
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 ...

STREET DEPARTMENT REPORTS ROAD RESTRICTION IN CROSSVILLE
The City of Crossville Street Department will have Tenth Street down to a single lane of traffic today. Motorists are advised to use caution when traveling in this area, or to use alternate routes, i ...

VOUCHER BILL SQUEAKS BY HOUSE AFTER KNOXVILLE REP. SWITCHES VOTE
A vote on the ongoing education savings account issue was deadlocked in the House Tuesday, until Knoxville Representative Jason Zachary agreed to switch his no vote to a yes. In return, Zachary was pr ...

ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE IN TENNESSEE THIS MORNING, WESTERN PART OF THE STATE, 3.6 MAGNITUDE
People in several counties reported feeling the effects of an earthquake Wednesday morning in West Tennessee. According to the United States Geological Survey, the 3.6-magnitude earthquake, reported ...

HISTORIC LOUDON COUNTY COURTHOUSE ‘A TOTAL LOSS’ TO FIRE TUESDAY NIGHT
One of the oldest courthouses in Tennessee caught fire on Tuesday night. Investigators said the fire began at around 6:30 p.m. on April 23. By about 10:30 p.m., firefighters were able to enter th ...

CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL BEGINS THE YEARLY BUDGET PROCESS
It's a long, time-consuming process that governmental bodies face annually, and Tuesday, the Crossville City Council began the work of going over their projected budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. ...

CHILD ABUSE CHARGES LEVELED AGAINST TWO KENTUCKY DAYCARE WORKERS
In Wayne County, Kentucky, sheriff’s deputies investigated child-abuse complaints at a local daycare facility Friday. After reviewing video of the incident and conducting interviews, deputies submitte ...