Six years after an initial attempt failed, Spencer has been approved as a home rule city.
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Business, residents struggling to rebuild after downtown fireBusinesses and residents impacted by an Oct. 19 fire in downtown Spencer are struggling to get back to the way things were before the tragedy.
Attorney alleges deputy failed to wear body cam
Claims BB gun was only weapon foundAn attorney for a man fatally shot on his front porch last month by a Roane sheriff’s deputy says the deputy was not wearing a body camera, in violation of a department requirement.
School quarantines having an impact
Virus closes SMS kitchenRecent COVID-19 quarantines in Roane County Schools have shut down the kitchen at one school, sidelined a middle school basketball team and forced central office administrators to step in to run Roane County High while the entire administrative team was stuck at home waiting on test results.
Man arrested for murder at Wallback
A Clay County man was charged with first-degree murder following a shooting at a home in the Wallback area last week.
Flood buy-out program approved
Most Front Street houses slated for demolitionFront Street in Spencer could look pretty empty in the future.
Students struggling with online learning
Some students who are supposed to be learning at home during the COVID-19 pandemic are struggling.
Rate hike planned for Walton PSD fix
A funding plan for emergency repairs to Walton’s public water system would result in a 23.61% rate increase for customers.
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