
STOLEN TRUCK RECOVERED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A vehicle reported stolen in Overton County was recovered in Cumberland County this week. A deputy pulled over a 1999 Chevy S10 truck on the 2500th block of East First Street for an improper registrat ...

VEHICLE CHASE IN CUMBERLAND CO. RESULTS IN ARREST OF AKINS
A brief vehicle chase between a motorist and a Cumberland County deputy ended with an arrest. The report indicates an officer recently clocked 20-year-old Colten Lane Akins of Crossville in a Chevy Ca ...

MAN ASSAULTED IN NASHVILLE DROPPED OFF IN CROSSVILLE
Police officers in Crossville responded to the Bread of Life Rescue Mission after a man with blood on his clothes and a cut to his head appeared. The report indicates the 56-year-old male victim was d ...

CUMBERLAND CO. OFFICERS RESPOND TO BURGLARIES AND THEFTS
Crossville police responded to a burglary in progress yesterday at a home on the 1100th block of Old Mail Road. A man pulled up to the residence to see an unknown individual run from the dwelling. A K ...

BENEFIT FOR GEORGE KIRKLAND PLANNED
George Kirkland is a 25-year-old man who has endured more in his life than most of us will in a lifetime. George was born with Spina Bifida. Through his journey, George has had countless surgeries. In ...

LOUISIANA ATTORNEY TO JURY – “DON’T JUDGE MY CLIENT FOR HIS FACE TATTOOS”
An attorney representing a Louisiana man charged with murder asked for jurors to overlook his client's face tattoos which include skull horns and a set of teeth. William Bottoms Jr., 29, faces two co ...

CYNTOIA BROWN RELEASED FROM TENNESSEE PRISON FOR WOMEN
Cyntoia Brown was released from the Tennessee Prison for Women this morning after serving 15 years in prison for a deadly shooting in Nashville. The now 31-year-old Brown was released to parole superv ...

CRAB ORCHARD ELEMENTARY STUDENT TO PLAY IN ALL STAR SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
Crab Orchard Elementary School student Cadence Cox has been selected to play in the All American All Star softball tournament in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The sixth grader will be part of the Patr ...

SHERMAN INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER IN BLEDSOE CO.
An indictment was returned by a grand jury against a Bledsoe County man for attempted first-degree murder. Court documents state 32-year-old Garrett Sherman faces additional charges of aggravated assa ...

ELLIS HIRED AS DIRECTOR OF HARRIMAN VISITORS CENTER
Roane County Commission Chairman Randy Ellis was recently hired as the director of the visitors center and tourism for the city of Harriman. He will also help coordinate special events. The visitors c ...

CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL HOLDS WORK SESSION & SPECIAL-CALLED MEETING
Members of the Crossville City Council got together for a special-called meeting Tuesday evening after an hour-long work session. Only three council members were present for the proceedings but that w ...

SENATOR BAILEY RECEIVES “LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR” AWARD
Senator Paul Bailey received the "Legislator of the Year" Award from the Tennessee Development District Association (TDDA) and the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD). Senator Bailey was pres ...