
CRASH REPORT RELEASED FOR HIGHWAY 70 MISHAP SUNDAY
Just before 6:30 Sunday evening, a truck driven by 45-year-old Jason Givens of Rockwood was headed west on State Highway 70 in Roane County, near Fire Tower Road. Givens ran off the right side of the ...

BONNIE RITTER, AGE 90
Funeral services for Bonnie Ritter, age 90, of Crossville, will be Friday, May 24, at 1 p.m. at Hood Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Green Acres Memory Garden. Family will receive friends Frida ...

DIANNA DAUGHERTY HAMBY, AGE 59
Memorial services for Dianna Daugherty Hamby, age 59, of Crossville, will be Wednesday, May 22, at 6 p.m. at Crossville First United Methodist Church. Family will receive friends Wednesday, from 2 to ...

SUSPECT IN CUSTODY AFTER SHOTS FIRED AT McMINN COUNTY DEPUTIES
McMinn County authorities say a man is in custody after firing at deputies around 8:30 Monday night. Deputies responded to a report of a suspect shooting at a relative, said to be trying to steal a ...

RECOVERY AND VETERANS COURTS TO BE TOPIC FOR SPEAKERS PANEL
The public is invited to hear about the 13th District Recovery and Veterans Courts from an extraordinary panel of speakers. Judge Gary McKenzie, District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, Public Defend ...

COUNTY COMMISSION MEETS FOR REGULAR MONTHLY SESSION
It was largely business as usual at the Cumberland County Commission monthly meeting Monday evening. The commission unanimously passed all 19 resolutions brought before it, with only brief discussion ...

FOSTER RESPONDS TO JONESBOROUGH 10 GIG INTERNET SERVICE
After the County Commission meeting last night, 1057 News asked Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster about the recent announcement regarding 10-gig internet service coming to the small Northeast Tenne ...

CROSSVILLE POLICE DETECTIVE SWORN IN AS TBI VIOLENT CRIMES TASK FORCE MEMBER
At a ceremony at its Nashville headquarters Monday, Crossville Police Detective Kevin Wood was sworn in as a member of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Violent Crimes Task Force. The Task Force ...

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: EAST FIRST STREET CLOSED FROM SOUTH MAIN ST. TO ROCKWOOD AVE.
The City of Crossville Street Department will have East First Street closed from South Main Street to Rockwood Avenue today, Tuesday, May 21. Motorists are reminded to use caution when traveling in t ...

TENNESSEE HOUSE SPEAKER GLEN CASADA ANNOUNCES HIS RESIGNATION
Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada has announced he is stepping down. Casada released the following statement: “When I return to town on June 3, I will meet with Caucus leadership to determine the b ...

MAN EVADES ROADBLOCK, GETS STOPPED FOR DRIVING ON SUSPENDED LICENSE
Thursday night, Cumberland County deputies en route to assist on a call along Shadberry Drive observed a van hauling a trailer with nonfunctional lights. The van turned onto Shadberry Drive and tried ...

WAS THAT REALLY A VACUUM CLEANER SALESMAN OUT AT NIGHT?
Thursday night, Cumberland County deputies responded to an address on Cherry Branch Loop for a call about a suspicious man selling vacuum cleaners door to door. Before arriving at the caller’s home, ...