Local News in Roane County, Tennessee
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Roane County juvenile dies from pneumococcal meningitis
Tue, 08 May 2012 12:14:22 -0700
A Roane County juvenile died from pneumococcal meningitis, Tennessee health officials said Tuesday. They also say the public had no risk of getting the infection from the patient.
Roane County boy, 2, starves to death; parents questioned
Wed, 09 May 2012 12:02:00 -0700
Authorities are investigating the death of a child who medical examiner's claim died of severe malnutrition.
4-year-old Roane County boy attacked by 2 dogs
Tue, 08 May 2012 14:14:25 -0700
A four-year-old Roane County boy is recovering after being attacked by two dogs. The boy's ear was almost ripped off in the attack.
Toddler starves to death in Tennessee; parents questioned
Wed, 09 May 2012 14:36:58 -0700
KINGSTON — A 2-year-old Roane County boy starved to death after being fed only once a day, often restrained in a car seat inside his parent's residence, authorities said.
2-year-old boy starves to death in Tennessee
Wed, 09 May 2012 21:42:42 -0700
KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Roane County say a 2-year-old boy starved to death, weighing only 12 pounds when he died. According to The Knoxville News Sentinel , Clifford Dotson of near K...
Sheriff's office: Ex-firefighter confesses to Roane County arsons
Wed, 09 May 2012 07:50:02 -0700
The Roane County Sheriff's Office says a grand jury will consider the case of Keith L. Hephner, Jr., a former volunteer firefighter who confessed to setting nine fires.
Teen suicide prevention becomes mission for Roane County students
Thu, 10 May 2012 14:50:03 -0700
Saving somebody's life is the ultimate goal for 16-year-old junior Haley Gilmore and three classmates who began a school project in their health science careers class.
Roane County school board names new director
Thu, 03 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700
KINGSTON — After a national search and hours of interviews, members of the Roane County Board of Education picked a current administrator in their school system as their next director of schools.
Roane County toddler's malnutrition death under investigation
Wed, 09 May 2012 09:50:02 -0700
Sheriff Jack Stockton says the two-year-old boy's parents are Amanda and Matthew Dotson. The investigation began when the boy died in a hospital earlier in May.
Chattanoogan.com - Chattanooga's source for breaking local news
Fri, 18 May 2012 18:33:46 -0700
Defendant Garry Lee Nance appealed a revocation of his probation and order that he serve the remainder of his time in prison. The State disagreed, asking that Nance be kept in prison.