
PUBLISHERS CLEARINGHOUSE SCAM ALERT
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department has been alerted to another potential scam being perpetrated against unsuspecting local residents. Recently, an elderly woman reported she’d received a text ...

DAVID EUGENE GREEN, AGE 63
Funeral services for David Eugene Green, age 63, of Edmonton, Kentucky, will be Wednesday, March 27, at 2 p.m. in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, with burial to follow in the Burkesville ...

JUDGE PATTERSON ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 13 YEARS ON THE BENCH
Criminal Court Judge David Patterson announced his retirement Thursday morning. Patterson said his 13-year career on the bench will officially come to an end June 30th. Patterson spent ...

TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTURNS ON I-40 SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Traffic was rolling at a crawl Sunday afternoon on I-40 westbound. A tractor-trailer rig overturned and emergency personnel closed the right lane down at mile marker 331. No word of any injuries in ...

NOT THE BIG ONE, BUT BIG ENOUGH – $150,000 WINNER IN KNOXVILLE
Saturday's Powerball drawing produced a big, $150,000 winner in Knoxville. The Knoxville player won by matching four white ball numbers plus the red Powerball, which has a base prize of $50,000. Si ...

TENNESSEE STAR HIGH SCHOOL, GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL PLAYER DIES AT 21
Brandon Adams, a rising senior who was expected to be a key member of Georgia Tech’s defensive line under new coach Geoff Collins, died at the age of 21, the school announced Sunday. Adams had been ...

WET ON MONDAY
We are going to see a good chance of rain on Monday and a thundershower is possible, high temperature near 62. A clearing trend is expected on Tuesday with temperatures in the 50s. Wednesday we will s ...

SUBJECT JAILED ON MULTIPLE FORGERY CHARGES
A Roane County man is facing multiple forgery charges. 39-year-old Robert Daniel Strickland Jr. was brought in to the Roane County Jail on Wednesday by officers from Oliver Springs. Strickland was ind ...

ROCKWOOD POLICE INVESTIGATING THURSDAY NIGHT HIT AND RUN AT VICTORIAN SQUARE PARKING LOT
Rockwood Police, Fire, and EMS were all called to the parking lot of the Victorian Square Assisted Living Facility on S. Chamberlain St. Thursday evening for a pedestrian vs. vehicle report. According ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. TO HOLD DRUG TAKE-BACK AND CHILD CAR SEAT SAFETY DAY
The Cumberland County Health Dept. will hold a community drug collection and car seat safety event on Wednesday, March 27 at the Health Dept. facility on at 1503 S. Main St. (Highway 127 South). The e ...

FORMER CUMBERLAND COUNTY SOLID WASTE DIRECTOR FIRED THIS WEEK AFTER BEING INDICTED LAST YEAR
The Former Cumberland County Waste Director who was indicted by a grand jury just over a year ago for sexual misconduct was fired from his position just this past week. County Mayor Allen Foster annou ...

GOOD START FOR THE WEEKEND
Sunshine to enjoy for your Saturday with temperatures near 60° for the high after a morning low in the upper twenties. Sunday the clouds will be on the increase and rain comes Sunday night and Monday ...