TRAVEL ALERT – PAVING ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY 8/28/19
Motorists traveling in Cumberland County on I-40 should expect delays today (Wednesday, August 28, 2019) as TDOT paves between mile markers 317 and 315. Crews will be working from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. cen ...
FENTRESS COUNTY WOMAN ESCAPES INJURY IN I-40 VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A Fentress County woman escaped injuries in a single vehicle accident on I-40 in eastern Putnam County last night. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Chesney Richards of ...
JOE WILLIAMS, AGE 76
Memorial services for Joe Williams, age 76, of Crossville, will be held Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 3 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witness Church. Survivors include his wife: Betty Williams; son: ...
SEVIER COUNTY HAS TWO SMALL EARTHQUAKES WITHIN THREE MINUTES
The U.S. Geological Service says two small earthquakes were recorded in Sevier County this afternoon. At 1:31 p.m., a 2.2 magnitude earthquake happened 3.1 miles west of Sevierville. Three minutes lat ...
“SWATTING” INCIDENT REPORTED IN ROANE COUNTY
A false call of shots fired at a residence on Woods Chapel Road north of Harriman yesterday afternoon sent law enforcement rushing to the area. The Roane County SWAT team rushed to the location only t ...
UNSAFE LEAD LEVELS FOUND IN CUMBERLAND AND ROANE CO. SCHOOLS
Tennessee officials continue to receive reports from school systems regarding testing of water to make sure it is within safe levels. Schools in the state are not only required to test the water stude ...
HARDIN INDICTED FOR KIDNAPPING AND ASSAULT OF FEMALE
A Cumberland County grand jury handed down a four count indictment against a subject yesterday. Court documents state 57-year-old George E. Hardin faces charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated as ...
GODSEY ARRESTED FOR REPORTEDLY STEALING VEHICLE
A stolen vehicle out of Knox County was recovered in Crossville recently. Police responded to Cumberland Mountain State Park where the van was located. An off-duty officer noticed two subjects running ...
BOATING SAFETY ENCOURAGED FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND
The Labor Day holiday, the final major weekend of the 2019 summer boating season, runs this Friday to Monday. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency wants to emphasize the use of life jackets while b ...
FIELDS INDICTED FOR DOUBLE MURDER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A Cumberland County grand jury handed down indictments yesterday against a Blesdoe County man for double murder in two incidents. Court documents state 46-year-old John Patrick Fields of Pikeville fac ...
DEVELOPING STORY – 19-YEAR-OLD SHOT AND KILLED IN ROCKWOOD
DEVELOPING STORY - Rockwood police responded to a residence on the 200 block of South Ridge Avenue early this morning for a man shot. Officers arrived to find 19-year-old George Fleagle II unconscious ...
LOCAL AND AREA CROP AND CATTLE REPORT – 8/27/19
Rainfall returned to much of the state, bringing with it slightly cooler temperatures. A few corn producers were able to begin harvesting before the rains put a halt to field work. Soybean and cotton ...
