
SPARTA MAN ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION, POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN WHILE INTOXICATED
Just before 1 this morning, police were dispatched to Bullfrogs for a report of a fight in progress. One suspect, Cody Page of Sparta, attempted to flee on foot. Police caught up with him and discove ...

TRAILER IN MIDTOWN PARK CIRCLE MOBILE HOME PARK CATCHES FIRE
When temperatures plummet, many turn up the heat to stay warm. But that can prove dangerous. A mobile home in the Park Circle Mobile Home Park, just off of Keylon Drive in Midtown, caught fire around ...

DOTSON GOES ON TRIAL FOR STARVING DEATH OF HIS 2-YEAR-OLD SON
Jury selection wrapped up Tuesday afternoon and the trial of Matthew Dotson began today for his role in the 2012 starving death of his son near Lenoir City. Last year, Amanda Dotson pleaded guilty to ...

DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE REGARDING ROANE COUNTY JAIL EXPANSION
Discussions are ongoing regarding the expansion of the Roane County Jail. A recent meeting of the Jail Study Committee revealed the need to expand, because of continuing overcrowding issues. The 175-b ...

ROANE COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR VIOLATION OF BOND CONDITIONS
Just after 3 p.m. Tuesday, Roane County deputies spoke with a resident about her husband, 53-year-old Daniel Walter Devrieze, having violated his bond restrictions by texting her all day and making th ...

TWO-VEHICLE CRASH ON NORTHSIDE DRIVE INJURES ONE
Crossville police, fire and EMS crews responded to a two-vehicle crash on Northside Drive, near the intersection with U.S. Highway 127 shortly before 2 this afternoon. Traffic was tied up in the vicin ...

TRAILER STOLEN FROM LOCAL UHAUL FACILITY
An employee of the UHaul location at 5429 Peavine Road alerted the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office to the theft of one of the company’s trailers late Tuesday morning. The trailer had been in the lo ...

TRUCK BURGLARY REPORTED AT LHOIST NORTH AMERICA IN CRAB ORCHARD
Tuesday morning, Cumberland County deputies were called to the Lhoist North America location at 10583 Highway 70 East in Crab Orchard for a report of thefts from multiple vehicles. Sunday night, vide ...

SOUTH CUMBERLAND UTILITY DISTRICT REPORTS THEFT OF SERVICES
Tuesday morning, an employee of the South Cumberland Utility District contacted Cumberland County deputies to report a theft of services along Oswego Court. The water meter at the residence had been ...

COLLINS ARRESTED ON METH CHARGES, SIMPLE POSSESSION & DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE
When Cumberland County deputies initiated a traffic stop at mile marker 329 along Interstate 40 Eastbound early Tuesday morning, they found more than a non-operational brake light. Forty-five-year-old ...

WOMAN ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF METH AT HOTEL IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Monday evening, Cumberland County deputies responded to the Comfort Suites to assist the manager with removing property from Room 316. One of the occupants, a Jack Derreberry, had been arrested in Put ...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND U.T. TEAM UP TO PRESENT STORM SPOTTER TRAINING MARCH 2
It may be frigid and snowy now, but warmer weather is on its way… and with it comes the potential for severe weather. The National Weather Service is seeking the public’s help this upcoming season in ...