Author: Living Legends

Linda Smith, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18th, 2025, at the age of 79. Born on August 3rd, 1945, in Crossville, Tennessee. Linda will be lovingly remembered by her devoted husband, Alec Smith, and her children: Gary Smith (Missy), and Marsha Young. She was the proud grandmother […]

Linda Smith, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18th, 2025, at the age of 79. Born on August 3rd, 1945, in Crossville, Tennessee. Linda will be lovingly remembered by her devoted husband, Alec Smith, and her children: Gary Smith (Missy), and Marsha Young. She was the proud grandmother […]

The Kingston City council members who also sit as water board members met on Tuesday evening and discussed with representative and project director Arron Crenshaw of Ardurra Company’s plans to expand their water plant. The discussion lasted about 25 minutes as the city wants to prepare for future development by expanding its water plant. The […]

In the early hours of Sunday, January 19, 2025, a tragic shooting occurred on George Street in La Crosse, Wisconsin, leading to the arrest of 28-year-old Cody Alland. Alland faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide and is currently detained at the La Crosse County Jail. The incident was reported just before 2:30 a.m. in the 1800 block of George Street, a normally quiet part of the city’s north side. Upon responding to the scene, officers from the La Crosse Police Department found a male victim, later identified as 42-year-old Justin J. Betz, suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite the immediate…

In a tragic incident that unfolded on County Road 267 in Chambers County, Alabama, a dedicated public servant lost his life in the line of duty. James Bartholomew “Bart” Cauthen, a 54-year-old battalion fire chief from Coweta County, Georgia, was fatally shot while attempting to aid a stranded motorist on Sunday evening, just before 5 p.m. Cauthen, known for his service and leadership within the Coweta County Fire Rescue, had stopped to help a driver who had collided with a deer. The act of kindness turned deadly when a resident, identified as William Randall Franklin, allegedly opened fire on Cauthen…

BUNNLEVEL, NORTH CAROLINA – A joyful birthday celebration turned into a scene of tragedy on a quiet Sunday night when gunfire erupted at a party in Bunnlevel, leaving one man dead and another injured. The incident, which unfolded on Nutgrass Road, has left the community in shock and mourning. The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene after reports of a shooting came in. When deputies arrived, they found 26-year-old Marquis Shamond Woodson, known locally as “Skoot,” lying unresponsive in the yard where the party was taking place. Woodson, who had just celebrated his birthday three days prior,…

In a somber turn of events, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) is currently delving into the circumstances surrounding a tragic series of vehicle accidents that unfolded over the weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incidents, which transpired within a mere three days, have resulted in four fatalities, casting a shadow over the community and prompting an urgent call for road safety awareness. The sequence of unfortunate events began early Sunday morning around 1:30 a.m. when a high-speed motorcycle crash near the intersection of East W.T. Harris Boulevard and Hickory Grove Road in east Charlotte claimed two lives. Anthony Ayala, aged…

Unconfirmed reports have said a pallet of stone pavers has fallen from a truck onto the Interstate 40 on-ramp toward Knoxville. Those same reports also said Crossville police are on the scene. Motorists are advised to take caution and, seek an alternate on-ramp if possible.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As a major blast of bitter cold heads for North Carolina early this week, the major electric utility in the state says preparations are underway to deal with the arctic temps. The cold weather moves into our area on Monday with lows Monday night in the teens in central North Carolina and just single digits in the North Carolina mountains, according to the CBS 17 Storm Team and the National Weather Service. “Dangerously cold wind chills as low as -20 (are) possible along and west of the Blue Ridge,” the National Weather Service says about North Carolina…

A tragic construction accident at the Sunnyside Overpass project in Elkhart claimed the life of 31-year-old Michael Knotts from LaPorte over the weekend. Knotts, an employee of Rieth-Riley Construction, was involved in the infrastructure development when he suffered fatal injuries, identified by the Elkhart County Coroner’s Office as resulting from multiple blunt force traumas. The coroner has officially classified the death as accidental, ruling out any involvement of foul play or intentional harm. The specifics of the accident remain undisclosed, but such events highlight the perilous nature of construction work. Construction sites, with their use of heavy machinery, work at…