The first part of a major construction project at Roane General Hospital is set to be finished this fall.
2020-07-30
Teachers, students getting computers
Every teacher in Roane County will get a new laptop computer as part of the county’s distance learning plans.

Unexpected passenger
Snake crawls out of vent to driver's surpriseLucille Westfall thought she was alone in her car last week, until she saw a passenger next to her.

Offbeat offense cracks Roane ‘D’
It was a dirty stinkin’ shame that Roane County had to lose this year’s Black Walnut Bowl, and you can blame it all on Clay County’s “polecat” offense.

Roane’s Simons earns Callaway Jr. Tour honor
Spencer’s Emerson Simons wrapped up an outstanding summer golf season by claiming the Callaway Junior Tour championship for girls ages 10-14.

Paper 7-30-20
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Assault suspect to remain under supervision
A Spencer man charged with domestic assault for the third time who was found incompetent to stand trial will remain under a judge’s supervision for the length of time he could have spent in prison.
Raiders pick up replacement game
There have been a couple of changes to the Roane County High football schedule since we last visited the subject.
Moore an All-America
The Marshall men’s golf team received several prestigious academic honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America, including one for a former Roane County High School gofer. The Thundering Herd earned the President’s Special Recognition Honors for a team grade point average of 3.5 or above and five players were named All America Scholars.
Obituaries for 7-30-20
Richard Wayne Hughes, 86; Liz LaMac, 86; William Eric Nichols, 55; Jospeph T. Ponczek, 64; Susan Lynn Shelton, 64