Several area parks and greenways will be closed in Anderson County on Saturday for a scout day for the second of three Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area quota deer hunts. Haw Ridge Park, North Boundary Greenway and Gallaher Bend Greenway are the three areas affected. The Haw Ridge closure includes …

(THSO)  On Saturday, October 22, the evening of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back initiative, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), local law enforcement and drug recognition experts (DREs) held a multi-jurisdictional sobriety checkpoint in Rockwood on Highway 27 to focus on detecting drugged-impaired driving. This …

Opal McDaniel Harris, age 100 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Anderson County, TN to the late John Charles McDaniel and Sarah Ethel Hunley on August 27, 1916. She was an avid gardener and an avid quilter. Opal was …

Phyllis Ann Massengill Kagley, age 70, of Knoxville passed away on October 25, 2016.  Phyllis retired from Hillcrest Nursing Home.  Preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Rosa Massengill; sisters, Shirley Graham; brothers, Jimmy Ray, Archie and Vern Massengill; special friends, Murriel Mashburn and Gene Davis. She is survived …

Sara Louise Longmire, age 49, of Andersonville passed away October 28, 2016 at UT Medical Center. She met life with love and enthusiasm, especially for Norris Lake, the Muppets, Elvis Presley, and teaching second grade,which she did at Big Ridge Elementary School for 24 years. A lifelong member of Andersonville …

Ruby Etta Phillips Durst, age 52 of Clinton, Tennessee went home to be with Our Lord on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at her residence. Ruby was born on September 19, 1964 in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was a member of Freedom Crossing Church in Clinton. Ruby loved spending time with her …

Carter 56 Anderson County 28: The visiting Hornets took advantage of five Maverick turnovers and eliminated AC from playoff contention with a 56-28 win on Thursday night. Despite the miscues, the Mavericks rolled up 412 total yards and got solid performances from running backs Mason Phillips and Chris Powell, each …

(ASAP)  During last week’s meeting of the Rocky Top City Council, city leaders presented a check for $500 to Stephanie Strutner, Executive Director of Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention of Anderson County, Inc. to support the Family Drug Treatment Court of Anderson County. “The Family Drug Treatment Court has been …

The wildfire burning since earlier this month near the Devil’s Racetrack area of Caryville has charred some 295 acres so far and officials say it could continue to burn through next month and even into early December, because of the drought conditions in Tennessee. The fire was first reported on …

County unemployment rates in Tennessee for September 2016, released Thursday, show the rates decreased in 21 counties, increased in 46, and remained the same in 28 counties. Specific county information for September is available on the Internet: www.tn.gov/assets/entities/labor/attachments/Labor_Force_Estimates_Sept16.pdf. Tennessee’s preliminary unemployment rate for September was 4.6 percent, increasing two-tenths of …