
RAIN ON THE WAY
Scattered showers and a few thundershowers possible Thursday and they become likely Thursday night. A few showers are possible Friday morning but we should be clearing out in the afternoon on Friday. ...

MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING INFANT AFTER LEARNING HE’S NOT THE BIO DAD
A Tennessee man is in custody, accused of the beating death of an infant. Memphis police have charged 33-year-old Jose Avila-Agurcia with murder in the death of 4-month-old Alexander Lizondro-Chacon. ...

SATURDAY IS NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department will be at the Kroger parking lot, conducting a county-wide drug takeback ...

ROCKWOOD CITY COUNCIL MEETING ROUNDUP
At the Rockwood City Council meeting Monday evening, councilors put their final approval on new laws regulating bed-and-breakfast establishments and homestays within the city of Rockwood. The council ...

SCREAMING, SWEARING WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER PRIOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT WARNING
Sunday evening, Crossville police were called to North Street, in the area of Dunbar Avenue, for a report of a woman outside, screaming. They found 50-year-old Sherry Lynn Smith of Crossville on her ...

SEICKENDICK DROVE BECAUSE KING WAS TOO DRUNK; THAT DIDN’T TURN OUT WELL
Just before 1 a.m. Saturday, Crossville police arrived at a home on Woody Court to find a tan Saturn on the lawn, “almost on the front porch,” according to the police report. The car then backed up an ...

PALL MALL DRIVER WASN’T DRUNK; BUT HE WAS WANTED – IN TEXAS
Friday afternoon, Crossville police were sent to Peavine Road for a report of a possible drunk driver getting onto I-40 Westbound. After securing permission to pursue the driver as far as exit 317, th ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY PIECEMAKERS QUILT GUILD SEEKS ENTRANTS FOR ANNUAL SHOW
The Cumberland County Piecemakers Quilt Guild is now accepting entries for its 10th Biennial Mountain Memories Quilt Show, scheduled for June 14-15 at the Cumberland County Fairgrounds, 1398 Livingsto ...

TRAFFIC ALERT: MAJOR ACCIDENT IN GRASSY COVE
Motorists are advised that there is a major accident on Highway 68 South in Grassy Cove, at the first curve just south of Cox Valley Road. (11:45 a.m. CDT) The highway is closed to accommodate a heli ...

IVALEE SHORT HURT, AGE 84
Funeral services for Ivalee Short Hurt, age 84, of Celina, Tennessee, will be Friday, April 26, at 2 p.m. in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Poplar Grove Cemeter ...

RONALD VAN WYATT, AGE 56
Funeral services for Ronald Van Wyatt, age 56, of Crossville, will be Friday, April 26, at 4 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Davis Cemetery. Family will receive friends Friday, ...

LLOYD “JUNIOR” BARNES, AGE 92
Funeral services for Lloyd “Junior” Barnes, age 92, of Crossville, will be Thursday, April 25, at 11 a.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Haley’s Grove Cemetery. Family will receive ...