
BJ (BRENDA) ELLEN TURNER RICHARDS ALLEN-MASTERS, AGE 64
Memorial services for BJ (Brenda) Ellen Turner Richards Allen-Masters, age 64, of Crossville, will be Monday, March 11, at 1 p.m. at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Turner C ...

MULTIPLE-VEHICLE CRASH ON INTERSTATE 40 AT MILE MARKER 339 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
There is a multiple-vehicle crash reported on Interstate 40 eastbound in Cumberland County at mile marker 339. Both eastbound lanes are closed. Westbound traffic is unaffected. Estimated time of clear ...

PROPOSED BILL WOULD IMPOSE NEW PENALTIES FOR PASSING STOPPED SCHOOL BUSES
A bill proposed in state legislature would require school buses to install exterior cameras to record drivers of vehicles who pass stopped buses. A first violation, based upon evidence provided by ...

DISABILITY IN TENNESSEE IS NOW APPARENTLY DETERMINED BY INCOME… AT LEAST FOR ONE FAMILY
When is a disabled child not disabled in Tennessee? When his parents earn too much money. The parents of a disabled 14-year-old in Newport have been told their son is no longer disabled. As a re ...

MAN CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING ON I-40 WESTBOUND IN ROANE COUNTY
Shortly after 2 this morning, Roane County deputies were patrolling in the slow lane of Interstate 40 westbound at mile marker 344.5 when a vehicle approached at a high rate of speed. Deputies observe ...

AGGRAVATED BURGLARY REPORTED IN LAKE TANSI WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Cumberland County deputies went to a home on Sioux Trail in Lake Tansi Wednesday evening for a report that someone pried open a door to the owner’s RV and stole several items. The inventory of stolen ...

CROSSVILLE PAIR ARRESTED ON ASSAULT, WEAPONS CHARGES
Early Wednesday morning, Crossville police officers were dispatched to an Evelyn Avenue address for a domestic situation. There they met up with 37-year-old Paul Michael Jackson, who stated he had a g ...

NOE ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF METH, WEAPONS VIOLATIONS
Late Tuesday evening, Crossville police stopped 48-year-old Christopher Brian Noe of Crossville for a routine traffic violation. During the stop, police determined Noe’s license was revoked. Noe reluc ...

RHEA COUNTY AUDIT REVEALS PLENTY OF MISMANAGED TAXPAYER MONEY IN FY2018
The Tennessee Comptroller’s office recently released an audit that shows several incidents of financial mismanagement by elected officials in Rhea County in the fiscal year 2018. Those incidents inclu ...

WARTBURG CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL HEATING ISSUES MAKE IT TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL
Heating issues at Wartburg Central Middle School forced administrators to send kids home for the day early Wednesday. Morgan County Director of Schools Ronnie Wilson said a cooling tower in the HVA ...

TENNESSEE HOUSE PASSES HEARTBEAT BILL WITH AMENDMENTS
The Tennessee House of Representatives this morning voted 65-21 in favor of an amended “heartbeat bill,” which would ban abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat. A fetal heartbeat typically can ...

MAYNARDVILLE EARTHQUAKE OPENS SINKHOLE, CLOSES CAVERN IN KENTUCKY
Officials are investigating whether Tuesday’s earthquake in Maynardville opened a massive sinkhole inside the Louisville, Kentucky, Zoo. The hole was discovered in an undeveloped area of the zoo. O ...