
A LITTLE WARMER THURSDAY
Clear skies tonight and we will dip into the low twenties but at least it's not as bad as the 13 we recorded Wednesday morning in Crossville. Thursday is looking partly sunny with temperatures climbin ...

JIMMY FORSYTHE “PAPAW JIM” McLEAN, AGE 79
Funeral services for Jimmy Forsythe “Papaw Jim” McLean, age 79, of Westel, will be Sunday, March 10 at 3 p.m. at the Chapel of the Evans Mortuary, with burial to follow in the McLean Cemetery in Weste ...

TRAVEL ADVISORY ON U.S. HIGHWAY 127 NORTH OF CROSSVILLE
Motorists are advised of a traffic tieup on U.S. Highway 127 in the vicinity of North Cumberland Elementary School. One lane of travel is closed, and there are fire, police and emergency-services pers ...

KINGSTON PARKS & RECREATION ANNOUNCES 2019 SPRING STREET FEST
The Kingston Spring Street Fest will be Saturday, March 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the grounds of the old Roane County Courthouse. The event promises to be a day of fun for the entire family. An ...

JOYRIDING WILLARD NABBED FOR POT, PARAPHERNALIA AND DRIVING ON A REVOKED LICENSE
Early Saturday morning, Cumberland County deputies at the Speedway on Genesis Road observed a car matching the description for which an earlier joyriding BOLO had been issued. A dispatch check determ ...

TWO ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES AFTER TRAFFIC STOP – ONE ADULT, ONE JUVENILE
Late Friday night, Cumberland County deputies stopped a vehicle on Osage Road in Tansi for having an improperly displayed tag. When asked if there was anything illegal in the vehicle, the passenger, 2 ...

WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY, HOME BURGLARIES UNDER INVESTIGATION; FIVE JUVENILES, ONE ADULT CHARGED
According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron, an investigation into several home burglaries by the Sheriff’s Office has resulted in five juveniles and one adult being charged in relation to the burgla ...

SHOTS FIRED IN ROCKWOOD; WOMAN FACES ATTEMPTED-MURDER CHARGES
Around 10 a.m. Eastern Time today, Rockwood police responded to shots fired at the Heritage Hills Apartments near Walmart. According to Rockwood Police Chief Bill Stinnett, officers arrived within mi ...

TENNESSEE RIGHT TO LIFE OPPOSES STATE’S PROPOSED FETAL-HEARTBEAT BILL
A prolife group in Tennessee has come out in opposition to the proposed bill that would ban most women from getting an abortion once a fetus’ heartbeat is detected. Tennessee Right to Life announce ...

SAFETY AGENCY LOOKING INTO CRASH THAT KILLED OFFICER NICHOLAS GALINGER
According to Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration spokesman Chris Cannon, the agency is investigating the circumstances surrounding last month’s crash that killed Chattanooga Police ...

EFFORT TO CLOSE PRIMARIES GETS DROPPED FROM TENNESSEE BILL
A Tennessee House subcommittee today advanced a gutted version of a bill sponsored by Representative Tim Rudd that now would permit, but not require, registration with a political party and closes pri ...

DOLLAR TREE MAY CLOSE AS MANY AS 390 FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
Virginia-based Dollar Tree Inc., which acquired Family Dollar in 2015 for nearly $9 billion, is set to close as many as 390 Family Dollar locations this year and will rebrand some 200 others as Dollar ...