Rust-colored material falls at Kingston plant

Knoxville News Sentinel - Wed Nov 25

TVA is having an analysis done on rust-colored material that accumulated in the parking lot of the Kingston Fossil Plant during a maintenance procedure Tuesday in which oil fires were being used to reduce rust buildup in four of the plant's nine boilers.

Rockwood revisits bonus issue

Roane County News - Wed Nov 25

Rockwood city employees are each in line to receive their traditional $125 Christmas bonus.

Lawyer says jury's decision on Rocky Joe Houston should stand on both counts

The Knoxville News Sentinel - Wed Nov 25

Judges Norma McGee Ogle, left, and J. Curwood Witt Jr. listen Tuesday to attorney Randy Rogers argue in behalf of Rocky Joe Houston, who is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Roane County Deputy Bill Jones and his friend Mike Brown.

Roane trusty slips away from work detail

The Knoxville News Sentinel - Tue Nov 24

A trusty at the Roane County Jail who walked away from a cleanup detail in Harriman this morning has been charged with felony escape, Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Tim Phillips said.

Rocky Houston arguments: No double jeopardy; judge bungled case

The Knoxville News Sentinel - Tue Nov 24

Rocky Joe Houston's former lawyer says one trial for double-murder ought to be enough.

Property assessor reissues warning

Roane County News - Tue Nov 24

A deep recession, slumping housing market and an environmental disaster of national proportions.

Tennessee Deputy Killed, Double Jeopardy Argument Against Trial

WLMT - Mon Nov 23

An attorney for Rocky Joe Houston will argue his former client shouldn't be tried again in the killing of a Roane County deputy and another man.

Some dogs still at alleged puppy mill

The Knoxville News Sentinel - Sun Nov 22

Legal guidelines must be followed when it comes to the fate of dozens of sickly dogs found in an alleged puppy mill in Harriman, an official said.

11 months after TVA ash spill, damaged residents remain in legal limbo

WBIR-TV - Sun Nov 22

Eleven months after the TVA disaster that unleashed more than one billion gallons of fly ash in Roane County, some residents along the Emory River directly across from the spill remain in legal limbo.

Grins and Grimaces: Saving an eagle; saving buildings

Knoxville News Sentinel - Fri Nov 20

A look at recent events in the news that pleased us... EAGLE SAVED: When he received a phone call in September about a badly injured bald eagle, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Officer Vince Pontello said he didn't believe it.