An organization that helps keep children out of trouble is planning an expansion in East Tennessee.

Plans are underway to bring the Boys and Girls Club to Roane County for the first time, spearheaded by leaders of their own community, from the D.A.'s office to the Roane County Anti-Drug Commission. The club provides after school and summer activities for children. Leaders said in a place with poverty in many areas, the club can be beneficial.

An insurance agent accused of killing a Knoxville woman is out of jail.

Tuesday, a judge agreed to grant a $250 thousand dollar bond to Shawn Smoot.  He is charged with murder in the death of Brooke Morris.

Morris was Smoot's former girlfriend and employee.  She was found dead in Roane County in November 2011.

A Roane County grand jury indicted Smoot on murder charges last June.

He was arrested a week later in Mississippi, after he failed to show up in Roane County court to surrender to authorities.

Drivers could encounter some traffic around two TVA dams in a couple of weeks, while crews perform maintenance checks.

Right now, TVA is conducting "core drilling" checks on Fort Loudoun Dam and Tellico Dam, which will take about eight weeks to complete.

According to TVA, this work will require some lane closures.  One lane of Highway 321 will be closed at the dam starting at 8:00 p.m. on April 5 through noon on April 8.

In Kingston, one lane of Highway 70 will be closed at the Kingston Dike from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm on April 7.