
FIGHT LEADS TO AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, PUBLIC INTOXICATION CHARGES
Thursday night, Roane County deputies responded to a call about a fight at Jayro Apartments on Highway 70 in Harriman. They found 38-year-old Markeith Anthony Wright in the parking lot, smelling of al ...

ANNIE RUTH TWEEDY NORRIS, AGE 89
Funeral services for Annie Ruth Tweedy Norris, age 89, of Burkesville, Kentucky, will be Saturday, May 25, at 2 p.m. at the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Burkesvil ...

TDOT SAYS THERE’LL BE NO CONSTRUCTION DELAYS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Motorists traveling for the long Memorial Day weekend won’t find any construction delays. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has suspended all construction-related lane closures as of noon tod ...

HANDCUFFED MAN CHECKING FOR DRUGS IN HIS UNDERWEAR ATTEMPTS ESCAPE
Just before midnight Wednesday, Cumberland County deputies patrolling Highway 70 North saw a man walking along the road with no visible light. The man, 33-year-old Brandon James Lakins, said he was he ...

CCHS GRADS HEAD OFF TO COLLEGE, JOBS… WHAT ABOUT THE ARMED FORCES?
Amid the hubbub and excitement, much was made during Cumberland County High School Class of 2019 graduation about the majority of the 204 students who received honors, awards and scholarships. And rig ...

SUSPECT IN CUSTODY AFTER STABBING, MURDER IN COOKEVILLE
Cookeville police responding Wednesday to a report of a stabbing on Foundation Drive found two victims suffering from stab wounds. Officers and Putnam County EMS personnel began lifesaving measures o ...

RECYCLING CENTERS CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
The Cumberland County Solid Waste Department reminds residents of Cumberland County all recycling centers will be closed this coming Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. All centers will re ...

THEFT INVESTIGATION BEGUN IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Yesterday afternoon, Cumberland County deputies were called to an address on U.S. Highway 127 North regarding a theft report. Deputies encountered the homeowner, who said a solar panel and battery for ...

JURY CONTINUES TO DELIBERATE FATE OF RACIST CHURCH SHOOTER
A jury is deciding the fate of 27-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson, the man charged with 43 crimes, including first-degree murder and aggravated assault, in the 2017 shooting of the Burnette Chapel Chur ...

CHILD SAFE, SUSPECT IN CUSTODY IN CHATTANOOGA AMBER ALERT ABDUCTION
The toddler reported abducted yesterday from the Chattanooga area has been found, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. And the man accused of running off with her is in custody. Report ...