the Ten Commandments in the county courthouse.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Commission, contending that the posting was an unconstitutional promotion of religion.  U.S. Judge Robert Echols agreed and ordered the Ten Commandments removed in 2004.  It will “stay down,” County Mayor Ernest Burgess said at the time, calling it “the end of the story.”