Information from WYSH Radio
A Kingston man died in a single-vehicle crash early Friday morning in Harriman.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that Patrick E. Fly of Kingston, 22, had been headed south on Swan Pond Road at around 1:30 a.m. in a Nissan Altima when he failed to negotiate a curve. His car skidded and left the roadway, flipping several times and ejecting Fly, who was not wearing a seatbelt. [Read more…]
Lorraine Warren at the premiere of “The Conjuring” on July 15 at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles. (Photo Credit: Sue Schneier/MGP)
Paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren will give a lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, in the O’Brien Theatre at Roane State Community College in Harriman.
Warren will speak about the many hauntings that she and her late husband, Ed, investigated. The Warren’s most celebrated case involved their role as chief investigators of the haunting on Long Island, N.Y., that became the subject of a number one best-selling book and movie, “The Amityville Horror.â€
Their most harrowing encounter in Harrisville, Pa., was recently depicted in the feature film “The Conjuring,†starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as the Warrens. [Read more…]
Amber Wyrick
Y-12 Federal Credit Union recently announced that Amber Wyrick has been named branch manager of the Roane County Branch, located at 1715 Roane State Highway in Harriman.
Wyrick has worked at the Roane County Branch for more than 12 years, a press release said. She started as a teller and also held the positions of head teller and assistant branch manager before being promoted to branch manager. [Read more…]
Information from WYSH Radio and Covenant Health
Patients began moving into Roane County’s newest hospital on Sunday.
The $76 million facility in Midtown replaces the Roane Medical Center in Harriman and features 54 beds, 15 emergency suites, and more space for doctors, nurses, and patients. Each patient room also has sofas that turn into sleeper beds for those who don’t want to leave their loved ones sides while they are in the hospital.
The Roane State Community College’s annual holiday concert is scheduled for the second weekend in December.
The holiday concert includes two performances, one at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and the other at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, in the O’Brien Theatre on the college’s Roane County campus in Harriman.
A German veteran of World War II will speak today at Roane State Community College’s Oak Ridge campus and at the main campus in Harriman.
Gerhard Hennes will speak in the City Room at the Oak Ridge campus at 12:30 p.m. He will lecture at 4:30 p.m. at the Roane County campus in room O-202 in the O’Brien Humanities Building. Each event is free and open to the public.
The lectures are presented by the Roane State-Bethel University 2+2 education program.
Hennes served as an officer in the German signal corps and fought in the Polish invasion, the Battle of France, and in the North Africa campaign.
In North Africa, Hennes was stationed at the Army headquarters of Erwin Rommel and worked with the famed Panzer leader personally.
He surrendered with the Afrika Korps in 1943 and then spent the rest of the war in 16 POW camps, including more than a year in Crossville.
After the war, he was deported to Germany in 1945, but immigrated back to the U.S. in 1953 and became a citizen in 1958.
At 90 years old, he resides in Fredericksburg, Va., and has written four books, including two on his wartime experiences.
For more information, contact Roane State history professor Casey Cobb at [email protected] or (865) 481-2000, ext. 2205.
Chad Calek
Paranormal investigator Chad Calek will discuss his ghost-hunting projects on Monday at the Roane State Community College in Harriman.
It’s free and open to the public.
Calek is a regular on television on A&E’s “Paranormal State,†and he has filmed and investigated many tales of paranormal activity, a press release said.
The discussion is presented by Roane State Student Activities. It starts at 6 p.m. Monday in the O’Brien Theatre at the college’s Roane County campus in Harriman. The press release said children should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
According to Calek’s biography, his interest in ghosts started at age 12 when he heard rumors that his Iowa home was haunted.
