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Kingston coal ash families, county officials prepare for 15th anniversary of disaster
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTo mark 15 years since a dike gave way at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston plant, spilling...
As in-person visits lag since COVID, Buncombe libraries look to community outreach
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoASHEVILLE - Though in-person visits are still down from the start of the pandemic, Buncombe County...
Early voting begins Friday in Roane: Here's what you need to know
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEarly voting in Roane County and throughout the state begins Friday, July 15, and ends Saturday,...
Roane candidates field questions at local forum
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSeveral Roane County candidates appeared at a forum held at the Oak Ridge campus of Roane State Community College days before early voting in the county...
TVA's Kingston plant is being replaced. 5 things to know, from jobs to natural gas
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Tennessee Valley Authority will retire the Kingston coal-fired plant and replace it with a...
Creswell elected new Roane County executive
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWade Creswell has won the race for Roane County executive. He won with 4,472 votes and will replace Ron Woody who did not seek re-election. In last...
2023 Newsmaker Megan Roane: 'I get as much out of this as the folks I'm trying to help'
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoSTAUNTON — "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Known as the Golden Rule, it's...
There's an extreme drought across East Tennessee. Why hasn't the rain fixed it?
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe latest batch of weekly data from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows much of East Tennessee is...
Woman identified 36 years after remains found in Tennessee. Could ties to Knox County solve her...
Gannett via AOL· 6 months agoA woman whose remains were found in 1987 in Roane County has been identified and is believed to have...
Masks required again as COVID transmission levels high in Anderson, Roane
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAnderson and Roane counties are in the high community level zone for COVID-19 transmission, causing officials with the federal facilities in Oak Ridge to again mandate masks for workers and ...