Kingston News

Area residents hard-hit by the coal fly ash spill calamity at TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant said Tuesday they're still grappling with its persistent effects, from health woes to real estate worries.

Cleaner emissions from TVA's Kingston Fossil plant will come in the form of a big white cloud of steam.

A Knoxville couple was killed while driving through Roane County Saturday afternoon.

Clifford Leon Houston talks with his attorney Jim Logan before court on the first day of witness testimony Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 in his double murder trial in Roane County Circuit Court.

Opening statements are scheduled Thursday in the second murder trial of one of two Roane County brothers accused of killing a deputy and his ride-along friend.

Opening statements are coming in the second murder trial of 1 of 2 Roane County brothers accused of killing a deputy and his ride-along friend.

If any place deserves to become a business hub for turning fly ash into useful products, Roane County Executive Mike Farmer said that place should be Roane County.

The Princess Theater project is much more than renovating a movie theater. The theater and surrounding buildings are planned to entertain but are also to be used for arts education for local students.

A man accused of choking a woman to death during "kinky sex'' has had another criminal charge added to his rap sheet.

Two Roane County men have been indicted for Internet sex crimes involving children, according to a news release from the Harriman Police Department.

Toss an aluminum can in the Emory River, and the law says it's a $50 fine. The penalty for releasing 3 million cubic yards of fly ash into the river, however, is not yet known.

As the first anniversary of TVA's coal ash spill disaster looms, the agency is building a large hillside overlook for spectators to watch the cleanup.

A grand jury in Kingston has declined to indict a Roane County man in the shooting of his pregnant wife.

" The Roane County Grand Jury voted unanimously on Tuesday against indicting the deputy who fatally shot a Kingston man last spring.

Were his dreams crushed by disaster or were those dreams bigger than his wallet? Joseph Armes II insists the TVA ash spill, not investing beyond his means, is the reason he's on the verge of financial ruin.

TVA has developed a plan to prevent a repeat of the Sept. 18 airborne release of materials at the Kingston Fossil Plant, according to a preliminary report given to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.

George White has his theory on why Rockwood officials want to expand the city's boundaries into Park View subdivision.

A Roane County man has been arrested and charged with the robbery of a Westel convenience store that took place last week, according to reports.

Despite fighting hard against Catholic last week, the Lenoir City Panthers dropped their fifth game of the season against the Knoxville private school.

That's Roane County Road Superintendent Tom Hamby's reaction to the lukewarm response he got from the TVA reparations foundation for $5 million for the highway department.