
WET SATURDAY BUT A LOVELY EASTER
Through Saturday morning we are going to continue to see a cold rain and there may be a little mixture in some areas but nothing to worry about as temperatures will stay above freezing and then climb ...

VOLUNTEERS REQUESTED IN SEARCH OF MISSING 83-YEAR-OLD OVERTON COUNTY MAN
The search continues for Dr. James L. Smith, 83 years old, Height: 6 ft, Weight: 160, Eye color: Brown, Hair color: Silver Gray or White, Last seen in Overton County. Dr. Smith walks with the assista ...

TWO WRECKS ON I-40 TODAY PUT TRAFFIC AT A STAND-STILL, CUMBERLAND & PUTNAM
Two wrecks on I-40 today brought travelers to a halt for quite awhile. The first wreck involving multiple vehicles happened between mile marker 287 and 288 Westbound in Cookeville. The other accide ...

KNOX COUNTY AUTHORITIES RELEASE IDENTITY OF BODY FOUND AT CONCORD YACHT CLUB
Early this afternoon, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the identity of the man whose body was found at Concord Yacht Club last night. They say 60-year-old Rodney Meryweather was reported mi ...

FLOODED ELKMONT CAMPGROUND BEING EVACUATED
Heavy rains this morning have caused flooding at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As a result, a park spokesman has confirmed a mandatory evacuation of about 120 campsites in the Elkmont Campgroun ...

MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH SNARLS EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ON I-40
Estimated time of clearing is 2:30 p.m. Central Time after a six- to seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 40 Eastbound at mile marker 316 in Cumberland County. Tennessee Highway Patrol reports the left l ...

ROCKWOOD WOMAN CALLS AUTHORITIES ABOUT NEIGHBOR’S ROAMING DOGS
An elderly Rockwood woman contacted Cumberland County deputies earlier this week regarding her neighbor’s allowing dogs to roam at large. The incident report states the caller claimed “everyone in her ...

ROCKWOOD MAN REPORTS TRUCK BREAK-IN
A Rockwood man contacted Cumberland County deputies mid-morning Sunday to say his Peterbilt truck was broken into while it was parked in an area across from the Greenwave on Westel Road. The small win ...

LONG-TIME CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER SUFFERS STROKE ON ROUTE
She has been a beloved school bus driver for hundreds of Cumberland county students for many many years. She loved her horses and was the most energetic 'farm girl' this county has ever known. Growing ...

“HE SAID/SHE SAID” PROPERTY DISPUTE ON PIGEON RIDGE ROAD
A resident of Pigeon Ridge Road contacted Cumberland County deputies to say a concrete property marker beside her driveway had been moved and was lying against a tree in the neighbor’s yard. She claim ...

NASHVILLE MAN ARRESTED FOR “TRANSPORTING” ON A REVOKED LICENSE
When is driving without a license not actually driving? When you’re “transporting” a vehicle… at least that’s what a Nashville man tried to convince Cumberland County deputies of late last week. Depu ...

AUTHORITIES RECOVER BODY IN FORT LOUDOUN LAKE NEAR CONCORD YACHT CLUB
Knox County dive teams have recovered a body from Fort Loudoun Lake. They’d been called out to the Concord Yacht Club to search for a man who disappeared from the Concord area yesterday. Knox County ...